I’m so sad, I just had to delete a post that rips apart a guy named Todd Henderson. But I deleted it because he realized he made some bad choices and deleted his post. You can probably still read it in Google cache, but I won’t pick him apart now because he realized his errors.  [...]

Regular readers of this blog know that I’m a huge fan of data. I like economic data, established facts, and even plausible theories. But there’s a mistake made by people in all walks of life, in all professions, and there are no exceptions: we misinterpret data. Sometimes we misinterpret data because we are being mislead. [...]

Some people might think this is a reason not to cruise. I think this is more entertaining than just about anything (especially to faceplant halfway in). Via Consumerist (2 more videos on the site).

Prenup not enough to convince your spouse you’re worried the marriage won’t last? Well now you can get an insurance policy that pays you directly in case you get divorced! Use it to cover your legal fees. Use it to hire a private investigator to tail your spouse. Use it to buy your kid’s love! [...]

AKA The “Yes We Are A State” State Rhode Island is the smallest state in the union, with the second state (Delaware) almost twice its size. But they make up for it in the size of their name. The full name for the state is actually Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The is the longest [...]

Disclaimer: This is a learning exercise, not advice. As I said yesterday, there may be times when you and I should embrace debt. That time is now. There are only a few times in history where such events occur. These events are when interest rates are so low that the cost of borrowing feels like [...]

I’ve talked more recently about somewhat advanced topics that may go above and beyond what the typical reader may care about. So I want to get back to my roots today and translate some normal business topics into terms that people outside of Wall Street would actually pay attention to. In personal finance, debt is [...]

It’s rare that I pay attention to personal finance blogs when they talk about the economy, but for some reason Wise Bread set me off the other day in an article about GDP. It was supposed to be about whether GDP is truly a measure of the economy. There’s an argument to be made about [...]