Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at lessons learned once you pay off your mortgage.
Quote of the Day
"A great way among others to fight off lifestyle creep – or at least keep it at bay – is being consistent in our generosity."
(Jeremy Walter)
Podcasts
- Meb Faber talks with Ron Lieber about his new book "The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Roadmap for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make." (mebfaber.com)
- Michael and Ben dig into their mailbag for personal finance questions to answer. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Daniel Crosby talks with Hoda Mehr about the future of DIY investing. (standarddeviationspod.com)
Investing
- Darius Foroux, "When you blame the market or yourself for your results, you’re wasting your energy." (dariusforoux.com)
- When tinkering with your investments causes more harm than good. (impersonalfinances.com)
- Do women invest different than men? (morningstar.com)
Philosophy
- When it comes to personal finance, almost always choose simple over complex. (spokesman.com)
- While measuring your financial health is important, it leaves out a lot of other stuff that matters. (tonyisola.com)
- Satisficers vs. maximizers: on the power of low expectations. (getrichslowly.org)
- Nine good ways to mess up your finances including 'Don’t bother with health insurance.' (humbledollar.com)
- Thinking about money as stored energy. (monevator.com)
Retirement
- The older you are, the less time you have to make up for permanent capital impairments. (moneymaven.io)
- What women need to uniquely keep in mind about claiming Social Security benefits. (financial-planning.com)
- Money isn't everything, even if means giving up some future retirement benefits. (humbledollar.com)
Personal finance
- How should prioritize the use of 'extra cash' on hand? (humbledollar.com)
- Getting rich, via an IPO, in pandemic, has a very different vibe. (nytimes.com)
- There is still time to make contributions to retirement accounts to save on 2020 taxes. (wsj.com)
- Should you renew your travel rewards credit card? (genyplanning.com)
- 12 financial technologies to check out including Truebill. (thomaskopelman.com)
- Some common college loan questions answered. (morningstar.com)