A collection of posts from the past month (or so) that I really liked. Mostly about money, but also about history, sharing, travel, and learning sociology through footwear.
The Woke Salaryman, out of Singapore, has a great post illustrating the different generational money challenges in But My Generation Had It Worse! Being set in Singapore, no one is walking uphill, in the snow, both ways; but the spirit is the same.
From Jim Wasserman via Humble Dollar: Divide and Conquer. A great post reviewing why “partitioning” is such a useful tool. I can now use scientific studies to justify my multiple savings accounts to those who tell me to just put it all in one account.
Mrs. Bean at How Much Is That In Tacos partitions the paychecks regularly, to make sure she isn’t tempted to spend the money earmarked for necessary bills. She lays it all out in How I Hide Money From Myself.
Caroline at Costa Rica Fire asks a really important question in What is a Productive Day when Your Focus is No Longer Earning money? I think this is something I struggle with during my time off (when I spend it at home); and I am hoping to have an answer before I hang up the stethoscope.
Cubert at Abandoned Cubicle asks another thought-provoking question: Should I Keep Working in Order to GiveWell? I myself don’t think that I would keep working for years in order to give away my salary, but I had no idea that other people in the world did that. My hat is off to them. Thank you to Cubert for opening my eyes to that.
For those who aren’t ready to be quite so generous, but feel moved to give to others, I very much liked One Frugal Girl‘s post Generosity: No Act of Kindness is Too Small. She is very encouraging for people to take the next step on the path towards giving.
Rich&Regular have an informative post, if fighting food insecurity is your special jam. As they traveled on their book tour, they raised money to give in each community; they asked the people who attended their events for suggestions of which local programs to support. I love that they highlighted these programs (I am saving this post to refer to), and I am so impressed with how the programs tackle food insecurity and promote health (which is not always the case).
In a totally different vein, I very much enjoyed the post Sweden, Land of Lagom, at 43BlueDoors. It was a peaceful portrait of a place, with beautiful photos, that was a real respite from the number-crunching, problem-hacking articles I often read in the personal finance space. Before the month was over, Bonnie posted another beautiful piece, The People of Oxford. These two posts are to travel posts as an oil painting is to my poor sketching. Beautiful, polished, inspiring.
I sent this article, from Smithsonian Magazine, to my sister-in-law. Who knew I would be so interested in 18th century shoes (on display in Toronto, by the way, not in Washington, DC)?
Any favorite posts of your own from September? Feel free to share!
Thanks for reading and acknowledging my post on what makes a day productive — if not earning money. I’m curious what you come up with. I’m finding that building in more leisure time into my weeks does get easier when you just keep doing it. Hanging around people who aren’t all about work also helps.
Thank you for coming by and commenting! Currently, I do feel productive if, on a non-work day, I get a lot of house work or chores done. I suppose this is fine, but I am hoping to one day acknowledge other aspects of my life (resting, socializing, reading for enjoyment: feeding my soul, so to speak) as productive as well. I am a work in progress…