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Pay Off Debt or Invest? Where Dave Ramsey Is Right and Where the Math Disagrees

Pay Off Debt or Invest? Where Dave Ramsey Is Ri...

A simple three-rung rule for choosing between paying down debt and investing, based on your interest rate, the research, and what peace of mind is worth.

Pay Off Debt or Invest? Where Dave Ramsey Is Ri...

A simple three-rung rule for choosing between paying down debt and investing, based on your interest rate, the research, and what peace of mind is worth.

4 Financial Checks to Make Before October Ends (Holiday Budget Edition)

4 Financial Checks to Make Before October Ends ...

Set your holiday spending number, check account headroom, audit subscriptions and face your debt before the holidays take over. Three months is still plenty of time.

4 Financial Checks to Make Before October Ends ...

Set your holiday spending number, check account headroom, audit subscriptions and face your debt before the holidays take over. Three months is still plenty of time.

50/30/20 Is a Starting Point, Not a Rule: Is Your Version Working?

50/30/20 Is a Starting Point, Not a Rule: Is Yo...

Your needs might be 60% and that’s okay. Why flexible budgets beat perfect ones, plus two honest checks to see whether your version of 50/30/20 is working.

50/30/20 Is a Starting Point, Not a Rule: Is Yo...

Your needs might be 60% and that’s okay. Why flexible budgets beat perfect ones, plus two honest checks to see whether your version of 50/30/20 is working.

Loss Aversion: Why the Fear of Losing Drives Your Money Decisions

Loss Aversion: Why the Fear of Losing Drives Yo...

Losses hurt about twice as much as equivalent gains feel good. See where loss aversion shows up in investing and everyday money choices, and how to design around it.

Loss Aversion: Why the Fear of Losing Drives Yo...

Losses hurt about twice as much as equivalent gains feel good. See where loss aversion shows up in investing and everyday money choices, and how to design around it.

What Financial Stress Does to Your Brain

What Financial Stress Does to Your Brain

Financial stress isn’t just a feeling, it measurably impairs decision-making. Here’s the bandwidth tax, the tunneling effect and what the research says actually helps.

What Financial Stress Does to Your Brain

Financial stress isn’t just a feeling, it measurably impairs decision-making. Here’s the bandwidth tax, the tunneling effect and what the research says actually helps.

4 Financial Checks to Do Before the Last Four Months of the Year

4 Financial Checks to Do Before the Last Four M...

September beats January for a money reset. Four checks, one Sunday morning, and a bonus Halloween budget to set you up before the holidays arrive.

4 Financial Checks to Do Before the Last Four M...

September beats January for a money reset. Four checks, one Sunday morning, and a bonus Halloween budget to set you up before the holidays arrive.