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The Three Questions Revisited

Published Thursday, June 6, 2019 - 10:00 by The Simple Dollar

Your Money or Your Life by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin was the book that spurred my financial turnaround. At the very moment when I was realizing I needed to do something drastically different in my life with regards to my finances, this book was the first one that I happened to read from the pile of books that I checked out from the library, and it changed my life. […]

The Easiest Way to Meal Prep That I’ve Found

Published Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - 10:00 by The Simple Dollar

Over the last few years, I’ve done a lot of experimentation with meal prepping, with the goal of having lots of home-cooked meals in the freezer that I can pull out at a moment’s notice. I’ve tried all kinds of different things, sometimes successful and sometimes a complete failure and often in between. […]

Financial Goals and the Arrival Fallacy

Published Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - 10:00 by The Simple Dollar

When I was an undergraduate, I had a dream of getting a job doing the kind of data mining that I was really interested in. I had a wonderful mentor that lit a deep interest in the subject under me and I wanted to do it for the rest of my life. Things will be good then, I thought. […]

How Car Insurance Can Save Your Retirement

Published Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - 08:00 by The Simple Dollar

Your auto insurance does more than safeguard you while you drive. It can also protect some (or all) of your savings, including your retirement. But only if you have enough coverage. If not, you could lose a big chunk of your retirement in the event of a serious at-fault accident. […]

RoadLoans.com Auto Loans Review

Published Monday, June 3, 2019 - 12:16 by The Simple Dollar

RoadLoans.com is an online lending platform that offers auto loans for new or used cars as well as auto loan refinancing. […]

Carvana Used Car Loans Review

Published Monday, June 3, 2019 - 11:48 by The Simple Dollar

Carvana is an online auto dealer that offers an array of used vehicles nationwide along with in-house financing. This means you can shop for a used car and find financing all in one place — online, and from the comfort of your home. Carvana allows you to get pre-qualified for a car loan without a hard inquiry to your credit report. […]

Questions About Treasury Bills, Camping, Old Stoves, Prepaid Tuition, and More!

Published Monday, June 3, 2019 - 10:00 by The Simple Dollar

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Too many credit cards? 2. Recovering from family emergency 3. Homeowner’s emergency fund? 4. Packing for domestic trip 5. Vegetable stock question 6. Old stove unsafe? 7. Trunk camping essentials 8. […]

How Women Can Regain Lost Financial Ground

Published Sunday, June 2, 2019 - 08:00 by The Simple Dollar

When it comes to personal finance and money management, women need to talk more. To be more specific, Natalie Elisha Gold, author of Money Momma: The Women’s Wealth Bible for the Digital Age, says women are not getting educated about money and that often has a lot to do with the fact that it’s seen as a taboo subject. “Women are not talking about money and they don’t know where to turn,” begins Go […]

Inspiration from Yuval Noah Harari, Notability, Heraclitus, Rhiannon Giddens, and More

Published Saturday, June 1, 2019 - 10:00 by The Simple Dollar

Once a month (or so), I share a dozen things that have inspired me to greater personal, professional, and financial success in my life. I hope they bring similar success to your life. 1. […]

Retiring, Sooner or Later

Published Friday, May 31, 2019 - 10:00 by The Simple Dollar

Marie wrote in with a really nice mailbag question: Do you think it’s better to retire a few years early and have to live with a tight budget or keep working for a few more years which will probably be your healthiest years so you can have more money when you retire? I’m 57 and can retire now but things would be lean for me. […]