The Money Rundown is a collection of articles and other content I’ve enjoyed over the week and think you’ll find beneficial.

My goal is to empower as many of you to take control of your lives by taking control of your finances as I can. Providing quality content, whether mine or others’, furthers that goal.

(By the way, I love reading new content, so please feel free to share anything interesting you come across with me via email or on Twitter.)

Now on to this week’s Money Rundown!

Great content from the interwebs

People Who Have Never Lived In Poverty Should Stop Telling Poor People What To Do (Everyday Feminism via Medium)

All. Of. This.

The FIRE movement is definitely having a moment right now, but we forget that for some the lifestyle championed in the movement is not a choice. It’s a necessity. It’s not always as easy as “just spend less and earn more.” This article breaks it all down and then some.

This one really resonated with me because my husband and I both grew up in single mom households. Our moms did the best they could for us while they worked to better their situations.

They figured out ways to make their money stretch and somehow kept us and our siblings from realizing the true state of our financial situations. (For example, I didn’t know why we got free lunch at school; we just did.)

There are systemic issues in our society, especially surrounding race in this country, that make the issue of personal finance more complex for some people than we try to make it.

Why $1M Might Not Be Enough for My Retirement Dreams (or Yours) (Yahoo!)

In this post, Amy of Life Zemplified explains how the oft-touted 7-figure retirement balance we’re supposed to strive for may not last as long as we’d think.

Various factors could mean that retirees see their money dwindling and not stretching nearly as far as they expect.

The Best Order of Operations for You to Pay for College (The College Investor)

Wondering what the best options for paying for college are? Robert walks through the available sources of funding for college in order of best to worst.

Guess which source lands at the bottom of the list…

Why I Don’t Consider Myself Frugal (Smile & Conquer)

Sarah sums up my feelings on frugality perfectly. Life is about balance. I’m all for financial independence, but I’m not willing to sacrifice as much as some others are to get there.

How Our Family of 4 Visited Disney World Without Breaking The Bank (Winning Personal Finance)

I like this article because it provides some great tips to help you plan a Disney trip on a budget.

Mr. TMG and I won’t be ready to attempt this trip with our little ones for a while, but it’s nice to know some practical ways to experience the magic while saving money at the same time.

The latest from Their Money Goals

Check out my latest post to learn about the biggest mistake most people make with their money. Are you making the same one?

The Biggest Mistake People Make With Money

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Quote of the week

“It’s not who you are that holds you back; it’s who you think you’re not.” — Unknown

That’s it for this week. What did you think of these posts? Anything interesting you came across this week that I should read? 

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