In an amazing coincidence, Target is having their Target Deal Days from June 20-22, overlapping with Amazon Prime Day. The tagline is "3 days of spellbinding savings with no membership fees". New deals will be added every day, with the following … [Read the rest]
The Hustle has an article on 30-year-old early retirees and it serves as a quick introduction to the concept of FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early). For the most part, it profiles young tech workers and engineers with very aggressive … [Read the rest]
Hi everyone, some quick blog maintenance stuff: My current provider (Feedburner) is shutting down as of July 2021. Free Updates via E-mail If you’d like to be automatically sent an e-mail when a new post is published (roughly every weekday), … [Read the rest]
Here's my monthly roundup of the best interest rates on cash as of June 2021, roughly sorted from shortest to longest maturities. I try to find lesser-known opportunities to improve your yield while keeping your principal FDIC-insured or equivalent. … [Read the rest]
As I reach the end of the 10-week free Yale Happiness Course, I definitely recommend this course if you are ready to commit time and effort into making yourself feel better mentally. One of the key points is the G.I. Joe fallacy, which is the false … [Read the rest]
Are stocks too overpriced? Is inflation coming to crush bonds? The media is not incentivized to tell you what is often the best advice: do absolutely nothing. If you still want to take action, consider rebalancing your portfolio. If you've … [Read the rest]
The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program provides a temporary discount on monthly broadband bills for qualifying households. This program is separate and in addition to the the existing Lifeline program. They have only been running for a week and … [Read the rest]
(Update: This 5/24 opportunity is no longer available. You can still sign up for an account and be alerted of the next opportunity roughly 48 hours prior.) New deal May 24th, 2021. The US Mint regularly releases limited-edition coins to … [Read the rest]
Interest rates remain very low, which makes people more willing to take some risk for "just a little bit higher" interest rates. This has renewed interest in the financing arms of many automotive brands that offer "demand notes" which they use to … [Read the rest]
Tether is the largest US dollar stablecoin in the world, with a market cap of about $58 billion. Stablecoins are supposed to be backed by an equal amount of fiat money held in a trust account. 1 USDT should be backed by $1 USD. But how do you … [Read the rest]
I was saddened to hear the news of the passing of David Swensen, a well-known investor, endowment fund manager, and educator. From the NY Times obituary: David Swensen, a money manager who gave up a lucrative Wall Street career to oversee Yale … [Read the rest]
There are now trillions of dollars held by Target Date Funds (TDFs) inside employer-sponsored retirement plans like 401k's and 403b's, but you still don't see much coverage on them in the financial media. Perhaps they are too boring to grab clicks … [Read the rest]
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