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The emergency fund, sized honestly
Three months of expenses is the usual advice. The right number depends on three things the advice never asks about...
Anita Desai
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Money, explained slowly. One topic a week, with a worked example and no product to sell you.
Featured Post Retirement
How much is enough
1 min read
Housing
Rent or buy, without the spreadsheet
1 min read
Tax
What a marginal rate actually means
1 min read
Work
Negotiating a raise with numbers
1 min read
Family
The cost of a child, by year
1 min read
Debt
Paying off the smallest debt first, and why it works
1 min read
Investing
The fee you cannot see
1 min read
Housing
Downsizing at sixty
1 min read
Saving
A budget that survives December
1 min read
Work
Side income and the second tax
1 min read
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