Automate

I’m that guy. You know me. When we go out with friends, and the check comes, I’m the one who never has any cash for splitting the bill. Sorry. I know. It’s just that I don’t carry cash on me – or else it burns a hole in my pocket. I pay for everything with a debit […]

I continue to see articles describing the grim job market for those pursing and finishing PhDs. A recent article from the Washington Post (“U.S. pushes for more scientists, but the jobs aren’t there”) describes a surplus of science doctorates looking for research positions. The article uses examples of four people: a new neuroscientist yet to […]

I hate paying bills. But who doesn’t? It’s so arcane to take a couple hours out of a beautiful day, or a night when you could be sleeping, or otherwise doing something fun or productive, and write a ton of checks and stuff a lot of envelopes and stick a lot of stamps. Today, you’re […]

The biggest appeal of automating your finances is that once you set it, you can basically forget it. Everything works as it’s supposed to — your bills are being paid, you’re investing through dollar-cost averaging, and your spending is automatically being tracked. But there are certain times in life when you need to go back […]