Sometimes, rational thinking doesn’t work as well as we think it should. On decision making, my foolish basketball bet, and the Sleep Test.

Step by step instructions for setting up and automating a target retirement fund.

Implications of the unpredictable.

How much should we work? What should it look like?

Sometimes, personal finance media makes accumulating large sums of money seem easy. A little bit of digging can help us sort out more realistic scenarios so we’re better prepared.

In the mid 90s, my neighbors a few houses down had the Nintendo 64 video game console, and I was obsessed. A fair number of days were spent attempting to go over and play more Mario Kart 64, and my neighbor friends, after a short while, became visibly annoyed when I asked to play for the umpteenth time.

Human inertia makes the Roth a better choice for many.

I remember a six month stretch in my early twenties when I felt sorry for myself. I had a job with long hours and occasional travel to remote parts of Nebraska, doing work I hated.