Three categories have an outsized impact on your ability to save. Here are some ways to scale them back.
Category Archives: Mindset
This Is How Much Money It Takes to Retire (or Just Be Financially Independent)
How much money you need to be financially independent isn’t based on your income — it’s based on what you spend. Here’s why.
Your Savings Rate: Your Ticket to Financial Independence
Bumping up your personal savings rate by a few percentage points can shave years off of your required working years.
Why “Moving the Sock” Is a Simple Yet Powerful Move
Moving the sock can set you up for future success and help you avoid tragedy.
Reader Question: How Do You Start Talking Finances with a Partner?
Having money conversations that take your individual pasts into context while focusing on your joint future can be incredibly rewarding and sustaining. It just takes a little planning and practice!
72 Things You Can Do While Self-Quarantining (That Aren’t Shopping Online to Try to Stave Off Existential Dread)
Odds are, that thing your ordering online isn’t going to actually give you more control. Here’s a list of 72 things you can do instead of online shopping.
A Beginner’s Guide to Investing (and Busting the Myths That Are Stopping You)
For many people the thought of investing can seem overwhelming. However, a successful investment strategy boils down to two very simple rules.
Motivate Yourself to Reach Your Money (and Life) Goals with These 6 Tips
Working toward your financial goals can feel too overwhelming (or downright scary to even begin) so instead, you keep ignoring it.
Here’s How You Can Transform Your Relationship with Money in 10 Minutes Each Day
You can become proficient in something by spending five minutes each day on it, and just like interest, that knowledge will compound.
Well, I’m Not Actually on a Budget. Instead, I Ask Myself These 4 Questions Before I Buy Anything
These questions help keep my spending well within my “budget” and they make me way less stressed.
Butch On a Budget 