Financial Pros and Cons of Getting Married Late in Life
...Love is wonderful, but there may be a few practical questions to consider...
Young Widow(er)s, Social Security, and Marriage
...The focus of this paper is on describing and measuring marriage penalties faced by widow(er)s caring for children...
When It Pays To Pay Social Security Taxes
...The significance of the potential for Social Security taxes generating a positive ROI is that, at a minimum, paying FICA taxes for many is less of a “tax” and more of a forced-savings investment with a bond-like return (albeit not available as a liquid account balance and only as a lifetime Social Security annuity payment)...
Simple Rules: How to Thrive in a Complex World - Recommended Book
...Simple rules work best when flexibility matters more than consistency...
OODA LOOP: What You Can Learn from Fighter Pilots About Making Fast and Accurate Decisions
...Before jumping to your first conclusion, you’ll pause to consider your biases, take in additional information, and be more thoughtful of consequences...
Cappuccino Tart
...This tart is perfect for all coffee lovers...
A flowchart for changing a habit
...Have you ever been sitting at work, wondering to yourself, “is there a flowchart that can tell me how to change a habit?”...
Brain Rules - Recommended Book
...Babies are the model of how we learn—not by passive reaction to the environment but by active testing through observation, hypothesis, experiment, and conclusion...
Two Lists You Should Look at Every Morning
...List 1: Your Focus List (the road ahead)...List 2: Your Ignore List (the distractions)...
There Is No Perfect (or Permanent) Financial Plan
...Our goal shouldn’t be to pursue perfection in our decision making, but to get really good at knowing when we need to make a change...
7 Little Things That Make Life Effortless
...I stopped thrashing and fighting, and started gliding and enjoying the swim...
The Signal and the Noise - Recommended Book
...The more complex you make the model the worse the forecast gets...
Turn on Your Phone's Kill Switch So It's Useless If Stolen
The legislation requires manufacturers like Google and Apple to include theft-deterring software. Most of it is packaged in the form of activation locks and remote device erasure software. It’s already in your phone, and it’s incredibly easy to make sure it’s actually on.
Triple Layer GODIVA Dream Cheesecake
...Chocolate or vanilla? Who says you have to choose...
28 Secrets of Exceptionally Productive People
...Want to work smarter, not harder? Learn from the best...
The Hard Thing About Hard Things - Recommended Book
...Every really good, really experienced CEO I know shares one important characteristic: They tend to opt for the hard answer to organizational issues...
The Best Body Hacks to Boost Your Productivity at Work
...Use these small tricks to become a more efficient worker...
50 Things You Can Control Right Now
“Why worry about things you can’t control when you can keep yourself busy controlling the things that depend on you?” ~Unknown
6 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Every Day
...Asking yourself these questions in busy times will help you stay focused, humble, and on target...
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) - Recommended Book
...An error does not become a mistake until you refuse to correct it...
