Why cutting spending isn’t the key to financial fortune.
Personal Finance
Climbing the Wealth Ladder
On the 6 levels of wealth and why affluence increases in steps.
How to Spend Money
Psychological tricks for worry-free spending.
The Financial Turing Test
Is there a way to quickly determine if someone is a financial expert?
Eating Your Own Cooking
The one question that is useful as a financial networking tip and reveals how I invest my own money.
Should You Take the Annuity or the Lump Sum?
Deciding whether to take an annuity or the lump sum can be a complex decision. I provide a clearer framework for analyzing the tradeoffs in this decision.
The Goldilocks Zone of Personal Finance
Why do the poor and the rich have the most trouble dealing with their finances? This week I discuss the downsides of wealth and how to avoid them.
Stop the Financial Pornography!
I call out the financial media for normalizing exceptional financial circumstances.
The Problem With Most Financial Advice
On survivorship bias, the post hoc fallacy, and why personal finance has gotten a bit too…personal.
The Money We Don’t Talk About
There are some personal finance topics that people are too afraid to discuss in public. I address some of these topics and why they are so taboo.