The Best Articles in Personal Finance
The most useful articles and videos in Personal Finance from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Personal Finance Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Personal Finance by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Videos
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How to Make $3k per Month - The Digital Nomad Playbook
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The most powerful way to think about money
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If money doesn’t buy happiness, you’re spending it wrong
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The Beginner's Guide to Financial Success
The hardest part about managing your finances is getting started.
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How to Enjoy Life When Everything is More Expensive
How do you enjoy life when everything is more expensive? You don’t want to spend too much. But living without pleasure is also no good.
«When you look at history, you’ll notice that the platitude is right: History doesn’t repeat, it rhymes.»
How to Sign Your Kid up for Sports Without Going Broke
On average, families spend $700 per child, per sport annually.
How to save money on clothes shopping
From being patient to cheating a bit, Anna Pursglove reveals how fashion’s smartest shoppers bag a bargain.
How to Get Lucky
20 ways to expand your luck surface area & create more luck
How to Start Retirement Planning in Your 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s
Start where you are with what you have.
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Visualized: The Most (and Least) Expensive Cities to Live In
From New York to Damascus, this infographic uses EIU cost of living data to rank the world's most and least expensive cities to live in
Earning More Money Actually Does Make People Happier: Study
Forget the old wisdom about happiness leveling out after $75,000 in earnings.
Save Money by Cleaning Out Your Google Drive or Gmail
Don't pay for extra storage. Follow these tips and tricks instead.
Animated Chart: The Benefits of Investing Early in Life
In May 2022, the South Asian nation of Sri Lanka defaulted on its debt for the first time. The country’s government was given a 30-day grace period to cover $78 million in unpaid interest, but…
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Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles in Personal Finance—all under 10 minutes.
FOMO: The Worst Financial Trait
Jan 19, 2023 SHARE ↓ A funny thing about money is that it’s a negative art. You often have a better chance of accumulating more of it by getting rid of bad traits vs. acquiring good ones. Most…
«FOMO is also ruinous because it forces you into short-termism. If you only bought an investment because it went up, you’ll be the first to panic when it inevitably goes down.»
Here's what being filthy rich in Europe looked like in 1000 BC, 1 AD, and 1000 AD
Studying the display of personal wealth across time can help us better understand the history of socioeconomic inequality.
How to change the subtle money habits that shape your daily spending
These 5 research-backed tips can turn bad habits into financial gain.
Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes
NEW YORK (AP) — Across the country, there’s a silent frustration brewing about an age-old practice that many say is getting out of hand: tipping. Some fed-up consumers are posting rants on social…
Most day traders end up losing money over time. Here’s why.
Here’s why day trading is an extremely difficult pursuit, and what’s likely to happen when inexperienced traders get in over their heads.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Personal Finance.
The Art and Science of Spending Money
Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch once nearly died of a heart attack. Years later he was asked what went through his mind while he was being rushed to the hospital in what could have been his…
«Psychologist Jonathan Haidt says people don’t communicate on social media; they perform for one another. Spending money is like that, too.»
Against Homeownership
Real estate should be treated as consumption, not investment.
Why inheritance is the dirty secret of the middle classes
Forget boomers v millennials: is the real divide between people who inherit from their parents – and those who don’t?
THE ART OF MONEY GETTING
The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Art of Money Getting, by P. T. Barnum This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it…
What's the deal with all those weird wrong-number texts?
Digging into the world of "pig-butchering" scams
Thought Leaders
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Annie Lowrey
Staff writer for @TheAtlantic, author of "Give People Money." I don't see DMs or check this space often, so please say hi on annie@theatlantic.com.
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She Negotiates
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Personal Finance
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Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Personal Finance, including:
Money
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Kiplinger
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Visual Capitalist
Data-driven visual content focused on global trends, investing, technology, and the economy.
Big Think
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