Of all the spending decisions you make, housing is the most important one. It’s probably your biggest expense, so it’s essential to get it right. Doing so is one of the most important keys to being able to live generously, save and invest adequately, and live with financial margin and peace of mind. How Much of a […]
We make lots of financial decisions every day. However, over the course of our lives, there’s a small handful of decisions that really matter. How well we navigate them will make an especially big difference in whether we struggle with money or live with financial freedom and joy. As I describe the decisions, please keep […]
Weekly collection of curated personal finance articles from around the web. Your money or your life (Of Dollars and Data). Helpful ways of thinking about what money is really worth to you. Millennials have found a way to buy houses: living with mom and dad (Washington Post). People may criticize this trend as a “failure […]
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. Goodbye Mint, hello…? (Sound Mind Investing). My go-to budgeting app is shutting down. Such a bummer! Thankfully, there are alternatives. How to make your holiday more about experiences and less about gifts (No Sidebar). You don’t have to eliminate gifts all together, but making […]
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. The Pareto principle never gets old (Contessa Capital Advisors). Read the bullet points for some great 80/20 advice. Want a 3% interest rate? ‘Assumable mortgages,’ a relic of the 1980s, are here to combat high rates (MarketWatch). Of course, there’s a catch. They aren’t […]
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. Raising generous kids through a lifestyle of generosity (National Christian Foundation). “We taught the whole give-some, save-some, spend-the-rest thing, but I think the more important lessons were in how we lived.” See also, The cheerful giver (The Good Sense Movement). 5 things my parents […]
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. Ownership 101 — a wealth-building guide for young people (A Teachable Moment). This is a great mindset to cultivate in our kids. As I like to ask, “Why just buy what all the other kids buy when you could buy the companies that make […]
As my family prepares to go to a wedding, I’ve been thinking about the best financial advice my wife and I received before we got married. It came from the pastor who led us through some pre-marital counseling. What to do with a second income When a couple gets married, one of the biggest financial […]
If you had $20,700 to spend on a used car and your options included a 2016 Civic EX sedan and a 2016 BMW 320i sedan, tell me honestly, which would you prefer? Ah, but you know it’s a trick question. Sure, the BMW seems like it would be a lot more fun to drive. However, […]
Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. The financial risks of the stories we love (Root of All). Great article that gets at the motivations for so many of our financial decisions. This might look like a long read, but it’ll be worth your time. 8 minimalist principles for our kids […]
