The Relativity Mirage: Why ALL your expenses increase with big purchases
It’s most prominent when you get married, buy a house, have a kid, or do a major renovation. Each of those big life events requires
June 22, 2026
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It’s most prominent when you get married, buy a house, have a kid, or do a major renovation. Each of those big life events requires
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One of our Members asked us to talk to their newly minted college graduate about personal finance best practices. (Stay tuned for that content.) But
My Whoop! fitness tracker hasn’t left my wrist since late January. And over those ~3,000 hours, I’ve learned how to game the system. On my
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The average age of the people we work with is 39. When we run through the initial plan projections of how people will turn out,
I was convinced hitting my savings goal would be one of the greatest feelings. Seeing the number in my account and thinking how satisfying it
Keith “admitted” that he buys bruised fruit and washes then reuses paper towels. His coworkers chuckled under their breath. At the end of the episode,
When a new member starts at Financial Zen, we usually have to do some immediate “financial triage.” We see all of these all the time,
Stop thinking of yourself as an employee. Even if you work 9-to-5 for someone else, you are actually a small business owner. You are the