Want to get rich? Clayton Cramer has an excellent series of posts on how to do it the slow, methodical, responsible, grownup way. For some people the information presented will already be familiar, but all of it is advice that I really wish I'd had (or listened to) when I first moved out of my parents' house and got four credit cards.
How to Become Wealthy: Part One
How to Become Wealthy: Part Two
How to Become Wealthy: Part Three
How to Become Wealthy: Part Four
How to Become Wealthy: Part Five
How to Become Wealthy: Part Six
How to Become Wealthy: Part SevenEight years later, it amazes me how very little I understood about budgeting, saving for retirement, managing credit, etc... even worse, I appeared to be a lot better prepared than most folks. If you're just leaving the nest, or about to go off to college, or you don't have all of your bills in order, or if you have children getting ready to start out on their own, this is good reading.
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