by Matt Bell | Oct 21, 2016 | Investing, Spending |
A weekly roundup of some of the more interesting and helpful personal finance articles I’ve read recently. How regular investing smooths the market’s ups and downs (NY Times). As a wise person once said, timing the market doesn’t work. It’s your time in the market...
by Matt Bell | Jun 24, 2016 | Insurance, Psychology of Money, Teaching Kids |
A weekly roundup of some of the more interesting and helpful personal finance articles I’ve read recently. Do you pass the financial stress test? (Bloomberg). Take a 20-question quiz to find out. The psychology of buying and selling a house (Wall Street Journal). A...
by Matt Bell | Mar 11, 2016 | Budgeting/Planning, Generosity, Insurance, Saving |
A weekly roundup of some of the more interesting and helpful personal finance articles I’ve read recently. I used an app to set up my first-ever budget and it changed the way I look at money (Business Insider). Nice first-person account of the benefits of using the...
by Matt Bell | Jan 19, 2016 | Spending |
I’ve written before that I’m not crazy about the term “frugal.” I prefer the phrase “spending smart.” Maybe it’s because I equate frugality (possibly unfairly, I realize) with always opting for the lowest cost option, when sometimes the more expensive one may...
by Matt Bell | Jan 18, 2011 | Spending |
We recently needed to buy a new garbage disposal. The process we used to get the best product for the best price can be applied to all sorts of purchases. Save Money With the Right Reaction Many years ago I remember hearing a negotiation expert talk about one simple...
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Kathy, if you've found a system that works for you, that's what really matters. There are definitely several ways to…
I love these ideas. I though have a big enough fund that it doesn't really need to be separated out…