Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at ‘Swedish death cleaning.’
Quote of the Day
"Your personal preferences, appetite for risk (or peace of mind) and simplicity, and good old common sense are just as important to arriving at the right answer as is crunching the numbers."
(Christine Benz)
College
- What to do when appealing a college's financial aid package. (wsj.com)
- Michael Finke and David Blanchett talk with about FASFA and education planning. (podcasts.apple.com)
Work
- The 'Great Resignation' is on but people still need to save for retirement. (nytimes.com)
- 25 things to do before quitting your job including 'Secure loans for major purchases now.' (bitchesgetriches.com)
- If you are going to take a career swing, take a big one. (ft.com)
Spending
- How much should you spend on so-called 'experiences'? (humbledollar.com)
- Why Disney ($DIS) is no longer affordable to many. (wapo.st)
- There's no harm in asking for a discount. (humbledollar.com)
Personal finance
- When it comes to money you are not competing with anyone else. (fortunesandfrictions.com)
- Some cringeworthy financial advice including 'Everyone should have permanent life insurance.' (thomaskopelman.com)
- Given that many people ascribe to various conspiracy theories, why do we think they should invest rationally? (tonyisola.com)
- Parents can give their children a leg up by helping them fund their Roth IRAs. (humbledollar.com)
- How to think about an RMD-based withdrawal strategy. (humbledollar.com)
- Five apps to save you time and/or hassle. (spilledcoffee.substack.com)