An Open Thread on Monthly Goals
It’s still technically the beginning of February and we haven’t discussed our monthly financial goals yet.
A “Why Is the Government STILL SHUT DOWN” Open Thread
Sorry to turn this open thread into another News Roundup.
An Open Thread on John Bogle’s Legacy
John Bogle, founder of The Vanguard Group, the index fund, and many of our current investment philosophies, died on Wednesday at the age of 89.
An Open Thread on Inventing Things That Already Exist
Today I literally thought to myself “I wish there were an easy way that we could all share a little bit of our income to help government workers get paid.”
An Open Thread About Really Good Presents
Earlier this week, Jenny Tolep invited us to share the worst gift we’d ever received (or given); today, I’ll open the thread to discuss the best gifts we’ve ever received (or given).
An Open Thread About Monthly Financial Goals
It’s the beginning of the month (or close enough, anyway) which means it’s time to discuss our monthly financial goals.
An Open Thread on End-of-Year Goals
Where do you want your finances to be at the end of the year?
An Open Thread About Life Insurance
If you elect to give John Hancock your wearable data and you’re a good little wearable wearer, you could earn gift cards for your healthy habits!
An Open Thread About Keeping Your Income Private
Do you have honest conversations about money when you’re not on The Billfold?
A Pet Pampering Open Thread
No Friday Chat this week, but I did want to share this NYT article about what people are buying for their pets, these days.
A “Bad Jobs” Open Thread
Alison Green (of Ask A Manager) explains how bad jobs can distort our sense of what the workplace should be like.
Career Change Open Thread
Yesterday, you all requested an open thread to discuss career change questions.
A Holiday Party Open Thread
It’s Holiday Party Week, so I’m curious how all of your holiday parties are going.
Open Thread
The Billfold has more “regularly scheduled programming” scheduled for the rest of this afternoon, but it’s hard not to think about anything but the shooting in Las Vegas right now.