When I started working for the government in 2000, I was 21 years old and had no idea, at all, how to invest money in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), the government equivalent of a 401(k). I knew two things: I didn’t grow up in a family that talked much about money. And 401(k)s weren’t…
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😵💫 The Psychology of Money
When I was about 8 years old, my father lost his job. It was devastating for my family. We struggled financially, though my parents did an incredible job shielding us from the worst of it. We had a roof over our heads, food in the fridge, clothes on our backs, and we were safe. But…