The Piggy Bank Chronicles

E103 - The tyranny of stuff

E103 - The tyranny of stuff Too much stuff in your life is not good for your mental health. It won't help you live your best life. J.J. talks about his own challenges with stuff and encourages you with his usual poorly thought out humor to purge the things from your home and your life that don't support the things you love to do. As usual, what could possibly go wrong?

E102 - Is golf like investing?

E102 - Is golf like investing? In golf, you have a club for every situation. In investing, you have an investment for every job in your portfolio. But what if you could only have 1 golf club? Which one would you choose? I decided to try the same thing with investing. If I could have only 1 ETF, which one would I choose? Not that I think this is a good idea. I have a golf bag full of clubs and a portfolio full of investments. I just think it’s a thought experiment that is fun and might be educational. Hopefully you think so too! Investments discussed in this episode: * VOO - Vanguard S&P 500 ETF * VTI - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF * VT - Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF * AOA - iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF * AOR - iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF

E101 - Let the blind squirrel drive

E101 - Let the blind squirrel drive It’s hard to drive without a speedometer. It’s hard to get rich without an expense tracker. We don’t drive cars without dashboard displays. We would speed and run out of gas all the time. We don’t fly planes without dashboard displays. We would crash far too often to be good for our health. Why is it we think we can manage our personal affairs without an expense and net worth tracker? It’s the financial equivalent of driving without a dashboard and seat belt. As usual, JJ strives to make a point that even a blind squirrel should see. If you know any blind squirrels as it relates to personal finance, please share this episode with them!

E100 - Milestones

E100 - Milestones The Piggy Bank Chronicles reaches a major milestone with 100 episodes! J.J. sits down for an interview with his AI assistant to discuss the past, present, and future of the podcast. This episode is a love letter to all those who have listened these past 4 years. It is offered with sincere thanks.

E99 - Indexing, again

E99 - Indexing, again Has your humble host lost faith in index investing? JJ spends way too much time thinking about the strategy of indexing and what kinds of events would lead to under performance compared to other approaches.  In yet another rambling chat he discusses his foray into direct indexing (on paper), what smarter people than him think about indexing as a strategy, and how he manages to insert it all into his ever evolving mental model of investing. If you like buy and hold investing this discussion is for you. If you don’t, then we will win you over eventually! Investments discussed in this episode: * Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF (DFAI) * Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares (VXUS) * Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund ETF Shares (VEU)