A weekly roundup of some of the more interesting and helpful personal finance articles I’ve read recently. Great news: There’s another recession coming (Mr. Money Mustache). As President Kennedy once said, “The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.” Why I finally broke down and bought travel insurance (The Simple Dollar). […]
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For help determining how much you may need for your retirement, figuring out your optimal asset allocation, adopting the best process for choosing investments, and choosing among your IRA and 401(K) options, read The Essentials of Investing. For college funding, read How to Help Your Kids Pay for College.
Profitable Ideas: Online Shopping Costs More Than You Think, Looking for Travel Bargains in All the Wrong Places, and More
A weekly roundup of some of the more interesting and helpful personal finance articles I’ve read recently. How online shopping makes suckers of us all (The Atlantic). Online retailing is driven by very sophisticated science, and you are at the center of constant experiments. Cash is king no more (NY Times). Philosophical musings on our […]
Profitable Ideas: Don’t Set/Forget Your 401(k), Debt After Death, and More
A weekly roundup of some of the more interesting and helpful personal finance articles I’ve read recently. Why you shouldn’t stick with your 401(k) plan’s default savings (US News). For starters, the percentage of your salary it’ll have you contributing is probably too low. My 12 biggest financial mistakes of the last 10 years (The […]
Profitable Ideas: Your Face is a Bar Code, Which Organics Are Worth It, and More
A weekly roundup of some of the more interesting and helpful personal finance articles I’ve read recently. How our faces are turning into billion dollar digital bar codes (MarketWatch). Does this glimpse into the future of marketing put a smile or a frown on your face? One day, the ads you see may be driven […]
Profitable Ideas: How to Keep Everything You Earn, The Limits of ‘Conscious Consumerism,’ and More
A weekly roundup of some of the more interesting and helpful personal finance articles I’ve read recently. How to keep all your earnings (Humble Dollar). Ever heard of the “10, 10 and 40” rule? With a high deductible, even a doctor can shortchange his health (Washington Post). If you have a high-deductible health plan, does […]
Profitable Ideas: The Danger of Playing it Too Safe, Raising Unentitled Kids, and More
A weekly roundup of some of the more interesting and helpful personal finance articles I’ve read recently. A message to my young friends (The Reformed Broker). When you’re young, playing it too safe with your investments is one of the most dangerous things you can do. Put off these money moves at your own peril […]
Profitable Ideas: The Domino Effect of One Purchase, Whether to Buy Life Insurance for Your Kids, and More
A weekly roundup of some of the more interesting and helpful personal finance articles I’ve read recently. The Diderot Effect: Why we want things we don’t need and what to do about it (Medium). Really good insights about the domino effect one purchase can have. The Dow just hit 20,000, but half of America missed […]
Profitable Ideas: Free is Good, The End of Car Ownership, and More
A weekly roundup of some of the more interesting and helpful personal finance articles I’ve read recently. Don’t make this 401(k) mistake in 2017 (Time). When it comes to workplace retirement plans, free really is good. Don’t miss out. The end of car ownership? (Vocativ). Many items we used to buy are moving to subscription […]
Profitable Ideas: How to Have a Financially Better 2017, Having More Without Buying More, and Other Articles
A weekly roundup of some of the more interesting and helpful personal finance articles I’ve read recently. Money moves to make in 2017 (Washington Post). Lots of ideas for improving your finances in the New Year. How to be a better spender (Scientific American). Some ways of spending money pay far more happiness dividends than […]
Profitable Ideas: 75-Year Harvard Study Reveals Key to Success, Best Investing Books, and More
A weekly roundup of some of the more interesting and helpful personal finance articles I’ve read recently. Everything you need to know about the huge Yahoo data breach (Time). Apparently, the breach dates back to 2013. Why it takes so long to report these things is maddening, but if you have a Yahoo account, you […]