Was it better when you had no money at all, or now, when you worry about it?
The Monevator (a blog I rather like reading that is 100% money), talks about how having more money seems to be more problems for him than when he was in his 20s and carefree about
Were women really all that greedy in the past?
Having read the amazing biographies of late, and other fictional-yet-historically-based takes on some of these women by Michelle Moran and Emma Campion, I can’t help but wond
What goes into a Net Worth Calculation?
I have been doing this for so long I forget that sometimes people have very confused ideas about what goes into a net worth and what doesn’t. I don’t think I have ever
What should my net worth be by age group (with and without homes) .. and the Top 1% Net worths
There are lots of ways to calculate what a benchmarked net worth should be. You can read all of my posts on Net Worth here. The data can be broken down in various ways. Net Worth W
The Composition of Wealth: The Top 1% holds 40% of U.S. Wealth
Source: Edward N. Wolff (2017). Survey of Consumer Finances – I highly recommend you give the paper a read, it really gives quite a thorough breakdown. NOTES & OBSERVATIO
Updated 2019: How much I have saved and earned over the lifetime of my career
YEARS WORKED: 58% of my Career I feel old now. 14 years? FOURTEEN? That’s the age of one of my nephews… O_o I also calculated the 8.12 years of actual time worke
Should you pay rent to your spouse when you get married?
This is such a controversial topic, it instantly divides people. I am really stubborn and hardheaded so I clearly have my own strong opinions on this matter, which if you are a reg
What is the median net worth of Canadians by age, province and major city?
Asked & delivered! Here is the median net worth of Canadians by age, province and major city… Here is the MEDIAN of a Canadian’s net worth, not an average. The aver
What is the average net worth of a Canadian (By age and province)?
I am obsessed with net worth and money. In a good way. It of course does not define who you are — just look at all the jackasses who are super rich and aren’t decent hu
Why I paid $300,000 cash for my home. (Just my half)
It all boils down to one thing.