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12 Key Habits for Achieving Financial Freedom

12 Key Habits for Achieving Financial Freedom

Set yourself on the path to saving with these habits

By Matt Danielsson Updated March 06, 2026

Key Takeaways

Set financial goals and create a plan to achieve them.
Make and stick to a budget covering all financial needs.
Pay off credit cards monthly and minimize debt.
Automate savings with an emergency fund and retirement contributions.
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The Seven Deadly Sins Of Personal Finance

The Seven Deadly Sins Of Personal Finance
By J.D. Roth —03 June 2019

I've been reading and writing about personal finance for more than thirteen years. In that time, I've consumed a lot of books about money. Lately, I've found that it's fun to revisit old favorites.

Recently, for instance, I've been re-reading Brett Wilder's The Quiet Millionaire [my review]. It's different than most personal finance books. It's targeted at those who are farther along their financial journeys rather than at those just starting out. Still, there are bits and pieces in The Quiet Millionaire that are applicable to everyone.

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5 Reasons Not to Use Debit Cards When You Shop Online

By Holly Johnson.

Many consumers use their debit cards for everything they buy. Using debit instead of paying with a credit card can help you avoid the potential for debt. The money is taken out of your bank account directly and immediately, so there’s little chance to spend more than you have, unlike using a credit card.

But when shopping online, there are reasons to consider using a credit card instead.

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No Such Thing as Enough Money

Jacob Schroeder Oct 27, 2021

How much money is enough?

It’s a philosophical money question that often arises out of discontent. We see someone of substantial means, like a celebrity, live a troubled life. Or, we ourselves experience great fortune yet feel unhappy.

It makes us wonder where the finish line is, the point when you can stop striving for more and settle into a life of satisfaction.

There are some great financial blogs that provide good answers, such as here and here. And then there are a variety of books that tackle this question in their own ways: Ego Is the Enemy, The Last Lecture, the Bible, to name a few.

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The Relationship Between Money and Marriage

Jacob Schroeder Oct 12, 2021

I love scotch; she hates it.

There are many things my wife and I don't agree on, but money isn't one of them. We are intentional spenders, buying only what mutually aligns with our needs or values. For instance, disinterested in paying for the trappings of an ostentatious wedding, we tied the knot at New York's City Hall; our reception was watching our first son play at a public playground in the East Village on a warm fall afternoon.

We've been happily together for 16 years, which makes me wonder: Does love make the financial side of marriage work, or is it the other way around?

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This Is A Key Sign You Have An Unhealthy Relationship With Money

Experts Say This Is A Key Sign You Have An Unhealthy Relationship With Money

By Natalia Lusinski

When it comes to money and budgeting, it’s often easier said than done. You may have the best of intentions — you’ll eat out less this month and put the money into your savings account instead. But then life happens. Just like working through any other life, fitness, or wellness issue, a little introspection is often the ticket. If you want to get your finances back in order, a financial psychologist or money mindset coach can help. It all starts with getting your head in the right place.

“Whenever things are in order, it brings us a sense of peace,” Severine Bryan, DBA, financial empowerment educator and coach, and founder of Sev Talks Money, tells TZR in an email.

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4 Bad Habits That Could Affect Your Money More Than Tariffs and Inflation

4 Bad Habits That Could Affect Your Money More Than Tariffs and Inflation

Written by Chris Adam GoBankingRates

The Trump administration’s discussions about tariffs and inflation have led many consumers to question how well they’re prepared for the future regarding their finances. After all, some experts have raised concerns that tariffs could lead to higher prices on products and services people use each day.

But there may be a way to protect personal finances that has little to do with moves by the White House.

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Expert Issues Warning Over US Bank Accounts Sitting Idle

xpert Issues Warning Over US Bank Accounts Sitting Idle

Rudro Chakrabarti Mon, April 20, 2026

Money Can Now Be Turned Over To State. Secure your money ASAP

Katelyn Fugate thought she was doing something nice for her young son. A few years back, she opened a savings account for him — a small starter fund he could build on one day. Recently, she decided to check in on it.

The balance was zero. Fugate told Scripps News she went to check the balance hoping to start adding to it again. Instead, she found the account empty. (1) The bank had declared it dormant after five years of inactivity, closed it and shipped the money off to the state's unclaimed funds department. Worse, when Fugate went looking for it, she couldn't find the money at the bank or the state.

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There Is No "Fair Share" — There Is Only “More”

Notes From the Field By James Hickman (Simon Black / Sovereign Man) April 16, 2026

In April 1971, Keith Richards loaded his family and his Bentley onto a cross-Channel ferry and drove south until he hit the Mediterranean. He rented a 19th-century villa called Nellcôte on a hillside above Villefranche-sur-Mer, and converted the basement into a recording studio.

Over the following year the rest of the Rolling Stones rotated through the house and nearby properties to record the double album that became Exile on Main St., while staying deliberately out of reach of the British tax authorities.

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The $13,000 Apartments the Government Won't Let You Buy

Notes From the Field By James Hickman (Simon Black/Sovereign Man) April 14, 2026

On May 20, 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law, and it essentially said: here's 160 acres of land. It's yours. For free. All you have to do is live on it and improve it. And between 1862 and 1934, the federal government distributed 270 million acres under the program — roughly 10% of all the land in the United States.

Even as far back as the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers understood that property ownership made people more engaged, more productive citizens. Ownership meant that you had a vested financial interest in your community... and your country.

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Central Banks Are Hoarding Gold. Governments are Starting to Hoard People.

Notes From the Field By James Hickman (Simon Black / Sovereign Man April 13, 2026

A few months sago, the German government quietly passed a law requiring men between the ages of 17 and 45 to obtain permission before leaving the country for more than three months. It wasn't announced in a press conference. It wasn't debated on the front page of any newspaper. It was buried in a routine update to the country's military service law, tucked in alongside provisions about registration systems and NATO readiness targets.

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Ray Dalio says economic world order ‘is gone’ — warns of US ‘civil war.’ Preserve your wealth now

‘Let’s not be naive’: Ray Dalio says economic world order ‘is gone’ — warns of US ‘civil war.’ Preserve your wealth now

Jing Pan Sun, April 12, 2026 Moneywise

In the wake of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, billionaire and founder of Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio, sounded a global fire alarm, and it’s starting to look like he was right.

The short version? The old economic world order is gone, and it’s likely not coming back any time soon.

“Let’s not be naive, ok, and say: Oh, we’re breaking the rule-based system,” Dalio said in an interview with Fortune at the WEF (1). “It’s gone. It’s going.” Dalio was referring to the current global balance of power between nations, which has hinged on relatively predictable U.S. foreign policy.

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How Do I Manage This Much Money?

How Do I Manage This Much Money?

Moneywise Fri, April 3, 2026

My mom was much richer than I realized, and left me more than I could have imagined. How do I manage this much money? During the next 20 years or so, Americans will inherit an estimated $105 trillion as older Americans pass down their accumulated wealth to younger generations, in a phenomenon that has been dubbed the Great Wealth Transfer (1). That means there will be a lot of people who are surprised — even if pleasantly so — to be inheriting money and unsure about how best to manage it.