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A weekly newsletter for people who want to understand money without needing therapy afterward. I cover accounting, tax, and finance the way they should be taught. Simple, sharp, and with a sense of humor. If knowledge is power, this one’s your caffeine shot.
Romeo Razi, CPA Mar 29th 👴🏻Social Security is running out fast 🛡️Social Security is the government pension system that was created by F.D.R. during the Great Depression as part of his "New Deal". Unfortunately, the "New Deal" is starting to look a lot like a scheme Charles Ponzi would be proud of. It used to be a very safe asset, but between LBJ's '68 Unified Budget (think Vietnam war) and Greenspan's '83 Budget Reform (when the surplus started getting too big), Congress decided to do what it...
Romeo Razi, CPA Mar 15th 😶The State of Washington just did a boo-boo. The State of Washington, famous (among tax aficionados) just made a spectacular U-turn on one of their most coveted and prized policies: No State Income Tax. The legislature has been asked to vote on a state income tax 10 times. Ten times they said "Nay." Ten times, voters treated the idea like a bad Gen Z blind date. Declined politely, and ghost👻. Then came March 10th, 2026. A date that will live in Seattleite tax infamy....
Romeo Razi, CPA Mar 1st 😶Yes, I am still alive People ask me (when they get a hold of me), "Romeo, what did you do yesterday?" Here is my day, in a nutshell: 7am: go to gym 🏋️ (weights) 8am: 💻tax work until 10am. Deep focus. No Mercy. 10am: breakfast 10:30am: 💻tax work until 1pm 1pm: protein smoothie 1:25pm: 💻tax work until 4pm 4pm: rest for 30 minutes, calculate macros on app, what I'm eating tonight 4:30pm: gym 🏋️round two (cardio) 5:30pm: make dinner 👨🍳(it's therapy, I swear) 6-6:30pm:...