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How to Get Lucky
https://sahilbloom.substack.com/p/how-to-get-lucky • 9 min
20 ways to expand your luck surface area & create more luck
How to Enjoy Life When Everything is More Expensive
https://dariusforoux.com/enjoy-life • 3 min
How do you enjoy life when everything is more expensive? You don’t want to spend too much. But living without pleasure is also no good.
What The World Looks Like to the Super-Wealthy ❧ Current Affairs
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2023/09/what-the-world-looks-like-to-the-super-wealthy • 20+ min
Michael Mechanic, who has studied the lives of the super-rich, talks about strange bubble inhabited by the 1%.
The Dark Side of Credit Card Rewards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49OZIDqsksE
Earn 75,000 bonus miles! Double cash back! Free flights! Discounts galore!The enticements for credit card rewards programs promise fantasies. And for the pri...
How to Use Envelope Budgeting to Increase Your Savings
https://mint.intuit.com/blog/budgeting/envelope-budgeting • 4 min
Having a hard time saving your hard-earned money each month? Maybe it’s time to consider the envelope budgeting method. This money management strategy forces you to accurately budget your expenses …
Too much stuff: can we solve our addiction to consumerism?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/28/too-much-stuff-can-we-solve-our-addiction-to-consumerism • 15+ min
The long read: Alarmed by the rising tide of waste we are all creating, my family and I decided to try to make do with much less. But while individual behaviour is important, real change will require…
A Few Laws of Getting Rich
https://collabfund.com/blog/a-few-laws-of-getting-rich • 9 min
There are 13 divorces among the 10 richest men in the world. Seven of the top ten have been divorced at least once. Correlation isn’t causation, and that sample size is tiny. But a statistic that is…
How to Spend Less Without Depriving Yourself
https://dariusforoux.com/spend-less • 4 min
How can you spend less without feeling like you're depriving yourself? The key is to make it simple and sustainable. Here's how.
I have no idea how much money I have
https://radreads.co/i-have-no-idea-how-much-money-i-have
Emma Chamberlain, a 22-year-old YouTuber worth $20 million, has drawn mixed reactions online for not checking her financial statements, with some viewing it as irresponsibility and others as a form of freedom. This contrasts with the meticulous financial vigilance seen in communities like FatFIRE, highlighting diverse approaches to wealth management and personal values.
If money doesn’t buy happiness, you’re spending it wrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTcn9evL644
These money experts say you can buy happiness. There are some red flags to look out for, though.Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/c...
What your credit score actually means
https://www.vox.com/videos/2023/12/14/24000469/what-does-credit-score-mean • 1 min
It’s not just you. Credit scores are confusing as hell.
The Beginner's Guide to Financial Success
https://twocents.lifehacker.com/the-beginners-guide-to-financial-success-1843417840 • 8 min
The hardest part about managing your finances is getting started.
How Much Money Do I Need to be Rich? — Tom Greene
https://tomgreene.com/blog/Wealth/gap/richest/Americans/poverty • 7 min
Pretty much everyone wants to be rich—not purely for the sake of money, but for the fragile promise of happiness that comes with being a total baller. But, what does it mean to be rich today? How much…
Money Can't Buy Happiness. But It Can Set You Free.
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The Long Shadow of Checks
https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/the-long-shadow-of-checks • 11+ min
A lot of more modern financial infrastructure follows the paths blazed by checks, at least in the U.S.
How to save money on clothes shopping
https://www.you.co.uk/how-to-save-money-on-clothes-shopping • 3 min
From being patient to cheating a bit, Anna Pursglove reveals how fashion’s smartest shoppers bag a bargain.
“Cash is KING” they used to say – but can that still be true today?
https://www.mouthymoney.co.uk/saving/cash-is-king-they-used-to-say-but-can-that-still-be-true-today • 3 min
Finance Dee shares her personal journey adopting the cash envelope system for budgeting, highlighting both its advantages and drawbacks.
The impossible paradox of car ownership
https://www.vox.com/23753949/cars-cost-ownership-economy-repossession • 17+ min
For many working-class Americans, cars are a burden and a necessity.
How to Sign Your Kid up for Sports Without Going Broke
https://money.com/save-money-on-kids-sports • 8 min
On average, families spend $700 per child, per sport annually.
7 Expert Opinions I Agree With (That Most People Don't)
https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2023/08/08/expert-opinions • 6 min
Following my mind-is-a-computer essay, I cover seven other popular-among-experts-but-widely-disbelieved opinions I agree with!