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The Boring Newsletter, 9/28/2025

Saving, Spending and Counting up the Month Hi Friendos, A couple weeks ago I was talking to a neighbor about budgeting and FIRE. She was trying to figure out how much money their household actually spends each month but getting a bit stuck in the mud with accounting for certain medical spending. They put money […]

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The Boring Newsletter, 5/18/2024

Hi Friendos, I recently listened to an interview with a financial journalist who says that people don’t need a budget and that budgeting doesn’t work. She published a book called “You Don’t Need a Budget” which I won’t link to because…come on. She says budget culture is toxic, just like diet culture. She says “Money […]

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The Boring Newsletter, 11/24/2024 🎁

Hi Friendos, Where I live, it feels like Christmas has already started and I am (silently or less silently) shouting, “We haven’t had Thanksgiving don’t skip Thanksgiving it is great and I love pie and cranberry relish!” No matter, the catalogs and emails are arriving and I’m planning out gifts and taking advantage of early […]