Spending & Saving
In my world, there are two types of people: People who are desperately trying to control their spending habits and feel borderline out of control or unable to cut back People who are so obsessed with frugality that the act of spending money (whether necessary or not) causes physical pain It certainly begs the question […]
With the potential exception of personal care products, food budgets are where most good financial intentions go to die. I have a few theories about why this is: Like money, our relationship with food is emotional. We eat when we’re hungry, bored, tired, cranky, happy, sad – it’s as much an activity as a means of […]
2025 Update: In 2022, we invited a pro-leasing guest on the show to discuss how, when, and why leasing a vehicle might make sense. Enjoy! Because I spent the morning getting my car appraised at CarMax like the good money blogger I am, it felt like the perfect day to sit down and write this […]
This post will probably feel a little counterintuitive given the fact that I constantly promote earning as much as humanly possible, so let’s get one thing absolutely clear upfront: Earning more will skyrocket your investing journey to eventual freedom, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t know how to spend less. I won’t waste time […]