Sam Dogen
Sam Dogen is the mastermind behind Financial Samurai, one of the largest independently-run personal finance sites. As a finance veteran since 1999, he writes from firsthand experience to provide the most helpful insights possible. He tackles investing, real estate, retirement planning, career strategies, and more. He is one of the pioneers of the modern-day FIRE movement and the author of Buy This, Not That: How to Spend Your Way to Wealth & Freedom. Dogen spent 13 years working at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, from which he retired at age 34. He has lived in seven countries and has traveled to over 60 countries so far.
Sam Dogen Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and Editor
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Executive Director
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Financial Analyst
Academic History
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M.B.A., Finance
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B.A., Economics
Dogen launched Financial Samurai in 2009 when the world was falling apart and his net worth was taking a beating.
He is also known for The Financial Samurai Podcast and the one-of-a-kind eBook, How To Engineer Your Layoff, which teaches employees how to negotiate a severance package and be free.
Since the financial crisis, more than 80 million people have visited the website to learn, share, and grow.
Dogen was an Executive Director at Credit Suisse for over a decade. Before that, he was a Financial Analyst involved in international equities at Goldman Sachs.
He retired at 34 in San Francisco with over $3 million after 13 years of saving and investing.
He has been living off passive income from stocks, bonds and real estate since then.
He returned to work after a decade, and retired again after four months.
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Dogen has been featured in a number of major publications such as Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, and The LA Times, among others.
His work has been highlighted in CNBC, Yahoo! Finance, Business Insider, Fortune, MarketWatch, The Consumerist, and many more.