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The Humble Dollar column covers personal finance, long-term investing, retirement planning, and wealth management, offering users practical perspectives on financial decision-making.

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A $30,000 Mistake

IF YOU’RE IN YOUR early 60s and retired, you probably have a lot of financial questions on your mind. The next few years may be among your lowest-income and lowest

2026/07/04

Open Questions

AS WE CELEBRATE 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, I’m reminded of an expression that’s popular in the investment world: “This time is different.”

2026/07/04

Tempted by the Shiny and New: Another HD Car Post

Last week I was driving home after finishing the grandkids' school run when an amber engine warning light flicked on. Being the type of guy I am, I didn't wait

2026/07/04

Haunted Head

“Does any part of your busy schedule stem from a feeling that you need to be busy?” That sentence is part of a question posed by Edmund Marsh to Dr. Lefty. It ties

2026/07/03

Jonathan’s Parting Thoughts: No. 9

If stocks don’t win, everybody likely loses. Stocks are a gauge of the global economy’s health. Are share prices in a multi-year slump? The world’s economy must

2026/07/03

Disposing of Questionable Assets

My dad's brother passed away two years ago. I liked him, but I didn't really know him well; the last time I'd seen him was at my mum's funeral, about a year before

2026/07/02

Retirement, One Year On

Today marks the one-year anniversary of my retirement after a 35-year career as a university professor. Since I wrote it about it several times leading up to that

2026/07/02

Exercising true frugality

Would you “waste money” on something of questionable value? Something that receives only a passing glance or less, that is fleetingly or not at all appreciated,

2026/07/01

A Letter 40 Years Later: What Mrs. Dolezal Remembered

More than forty years after we first met, Mrs. Dolezal sent me a letter shortly before she passed away. By then I had long since finished school, built a business

2026/07/01

Mr Market visits Art Basel

For the past seven years, I worked in contemporary art. Four months ago, I left galleries for a financial institution. I expected to discover a world governed by

2026/06/30