Category: personal finance

In mid-1700’s France, there lived an artist and writer on the brink of poverty. His name was Denis Diderot. He had been born into an […]

There are people who claim that ‘self-care’ requires wasting money. They’ll encourage you to “treat yourself!,” because “you deserve it!” Buy those shoes! Enjoy that […]

You stopped paying a credit card in 2018. The balance was $3,400. You haven’t touched that account since — and now a collection agency is […]

“I’d like to improve my finances. But I don’t want to become an extreme cheapskate, and I don’t know how to earn more.” “I can’t […]

You’re trapped by debt. You want to quit your suffocating job. You feel stuck. Or not? Maybe you love your job. You’re debt-free. And you’re […]

Imagine that you bought a $100 ticket to a ski resort in Michigan. A few days later, you find a $50 deal for a ski […]

Is spending 45 minutes driving to a cheaper gas station actually saving you money? For most working adults, the honest answer is no. But the […]

Most people treat their savings like a parking lot — slide it in, lock the doors, come back later. Meanwhile, inflation quietly erodes 3–4% of […]

Here’s the conclusion first: most first-time real estate investors don’t fail because of a bad market or one difficult tenant. They fail because their pre-purchase […]

What would your finances look like if you’d made them 1% better — in just one specific way — every year for the last decade? […]