In today’s world of Twitter Feeds, Email Updates, and Instant Messenger, if you want to get ahead, it’s all about constant connection, right? WRONG! At least according to one of the most life changing books I’ve read recently. At its core, Deep Work by Cal Newport makes a bold claim. All that stuff about having […]
Archives for November 2020
21 Warren Buffett Recommended Books: From Beginner to Pro
If you’re looking for reading recommendations, why not ask Warren Buffet? After all, Buffett’s been known to read up to 1,000 pages per day. And no, that wasn’t a typo… In fact, when asked for his #1 tip for success, Buffett famously told students to read 500 pages a day: Read 500 pages like this […]
Reader Mailbag 6: A confession about podcasts, 15 vs. 30 year mortgages, and more!
*Disclaimer #2: I am not a professional, and MyMoneyWizard.com is an opinion-based blog. Nothing on this website should be considered financial advice. Hey all! Welcome to the sixth sort-of-monthly reader mailbag. Big thanks to everyone who’s sent in questions. Hope these answers help you out! And yes, that “hope” word choice is me covering for […]
Is inflation total bullsh*t? Why some people think the government is lying to us. (And what it means for YOU)
Hang around the personal financial section of the internet for long enough, and you’ll eventually find a contingent of people claiming something more than a little extreme – that the government’s official rate of inflation is rigged. And it has been for over 40 years… Now, if this is true, it’s obviously a HUGE deal. […]
UPDATE: How We Side Hustled $7,149 in 15 months for Our Wedding!
A little over a year ago, I got engaged. Hooray! But millions of people get engaged all the time, so that’s not exactly worth writing a blog post about. What was worth writing about was our tiny wedding budget – just $2,750. But Lady Money Wizard and I thought we could do even better. What […]
