Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at why we may not see a ‘normal’ housing market in the U.S. for some time.
Quote of the Day
"There is no point in being wealthy if your health is a ticking time bomb, your relationships / personal life are a mess and you do not truly know why you do what you do."
(The Escape Artist)
Podcasts
- Cameron Passmore and Benjamin Felix talk with Andre Hallam author of "Balance: How to Invest and Spend For Happiness, Health, and Wealth." (rationalreminder.libsyn.com)
- Joe Saul-Sehy talks with Peter Lazaroff about how to get a financial education. (stackingbenjamins.com)
- Frazer Rice talks with Paul Sullivan on the launch of the 'The Company of Dads.' (frazerrice.com)
Housing
- A hot housing market increases the risks of buying a home, especially for the first time. (wsj.com)
- In high-risk areas, retirees are getting squeezed by higher home insurance premiums. (nytimes.com)
- The emotional impact of paying off your mortgage. (whitecoatinvestor.com)
- More families are getting priced out of the housing market. (wsj.com)
Taxes
- A mini-retirement can open up some tax opportunities. (joshovermyer.com)
- Why your retirement savings may make you unbalanced from a tax perspective. (humbledollar.com)
- The IRS is backing off its plan to use ID.me to verify identities. (washingtonpost.com)
- When does your hobby become a business? (humbledollar.com)
Time and money
- Nick Maggiulli, "How you invest your time is far more important than how you invest your portfolio. In other words, asset allocation matters, but attention allocation matters far more." (ofdollarsanddata.com)
- How the utility of money changes over your lifetime, especially in retirement. (youngandthrifty.ca)
- You don't have to 'die with zero,' but you should be intentional with your time and money. (radreads.co)
Spending
- Is Amazon Prime still worth it at $139/year? (wsj.com)
- Funeral services are going direct-to-consumer. (nytimes.com)
Personal finance
- Fund companies are not on your side. (whitecoatinvestor.com)
- The power of identifying with your future self. (bbc.com)
- Why it's so easy to spend that extra dollar. (collaborativefund.com)
- Everything in life is about tradeoffs. (humbledollar.com)
- How to simplify your financial life. (onefrugalgirl.com)
- How to superfund a 529 account. (whitecoatinvestor.com)
- There are no secrets to getting rich. (okdork.com)
