Classic Billfold: Visiting Hogwarts When You’re Broke
To celebrate The Billfold, we’re sharing some of our favorite posts. This piece originally published on September 23, 2014. Read old comments via the Wayback…
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How Much Money Do I Need to Retire?
Many people worry whether or not they’re saving enough money for retirement. To make matters more complicated, there is a lot of conflicting information out…
5 Great Money Tips from Top Finance Blogs
Did you know that here, at modestmoney.com, we keep a regularly updated ranking of the top finance blogs? The Web is abundant in personal finance…
Why the Muppets Defaulted on Their Student Loans
No one is immune from student loans these days. Even the Muppets, who have worked hard to build a vast media empire over the past…
Must-Have Money Habits for 2019
We’re far enough into 2019 that you can say you’re either continuing strong with your new year’s resolutions, or that you haven’t thought about it…
Navigating The Preschool Admissions Process: Getting In And $1,000 Application Fees
When my wife was pregnant in late 2016, a friend told me, “You need to apply to preschool within the first three months after he’s…
How To Invest Your Down Payment If You’re Planning To Buy A House
One of my goals over the next 24 months is to find a larger house for my family of three. Our house is currently about…
Explaining the last “Mambo” of the Markets
We left the week behind with some other significant scare in the markets, especially last Wednesday and Thursday, with the Dow Jones leaving in the…
Luxury and the “influencers”
At first it seemed democratic that many posed with objects forbidden to the majority. Until the luxury went from observer to actor: those who claimed…
