# Idiot Money

## Idiot Money

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- [#1: The correlation between having money, managing it well, and living a good life](https://news.moneyblind.net/1-the-correlation-between-having-money-managing-it-well-and-living-a-good-life.md): 21st September, 2020
- [#2: Don’t know where to begin sorting out your finances? It’s not where you think it is](https://news.moneyblind.net/2-dont-know-where-to-begin-sorting-out-your-finances-its-not-where-you-think-it-is.md): 28th September, 2020
- [#3: Your relationship with money is complex. But it needn't be complicated.](https://news.moneyblind.net/3-your-relationship-with-money-is-complex.-but-it-neednt-be-complicated..md): 5th October, 2020
- [#4: Spending £450k on being bad parents](https://news.moneyblind.net/4-spending-gbp450k-on-being-bad-parents.md): 12th October, 2020
- [#5: Idiot Profile: Private-Jet Guy](https://news.moneyblind.net/5-idiot-profile-private-jet-guy.md): 19th October, 2020
- [#6: What the bloody hell is a ‘relationship with money’ anyway?](https://news.moneyblind.net/6-what-the-bloody-hell-is-a-relationship-with-money-anyway.md): 26th October, 2020
- [#7: What fund managers can teach us about what really matters](https://news.moneyblind.net/7-what-fund-managers-can-teach-us-about-what-really-matters.md): 2nd November, 2020
- [#8: “I want money so I don’t have to think about money”](https://news.moneyblind.net/8-i-want-money-so-i-dont-have-to-think-about-money.md): 9th November, 2020
- [#9: Idiot Profile: An oligarch with a gun](https://news.moneyblind.net/9-idiot-profile-an-oligarch-with-a-gun.md): 16th November, 2020
- [#10: If Kanye West were a financial adviser](https://news.moneyblind.net/10-if-kanye-west-were-a-financial-adviser.md): 23rd November, 2020
- [#11: If all the world's a stage, then what does it matter where you stand?](https://news.moneyblind.net/11-if-all-the-worlds-a-stage-then-what-does-it-matter-where-you-stand.md): 30th November, 2020
- [#12: Financial Independence: An (Actual) Idiot’s Guide](https://news.moneyblind.net/12-financial-independence-an-actual-idiots-guide.md): 7th December, 2020
- [#13: Let’s talk about money, baby](https://news.moneyblind.net/13-lets-talk-about-money-baby.md): 14th December, 2020
- [#14: New Year's Non-Idiotic Financial Resolutions](https://news.moneyblind.net/14-new-years-non-idiotic-financial-resolutions.md): 21st December, 2020
- [#15: New year, old message](https://news.moneyblind.net/15-new-year-old-message.md): 28th December, 2020
- [#16: "Just tell me what to do"](https://news.moneyblind.net/16-just-tell-me-what-to-do.md): 4th January, 2020
- [#17: How to choose better investments](https://news.moneyblind.net/17-how-to-choose-better-investments.md): 11th January, 2020
- [#18: You cannot count. This leads you to make idiotic financial decisions.](https://news.moneyblind.net/18-you-cannot-count.-this-leads-you-to-make-idiotic-financial-decisions..md): 18th January, 2021
- [#19: What's your number?](https://news.moneyblind.net/19-whats-your-number.md): 25th January, 2021
- [#20: 7 magnificent money lessons that have nothing to do with money](https://news.moneyblind.net/20-7-magnificent-money-lessons-that-have-nothing-to-do-with-money.md): 1st February, 2020
- [#21: The merits of money are negative](https://news.moneyblind.net/21-the-merits-of-money-are-negative.md): 8th February, 2021
- [#22: The psychoanalysis of money, or How to screw up your children’s financial worldview](https://news.moneyblind.net/22-the-psychoanalysis-of-money-or-how-to-screw-up-your-childrens-financial-worldview.md): 15th February, 2021
- [#23: The ghosts of money... and how to bust them](https://news.moneyblind.net/23-the-ghosts-of-money...-and-how-to-bust-them.md): 22nd February, 2021
- [#24: My favourite way to think about investing, part 1](https://news.moneyblind.net/24-my-favourite-investing-framework-part-1.md): 1st March, 2021
- [#25: The ABC of money, part 1: the three self-deceptive poisons](https://news.moneyblind.net/25-the-abc-of-money-part-1-the-three-self-deceptive-poisons.md): 8th March, 2021
- [#26: Consider the pineapple: the perfect symbol of idiot money](https://news.moneyblind.net/26-consider-the-pineapple-the-perfect-symbol-of-idiot-money.md): 15th March, 2021
- [#27: The ABC of money, part 2: financial nobility, an overview](https://news.moneyblind.net/27-the-abc-of-money-part-2-financial-nobility-an-overview.md): 22nd March, 2021
- [#28: My favourite way to think about investing, part 2](https://news.moneyblind.net/28-my-favourite-way-to-think-about-investing-part-2-the-approach.md): 29th March, 2021
- [#29: The ABC of money, part 3: financial nobility, step 1](https://news.moneyblind.net/29-the-abc-of-money-part-3-financial-nobility-step-1.md): 5th April, 2021
- [#30: My favourite way to think about investing, part 3](https://news.moneyblind.net/30-my-favourite-way-to-think-about-investing-part-3.md): 12th April, 2021
- [#31: The ABC of money, part 4: financial nobility, step 2](https://news.moneyblind.net/31-the-abc-of-money-part-4-financial-nobility-step-2.md): 19th April, 2021
- [#32: The idiocy of ignoring impermanence (the ABC of money, part 5)](https://news.moneyblind.net/32-the-idiocy-of-ignoring-impermanence-the-abc-of-money-part-5.md): 26th April, 2021
- [#33: The six financial stress responses: what's yours?](https://news.moneyblind.net/33-the-six-financial-stress-responses-whats-yours.md): 3rd May, 2021
- [#34: My favourite way to think about investing, part 4: betting beyond the basics](https://news.moneyblind.net/34-my-favourite-way-to-think-about-investing-part-4-betting-beyond-the-basics.md): 9th May, 2021
- [#35: The ABC of money, part 6: financial nobility, step 3](https://news.moneyblind.net/35-the-abc-of-money-part-6.md): 17th May, 2021
- [#36: My favourite way to think about investing, part 5: cost-benefit investing](https://news.moneyblind.net/36-my-favourite-way-to-think-about-investing-part-5-cost-benefit-investing.md): 24th May, 2021
- [#37: The ABC of money, part 7: financial nobility, step 4](https://news.moneyblind.net/37-the-abc-of-money-part-7-financial-nobility-step-4.md): 31st May, 2021
- [#38: The best diet advice and the best financial advice are the same](https://news.moneyblind.net/38-the-best-diet-advice-and-the-best-financial-advice-are-the-same.md): 7th June, 2021
- [#39: The ABC of money, part 8: The Eightfold Path and interdependence](https://news.moneyblind.net/39-the-abc-of-money-part-8-the-eightfold-path-and-interdependence.md): 14th June, 2021
- [#40: The dance of becoming wiser with money](https://news.moneyblind.net/40-the-dance-of-becoming-wiser-with-money.md): 20th June, 2021
- [#41: Building a better money brain (the ABC of money, part 9: neuroplasticity)](https://news.moneyblind.net/41-building-a-better-money-brain-the-abc-of-money-part-9-neuroplasticity.md): 28th June, 2021
- [#42: The dumbest damn thing I’ve ever read in personal finance (part 1)](https://news.moneyblind.net/42-the-dumbest-damn-thing-ive-ever-read-in-personal-finance-part-1.md): 5th July, 2021
- [#43: The dumbest damn thing I’ve ever read in personal finance (part 2)](https://news.moneyblind.net/43-the-dumbest-damn-thing-ive-ever-read-in-personal-finance-part-2.md): 12th July, 2021
- [#44: A story of lions and loss](https://news.moneyblind.net/44-a-story-of-lions-and-loss.md): 19th July, 2021
- [#45: The ABC of money, part 10: what meditation isn’t](https://news.moneyblind.net/45-the-abc-of-money-part-10-what-meditation-isnt.md): 26th July, 2021
- [#46: The ABC of money, part 11: what meditation is](https://news.moneyblind.net/46-the-abc-of-money-part-11-what-meditation-is.md): 2nd August, 2021
- [#47: Idiot Profiles: Lord and Lady Jewellery Addiction, Teenage Ozymandias, and me](https://news.moneyblind.net/47-idiot-profiles-lord-and-lady-jewellery-addiction-teenage-ozymandias-and-me.md): 9th August, 2021
- [#48: Living mindfully with money (the ABC of money, part 12)](https://news.moneyblind.net/48-living-mindfully-with-money-the-abc-of-money-part-12.md): 16th August, 2021
- [#49: Give, give, give, me more, more, more](https://news.moneyblind.net/49-give-give-give-me-more-more-more.md): 23rd August, 2021
- [#50: Our most costly money problems are the ones we don't see](https://news.moneyblind.net/50-our-most-costly-money-problems-are-the-ones-we-dont-see.md): 30th August, 2021
- [#51: Align what you care for with what you care about](https://news.moneyblind.net/51-align-what-you-care-for-with-what-you-care-about.md): 6th September, 2021
- [#52: Do what only you can do](https://news.moneyblind.net/52-do-what-only-you-can-do.md): 13th September, 2021
- [#53: Money for many means happily ever after… but after what?](https://news.moneyblind.net/53-money-for-many-means-happily-ever-after...-but-after-what.md): 20th September, 2021
- [#54: The ABC of money, part 13: financial enlightenment](https://news.moneyblind.net/54-the-abc-of-money-part-13-financial-enlightenment.md): 27th September, 2021
- [#55: Identifying your hidden money addictions](https://news.moneyblind.net/55-identifying-your-hidden-money-addictions.md): 4th October, 2021
- [#56: Treating your hidden money addictions](https://news.moneyblind.net/56-treating-your-hidden-money-addictions.md): 11th October, 2021
- [#57: Idiot Money Maths #1: How much does it cost to keep you happy?](https://news.moneyblind.net/57-idiot-money-maths-1-how-much-does-it-cost-to-keep-you-happy.md): 18th October, 2021
- [#58: The ABC of money, part 14: the secret shackles of financial freedom](https://news.moneyblind.net/58-the-abc-of-money-part-14-the-secret-shackles-of-financial-freedom.md): 25th October, 2021
- [#59: The ABC of money, part 15: freedom to, freedom from, freedom for](https://news.moneyblind.net/59-the-abc-of-money-part-15-freedom-to-freedom-from-freedom-for.md): 1st November, 2021
- [#60: If you go there blindfolded, you probably won’t like where you end up](https://news.moneyblind.net/60-if-you-go-there-blindfolded-you-probably-wont-like-where-you-end-up.md): 8th November, 2021
- [#61: Idiot Money Maths #2: What is your default unit of spending?](https://news.moneyblind.net/61-idiot-money-maths-2-what-is-your-default-unit-of-spending.md): 15th November, 2021
- [#62: Balance isn’t stillness](https://news.moneyblind.net/62-balance-isnt-stillness.md): 22nd November, 2021
- [#63: A problem shared](https://news.moneyblind.net/63-a-problem-shared.md): 29th November, 2021
- [#64: How to live well, even in a palace (the ABC of money, part 16)](https://news.moneyblind.net/64-how-to-live-well-even-in-a-palace-the-abc-of-money-part-16.md): 6th December, 2021
- [#65: Denunciation is still attachment (the ABC of money, part 17)](https://news.moneyblind.net/65-denunciation-is-still-attachment-the-abc-of-money-part-17.md): 13th December, 2021
- [#66: “What do Blackheath people do?” (a story about how not to do financial planning)](https://news.moneyblind.net/66-what-do-blackheath-people-do-a-story-about-how-not-to-do-financial-planning.md): 20th December, 2021
- [#67: The ABC of money, part 18: Addicted to a dream](https://news.moneyblind.net/67-the-abc-of-money-part-18-addicted-to-a-dream.md): 27th December, 2021
- [#68: What hot new financial knowledge are you likely to find in 2022?](https://news.moneyblind.net/68-what-hot-new-financial-knowledge-are-you-likely-to-find-in-2022.md): 3rd January, 2022
- [#69: Red Pill Financial Planning: Escaping the Money Matrix](https://news.moneyblind.net/69-red-pill-financial-planning-escaping-the-money-matrix.md): 10th January, 2022
- [#70: The nasty narrowness of number-governed living](https://news.moneyblind.net/70-the-nasty-narrowness-of-number-governed-living.md): 17th January, 2022
- [#71: Getting into Financial Flow](https://news.moneyblind.net/71-getting-into-financial-flow.md): 24th January, 2022
- [#72: The ABC of money, part 19: Denunciation bad, renunciation good](https://news.moneyblind.net/72-the-abc-of-money-part-19-denunciation-bad-renunciation-good.md): 31st January, 2022
- [#73: I, Robot? Money and the misleading mechanisation of life choices](https://news.moneyblind.net/73-i-robot-money-and-the-misleading-mechanisation-of-life-choices.md): 7th February, 2022
- [#74: Kondo your credit-card statements](https://news.moneyblind.net/74-kondo-your-credit-card-statements.md): 14th February, 2022
- [#75: The rule of 72 (and its oft-overlooked implications)](https://news.moneyblind.net/75-the-rule-of-72-and-its-oft-overlooked-implications.md): 21st February, 2022
- [#76: Forget about improving your decisions. Focus on improving your decision-making skills](https://news.moneyblind.net/76-forget-about-improving-your-decisions.-focus-on-improving-your-decision-making-skills.md): 28th February, 2022
- [#77: Seeing your financial world more clearly (the ABC of money, part 20)](https://news.moneyblind.net/77-seeing-your-financial-world-more-clearly-the-abc-of-money-part-20.md): 7th March, 2022
- [#78: How to lose 2 1/2 stone in 6 months: an intro to the best non-fiction book I've ever read](https://news.moneyblind.net/78-how-to-lose-2-1-2-stone-in-6-months-an-intro-to-the-best-non-fiction-book-ive-ever-read.md): 14th March, 2022
- [#79: Your money worldview is (literally) half-brained](https://news.moneyblind.net/79-your-money-worldview-is-literally-half-brained.md)
- [#80: Cost-consciousness beats cost-cutting](https://news.moneyblind.net/80-cost-consciousness-beats-cost-cutting.md): 28th March, 2022
- [#81: Financial change that doesn’t start from your financial worldview is selling you short](https://news.moneyblind.net/81-financial-change-that-doesnt-start-from-your-financial-worldview-is-selling-you-short.md): 4th April, 2022
- [#82: The overlooked truth of reality that is messing up how you live with money](https://news.moneyblind.net/82-the-overlooked-truth-of-reality-that-is-messing-up-how-you-live-with-money.md): 11th April, 2022
- [#83: How money hijacks your hierarchy of attention](https://news.moneyblind.net/83-how-money-hijacks-your-hierarchy-of-attention.md): 18th April, 2022
- [#84: The value of (almost) everything to you is nothing](https://news.moneyblind.net/84-the-value-of-almost-everything-to-you-is-nothing.md): 25th April, 2022
- [#85: Financial philosophy > Financial psychology > Hot investment tips](https://news.moneyblind.net/85-financial-philosophy-greater-than-financial-psychology-greater-than-hot-investment-tips.md): 2nd May, 2022
- [#86: Five regrets of the rich](https://news.moneyblind.net/86-five-regrets-of-the-rich.md): 9th May, 2022
- [#87: Sum malfunction: a sure-fire way to spot if you’re being a financial idiot](https://news.moneyblind.net/87-sum-malfunction-a-sure-fire-way-to-spot-if-youre-being-a-financial-idiot.md): 16th May, 2022
- [#88: The Micawber Fallacy, or what your Dickensian maths misses about spending wisely](https://news.moneyblind.net/88-the-micawber-fallacy-or-what-your-dickensian-maths-misses-about-spending-wisely.md): 23rd May, 2022
- [#89: The tell-tale signs of a poor financial worldview](https://news.moneyblind.net/89-the-tell-tale-signs-of-a-poor-financial-worldview.md): 30th May, 2022
- [#90: Wanting wisdom, craving financial fortune cookies](https://news.moneyblind.net/90-wanting-wisdom-craving-financial-fortune-cookies.md): 6th June, 2022
- [#91: You don’t need a scammer to be scammed: your desperation for an ‘answer’ will do almost as well](https://news.moneyblind.net/91-you-dont-need-a-scammer-to-be-scammed-your-desperation-for-an-answer-will-do-almost-as-well.md): 13th June, 2022
- [#92: Are you reading the wine list the wrong way around?](https://news.moneyblind.net/92-are-you-reading-the-wine-list-the-wrong-way-around.md): 20th June, 2022
- [#93: Some personal finance puzzles and how not to solve them](https://news.moneyblind.net/93-some-personal-finance-puzzles-and-how-not-to-solve-them.md): 27th June, 2022
- [#94: The main reason your relationship with money is so messed up](https://news.moneyblind.net/94-the-main-reason-your-relationship-with-money-is-so-messed-up.md): 4th July, 2022
- [#95: The tyranny of the takeaway](https://news.moneyblind.net/95-the-tyranny-of-the-takeaway.md): 11th July, 2022
- [#96: Deep wealth v shallow wealth](https://news.moneyblind.net/96-deep-wealth-v-shallow-wealth.md): 18th July, 2022
- [#97: What seeing your financial life more clearly looks like](https://news.moneyblind.net/97-what-seeing-your-financial-life-more-clearly-looks-like.md): 25th July, 2022
- [#98: Making more of your money isn’t a maths problem](https://news.moneyblind.net/98-making-more-of-your-money-isnt-a-maths-problem.md): 1st August, 2022
- [#99: Is what you’re doing for and with money working?](https://news.moneyblind.net/99-is-what-youre-doing-for-and-with-money-working.md): 8th August, 2022
- [#100: Where to start, where to go, what to do about what’s stopping you](https://news.moneyblind.net/100-where-to-start-where-to-go-what-to-do-about-whats-stopping-you.md): 15th August, 2022
- [#101: The life cycle of a financial idiot](https://news.moneyblind.net/101-the-life-cycle-of-a-financial-idiot.md): 22nd August, 2022
- [#102: I can read your financial mind](https://news.moneyblind.net/102-i-can-read-your-financial-mind.md): 29th August, 2022
- [#103: Don’t worry about playing a game better when there’s a better game to play](https://news.moneyblind.net/103-dont-worry-about-playing-a-game-better-when-theres-a-better-game-to-play.md): 5th September, 2022
- [#104: Reflections on two years of this newsletter, and why I’m taking a six-month break](https://news.moneyblind.net/104-reflections-on-two-years-of-this-newsletter-and-why-im-taking-a-six-month-break.md): 12th September, 2022