Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the challenges of getting off the hedonic treadmill.
Quote of the Day
"Sometimes, it’s hard for practical people to enjoy money. We’re too used to saving and avoiding spending that we sometimes forget ourselves. It’s all about being self-aware."
(Darius Foroux)
Podcasts
- Christine Benz and Jeff Ptak talk with Cameron Huddleston who is the author of "Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations With Your Parents About Their Finances." (morningstar.com)
- On the importance of getting stated. A Q&A with Paco de Leon author of "Finance for the People: Getting a Grip on Your Finances." (vox.com)
Student loans
- There's a lot to like (and dislike) in the student loan forgiveness plan. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- What you need to know about everything going on with student loans. (whitecoatinvestor.com)
- Who student debt relief helps the most. (axios.com)
Career
- Focus on building skill and experience, not 'personal brand.' (commoncog.com)
- How to arrange your finances so you can take a career break. (genyplanning.com)
Sequence of returns
- Flexibility is important in dealing with sequence of returns risk. (wsj.com)
- It's not just retirees that face sequence of returns risk. (morningstar.com)
Personal finance
- Too many people are 'white knuckling' their finances. (thereformedbroker.com)
- 41 hard-earned life lessons including 'Don’t shame people. It makes them dig in deeper.' (tonyisola.com)
- Some thoughts on with "Die With Zero" by Bill Perkins. (okdork.com)
- The upsides (and downsides) of being wealthy. (monevator.com)
- What to do at 26 when you get kicked off your parent's health insurance. (morningstar.com)
- How FedNow will change consumer banking and payments. (axios.com)
- Higher mortgage rates are going to make it harder to move. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- What to consider when taking a pension payout. (obliviousinvestor.com)
- On the human drive to collect stuff. (humbledollar.com)
