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Godwin Oluponmile
Godwin Oluponmile

Godwin Oluponmile

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Godwin Oluponmile is a content specialist, SEO strategist and copywriter with seven years of expertise in finance, Web 3.0, B2B SaaS and technology. His work has been featured in publications such as Entrepreneur, HackerNoon, Blocktelegraph and Benzinga.

As a contract writer, Godwin has collaborated with senior executives, agencies and sales/marketing teams to distribute thought leadership content and results-driven articles for B2B clients, including ClickUp, CloudTalk, Accessibility Checker, Pangea, CoSchedule, Codeless and many others.

Their Top Finance Tip Don’t save what is left after spending; spend what is left after saving.

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Teacher

Employment • Apr 06

A millennial teacher qualified for student loan forgiveness but turned it down. Is this the right call?

By Godwin Oluponmile
Gas prices are displayed at a Shell gas station on March 30, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Employment • Apr 03

With gas prices spiking, you now have a new reason to ask your boss to work from home

By Godwin Oluponmile
Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies and Founders Fund, holds hundred dollar bills as he speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference at Miami Beach Convention Center.

Retirement • Aug 06

Lawmakers want to crack down on IRA rules that benefit the rich — but one critic wants to kill the tax breaks altogether

By Godwin Oluponmile
Two guests on Caleb Hammer's Financial Audit show

Taxes • Aug 16

American skips taxes for 4 years citing this strategy his CPA approved. Unfortunately, he's not all the way right

By Godwin Oluponmile
A photo of the Kalshi logo over a trading graphic

Taxes • Jul 27

$25 billion in World Cup prediction market bets and the IRS still hasn't said how winnings are taxed

By Godwin Oluponmile
The president isn't there to collect his cut from players directly — but the administration will be.

Taxes • Jul 22

The IRS gets a cut of Spain's $50-million World Cup prize — and players may have to pay up. How FIFA prizes are taxed

By Godwin Oluponmile
Michael Burry attends the premiere of "The Big Short" at Ziegfeld Theatre.

Investing • Jul 01

Michael Burry: How a stock can fall from $100 to $5 and still deliver a 6x return

By Godwin Oluponmile
Two column photo collage featuring U.S. and Canada flags fluttering at the Blue Water Bridge border crossing. The second photo is of U.S. rep Brandon Gill.

News • 15083 views

Texas congressman says his state alone out-earns all of Canada — so why is Mark Carney still fighting?

By Godwin Oluponmile
US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent speaks to the press outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 20.

News • Aug 27

Druckenmiller tells former protégé Bessent his $4B bond buyback plan could spiral — and mortgage rates may not budge

By Godwin Oluponmile
Photo of hands harvesting tomatoes

News • Aug 26

Pennsylvania farmer spends 12 years failing to break even, works as a nurse to get by: 'The economics don't make sense'

By Godwin Oluponmile
A photo of a couple talking to a realtor

Mortgages • Aug 29

72% of homebuyers have paused their search waiting for lower mortgage rates — and 41% already regret it

By Godwin Oluponmile
A split image of Dave Ramsey and a house for sale

Mortgages • May 03

A Tennessee couple built a $660K home with family — now Dave Ramsey says they need to sell it immediately

By Godwin Oluponmile
musk

Investing • Aug 27

Elon Musk is about to launch an Nvidia data center into orbit — and he's betting everything on its chips

By Godwin Oluponmile
friends watching sports with phone

Investing • Aug 18

Betting retirement on the big game? Gen Z investors are gambling on sports as a financial plan

By Godwin Oluponmile
Concerned retiree looking at her finances.

Investing • Aug 12

S&P 500 dividend yield hits record low near 1% and it has some retirees rethinking their strategies

By Godwin Oluponmile
elon musk

Banking • Jul 03

Elon Musk's X Money promises 6% APY and $10M in FDIC coverage — Elizabeth Warren has questions

By Godwin Oluponmile
A screenshot of multiple victims of the Yotta fallout from a More Perfect Union documentary.

Banking • Jun 27

They put thousands into a savings app that promised safety and a free lottery — when it fell apart, some got $0.75 back

By Godwin Oluponmile
man with kid and ipad

Insurance • Aug 18

Man with rare cancer sells his $1.5 million life insurance for $430,000, thinks he can turn a profit before he dies

By Godwin Oluponmile
Car accident

Insurance • Jun 24

The driver who hit me has the same insurer as me. Now I see the same guy is representing both of us — how is this fair?

By Godwin Oluponmile
The Ramsey Show cohosts Jade Warshaw and George Kamel advising a woman about when more life insurance is worth it or not.

Insurance • Feb 27

Woman fears it's 'overkill' for mom to pay $600K/year for life insurance. Why Ramsey Show hosts say it may be 'worth it'

By Godwin Oluponmile
A photo of a man hiking

Managing Money • Aug 09

Americans say they need $530,000 to take a mini retirement — financial planners say you can do it for far less

By Godwin Oluponmile
A photo of an Apple store with iPhones

Managing Money • Aug 01

Apple will lease you an iPhone 17 Pro for $31.99 a month — but the total is exactly the same as buying it

By Godwin Oluponmile
A photo of people looking at artwork by Joaquin Sorolla during an exhibition

Managing Money • Jul 26

A man grabbed a painting off a Seville street for its gold frame — an auction house said it's a $170,000 Sorolla

By Godwin Oluponmile
Bryan Johnson looks a little sleepy at the "Don't Die with Bryan Johnson" event at SXSW in Austin in 2025..

Life • Aug 17

Bryan Johnson doesn't share a bed with his girlfriend. Does science support building a second bedroom for better sleep?

By Godwin Oluponmile
A photo of HBO Max on a smartphone

Life • Aug 02

HBO Max chops its own shows into a TikTok-style feed — as research puts our focus at just 47 seconds

By Godwin Oluponmile
A close up image of a person's hand inserting Playstation exclusive game Ghost of Tsushima into a Playstation 5's disc port.

Life • Jul 16

Sony's 2028 PlayStation disc cutoff locks out 122 countries from future games — and raises costs for others

By Godwin Oluponmile
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A photo of a couple talking to a realtor

Mortgages • Aug 29

72% of homebuyers have paused their search waiting for lower mortgage rates — and 41% already regret it

Most homebuyers have stopped their search while they wait for lower mortgage rates, but many already regret it.

By Godwin Oluponmile
musk

Investing • Aug 27

Elon Musk is about to launch an Nvidia data center into orbit — and he's betting everything on its chips

SpaceX now plans to launch its first orbital data center in late 2027, a year ahead of schedule, using Nvidia hardware exclusively.

By Godwin Oluponmile
Two column photo collage featuring U.S. and Canada flags fluttering at the Blue Water Bridge border crossing. The second photo is of U.S. rep Brandon Gill.

News • 15083 views

Texas congressman says his state alone out-earns all of Canada — so why is Mark Carney still fighting?

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney declares his country is under attack by the U.S.

By Godwin Oluponmile
US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent speaks to the press outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 20.

News • Aug 27

Druckenmiller tells former protégé Bessent his $4B bond buyback plan could spiral — and mortgage rates may not budge

The secretary’s former mentor, billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller, is sounding the alarm that this bond buyback is a big mistake.

By Godwin Oluponmile
Photo of hands harvesting tomatoes

News • Aug 26

Pennsylvania farmer spends 12 years failing to break even, works as a nurse to get by: 'The economics don't make sense'

She estimates her losses from farming to be at around $8,000 to $10,000 a year.

By Godwin Oluponmile
A general view of the LinkedIn stand during day one of SXSW London 2026 at The Truman Brewery.

News • Aug 24

LinkedIn’s ‘Seems Like AI Slop’ button drops views by 40%

Chief product officer admits members may now be seeing fewer views on the content LinkedIn classifies as slop.

By Godwin Oluponmile
A farmer repairs aging harvesting equipment.

News • Aug 23

New combines now list for $1 million as farm income drops 2.6% — forcing farmers to rely on 70s machines and scrap parts

Farm income and sales of equipment are both down this year as farmers face tough times.

By Godwin Oluponmile
A customer shops at a Walmart store in Toronto, Canada

News • Aug 21

Should you be worried about Walmart's latest U.S. sales? 1 analyst calls it a 'worst case scenario'

Walmart’s same-store sales are used as an indicator for consumer health and appetite. Sluggish growth in its previous quarter had Wall Street investors sounding the alarm.

By Godwin Oluponmile
Mark Cuban speaks onstage during Global Citizen NOW at Hudson’s Detroit on July 10, 2025.

News • Aug 20

Mark Cuban says doctors should configure their patients' AI to hand off routine questions and check-ins

One in four U.S. adults already ask AI health questions, but that correspondence never makes it onto a medical record.

By Godwin Oluponmile
A two column collage featuring Utah residents protesting outside the Capitol building and the Eagle Mountain data center.

News • Aug 19

Neighbors of a $1.5 billion Meta data center revolt over 183% property tax hike

Eagle Mountain residents are fuming and have to cut through the bureaucratic red tape to get results.

By Godwin Oluponmile
man with kid and ipad

Insurance • Aug 18

Man with rare cancer sells his $1.5 million life insurance for $430,000, thinks he can turn a profit before he dies

Now he's betting he can invest that payout into something bigger than what his family would've gotten when he died — a plan that requires him to beat the very odds insurers used to price the deal.

By Godwin Oluponmile
friends watching sports with phone

Investing • Aug 18

Betting retirement on the big game? Gen Z investors are gambling on sports as a financial plan

A new survey finds 1 in 4 Gen Z investors treat sports betting as a real retirement strategy — and over half admit they've pulled money earmarked for investing to place bets.

By Godwin Oluponmile
Bryan Johnson looks a little sleepy at the "Don't Die with Bryan Johnson" event at SXSW in Austin in 2025..

Life • Aug 17

Bryan Johnson doesn't share a bed with his girlfriend. Does science support building a second bedroom for better sleep?

The longevity-obsessed multimillionaire shared several studies to back up his position, but they shed limited light on the issue.

By Godwin Oluponmile
Two guests on Caleb Hammer's Financial Audit show

Taxes • Aug 16

American skips taxes for 4 years citing this strategy his CPA approved. Unfortunately, he's not all the way right

Caleb Hammer welcomes Financial Audit guest who says he pays his children through his business. Unfortunately, he still needs to file his tax returns to claim deductions and avoid IRS penalties.

By Godwin Oluponmile
Concept of a panel interview depicted with one candidate being interviewed.

News • Aug 15

A 1-hour delay replying to a recruiter cuts your hiring chances by half. Here's why

New research finds even a five-minute delay in answering a potential employer can hurt your chances of being hired.

By Godwin Oluponmile
A photo of SpaceX

News • Aug 15

Elon Musk's 100M-sq-ft Terafab rises in Grimes County as neighbors struggle to sell their land

Elon Musk is buying land in Grimes County, Texas. Now, residents want out, but it’s proving difficult to find buyers.

By Godwin Oluponmile
Photo of a Brooklyn brownstone with a bright light shining inside

News • Aug 13

She scored a two-bedroom apartment in prime Brooklyn at 60% below market — but had to fork over $4,000 just to see it

Off-market units in New York are renting at a growing discount, but it's not cheap to get in the door.

By Godwin Oluponmile
Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury owners, Justin (left) and UWM CEO Mat Ishbia, built their fortunes mortgage lending. Now it's taking billions to rescue their business.

News • Aug 13

UWM lost $603 million on rate bets — now Oaktree is extracting 10% a year for a $2.05 billion lifeline

If UWM holds your mortgage loan, you may soon be paying someone else.

By Godwin Oluponmile
Phoebe Gates attend as Tiffany & Co. celebrates the launch of Blue Book 2025: Sea of Wonder at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

News • Aug 13

Bill Gates's daughter co-founded a shopping app — and it reportedly took credit for sales it didn't make

Extensions were allowed to ‘enable coupon auto-drop’ and tripped ‘passive triggers,’ allowing them to tweak browsers’ online shopping experiences.

By Godwin Oluponmile
Taco Bell meal in basket

News • Aug 13

Taco Bell's Cyclospora outbreak has 1,450 people lawyered up — and payouts could reach $1 million per case

Some people are getting reparations for unfortunate dining experiences.

By Godwin Oluponmile
Concerned retiree looking at her finances.

Investing • Aug 12

S&P 500 dividend yield hits record low near 1% and it has some retirees rethinking their strategies

S&P 500 dividend yields are running just above 1%, the lowest reading on record. The payouts haven't shrunk — but stock prices are outrunning them.

By Godwin Oluponmile
Mark Zuckerberg attends the UFC 320 event at T-Mobile.

News • Aug 10

Mark Zuckerberg says his daughter, 8, already codes and makes videos that would have been 'impossible previously'

The Meta CEO revealed this as he announced the company's AI products will be free for billions of people.

By Godwin Oluponmile
A photo of a man hiking

Managing Money • Aug 09

Americans say they need $530,000 to take a mini retirement — financial planners say you can do it for far less

Here’s how to save up for a “mini retirement,” how to ask your employer for the time off, and how long to leave, depending on your financial situation.

By Godwin Oluponmile
A Flock Safety camera is shown mounted to a light pole. The technology has drawn criticism from privacy advocates.

News • Aug 08

Google's AI claimed Flock cameras hold $650 in gold and 23 pounds of copper — It was duped by meme

The claim traces back to a joke that's been circulating for months among privacy activists, and Google’s AI Overview ran with it.

By Godwin Oluponmile
A family shops in a Walmart Supercenter.

News • Aug 07

‘Your refund: $0’: Companies claim billions in tariff refunds, months after Trump floated $2,000 checks

Walmart gets $2.4 billion, Apple $2.2 billion. And you? Nothing.

By Godwin Oluponmile

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