The Library
Everything worth reading on this site
The short version
This is the curated index of SimpleMoneyHabits. The posts and tools below are the ones I’d actually send a new reader to today, organized by the same six categories as the homepage. Older posts on the site exist at their original URLs; this page is the working library of what’s currently in active use.
Start here
- 13 Simple Money Habits the cornerstone framework
- The Perpetual Emergency Portfolio a smarter emergency fund
- F-You Money what financial freedom is actually for
FIRE Movement 6 posts
Browse the full FIRE category →Investing 6 posts
- VOO vs VTI
- VTI vs VTSAX
- How to Invest $30,000
- How to Invest $5 Million
- How to Invest $10 Million
- Health Savings Account
Reviews 6 posts
- Rocket Money Review
- Acorns Review
- Coinbase Review
- Robinhood Review
- SoFi Free Credit Score
- Fundrise Review
Tutorials and exercises 3 posts
Income 2 posts
Browse the full Income category →Salary Conversions 3 posts
- $40,000 a year is how much an hour
- $45,000 a year is how much an hour
- $60,000 a year is how much an hour
Money is a funny thing 7 posts
- Lifestyle Creep
- Best Personal Finance Books
- How to Make One Million Dollars
- Stealth Wealth
- How Much Money Is Enough
- Mid-Term Goals
- Personal OKRs
The longer questions 5 posts
- FIRE and Art
- Money Is Everything
- Money Is Not Everything
- Success Is the Best Revenge
- What’s the Point of Being Rich
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