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Delegator, Validator, or DIYer? Take This Quiz to Find Out What You Are

Delegator, Validator, or DIYer? Take This Quiz to Find Out What You Are

If you're not sure whether you are a delegator, a validator, or a DIYer when it comes to personal finance, here's a guide for you. The post Delegator…

Senate Bill Caps Loans And Cuts Repayment Plans

Senate Bill Caps Loans And Cuts Repayment Plans

Senate bill caps student loans, ends Grad PLUS, and replaces IDR plans with RAP for new borrowers, while existing borrowers must switch plans by 2028…

Is Florida a Gigantic Warning Sign For the Rest of the Country?

Is Florida a Gigantic Warning Sign For the Rest of the Country?

Florida is seeing broad home price declines across many of its metros, with no clear end in sight. Some cities are posting double-digit losses. Condo…

Why I’ll Never Manage Money for Anyone for Free Again

Why I’ll Never Manage Money for Anyone for Free Again

About a year ago, a relative asked me to help manage her money. She had been paying a ~1% asset management fee with Goldman Sachs Asset Management (G…

Autopilot Review: Trade Like Pelosi, Buffett, And More

Autopilot Review: Trade Like Pelosi, Buffett, And More

Autopilot is an investing app that allows you to copy the trades of top investors. Find out how in this full review. The post Autopilot Review: Trad…

I’ve Judged the WCI Scholarship Essays for 5 Years — This Is What I’ve Learned

I’ve Judged the WCI Scholarship Essays for 5 Years — This Is What I’ve Learned

Now that I've been a judge for the WCI scholarship for the past half-decade, let me tell you everything I've learned from the experience. The post I’…

8 Lessons from the Man Who Wrote The Laws of Power

8 Lessons from the Man Who Wrote The Laws of Power

8 key business lessons from the man who wrote The Laws of Power. What no one tells you until it's too late... The post 8 Lessons from the Man Who Wro…

Proposed PSLF Rules May Block Workers From Loan Forgiveness

Proposed PSLF Rules May Block Workers From Loan Forgiveness

Proposed PSLF rule changes could affect millions of public service workers, blocking some from future loan forgiveness. The post Proposed PSLF Rules …

WCICON25 Columnist Panel

WCICON25 Columnist Panel

Sharing one of our fan favorite sessions from WCICON25, as the WCI columnists joined Dr. Jim Dahle to talk about spending extravagantly. The post WCI…

4 Fastest Ways To Improve Your Credit

4 Fastest Ways To Improve Your Credit

Are you in need of a quick credit score boost? If you have a credit score in the mid-to-upper 600s, you may be looking to hit that magical number of …

Why I Don’t Offer Hourly Services

Why I Don’t Offer Hourly Services

"I'd gladly pay you $150 or $200 per hour for a few hours of your time. I'm curious why you don't work hourly?"

Happiness Through Addition

Happiness Through Addition

Happiness Through Subtraction is still an effective strategy, but you need to be aware of the positives you may be removing in the process. Read more…

Solutions for Money Anxiety w/ Financial Therapist Lindsay Bryan-Podvin (Bestie) – Episode 1001

Solutions for Money Anxiety w/ Financial Therapist Lindsay Bryan-Podvin (Bestie) – Episode 1001

There’s more to successfully handling your money than just figuring out the financial nuts and bolts. Money has emotional and psychological component…

Lessons from a Shift in the ER on Christmas Eve

Lessons from a Shift in the ER on Christmas Eve

Last Christmas Eve, I had to take a shift in the ER. Here's what happened and everything I learned from my experience. The post Lessons from a Shift…

Gen Z May Pay More For Less In Social Security

Gen Z May Pay More For Less In Social Security

Social Security may be forced to cut benefits by 2034. What that means for Millennials and Gen Z. The post Gen Z May Pay More For Less In Social Secu…

Apprenticeships And Career Programs Are Booming

Apprenticeships And Career Programs Are Booming

More students are choosing apprenticeships over college as paid career programs expand across industries and states. The post Apprenticeships And Car…

That Funny Feeling

That Funny Feeling

The surgeon general’s pop-up shop, Robert Iger’s faceDiscount Etsy agitprop, Bugles’ take on raceFemale Colonel Sanders, easy answers, civil warThe w…

A Map of All 73 Cities Where Rents Have Dropped This Year

A Map of All 73 Cities Where Rents Have Dropped This Year

Developers built nearly 600,000 apartment units last year, setting a new record. That glut of new supply, coupled with fears over trade war-induced i…

Your Perception of War and Death Depends on Your Experiences

Your Perception of War and Death Depends on Your Experiences

When the U.S. bombed three locations in Iran, my initial reaction was a mix of hope and sadness. Hope—because I wished it might lead to a reduction i…

Ask HTM Anything – Episode 1,000

Ask HTM Anything – Episode 1,000

Join us as we celebrate our 1000th episode with an AMA!!! We are incredibly thankful and fortunate that we’re able to create a podcast for listeners …