I dug into the longread Doomsday prepping for less crazy folk today. The title pretty much says it all - I prefer to call it "evidence-based doomsday prepping". Effective preparedness can be simple, but it has to be rooted in an honest and … [Read the rest]
This WSJ article is the first mainstream financial article that I've seen discuss the high interest rates paid on Bitcoin and stablecoin (cryptocurrency backed by a "stable" asset like the US dollar). I am (again) not a cryptocurrency expert, but … [Read the rest]
Although I'm still decades away from Social Security, I see a constant stream of articles about the "best" time to start taking benefits. Often, you are told to delay claiming until age 70, as you will receive a more valuable, inflation-adjusted, … [Read the rest]
While it is understandable that most talk about "retirement planning" concerns money, a truly successful retirement requires more than that. Coincidentally, the same week I was pondering the Components of Happiness, I also stumbled upon a 6-year … [Read the rest]
The TD Double Up card is a new cashback rewards credit card from TD Bank which earns up to 2% flat cash back on all eligible purchases without worrying about the merchant or category. 1% cash back on purchases + 1% cash back when you redeem … [Read the rest]
Perhaps it is because I somehow ended up buying $5,000 in gold coins a couple weeks ago, but I've been doing some reading about gold again. The stock market is at higher and higher valuations, while the Fed promises that interest rates will stay … [Read the rest]
Krispy Kreme is giving away a free Original Glazed doughnut if you show them your COVID-19 vaccination card. This is valid once a day, every day for the rest of 2021! Valid in-store or drive-thru in participating US locations. No purchase … [Read the rest]
Update: As of 4/8/21, the ZYNLO website now lists their money market as "no longer available", although the rate is still 1.25% APY if you opened it in time. The savings account pays 0.80% APY and still includes the roundups. There is a new … [Read the rest]
As part of the first week of The Science of Well Being (AKA the "Yale happiness" class), I was assigned two psychological surveys meant to measure my baseline happiness: PERMA Profiler (Positive emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and … [Read the rest]
Want to take a free online class together with me (and 3.3 million other people)? The NYT had a nice profile of the free online course The Science of Well-Being offered by Yale University on Coursera. (It was the most popular class ever taught at … [Read the rest]
I own inflation-linked bonds as part of my investment portfolio. Specifically, Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) make up about 1/3rd of the bond portion, or 10% of my total portfolio. I go into more detail in my post Reasons To Own … [Read the rest]
Neighborhood Nosh (formerly iDine) is a promotional service allows you to earn cash back when you dine at participating restaurants and pay with your linked credit card. You may already be familiar with using Rewards Network to earn airline and … [Read the rest]
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