There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult. – Warren Buffett The great paradox of this remarkable age is that the more complex the world around us becomes, the more simplicity we must seek in order to realize our financial goals. Never underrate…the majesty of simplicity….Simplicity, indeed, is…
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, which hit the Houston area and other parts of Texas hard recently, this week’s links relate to ways each of us can help the victims of the hurricane. It is important in times of disaster like this for us to come together and offer relief. Even if you can’t do much,…
There is no shortage of advice out there on how to achieve goals. The problem is separating the techniques that actually work from the useless advice being offered in many self-help books and blogs. Fortunately, psychologist and author Richard Wiseman has done the difficult work of separating the wheat from the chaff for us, and…
Here are links to several of my favorite recent articles on personal finance and life. Enjoy: The 5 Whys of Spending by Peter Polson at Tiller Money is meant to be used, and we shouldn’t feel guilty about spending as long as we can afford our purchases and we use our money on things that are important to us.…
Here are links to several of my favorite recent articles and resources on money and life. Enjoy: Refusing a Gift From Your Past by Anthony Ongaro at Break the Twitch We are doing some remodeling in our house. A side effect of remodeling is that it has forced us to go through the accumulated junk of…
Here are links to several of my favorite recent articles on personal finance and life. Enjoy: The Epic Battle Against the Ball Gag 401k by Mr.WoW at Waffles on Wednesday If you are a regular reader of my blog you know that I believe that low-cost Index funds are the key to successful investing. The…
This is a first for me. Up until now I have written all the articles on my blog. Today I have a guest post for you. The post is written by Drew Cloud, the founder of the the Student Loan Report. When Drew contacted me about writing a post about how to get scholarships I…
The writer of Proverbs stated, “There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. (Proverbs 13:7)”. Craig Matters reminds us to “…use technology as a substitute for willpower by having funds automatically deposited into retirement or other savings and investment accounts.” Ronald T. Wilcox explains…
