Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web.

Secret purges, tense standoffs: the war over household clutter (Wall Street Journal). When stuff comes between us.

The best travel apps for 2025 (PC Magazine). Just in time for summer vacation season.

There will only be one Warren Buffett (Investment Master Class). The famed investor is retiring—at age 94!

How to unplug without making it a whole thing (Relevant Magazine). It doesn’t have to be all or nothing, but a little less screen time would be a good thing.

Help! My son’s Social Security number was stolen. Now he has a fake W-2. (Washington Post). Why you need to put some serious safeguards around your Social Security number

5 rules for evaluating a rental property investment (The White Coat Investor). Lots of people dream of buying a rental property. If that includes you, here are some helpful ways to run the numbers.

84-month auto loans?! (A Wealth of Common Sense). Uh, no. Just no.

Financial blind spots: the mistakes we don’t know we’re making (Tim Maurer). A good conversation to have with your spouse (invite their input, don’t impose yours without being asked for it!).

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