I've enjoyed every one of Richard Wiseman's books - the latest being 59 Seconds. There's so much nonsense advice handed out in the self-help world nowadays (and it's been made worse by *some* bloggers IMO), it drives me crazy. Books like 59 Seconds or research-based blogs like PsyBlog (who has had a
Category Archives: financial independence
Quick and (sort of) dirty retirement calculators
Oops, I don't mean "retirement" calculators - since use of the R-word is fraught with controversy. Let's call them financial independence calculators. Besides, I don't even have a category called "retirement", only "financial independence". Here's an offering for Canadians from the Globe and Mail: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/pages/retirementplan/ This nifty little tool also allows you to ...
Maintaining motivation to save
And save. And save. First Gen American posted that saving isn't as motivating as paying off debt. The big thrill for Sandy was opening up her loan statements and seeing the balance go down. Canadian Dream did it by keeping focused on other things. (But then why is Tim's blog called Canadian ...
The War of Money
Although I (sort of) care about where Punny Money has been, some of you may have noticed that I haven't written for awhile and wonder where I've been. Or at least I hope you noticed. I've been plotting. Not for world domination, although that sounds kind of fun. Just a novel. I don't keep a ...
Library reads – retirement edition
Having been without a computer the last couple of weeks and not wanting to use my kids' much, I've been devouring a number of retirement books on loan from the library. In my reading, I've confirmed to myself that: a) I don't want to "retire-retire" and b) there are probably multiple vocations / avocations out there ...
Can’t retire early because of health care? Really?
In the reader story I had over at Get Rich Slowly a few months ago, a number of people said basically: "I'd love to retire early, but I can't. I'd have to pay for my health care out of pocket and that's not possible. You Canadians can do stuff like that but you have ...
Reaching a new low and the magic “necessities” number
Sometimes there's an inverse relationship between how much you spend and how much fun you have. Sometimes there's a direct relationship between how little you spend and how cold it is. We didn't go downhill skiing over the February long weekend because it was too cold. I was really looking forward to spending that money damnit. On ...