8 Best Quicken Alternatives for 2025 (Free & Paid)
Quicken was once the go-to budgeting tool. I used it when it was first released in the 1980s. Today, it’s been eclipsed by apps that...
Monarch Now Shows You Exactly What You Bought on Amazon, And Categorizes It
Who doesn’t love Amazon? It’s fast, convenient, and a one-stop shop for anything from vitamins to vacuums. But, it can also get messy....
How Unlimited Free Stuff from Amazon Almost Ruined My Retirement
– It all started last winter when I innocently posted a review for a heated vest I had bought on Amazon. I was happy with this fun new...
How to Navigate the Tariff Circus
– Quite accidentally, it looks like we timed our last talk about the stock market pretty darned well. Back in February 2025, the market...
Wow, have you seen the stock market lately?
– And by lately, I mean the past several years or more. The value of the S&P 500 index of stocks, where most of us hopefully have...
Retired Man Tries to Spend More Money, Mostly Fails
– A couple of years ago, Mr. Money Mustache lost some credibility among the faithful when he wrote this blog post about actually trying...
Six Dumb Misconceptions About The Economy (that the Politicians Want You To Believe)
– Well, it looks like we’re here in another US election year already. As Advanced Mustachians, we already know that the ongoing...
$656,000 of Frugal Things I Still Love Doing
– “I used to read Mr. Money Mustache”, some people say these days, “Until he got all rich and fancy so that he no longer...
The Ultimate Life Coach
– Almost nineteen years into early retirement now, I’ve come to realize that the complete freedom of this lifestyle can be a...
How To Afford a House These Days
– The other day, an MMM reader stopped by and left the following comment on one of my older posts about the principles of FIRE: “While...