A weekly roundup of helpful personal finance articles. 7 life-changing perspectives to overcome your family’s obsession with stuff (Becoming Minimalist). Simplifying doesn’t start with cleaning out your closets. It starts with rethinking your assumptions. Now & then (A Wealth of Common Sense). Some good thoughts on striking a balance between saving and spending. Ways to be a […]
A weekly roundup of some of the best personal finance articles I’ve come across lately. Stop spending money: 401(k) breakdown (Seeking Alpha). Some of the steps for wise investing are well within your control. You just need the discipline to take them. 5 unusual, money-smart ways to spend your tax refund (US News). Are you getting a […]
A weekly roundup of helpful personal finance articles. Should you buy Bitcoin? Ask a different question first (Sketch Guy – a NY Times blog). Are you winging it with your investments or do you have a plan? Here’s to doing what matters — a manifesto (Coach Carson). An interesting way to find motivation by visualizing the […]
Last roundup of the year—lots of ideas for getting 2018 off to a great start. What the rich do differently: Habits that foster wealth and success (Get Rich Slowly). Titles like this often amount to nothing more than clickbait, but this is a good post that reviews the findings of numerous authors who have studied people […]
As we prepare to close out 2017, here’s a look back at this blog’s most popular articles from the past year—the top 10, along with a few extras. My hope in sharing them is that they may spur some ideas that’ll help you plan ahead for a great 2018. 1. The Case Against Frugality. With apologies […]
A weekly roundup of some of the more interesting and helpful personal finance articles I’ve read recently. Amazon Alexa users buy more stuff, study shows (CNBC). Surprise, surprise. The easier marketers make it for us to spend, the more we spend. The remarkable early years of Warren Buffett (Value Walk). Fascinating look at his early work ethic […]
A weekly roundup of some of the more interesting and helpful personal finance articles I’ve read recently. Five ways to raise a grateful child (Greater Good). Gratitude fosters contentment, and contentment is an important key to managing money well. Medi-Share review (ESI Money). Do you use a healthcare-sharing ministry? If so, which one and what’s been your […]
A weekly roundup of some of the more interesting and helpful personal finance articles I’ve read recently. 5 alternative gift ideas that don’t come from a toy store (Magnify Money). Good ideas for gifts that will be greatly valued while subtly instilling the values of what matters most. A lazy person’s guide to happiness (The Atlantic). Lessons […]
Editor’s note: Below is an article I wrote in 2011. I’m rerunning it because a) I didn’t have time to write a new article this week, and b) the reason I didn’t have time to write is that our family has been in crisis mode of late. After losing my father-in-law in April of this […]
A weekly roundup of some of the more interesting and helpful personal finance articles I’ve read recently. A sudden evacuation (Dads Dollars Debts). Real life story about a family that survived the recent Northern California wildfires, along with their practical advice for the rest of us. We’re ditching cash, so how do we teach kids about […]
