Mindful Money Blog

Looking back on my own life, and the decades of research and professional experiences I've had, I have distilled a few very simple things that can stack the odds in your favor. (If you know someone who has recently graduated from college, I hope you will share this with them.)

Tamara Kindred of the How I Met My BFF Podcast interviews Jonathan DeYoe about his brother Dave and how their sibling relationship turned into a best friendship.

If Abraham Maslow taught a class in personal finance, he would have described earning and saving as the foundation of any personal financial success program. Earning allows us our physiological needs – food, shelter, clothing – and saving is the bedrock of security. Earning and saving would be the bottom two levels of his famous pyramid.

Letters from a Vanishing Friend | Europe's Best Cities: Powered By Resonance | Letting Teenagers Work | The Search Tax | Are You Financially Literate? Here Are 7 Signs You’re On the Right Track | Digging Into a $344 Billion Investing Mystery

There is a lot of ink spilled on the how's and wherefore's of deferring our gratification. But, with so many choices in front of us in every moment… why should we bother? Why not live in the moment? The answer is Love.

5 Ways to Increase Your Happiness, According to Science | 2,000 Years of Kindness | There’s a Psychological ‘Vaccine’ against Misinformation | Are Joint Bank Accounts Good for Your Marriage? | The A to Z of Economics

7 Unexpected Tips We Learned From Relationship Therapists This Year for Boosting Connection and Intimacy | Why Is It So Hard to Change? | Here's Why You Should Make a Habit of Having More Fun | Seeking Wisdom — Lessons on Becoming an Outstanding Thinker | All Markets Are Uncertain

Jason Scott Montoya of the Share Life: Stories & Systems To Live Better & Work Smarter Podcast interviews Jonathan DeYoe of Mindful Money

How to Know What You Really Want | 11 Things to Do When You Feel Lonely | What the Longest Study on Human Happiness Found Is the Key to a Good Life | My 8 Best Techniques for Evaluating Character | Keeping Perspective

Dr. Allen Lycka of the How to Live A Fantastic Life podcast interviews Jonathan DeYoe of Mindful Money.

Winners Wake Up Early: Every Article I’ve Written About My Morning Routine | Warren Buffett: Private Equity Firms Are Typically Very Dishonest (Video) | The Science of Well-Being for Teens | Give Yourself a Gift | More Powerful than Financial Advice

25iq Quotations: Charlie Munger | The Play Deficit | What Does It Mean to Really, Truly Rest? | Deliberate Doubt: The Art of Questioning Our Assumptions | The Art and Science of Spending Money

What Makes Life Meaningful? | Sunday Firesides: Everyone’s Just Trying to Make It in the World | How Emotionally Intelligent People Turn Frustration and Stress Into Fulfillment and Achievement | The Best Way to Deal with Dissatisfaction (It’s Not What You Think) | How To Want Less

If you look hard enough, you can find stories that tell a contrasting and enduring narrative for what we truly need for a successful and meaningful life. Your story can do the same - but first, you have to know your heart. You must define what is worth seeking for you.

As I wrote this in the run-up to the holiday season, markets seemed to be on the mend from the bear that started January 3rd, the air was coming out of the inflation balloon, and talk of recession probabilities was the new crisis du jour (it ALWAYS has to be something). The biggest surprise to me is always that anyone is surprised by these things...

Life Is Hard. And That’s Good | Surrendering Isn’t Giving Up: Why We Need to Accept What’s Happened | The Psychology of Prestige: Why We Play the Social Status Game | Overcoming the Myth of Separateness | 6 Conversations About Money to Have With Your Family Over the Holidays

In early December, I was on a panel entitled Sustaining, Enduring and Thriving Through Crisis at the 2022 Market Counsel Summit. Coming together, we shared stories of how we, as men, are all quite literally starved for a particular type of connection in our industry. As most know, the world of “finance” is still dominated by men – and not always the best kind of men.

Six New Studies That Can Help You Rediscover Gratitude | Happy Talk | Partisans Agree: Time With Family and Friends is Meaningful and Fulfilling | The 5-Hour Rule: How To Turn a Wasted Day Into a Successful One | Three Reasons Why Indexing Works and Continues to Grow

The Difference Between Amateurs & Professionals | Envy, the Happiness Killer | 5 Meditations to Calm Your Anxious Mind | How to Stop Overthinking Your Relationship | 12 Lessons on Money and More From Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger

Thanks Martine for not just creating a tearful episode. I very much appreciate the opportunity to remember some of the good times with and funny stories about my brother, Dave. It was my pleasure to be your guest.