FI Weekly – July 11, 2023: Personal Money Rules, Emergency Binder, Art of Stillness
Your Personal Money Rules If you haven’t listened to Episode 444 of ChooseFI with Doug Cunnington and Carl Jensen on ‘Spending for Happiness’ that came out last week, I think it was one of our best and most important episodes. We’re already talking about doing round 2 soon! We talked about Ramit Sethi’s “Money Rules” and I referenced an outdated version, but just found that Ramit posted his updated list of 10 Money Rules last week on Twitter. Along the lines of ‘spending for happiness,’ the ones that jump out to me are: I think this is a fascinating exercise for you to take on for your own life and I’d love to hear about it so hit reply and let me know a Money Rule you set up for yourself that has added value to your life. FI Essential: Emergency Binder Michael Girdley went viral on Twitter a few days ago with his thread on ‘The Green Box Exercise’ for how to prepare to make life easier for your loved ones in the days after you die. This was a comprehensive look at all the documents and contacts you need to have listed out for your family members so they are not flailing around looking for essential