Making purposeful purchases and avoiding impulse buys are important components of budgeting and attaining financial independence. No matter how hard my wife and I try to avoid purchasing unnecessary items, over time, these things accumulate, and we have to reevaluate what we own. Thankfully, the frequency of these cleanouts has continually decreased the more we […]
Behavioral Finance
Monkeys can teach us the dangers of social media comparisons
More depressed after looking at Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram? Feel like everyone else is winning out there? You are not alone. I cut the Facebook cord a few years ago and never looked back. We cut cable in the house last Fall and immediately felt happier without watching the news. I didn’t realize that this […]