Money Roundup: Hoping for a Stock Plunge, Don't Over-Focus on the Markets, and More

Feb 16, 2018
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Here’s our linkfest for a midwinter Friday. Enjoy!

And from other websites and blogs...

  • Taking stock (Jonathan Clements, Humble Dollar). Don’t over-focus on the stock market. Instead, think about your overall financial picture.

  • Seth Klarman on risk management (Novel Investor). Klarman is one of America’s most successful investors, but he keeps a rather low profile. This piece contains a few good quotes from his highly regarded (and hard-to-find) 1991 book, Margin of Safety.

  • Building financial empathy (J.D. Roth, Get Rich Slowly). Do you tend to roll your eyes over stupid things people do with money? This is a good article to read and think about.

  • One year later: How we make it as a one-car family in the suburbs (Holly Johnson, The Simple Dollar). If you can work out the logistics, cutting back to one car can be a big money saver.

  • Why we began giving our age as a percentage (Bob Lotich, SeedTime). When Bob was 31, he sensed the Lord challenging him to give away 31% of his income. Now he’s 37, and the adventure continues.

Have a comment about downsizing to one car? Or about giving till it hurts? Or about any of the other articles above? Meet us in the comments section below!

Written by

Joseph Slife

Joseph Slife

Joseph Slife has been a news writer for the Associated Press, a college instructor, and a radio host. He and his wife Joye have three grown sons.

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