Lifestyle creep is when the cost of your lifestyle creeps up, often without conscious awareness. Bringing awareness to your spending helps.

We don't do a good job of managing big influxes of money. Some take this as a way to live more in the moment, but that's a mistake.

Markets drop and the media sounds the alarm. This is as old as markets. It creates stress, making us want to tinker, which isn't helpful.

What's the point of climbing a ladder if it's not leaning up against the right wall?