It’s the new year, and maybe that means a new job or a new commitment to your retirement plan. Once you set the money aside, you have to deal with all of the options for investing the money and all of the regulations for getting a break on your taxes. Here’s one issue: what do… [Read More]
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The strange mechanics of saving money
Your New Year’s resolution may be to save money, but how to get the money you saved at the grocery store out of your wallet and into a savings plan? It’s a strangely mechanical problem, isn’t it? If you’re having trouble getting hold of the money you are saving, start by keeping track of what you spend. You can… [Read More]
Post-holiday thoughts on the value of gifts
The enormous holiday season from Halloween to Elvismas, is upon us. Another seasonal standby is the article about the value of presents, both in religious and in economic terms. Many cultures have different ways of compelling people to redistribute wealth and/or give alms to the poor. Many of the Native tribes of the Northwest United… [Read More]
Get the 2015 Marketfy Market Outlook
Want some ideas for approaching the markets in 2015? The folks at Marketfy can help! They asked several different observers (including me) for their best advice for 2015 and collected it into a free ebook with many takes on the 2015 market outlook. Click here to get your copy.
Tightwad living 2.0
I’m not sure how I managed to go for so long without knowing about Mr. Money Mustache, a website about frugal living. It has pretty much the same ethos as Your Money or Your Life and The Tightwad Gazette, updated for more modern sensibilities (and interest rates). The basic idea is to cut back your… [Read More]
