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.
Videos
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How to Make $3k per Month - The Digital Nomad Playbook
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If money doesn’t buy happiness, you’re spending it wrong
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Money Can't Buy Happiness. But It Can Set You Free.
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You don’t need a degree to make 6 figures. Here’s why.
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The Dark Side of Credit Card Rewards
Earn 75,000 bonus miles! Double cash back! Free flights! Discounts galore!The enticements for credit card rewards programs promise fantasies. And for the pri...
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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.
«It can be frustrating when we make plans and they don’t pan out because of external circumstances. But the frustration only doubles when you don’t accept the situation.»
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 Use Envelope Budgeting to Increase Your Savings
Having a hard time saving your hard-earned money each month? Maybe it’s time to consider the envelope budgeting method. This money management strategy forces you to accurately budget your expenses …
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How to Spend Less Without Depriving Yourself
How can you spend less without feeling like you're depriving yourself? The key is to make it simple and sustainable. Here's how.
What If Money Expired?
A long-forgotten German economist argued that society and the economy would be better off if money was a perishable good. Was he an anarchist crank or the prophet of a better world?
«Money is abstract, absurd. It’s a belief system, a language, a social contract. Money is trust. But the rules aren’t fixed in stone.”»
Not in my backyard: a tool for living beyond your means
Not-in-my-backyard-ism functions as a tool for financial leverage and taking what one can't afford.
Must know money: Airlines could be banned from charging extra for bags and seats
Michael Taggart November 15, 2023
Passive income: Can easy side hustles earn big money?
Creators are touting passive income schemes that promise big returns for little effort. Can it work?
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles in Personal Finance—all under 10 minutes.
A Few Laws of Getting Rich
There are 13 divorces among the 10 richest men in the world. Seven of the top ten have been divorced at least once. Correlation isn’t causation, and that sample size is tiny. But a statistic that is…
«Most of what makes you happy in life has nothing to do with money, and realizing that once you have money can be a painful admission»
7 Expert Opinions I Agree With (That Most People Don't)
Following my mind-is-a-computer essay, I cover seven other popular-among-experts-but-widely-disbelieved opinions I agree with!
«Since knowledge and skills are more specific than general intelligence, that may be less than we desire, but it still matters a lot.»
How Much Money Do I Need to be Rich? — Tom Greene
Pretty much everyone wants to be rich—not purely for the sake of money, but for the fragile promise of happiness that comes with being a total baller. But, what does it mean to be rich today? How much…
«In America, Canada and most of Europe our pets sleep in better conditions than many people in other countries.»
Rich and Anonymous
I think there’s an “ideal” net worth for everyone, when money not only stops bringing pleasure but becomes a social liability. And that number is probably lower than most people think. Business…
«They figured out what so many other people – the rich, the middle class, the aspiring rich, and everyone in between – failed to recognize.»
Don't get the Porsche
Don't regret buying the Porsche because you'll feel like a "d-bag" at the soccer pick-up. You may be more infatuated with the idea of owning expensive things than actually owning them, as the distant idea is more appealing than the reality.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Personal Finance.
The impossible paradox of car ownership
For many working-class Americans, cars are a burden and a necessity.
What The World Looks Like to the Super-Wealthy ❧ Current Affairs
Michael Mechanic, who has studied the lives of the super-rich, talks about strange bubble inhabited by the 1%.
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: Summary, Notes, Review
Rating: 8/10. Read this book and your life is guaranteed to be a success. Jokes aside, this collection is really one of the most dense packages of modern wisdom and easily applicable mental models out…
The Myth of the Broke Millennial
After a rough start, the generation is thriving. Why doesn’t it feel that way?
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.»
Thought Leaders
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Annie Lowrey
Staff writer @TheAtlantic, author of "Give People Money," working a book called "The Time Tax." Not here often, please say hi on annie@theatlantic.com.
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saasboi, cofounder fathom analytics host of “call paul” podcast
Barron's
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She Negotiates
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Personal Finance
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