There are few people online that carry as much financial credibility as J.D. Roth. J.D. runs Get Rich Slowly, one of the premier personal finance blogs on the Internet today. Someone recently asked him for a list of his favorite personal finance books, and Roth was happy to comply with a list of 25 of…
Today I just have to let the great folks at Dumb Little Man describe the purpose of their great post, “Make Mistakes, Big and Small, and You Might Learn Something”: We are all afraid of making mistakes. Humiliation, embarrassment, censure and lots of other nasty things can come from simple or significant mistakes. We would…
I just can’t help it. When I find a good game, I will play it constantly until I get sick of it. Right now, Zilch is that game. In the game, you are going one-on-one against another player (could be the computer, could be another player, or you can play online). It’s all about risk:…
I’m not great at sports. In fact, over the years I’ve developed a reputation of being quite lousy. And that reputation is not without merit, either. Watch me throw a football once and you’ll see. For this reason, I ran cross country when I was in grade school and high school. And even then, I…
About two weeks ago, The Practical Nerd put together a great, easy system to track and manage your money without relying on commercial money software. It’s the system I use to keep track of my expenses and income, and it’s darn-near foolproof, while being accessible anywhere. If you haven’t read it, check it out! I…
