The Budget Builder
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Joined November 2010
The rich risk their money for freedom. The poor risk their freedom for money. The goal is freedom.
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Housing Market Scorecard | 1/28/26 Risk / Opportunity: Neutral: 5 / 10 What that means: 🔴 Mortgage rates holding near 6.5–7% 🟡 Inventory slowly improving, still tight 🟡 Prices flat to slightly positive YoY 🟢 Buyer leverage improving at the margin Read-through: Housing
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Stock Market Scorecard | 1/28/26 Risk Sentiment: Risk-On: 6 / 10 What that means: 🟢 Mega-cap tech leadership intact 🟡 Broader indexes grinding higher 🟡 Volatility contained, but fragile 🔴 Rates still elevated Read-through: Investors are taking measured risk. Positioning
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US dollar risked a major ‘reset’ as hidden devaluation pressures mount — past resets drove inflation, debt & market distortions. The key takeaway: watch monetary policy and real asset flows for clues to the next big move.
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The Fed held rates. Again. This wasn’t “hawkish.” It wasn’t “dovish.” It was intentional patience. What it tells us: • Inflation is cooling, but not dead • Growth is slowing, but not breaking • Financial conditions are doing the Fed’s job for them Translation: The Federal
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BudgetBuilder Housing Market Scorecard | Wed, Jan 28 Risk / Opportunity Score: 4 / 10 (Selective opportunity, elevated macro risk) Key Metrics •Rates: 🟡 Still restrictive; minor day-to-day noise, no trend break •Inventory: 🟢 Gradually improving from tight levels, uneven by
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You are dang good!
I am the master at proving people wrong And I keep receipts
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I am the master at proving people wrong And I keep receipts
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Chasing feels good. Compounding feels boring. Only one works long term.
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One data point doesn’t change a long-term plan. It just tests it.
TRUMP IS OKAY WITH A WEAK DOLLAR. So, part of the move in precious metals has likely been a rotation, or diversification, by central banks/funds out of the USD. The $DXY, or dollar index, hit its lowest level this year at $95.80. For context, it was at $109 before Trump came
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This is what grind-higher feels like. Uncomfortable. Boring. Effective.
JUST IN: S&P 500 hits 7,000 for first time ever 35% chance it hits 8,000 this year
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One data point doesn’t change a long-term plan. It just tests it.
BREAKING: The US Dollar tumbles to a fresh 4-year low after President Trump says the US Dollar is "doing great" and he is not concerned about its decline.
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Chasing feels good. Compounding feels boring. Only one works long term.
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Chasing feels good. Compounding feels boring. Only one works long term.
$ASTS +480% over the last year We are conservative long term investors But we still find positions that give us these returns Silver is +280% for 1 year. Long investing does not mean slow returns. Buy Value and let the price action work for you Consolidation can take some
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$ASTS +480% over the last year We are conservative long term investors But we still find positions that give us these returns Silver is +280% for 1 year. Long investing does not mean slow returns. Buy Value and let the price action work for you Consolidation can take some
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This sounds bigger than it is. Markets care more about direction than drama.
And there it is. $SPX 7,000. Not even 9 months ago we were at 4,800. Insane bounce.
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BudgetBuilder – Market Scorecard | 1/28/26 Risk Sentiment: Risk-On: 6 / 10 What that means: 🟢 Mega-cap tech leadership remains intact 🟡 Broader indexes grinding higher, not breaking out 🟡 Volatility suppressed but fragile 🔴 Rates still elevated, acting as a cap on
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The rich risk money for freedom. The poor risk freedom for money. The difference isn’t intelligence. It’s time horizon.
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Daily Market Update | BudgetBuilder Stocks • Typical pullbacks: -10% to -15% most years • Long-term average returns: ~10% • Cash yields: ~4–5% Volatility is normal. Discipline compounds. Housing • Mortgage rates: ~6.5–7% • Inventory: ~3–4 months (still tight) • Prices:
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I was 8 years old, sitting in a Mexican restaurant with my family, studying the back of the menu. Six kids. Two parents. One check. My mom needed a strategy. So I became the strategy. The front of the menu had combos: One taco, one enchilada, rice and beans — $8.99. The back
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Stock Market Scorecard – 1/27/26 Risk Sentiment: Risk-On: 6/10 What that means: 🟢 Growth & tech led 🟡 Indexes mixed / modest gains 🟡 Volatility stayed low 🔴 Rates still elevated Read-through: Investors are taking measured risk, not swinging for the fences. Positioning
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