Teach Your Children About Money
Lots of wise folks assume kids are “too young to understand” when it comes to money and personal finance. I disagree. In fact, I think it’s critically important to teach…
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Dawn Starks
Dawn is a financial planner, writer, teacher, minimalist and mother. SimpleMoney is the culmination of all of these pursuits and passions, in the hopes of sharing what she's learned with the world. Read more about SimpleMoney here.
5 Simple, Inexpensive Luxuries
One joyful step on the journey to simple living is recognizing and relishing the smallest, simplest life experiences. I think about a child’s laugh, a beautiful sunset and a playful…
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My Best Budget Tip: Give Your Money a Job
No one likes the idea of budgeting. One of my life’s ambitions is to find better ways to think about managing money — without using the “B” word. In that…
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Monthly Reading Report: July 2020 Edition
Back again for my monthly reading report! I’m excited and chagrined to write this update at the end of August about my July reading. Excited, because, wow! I read a…
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There is No Magic Bullet for Getting Rich
Get-rich-quick schemes are everywhere you turn. These days, most of them take the form of some sort of internet advertisement where self-professed experts are touting their product or system that…
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Your Finances Can Be Simple
There are two driving ideas behind the mission at SimpleMoney: Money can, and should, be simple. Having financial knowledge is empowering. Sure, for those that are interested, there are numerous…
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