Spills Spotlight: Volume 22
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Welcome to this month’s Spills Spotlight! This series consists of a roundup of my favorite personal finance blog posts from around the web, publishing on the last day of each month. If you missed the last Spotlight, you can check it out here.
Throughout the month I read a couple hundred blog posts and include my favorites here. Spills Spotlight is an opportunity for me to share my favorite posts with my readers, and showcase the work of my fellow bloggers within the personal finance blogging community. I hope you enjoy this series, and feel free to comment with suggestions on which posts should be included in upcoming months!
Changing My Attitude…Changed My Life!
by 5 AM Joel
“It took me years to learn this: Whenever I have a positive mindset and I’m looking for good things, good things usually appear. If I’m negative and looking for bad things, bad things appear. I can change the outcome of my life, just by changing my attitude.”
Minimalism Makes Room for Joy
by No Sidebar
“Minimalism is about removing the things that get in the way of living your best, most creative and joyful life. It’s about pursuing what has value to you and your family, whatever that means, because your heart is in it.”
How a Janitor at Frito-Lay Invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos
by The Hustle
“In between shifts, he set out to make himself seen, learning as much as he could about the company’s products, spending time in the warehouse, and watching the machines churn out crunchy snacks in the lonely midnight hours.”
How to Pay Less Taxes
by Burrito Bowl Diaries
“We all know we should be saving for our retirement, but it’s hard to do. Once money hits our checking account it’s easy to lose track and spend it. Lifestyle inflation is something that happens to the best of us, no matter our intentions.”
Wealth is What You Don’t Spend
by Morgan Housel
“But all savings relies on the ability to receive an extra dollar and say, “I could spend this, and spending is awesome, but I’m not going to.” It’s the same as turning down a big meal after exercising. And it’s just as hard.”
Kakeibo: The Japanese Art of Saving Money
by CNBC
“As many people would agree, changing bad financial habits isn’t easy to do — partly because our spending habits are deeply cemented into our daily routine, and the act of spending also includes an emotional aspect that is difficult to detach from.”
Curveball Clarity
by The Belle Curve
“I tell every new client that the moment the ink dries on their financial plan, something will change. It is amazing how fast changes happen for some; a new job opportunity arises, an offer is made to sell the business, a parent needs care, or a personal health issue rears its ugly head. I call these curveballs, the things we didn’t expect to happen.”
I Staked Out My Local Domino’s to See Just How Accurate Their Pizza Tracker Is
by Mel Magazine
“Curious about its accuracy, I decided to stake out my local Domino’s. The plan is as follows: I’m going to place an order for delivery while hanging out in the restaurant, then compare each progress mark on the tracker with what’s actually happening with my pizza. Then I’m going to follow the delivery guy in my car until he arrives at my house, where my wife will be ready to receive him.”
99 Good News Stories You Probably Didn’t Hear About in 2019
by Future Crunch
“Fortunately, that wasn’t the only news. There were other stories out there, unsung victories for conservation, health, rising living standards, tolerance, peace, clean energy and environmental stewardship. Most of them didn’t make it into the evening bulletins or our Facebook feeds though, and that means that what we saw on our screens in 2019 was not the world. It was a negative image of the world, in both the photographic and tonal senses.”
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