Profitable Ideas: Keys to a More Satisfying Career, College Plan B, and More
Weekly roundup of interesting and helpful personal finance articles from around the web. The secret to happiness at work (The Atlantic). “What matters is not so much the ‘what’ of a job, but more the ‘who’ and the ‘why.’” College or plan b? (Humble Dollar). It runs hard against many parents’ assumptions, but some young […]
Where Are You Setting Your Hope?
I came across a new phrase that I really like in John Eldredge’s latest book, All Things New (which I highly recommend). He wrote about “shepherding our hope.” I’ve never thought about hope that way, that’s it’s something to be shepherded. This idea has the potential to very positively transform our relationship with money and what […]
Profitable Ideas: Managing Your Career, The Real Cost of Cars, and More
Weekly roundup of interesting and helpful personal finance articles from around the web. Wisdom I wish I knew 30 years ago (The Big Picture). Good career management advice, no matter what your field. The cotton tote crisis (NY Times). Why is it that so many supposedly eco-friendly actions turn out to be not so eco-friendly? […]
How Serious Are You?
When Hal and Dee were in their mid-fifties, they found themselves with $50,000 of credit card and tax debt. That would have been bad enough, but they had been there before, which only made it worse. They had been riding a financial—not to mention emotional, spiritual, and marital—roller coaster for years. Repeating history Early in […]
Profitable Ideas: Hope in the Midst of Money Fails, Social Media is Now Social Commerce, and More
Weekly roundup of interesting and helpful personal finance articles from around the web. Is there any hope for my money fails? (The Gospel Coalition). A biblical perspective on learning from mistakes and moving forward. Cooling off (Humble Dollar). Investors climb the wall of worry. How to eliminate your money regrets (A Teachable Moment). It’s better […]
Finding Meaning In Our Work
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. – Colossians 3:23-24 In the opening scene from the movie About Schmidt, Warren Schmidt, played by Jack Nicholson, is staring at a clock on […]
Profitable Ideas: The Always/Everywhere Temptation to Spend, Quantifying the Value of College, and More
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 […]
Overcoming a Handyman Handicap One Faucet at a Time
In our previous house, when the water from the faucet in our upstairs bathroom went from flowing freely to flowing slowly, at first it was just an annoyance. But when it slowed so much that it could barely rinse a toothbrush, I got worried. My mind filled with fears of having to replace every last […]
Profitable Ideas: Magic Beans, Selling a Sense of Groundedness, and More
Weekly roundup of interesting and helpful personal finance articles from around the web. Magic beans (The Reformed Broker). Who are you listening to for investment advice? I no longer want to shop (NY Times). How some time away from the mall changed this writer’s perspective on shopping. How has the pandemic changed your financial habits? […]
To Get Out of Debt Faster, Fix Your Payments
Finances seem to always top the list of what people are stressed about, and debt is usually the top financial stressor. If you have credit card debt, there’s a remarkably simple step you can take to greatly speed up the process of getting out from under that debt. Just fix your payments. Let’s say you have a $1,000 balance […]