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). […]
Those of us who write about money for a living can get a little carried away by some of the nitty-gritty details. That seemed to be the case in a surprisingly impassioned debate that sprang up recently over what a person’s higher priority should be—controlling spending or controlling saving. At first, it seemed kind of […]
How well we manage money has much to do with getting some of the big decisions right. How much should we spend on a house? Should we finance a vehicle? Other financial decisions can be simplified by using a Cash Flow Plan and taking an objective look at how much a household of our size and […]
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. The number one way Americans are becoming millionaires (Morningstar). It isn’t very exciting, but it does have the advantage of being effective. The most reliable car brands, according to Consumer Reports (Visual Capitalist). Not a ton of surprises here, except perhaps Porsche and BMW […]
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. Mindful consumption (Becoming Minimalist). Living intentionally in a reactionary world. How to sell your car in 6 steps (Clark Howard). If it seems intimidating, this step-by-step guide will help. Who was “i” without my iPhone? (The Gospel Coalition). Great first-person account of a digital […]
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. The stress we needlessly bring into our lives (Becoming Minimalist). Some stress is unavoidable, but there’s a lot of consumerist stress we can do something about. Do I need to unfreeze my credit to shop for car insurance? (Clark Howard). Freezing your credit files […]
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 […]
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 […]
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. The rise of stealth shopping: how Americans are hiding big purchases from their partners (Wall Street Journal). “My husband doesn’t need to see that I bought another pair of shoes.” Or does he? The new age of endless parenting (MSN). How will they ever […]
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. Why success doesn’t lead to satisfaction (Harvard Business Review). Are you operating with faulty measures of “enoughness”? The invisible costs of homeownership (The Joint Account). The cost of a home goes well beyond the purchase price. Parents, please turn off your phones (Institute for […]
