“If you haven’t read hundreds of books, you are functionally illiterate, and you will be incompetent, because your personal experiences alone aren’t broad enough to sustain you.”--Jim Mattis, Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead I did not plan for … [Read more]
Why and How to Calculate Your Savings Rate–and Increase by 1 Percent
Time commitment: 20 minutes or more, depending on how long it takes you to decide what to include, and to find the information if you do not have it handy. WHAT is a savings rate, and what should you include in it? A savings rate is the … [Read more]
Seven “Money Funds” You Should Open for Your Goals
Your challenge: Open up at least one "money fund" and automate savings to the account(s) weekly or monthly. Time commitment: one half hour to one hour. I wish I had a better name for "money funds." Many personal finance websites call these … [Read more]
The 5W1H of Checking Your Retirement Savings
This post is part of the 2020 The Clarity Project, a yearlong series of challenges to get organized and simplified with money. Read about the project at this introductory post here. This Week’s SAVE Challenge: Check your retirement savings … [Read more]
An Emergency Fund=Priceless
This post is part of the 2020 The Clarity Project, a yearlong series of challenges to get organized and simplified with money. Read about the project at this introductory post here. January's Clarity Project word theme is SAVE. This Week’s … [Read more]
2020: The Clarity Project: Get Organized and Simplified with Your Money
Sign up below for The Clarity Project to get a year's worth of e-mails with tips and resources for your money. Our life is frittered away by detail. … simplify, simplify.-Henry David Thoreau, Walden 2020: The Clarity Project This year will … [Read more]
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