I have kept a list of every book I’ve read since 2008. I wasn’t always a reader. But I made the commitment that year to develop the reading habit. It’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I also wanted to learn more about personal finance. I read whatever I could find at the public […]
I recently read Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending by Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton. This book found the intersection between how-to books on happiness and personal finance. And even better, all of their recommendations are based on solid research. Some of their suggestions come as no surprise (“buy experiences”) and others provided a […]
Professor Jodie Mack created this collage animation movie using all recycled materials. It’s about relationships, consumerism, and homeownership. So basically, the American “Dream.” I especially enjoyed the scenes with the financial planner (including a cameo appearance by paper cut-out Roger Ebert) and the couple’s peaceful vacation. The whole thing made me wonder about money and […]
This is Part IV in a series called Health Insurance for the Self-Employed: When doing what you love doesn’t come with health insurance. The posts in this series focus on the importance of health insurance and finding, evaluating, and enrolling in individual health insurance. In this last post of the series, I discuss strategies to […]
This is Part III in a series called Health Insurance for the Self-Employed: When doing what you love doesn’t come with health insurance. The posts in this series focus on the importance of health insurance and finding, evaluating, and enrolling in individual health insurance. I’ll also discuss strategies to save money and different ways to […]
This is Part II in a series called Health Insurance for the Self-Employed: When doing what you love doesn’t come with health insurance. The posts in this series focus on the importance of health insurance and finding, evaluating, and enrolling in individual health insurance. I’ll also discuss strategies to save money and different ways to […]
“…if the creativity of any living creature could be seen, what would it look like?“- K. Moyes This is Part I in a series called Health Insurance for the Self-Employed: When doing what you love doesn’t come with health insurance. The posts in this series focus on the importance of health insurance and finding, evaluating, […]
I first heard about this U.S. government agency in 2011. I haven’t been following the CFPB very closely over the last two years. So I did some research this weekend to update myself on its work. Here’s some background: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was set up to regulate financial products and services in the […]
Personal finance and minimalism are passions of mine. Melding the two into financial minimalism has been a work in progress. It’s easier for me to talk about what financial minimalism allows me to achieve than giving a definition for what is. Practicing financial minimalism helps me simplify my financial life and the tools I use […]
A few months ago I listened to this story of three millennials discussing retirement on Marketplace (the go-to radio destination for personal finance geeks). My take-aways: They don’t have a clear picture of what retirement looks like. One of them talks about maybe eventually living in a beach house. They have a lot of places competing for their […]
After college I had a dream of moving to the Northwest U.S. (Seattle/Portland area). To me, it was a magical place full of good music and movie theaters you could eat in. So for a whole year whenever I thought of buying or accepting something offered to me, I’d think: “Would I move across the […]
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