Money Psychology

I read an essay the other day from a guy who really, really hates the Financial Independence/Retire Early (FI/RE) movement. Jared, who writes the We’re Gonna Get Those Bastards newsletter, did not mince words: “This is the f***ing stupidest thing I have ever heard of in my life.” As a personal finance writer and semi-loyal […]

Last July, we moved into a new rental house, and despite our excitement about landing in NorCal, leaving Colorado was an exhausting move. By our first day in the new house, my nerves were fraying at the edges. And that’s when I heard it: Beep beep beep. Beeeeeeep, beeeeep, beeeeeep. Beep beep beep.  My husband […]

I’ve written at length (both last week and at the end of 2022) about the realizations that helped me become financially savvy. But I’ve never shared the experience that occurred before those initial W-2 paychecks started coming.  I faced a post-grad experience that will be familiar to most young people: Securing an internship after graduation—rather […]

The other night, my dog Georgia wouldn’t stop throwing up.  Georgia, also known as Beans, and more recently known as Bad Luck Beans, has suffered a string of health issues so unfortunate that most vets shake their heads in pity as they work their way down her chart.  Here’s the short version, if you can […]