Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. Your ‘set it and forget it’ 401(k) made you rich. No more. (Wall Street Journal). The Journal’s advice? Lower your expectations. Hmm. Baby boomers are aging. Their kids aren’t ready (Vox). How are your parents doing? And what’s your plan for when they aren’t […]
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 roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. Embracing the freedom of no (Becoming Minimalist). “Every choice we make has an opportunity cost, and the currency we’re trading is not just our money—it’s our time, energy, and attention.” Money isn’t real (Fast Company). “Money can solve money problems. It can’t solve life […]
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. Your behavioral biases could be causing you more financial harm than you realize (CNBC). In many ways, our brains seem to be wired to steer us off course. Your 401(k) isn’t free. Here’s how to figure out how much you’re paying in […]
Weekly roundup of interesting and helpful personal finance articles from around the web. This is the best time to do anything: 6 powerful secrets from research (Barking Up The Wrong Tree). I have found this to be an important key to productivity. That’s why I try to schedule all creative work for the morning and […]
Weekly roundup of interesting and helpful personal finance articles from around the web. How identity thieves took my wife for a ride (NY Times). Even if you do everything right, you can get scammed. How much is your time worth? (A Wealth of Common Sense). Not everyone can afford to do this, but if you […]
Weekly roundup of some of the best personal finance articles from around the web. The economy was grim, my dad walked out and every penny mattered: here’s what my childhood taught me about money (USA Today). This one is a wow. Every parent should read it. The “indirect” costs at college can involve nasty surprises […]
Weekly roundup of some of the best personal finance articles from around the web. Smashing 6 figures of debt & learning what doesn’t apply to me (She Picks Up Pennies). Getting out of debt has much to do with how you frame the conversation. Two years after huge Equifax breach was revealed, consumers are still […]
Weekly roundup of some of the best personal finance articles from around the web. The joys of being a late tech adopter (NY Times). There’s a lot of wisdom—and money to be saved—by being a late adopter. I got a promotion and I regretted it (Fast Company). When taking the next step up the ladder […]
