Lazy Man And Money News Updates

Happy 5/29 Day! Regular readers probably already know that a 529 is a college savings plan. For those new here, well, I guess you just found out! I first started looking into college savings plans in 2007, when my nephew was born. I wanted to give him a little head… Read more »

Who remembers early April when the markets seemed like they were going to collapse due to Trump’s tariffs? If you have looked at the markets recently, you may have noticed that they are mostly back. Some indexes are just a few percentage points from their all-time highs. Others, like international… Read more »

Sometimes, I feel like I’m the only person who doesn’t watch YouTube. I only use it to learn how to fix something or keep the dogs I board entertained while I am out. I don’t watch much television in general, but I like scripted programming when I do. My kids… Read more »

Welcome to another monthly review of Lazy Man and Money. We’re a third of the way through the year. These multiples of 12 make it easy to estimate your progress. The next major one is July 4th, which is about half-way through the year. It’ll be here before you can… Read more »

Lately, I have found myself in an uncomfortable place when it comes to writing. I’m closing in on 3,000 articles over almost 20 years—there aren’t a lot of new areas of personal finance for me to cover. I get a lot of my inspiration from the news because that’s always… Read more »

If you are a Lazy Man and Money reader, the answer to that question should be yes. However, if you are the average American, I’ve got bad news for you. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) created a seven-question Financial Knowledge Quiz. Go ahead and click that link and take… Read more »

Wow, this Earth Day snuck up on me. You’d think that after writing about it for 16 years now, I wouldn’t be caught writing an article at the last minute. Is it okay to write about Earth Day nowadays? I feel like half the country would label an article like… Read more »

It’s weird to publish March’s report when April is more than half over, but here we are. That shows you how far behind I am. When we finished March, the first quarter of the year was over. By the time you are reading this, you have to be around 30%… Read more »

You may have noticed that I haven’t been writing as much until the last week. We went away on vacation, and I didn’t have any articles queued up. This week, the market volatility with the tariff news has effectively turned me into a day trader. I’m also trying to renovate… Read more »

I had hoped to write about happier topics, such as our vacation over the last couple of weeks or an update on our finances for March. I’ll leave those for next week, as the headlines everywhere are Trump’s tariffs. Please excuse me if this article is a little more rough-around-the-edges… Read more »