Tax Season – In Progress I finished filing the tax returns for both of my oldest two children. Both made well under $30k for the year. I laughed at how simple they were and also the sheer number of dark patterns that Turbotax employed to trick us into paying for what should have been a… Continue reading February 2021 Update
The other day, a friend asked me to tell them what I thought about one of the options in their workplace 401(k), “The Growth Fund of America” by American Funds, ticker AGTHX. To evaluate an investment option, I generally look at three things: objective, fee structure, and benchmark performance. What is AGTHX? AGTHX is an… Continue reading How to Evaluate An Investment Option using AGTHX
I’m not 100% rational. Few (any?) people are rational all of the time. And even though I am aware of psychological traps and my own irrationality, I still find myself occasionally trapped. Familiarity Bias I worked at Dumpster Fire Inc between 2013 and 2017. During my time at DFI, they went public at $40/share and… Continue reading Behavioral Economics
Following Frugal Professor’s example, I’m going to track my blog’s history with an annual State of the Blog post. Here’s the inaugural edition. Why I’m Blogging Before diving into the statistics, let me reiterate my current purpose of my blog. My primary reason to blog is that I love thinking about all things personal finance… Continue reading State of the Blog – 2020 Edition
