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
Why millions of people are getting hit with a surprise tax bill this year (Vox)
Have you done your taxes yet?
Of course Mr. TMG and I have so we can get our annual boost to our debt payoff plan. If you haven’t done yours yet, you may be in for an unpleasant surprise this year.
Advocating for Women Has Helped My Career (Optimize Your Life)
Matt is a freakin unicorn, especially in the legal profession.
Men, please recognize the influence you have on women’s ability to succeed in our careers and ultimately our income potential. You can help build women up or shut us out.
Also, as Matt writes, it’s not purely benevolent—you can benefit too.
How to Make a Lot of Money and Fail Financially (Young and the Invested)
I relate to this guest post from Debt & Cupcakes so much.
Mr. TMG and I didn’t spend on exactly the same things, but the same mentality of “work hard, play hard—we deserve it” was definitely there.
P.S. The writing style is just amazing.
Don’t Forget To Play Today (Daily Cup of FIRE)
I completely agree with all of this.
Mr. TMG and I budget in no-questions-asked fun money for each of us every month and save for vacations and other experiences even though we’re still in debt. *gasp*
It’s important to have balance.
The Lost Art of Delayed Gratification (Spills Spot)
(A different) Matt writes about how delaying gratification can help boost your finances.
In our microwave society, it’s so easy to get sucked into having everything we want right now, but as Matt reminds us, we typically live the #YOLO lifestyle at the expense of our future financial security.
The latest from Their Money Goals
Take a look at our latest debt payoff update this week. We had some extra income this month, which gave us a boost.
January 2019 Debt Payoff Update: $28,111.90 Paid
Quote of the week
“If you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will.” — Greg McKeown
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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Hi, I’m Rho! I’m a wife, mom, and Biglaw associate who believes that true wealth is having control of your time. I help busy lawyers like you take back control of your time by teaching you how to achieve lifestyle freedom through mindset shifts and financial independence. Read a little more about me here.
