Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. The number one way Americans are becoming millionaires (Morningstar). It isn’t very exciting, but it does have the advantage of being effective. The most reliable car brands, according to Consumer Reports (Visual Capitalist). Not a ton of surprises here, except perhaps Porsche and BMW […]
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Profitable Ideas: Buying a House for Your Kids, The Credit Score Date Night, and More
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. Why your parents should buy you a house (Sherwood). I’m not sure I agree with all of this, but it’s an interesting thought exercise. How to ensure financial misery (The Best Interest). And by the same token, doing the opposite of all this should […]
Profitable Ideas: Pursuing “Enoughness,” TikTok’s 15/3 Rule, and More
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. Why success doesn’t lead to satisfaction (Harvard Business Review). Are you operating with faulty measures of “enoughness”? The invisible costs of homeownership (The Joint Account). The cost of a home goes well beyond the purchase price. Parents, please turn off your phones (Institute for […]
Profitable Ideas: Finding Contentment in Our Consumer Culture, The Money Date, and More
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. Can you be content in a culture of ‘never enough’? (Relevant Magazine). Good ideas for living with joy in our consumer culture. Screen time is contributing to chronic sleep deprivation in tweens and teens (The Conversation). One of many reasons to place limits on […]
Profitable Ideas: Keeping the Last Time in Mind, A Close Encounter With Retirement, and More
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. The last time always happens now (Raptitude). A wonderful piece with helpful, challenging implications for using money well. Taking back control over technology (Thinq). I’m not sure we need to purchase this entrepreneur’s solution, but the conversation is worth listening to and acting on. […]
Profitable Ideas: Taking a Page From the Corporate Playbook, Don’t Waste Your Life, and More
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. Your marriage needs a CFO and a COO (Wall Street Journal). Interesting idea, but when it comes to household finances, while one might take the lead in doing the work, both should be involved in the decisions — from how much to save to […]
Profitable Ideas: Determining Whether Your Money is Safe, Bend it Like Buffett, and More
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 […]