I read a lot of personal finance blogs every day. Even though many bloggers seem to be slowing down these days, I still read a number of excellent posts last month. Here are some of my favorites.
I had no idea that being a “stay at home girlfriend” was even a thing. For sure, when and where I grew up, that would not have been an acceptable option for more than the time it took to find a new job. Putting that aside, I agree with all of the arguments Kara puts forth in her post at Bravely Go—The Stay-at-Home Girlfriend Trend: Why It’s Financially Dangerous.
Moving on from girlfriends, I very much enjoyed hearing from Purple’s partner in a guest post on A Purple Life. He wrote about giving to charity in The Psychology of Giving: How I Tricked Myself Into Donating More. I think he did a good job describing his tension between wanting to be able to retire early, and also to donate money now (rather than waiting until he dies). His trick to increase his donations is pretty cool, too.
AI and Chat GPT have been in the news recently, enough that Mr. PiN asked me while I was driving what I thought about it. I replied that I thought we might have a few more years until it put certain workers out of a job. Then I returned to find this article about mendacious AI (probable paywall) from the New York Times highlighted for me. Maybe I can keep my position for a few more years.
Michelle at Boomer Eco Crusader took a trip to her local landfill for Earth Day. Her write up (The Wonderful World of Waste Management) was so interesting, I saved her post to send to Mr. PiN. I would definitely recommend it to you, too.
Over at Humble Dollar, Scott Martin writes about choosing a Medicare plan. Specifically, traditional Medicare plus supplemental insurance versus Medicare Advantage plans. As someone who hopes to travel after age 65, I know which way I would lean.
Lastly, a piece from Wealthy Doc. The pandemic was absolutely no picnic (okay, initially terrifying, then scary, dangerous, divisive, unifying and isolating), but life happened during those 3+ years. Wealthy Doc lists 146 Pandemic Blessings and Insights. Not all resonated with me, but numbers 39, 46, 67, 107, 118 and 119 hit the mark.
Do you have any favorites to recommend?
Thanks so much for sharing my post. I’m glad you enjoyed it. As a women who has always been financially independent, I find the “Stay-At-Home Girlfriend” trend disturbing. I’m am so glad both of my daughters are independent young women.
Michelle, I enjoy following your site and am happy to highlight posts that speak to me.