If you were to take your financial life in for an annual check-up, how would it look? To put it in cholesterol terms, would your LDL (debt) be too high? Would your HDL (savings) be too low? Each year, researchers at the University of Southern California and a group called The Financial Health Network use […]
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. Americans lost $5.6 billion last year in cryptocurrency fraud scams, the FBI says (Associated Press). Beware the new online “friend.” The buying power of your credit card points is tanking (Wall Street Journal). Shrinkflation comes for your credit cards. My spending rules (Humble Dollar). […]
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. Helicopter money (The Contessa Counts). Letting go isn’t easy, but it’s so important. 31 years of stock market returns (A Wealth of Common Sense). To succeed as an investor, you have to stay with it. Do you spend money more like a millennial or […]
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. This is normal (A Wealth of Common Sense). Why the market’s recent tumble isn’t necessarily reason for concern. Criminals are targeting students with these common back-to-school scams. Here’s what to watch for. (CBS Money Watch). Teach your kids not to let their digital guard […]
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. Unlock a richer life by embracing your limits (Becoming Minimalist). Lots of great insights in this post! They turned 18 and immediately had a credit score of over 700 (Wall Street Journal). I’m a big fan of this idea, as long as we teach […]
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. How TikTok is wiring Gen Z’s money brain (Wall Street Journal). “You see a 19-year-old trader on TikTok who only has to work two hours a day, and I was like, ‘How do I do that?’” How the US became hooked on sports betting—and […]
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. The five types of wealth (The Knowledge Toolkit). Some healthy new ways of thinking about what’s valuable. What is Service Line Insurance and Do I Need It? (Clark Howard). You probably get lots of pitches for this. Here’s one personal finance expert’s take on […]
Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. “Tipflation” may be causing tipping backlash as more digital prompts ask for tips (CBS Money Watch). That awkward moment when you’re asked for a tip in a situation that previously didn’t call for one. See also, What your barista is really thinking as you […]
Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. Stop asking whether money buys happiness (The Atlantic). Does more money bring more happiness? It’s complicated. How to know if a rental property is a good investment (The Long Game). A good starting point for an objective evaluation. Do I need to re-visit my […]
Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. Ten scientific studies that will encourage you to own less (Becoming Minimalist). For those who need proof that less is more. Your young adult children ‘may not want the gravy train to stop,’ but don’t let them ruin your retirement (MarketWatch). It may be […]
