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So money episode 1385, how to use data to drive your financial decisions with Nick Majuli,

author of the new book, Just Keep Buying.

You're listening to So Money, with award-winning money guru Farneesh Karabi.

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It's not about that you shouldn't own any real estate, it's just like that's just one piece of

the puzzle. I don't want people just to think about that and if you think, oh, I'm just going to

own a house and that's it. Of course, you could do well with that or you could not. I mean,

there's so much, it's like buying a single stock. It's like, I'm going to take $400,000

and invest it into Apple. That's essentially what you're doing, except you're doing it with a house,

right? Welcome to So Money, everybody. I'm Farneesh Karabi. You know, I'm the daughter of a

scientist. My dad has a PhD in physics growing up in our house. Everything was about the data,

the facts, reasoning. My mother, on the other hand, brought the emotions to the table, which I

so appreciate, having that blend helped me become sort of a well-rounded person. But I do appreciate

numbers and facts. I couldn't do my job without them. And as a financial decision maker, I lean on

historical facts and data and trends to inform how I make decisions. It's not the only thing that

matters, but it helps. And today we have the best guest to walk us through some of the important

data about investing, about real estate to help us make more informed money choices. His name is

Nick Majuli, and he's the author of a new book called Just Keep Buying. Proven ways to save money

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