Category: $ Money
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Billionaires Are Leaving California—Welcome to Hotel California
Apparently, California billionaires have another reason to consider packing their bags. California’s Proposition 40 would impose a one-time 5% wealth tax on billionaires—people with a net worth of more than $1 billion who were California residents as of January 1, 2026. (which means it’s already too late to leave California to avoid the tax) It’s…
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Watching The Wolf of Wall Street Made Me Think About Financial Scandals — and Working for a Living
I finally watched The Wolf of Wall Street, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, because it was available on Amazon Prime at no extra charge. There were occasional commercials, but considering the movie is almost three hours long, they actually made convenient bathroom breaks. The movie is based on the story of Jordan Belfort, a real-life stockbroker who…
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Watching the Michael Jackson Movie Made Me Realize Again How Extraordinary He Was
This was a little while ago, but in mid-June, around the time the movie was released in Japan, I finally watched the Michael Jackson film. It had already opened in the United States at the end of April. A friend of mine saw it in the theater and told me, “It was so good. You…
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Making Homemade Miso: A Tradition I’ve Enjoyed for Seven Years
Today, I made another batch of homemade miso. I’ve been making miso for about seven years now. A friend in my neighborhood first showed me how, and it has become one of my favorite annual traditions. One of the things I love most about homemade miso is its simplicity. You only need three ingredients: Soybeans…
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Watching Coachella While Thinking About the State of the World
It’s already been four months since we entered 2026, and the world seems to be moving in a more and more uneasy direction. From what I personally feel, gas prices have become the “new normal” at around $5 per gallon, and sometimes even creeping into the $6 range. There are constant headlines like “attacks on…