Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at why FIRE is ultimately an empty goal.
Quote of the Day
"Good healthcare and education were relatively rare for older generations, but today they’re necessities. And so the hamster wheel keeps spinning because we keep putting more and more needs on the wheel."
(Cullen Roche)
Personal finance
- Nobody knows what is going to happen in the stock market next year. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Three ways to simplify your portfolio in 2023. (morningstar.com)
- Some common personal finance misunderstandings including 'Extending your tax return filing doesn’t extend your ability to pay.' (flowfp.com)
- The more you know about money, the less you need to think about it. (humbledollar.com)
- Why 'resiliency and optionality' is a goal everyone should pursue. (rogersplanning.blogspot.com)
- A lot goes into buying a home besides mortgage interest rates. (thisisthetop.substack.com)
- 'What's-my-number-itis' talk can be addictive. (contessacapitaladvisors.com)
- FSAs promise benefits, but just provide complexity and frustration. (wapo.st)
- Ten characteristics of winning personal finance content including 'lists.' (humbledollar.com)