Weekly roundup of interesting and helpful personal finance articles from around the web. E-commerce skyrocketed during the pandemic. Now Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat want in. (Retail Dive). Everywhere we turn, it’s becoming easier and more enticing to spend. Why are so many knowledge workers quitting? (The New Yorker). Some thought the pandemic would lead to […]
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Profitable Ideas: Frugality Gone Too Far, Saving For Life’s Unexpected Good Things, and More
Weekly roundup of interesting and helpful personal finance articles from around the web. Signs you’ve become too frugal (Money Ning). If you want to know how I really feel about this topic, read The Case Against Frugality. How does a raise early in your career affect your finances? (Of Dollars and Data). Good reasons to […]
Profitable Ideas: Doing the Work of a Lifetime, Everyday Kingdom Investments, and More
Weekly roundup of interesting and helpful personal finance articles from around the web. The only way to do the work of a lifetime (Tim Challies). Taking duty from drudgery to delight. It’s hard to kill the stock market (A Teachable Moment). The key to 95% of wealth creation. How food banks succeeded and what they […]
Profitable Ideas: Managing Your Career While Working Remotely, The Financial Scripts You Live By, and More
Weekly roundup of some of the best personal finance articles from around the web. How to keep climbing the ladder while you work from home (NY Times). Working remotely and the challenge of staying visible. The 10 highest property taxes by state (Clark Howard). When we moved from Illinois to Kentucky in 2012, we felt […]
Profitable Ideas: The Happiest Uses of Money, The Risk of Playing it Too Safe, and More
Weekly roundup of some of the best personal finance articles from around the web. Spend your money on these three things to increase happiness, according to science (Becoming Minimalist). Good reminders about some of the best uses of money. 5 ways to land a promotion (besides showing you’re a hard worker) (Fast Company). How to […]
Profitable Ideas: Hands Off Your Retirement Money, Stretching Your Income Through Minimalism, and More
Weekly roundup of some of the best personal finance articles from around the web. Should you take a loan from your retirement savings account? These people wish they hadn’t (MarketWatch). It’s pretty easy to tap into your retirement savings early. Here’s why you shouldn’t. Are you suffering from imposter syndrome? (Visual Capitalist). This is a […]
Profitable Ideas: Which Colleges to Apply to, How Biased Thinking Can Mess With Your Money, and More
Weekly roundup of some of the best personal finance articles from around the web. This is the strategy high school seniors and their parents should adopt with college applications (MarketWatch). A new way of thinking about which colleges to put on your list. What’s the difference between minimalism and frugality? (The Simple Dollar). Both have […]
Profitable Ideas: An Investing Lesson From Sir Isaac Newton, “Frugal Hedonism,” and More
Weekly roundup of some of the best personal finance articles from around the web. Investors have been making the same mistake for 300 years (The Atlantic). Sir Isaac Newton was quite a scientist, but he made a legendary investment mistake that’s still all too common today. Leaving a legacy: why everyone needs an estate plan […]
Three Ways To Be More Engaged In Your Work
With Labor Day coming up, it’s an appropriate time to assess the state of your career. How are you feeling about your work? Does it give you an opportunity to put your skills to good use, to express your passions? Do you sense that you’re making a difference? I know that right now you might […]
Profitable Ideas: Helping Your Kids Go Minimalist, Circular Fashion, and More
Weekly roundup of some of the best personal finance articles from around the web. A practical guide to making children a part of your minimalist lifestyle (The Better India). The best way to cut down on kid-stuff clutter (and all the rest of your extra stuff). How to claim your $25 from Apple’s battery slowdown […]