Weekly roundup of worth-your-time personal finance articles from around the web. A one-page financial plan? Yup, that really is enough (The Evidence-Based Investor). If you don’t have a financial plan, this article (and the book it’s based on) will help you get started quickly and easily. Six rules for avoiding market panic attacks (A Teachable […]
Weekly roundup of some of my favorite personal finance articles from around the web. What we can learn from a man who built a cathedral one brick at a time (Daily Citizen). “His mindset was of another century, when and where brawn and the solitude of work were seen as a form of worship.” Talking […]
This article is reprinted by permission from Sound Mind Investing. This Thanksgiving, many of us will gather with extended family to enjoy food, fellowship, and perhaps some football. It can also be a time of life-changing conversations. When my wife, Jude, and I became parents, we received some unusually helpful advice from our friends, Dick […]
Weekly roundup of interesting and helpful personal finance articles from around the web. Want to sound more confident? Avoid these 11 words and phrases that make you look ‘weak,’ say grammar experts (CNBC). How we convey our thoughts can be just as important as the substance of those thoughts. We chartered a boat to look […]
Weekly roundup of interesting and helpful personal finance articles from around the web. 8 reasons we have delayed (even further) getting our daughters phones (Eric Geiger). “When they get a phone, everything changes.” No such thing as enough money (Incognito Money Scribe). A beautiful post that puts much into perspective. Women may be better investors […]
Weekly roundup of interesting and helpful personal finance articles from around the web. Your biggest dreams do not include a house full of stuff (Becoming Minimalist). Look around. It’s possible that our dreams and our aspirations are not in synch. How to get your family to actually use a password manager (Wired). You finally got […]
Weekly roundup of interesting and helpful personal finance articles from around the web. Here’s why you should ask for a 5% raise right now (Money). “For the first time in a long time, workers may actually have the upper hand.” When job interviewers ask, “What are your weaknesses?” they’re testing your emotional intelligence (Grow). How […]
“Few people attain great lives, in large part because it’s just so easy to settle for a good life.” – Jim Collins, “Good to Great” On the first page in the first chapter of his book, “Good to Great,” Jim Collins makes the intriguing statement above. While it’s a business book, focusing on how some […]
Weekly roundup of interesting and helpful personal finance articles from around the web. Why do we buy what we buy? (VOX). One of my favorite writers on our competitive, comparative spending. Why we struggle (Humble Dollar). The challenge to manage money well “isn’t complicated—and yet it isn’t so simple.” How to make a debt reduction […]
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 […]
