Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the 90/10 rule when it comes to relocating.
Quote of the Day
"Money is just a tool for life and loving money is like loving the theater ticket while you sleep through the performance."
(Cullen Roche)
Chart of the Day
The $200,000 starter home has disappeared from the housing market.
Work
- Jack Raines, "Money can buy you freedom, but the never-ending pursuit of money is a prison of its own." (youngmoney.co)
- Is $200,000 a good annual income. It depends... (ofdollarsanddata.com)
- How to prepare for a layoff before it actually happens. (nytimes.com)
Family
- Mixing love and money is always challenging. (joylere.substack.com)
- How 'micro-conversations' can help a couple manage their money relationship. (nytimes.com)
- Is lying about money to a loved one, cheating? (riaintel.com)
401(k) plans
- When a 401(k) loan makes sense. (blairbellecurve.com)
- Fidelity, Vanguard and Alight Solutions are going to make it easier to move small 401(k) balances. (nytimes.com)
Retirement
- A lack of purpose in retirement can come as a big shock. (humbledollar.com)
- Why it's worth thinking about how you will spend your time in retirement. (contessacapitaladvisors.com)
- Friends are key to a satisfying retirement. (humbledollar.com)
- Why getting a mortgage in retirement is challenging. (mansionglobal.com)
- What Tom Brady can teach us about retirement. (theatlantic.com)
Personal finance
- What lessons can we take away from major finance theories. (humbledollar.com)
- What it looks like to be financially healthy. (thomaskopelman.com)
- How to play defense with your money. (dariusforoux.com)
- It's okay to recalibrate in different stages of life. (bloomberg.com)
- 529-to-Roth IRA conversions reduce the risk of overfunding a 529 plan. (blairbellecurve.com)
- On the unspoken risks of NOT retiring early. (whitecoatinvestor.com)
- 2023 tax numbers at a glance. (peterlazaroff.com)
- Things to be grateful for. (dariusforoux.com)
