Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. How to tell whether your money is safe in the bank (Lifehacker). I especially like the idea of setting up a news alert to track any articles about your bank. For example, see also, 20 banks that are sitting on huge potential securities losses […]
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Profitable Ideas: Logging Off, Making Your Last Smart Money Move Now, and More
Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. How to log off (MIT Technology Review). To a great degree, social media is a distraction and discouragement—for us and our kids. See also, How to stop mindless scrolling (Business Insider). Too many employees cash out their 401(k)s when leaving a job (Harvard Business […]
Profitable Ideas: The Super Bet, A Financial Legacy Worth Leaving, and More
Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. Record 50.4M American adults plan to water $16B on Super Bowl (Front Office Sports). Sports betting is becoming ever more normalized. I’m not a fan. See also, I treat people with gambling disorder — and I’m starting to see more and more young men […]
Profitable Ideas: Loving Life in the Slow Lane, What Kids Learn From Minimalism, and More
Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. Living life in the slow lane (This Evergreen Home). This one isn’t directly about money (or is it?), but I think you’ll like it anyway! The best HSA providers of 2022 (Morningstar). I’m a big fan of health savings accounts. Here’s how the various […]
Profitable Ideas: A Grandmother’s Rich Legacy, The 1% Rule for Rental Real Estate, and More
Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. Can’t take it with you (Young Money). I love this story about a grandmother who did much of her “givin’ while she was livin’” and was all the richer for it. 5 things to teach your kids about money and happiness (Kiplinger). Kids can […]
Profitable Ideas: What’s Missing From Too Many Estate Plans, Mental Toughness Training for Kids, and More
Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. How to prepare your digital life for your death (PC Magazine). Access to online accounts needs to be part of every estate plan. What happens to travel miles and hotel points when you die? (Clark Howard). Another example of an estate planning issue most […]
Profitable Ideas: Why We Spend, Minimalist Principles for Raising Money-Wise Kids, and More
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 […]
Profitable Ideas: Defining “Rich,” Fail-Proofing Your Budget, and More
Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. Are you rich? How the wealthy are defined (US News). How would you answer that question? Retailers use psychology to influence your buying decisions, here’s how (World Economic Forum). What percentage of your typical grocery run do you think consists of impulse buys? 5 […]
Profitable Ideas: When Kids Game the System, Decluttering More Than Stuff, and More
Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. Why bribing kids backfires (Psychology Today). It’s important for kids to learn key life lessons early in life, but gaming the system is not one of them. Minimalism and decluttering are similar, but not congruent (The American Genius). A helpful distinction for those who […]
Profitable Ideas: Frugality and Funny Conversations, How Good Financial Habits Form, and More
Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. Only an eight (Humble Dollar). Frugal living and the odd conversations it fosters. Low expectations (Collaborative Fund). It’s something of a superpower, and it isn’t the same thing as pessimism. How do financial habits form — and can they be changed? (The White Coat […]