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Profitable Ideas: Measuring Your Financial Wellbeing, No Regrets, and More

Weekly roundup of interesting and helpful personal finance articles from around the web.

Can you measure your financial wellbeing? (The Evidence-Based Investor). Take the test and see how well it assesses your financial situation.

Banks slowly offer alternatives to overdraft fees, a bane of struggling spenders (NY Times). Overdraft “protection”has long been one of the finance world’s most problematic oxymorons.

People do not wear at least 50 percent of their wardrobes, says study (Fashion United). Do you really need something new or could you shop your closet?

10 things we’ve never regretted spending money on with kids at home (Becoming Minimalist). If you’re frugal with things that don’t matter very much, you’ll have the money for what matters more.

All the ways Amazon tracks you—and how to stop it (Wired). What we’re giving up for low prices and fast delivery.

Keeping the ‘bank of mom or dad’ from being overdrawn (Kiplinger). It isn’t good for us or our kids to “help” too much.

Understanding the kiddie tax (Schwab). If your kids have started investing, you—and they—need to understand the tax ramifications.

Women faster to accept jobs. Pay suffers (Squared Away). It can pay to go slower and expect more. 

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