Something Close Enough

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Something Close Enough

How many thousands of dollars and hours are spent in the relentless pursuit of perfection when something close enough is already available? Almost all of personal finance can be boiled down to this one little human quirk.  This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thesensiblemerchant.com/2021/10/03/something-close-enough/

Rip Van Winkle Would Have Had an Epic Retirement Portfolio

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thesensiblemerchant.com/2021/09/20/what-rip-van-winkle-can-teach-us-about-401k-contributions/