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Oz Chen, writer & finance nerd
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Latest newsletters:
Is it hard being you?
A confronting question that reveals relationship to self.
5 things on my mind (Cinco de Mayo update)
Inspirations from Netflix’s BEEF, failures in waking up early, and an emerging money problem I’m obsessed about.
The Student and the Guru
When I was a young whippersnapper* learning how to date, I read a lot of books and blogs by dating coaches. (Interestingly, one of them
Freedom To vs Freedom From: what most people get wrong pursuing early retirement
Why making space for your desires is surprisingly difficult – and vital – in the pursuit of financial independence.
Conditioning is EVERYTHING
This explains why you’re always late and why I always eat nuts.
Is Japan expensive? My 2023 travel spending
Why I think Japan is relatively cheap, coming from Los Angeles.
You don’t need 10,000 hours to be a great investor. Try 10 hours.
Why the 10,000 hour is most false for investing, and where the time should be spent instead.
You should “re-tire” today, not in 30 years.
Today, I’m going to share with you how I hacked my perception about retirement. It’s the same mental upgrade that’s allowed me to not give