Why are Smart People Dumb About Money?

Smart People Can Be Money Dumb (but don’t have to be) Readers of Degree of Wealth are smart people. Most have gone to college and most have even gone to graduate or professional school. They probably work in research or education. They spend their days learning new things and explaining them to others. Personal finance […]

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Origin​ Story

Let me tell you how it all began. In 2015, I was on sabbatical. While I liked to think of myself as a generally money-wise person, I was acutely aware I had been making big financial decisions (buying a house, taking the no-pension retirement option, taking a full year sabbatical) with guesstimates and napkin math. […]

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