Where I’ve been for the last two weeks
What I think of information addicts
What The Pros Know About Networking That You Don’t
How to use Natural Networking to connect with anyone — including the exact email scripts
How to write a resume that wins
Tonight: Live Resume Boot Camp
Losers love tactics
The Principle of Decommoditization: How to stand out to hiring managers
Introducing the 3-Week Dream Job Boot Camp
The worst career advice in the world
2012: The Year of Mastering The Game Being Played Around You
Make art, make money — at the same time
The psychology of buying high and selling low
How I save 1 hour/day
Fortune’s 6-page profile on me
Want a virtual assistant? Get one, FREE, for a year.
Live talk tomorrow, 12/13, on creative people + business
Persuasion case study: 2 ads using psychological “mind reading” techniques
8 Fascinating Insights about Credit Cards
Twitter posts: How I feel when I read yet another “savings” tip
Now available: The 7 Biggest Mistakes of Finding Your Dream Job
Case Study: How Brian turned a hobby into a business — and almost doubled his rates
Avoid the top 7 career mistakes
Money Diaries: The 20-something trying to pay for a wedding AND save for a house AND pay off student loans
Why’s it so hard for us to make the right long-term moves?
Case Study: How my international student, Prime, used the Tuner Strategy to begin earning more
Twitter posts: How Whole Foods primes you to shop
BOO! Your financial horror stories
Case Study: How Brian stopped thinking about making money on the side and actually earned $1,300
How to improve your credit score
What do you want to read about?
How one of my students is earning $5,600 per month
How to use little tests for big career wins
Announcing a new scholarship: I’m giving away 1 seat to Dream Job Elite
The Money Diaries: The 20-something freelance writer who spends his summers relaxing at a resort
The Dream Job Elite Program — How to afford it
Twitter posts: Is the BBB a racket?
“Dream Job Elite” is a go. Plus, free videos.
Two more questions about 1-on-1 dream job coaching
Meet me in Chicago this Thursday, 9/29
How I helped a friend find her Dream Job…TWICE
The 80/20 Guide to Finding a Job You Love
How to become world-class at finding your dream job
Case Study: How niching down helped Paige nearly double her number of clients
Lessons from hiring a new intern
Dear god
Case Study: How martial-arts instructor Johnny tore down his psychological barriers and doubled his rates
The Money Diaries: The 29-year-old business student who’s juggling over 10 credit cards
Case Study: How Fraz completely changed careers in only a few months (and kept his 6-figure income)
Twitter posts: paying $90,000 of student loans in 10 months
The Money Diaries: The 29-year-old workaholic who’s counting down the days until he goes into debt
I’m hiring a Content Curation intern
Case Study: How one job hunter landed six times as many offers using the Briefcase Technique
Special live webcast on psychology and money — Wednesday, 8/24, at 9pm EST
Psychology corner: Why you eat too much
Case Study: From millionaire…to broke…to a six-figure income
Happy Birthday to I Will Teach You To Be Rich
The Money Diaries: The 20-something with two jobs who’s still living paycheck-to-paycheck
Find Your Dream Job: Q&A
Case Study: How Melanie jumped from $10/hour to $40/hour
How I use mental accounting for world travel
“I want to do SOMETHING…I just don’t know what”
Get the email script that earned Oleg thousands of dollars
How to meet famous people
Why successful people don’t want to mentor you
Twitter posts: The iPhone app with 80 billion negative reviews
The Debt Ceiling
Case Study: How Jo took a series of “baby” steps to become the CEO of her life
What about my fears?
Meet me in New York, San Francisco, DC, Chicago, or LA
How do I stop being so damn lazy?
Case Study: How Glen raised his rates over 120% by getting into his clients’ heads
I could give you 100 ways to earn more and it still wouldn’t matter
10 millionaire rules
Case Study: How Garrett went from working for free to charging $250 an hour
It’s my birthday today. Will you do me a favor?
Cost vs. value: the $71,000 conference that’s a bargain
What does the Capital One acquisition mean for ING Direct?
Case Study: How Chris found the confidence to turn down a $100,000 deal
The 30-Day Return-It Method to get unimaginably great results in 4 weeks
Most Americans couldn’t come up with $2,000 if they needed to
Case Study: How Jennifer tripled her rate (working 1/3 the hours) by mastering the art of networking
My favorite savings account
My favorite credit card
My favorite checking account
Upcoming: My favorite checking, savings and credit card accounts
Case Study: How KC “scaled” his side business to earn $3,000/month
The psychology of cutting back on lattes
44% of people plan to never invest again
Case Study: Matt had no spare time — so how did he raise his rates by 50%?
Case Study: Using targeted psychology to increase earnings 415%
Twitter posts: Tim Ferriss, end of the world, and gold
Case Study: No more excuses. Turning a creative hobby into $12,000
Goldilocks and the Three Prices
Case Study: Negotiating a $16,000 raise doing what others will not
This guy is going to regret his life in 15 years
My $100,000 bet on Chris Rock
Most people in debt don’t even know how much they owe
Your parents are delusional about tax refunds
3 quick surveys
Persuasion Classroom: Don’t try to help everyone
5 fascinating perspectives on money
The futility of out-educating fat
Paying for College and Grad School: How to Avoid Spending $100,000 (or more) on a Credential You Don’t Really Need
I’m hiring a professional case-study writer
Be the Expert: Spot the delusions in this real-estate ad
Recap: The 30-day course on hustling your way to success
The 1-week MBA on earning more money
Case studies: Getting paid to hustle
Tim Ferriss Master Class: The psychology of testing (LIVE WEBCAST)
Examples from the field: How to stand out
My interview with a pickup artist
The $22 Million-Dollar Man
How a random Twitter follower got $20,000 of my time — free
Why am I giving away all this information?
How to negotiate better than 99% of people
The master of persuasion: Interview with BJ Fogg
Case studies: The psychology of penetrating their mind
5 fascinating experiments from the world of psychology and persuasion
Want to expose your company to 500,000 people this month?
How to test responses at bars
Recap of week 1: Automating successful scripts
Tonight, a live master class on hustling: How Noah Kagan turned a single cab ride into a $250,000+ payday
3 Case Studies: Ordinary people using extraordinary scripts to hustle
How to ace the world’s toughest interviews
Behind the scenes of a psychological campaign
Wednesday Workout: Testing your assumptions
Introducing 2011: The Year of the Hustle
How can I help you in 2011?
Consuming vs. producing
Sample: The 4-Hour Body: From Geek to Freak
Hustlin’ case study: How to get into your dream organization — after getting rejected
Be the expert: How would you use psychological defaults to change these 3 behaviors?
My first New York Times article is up: Money and willpower
More useless advice about Black Friday
The result of decades of propaganda
How to use airline miles to fly business class (without even stepping foot on an airplane)
Judo Technique: Turning “Failure Expectation” into domination
Use these pre-written scripts to optimize your emails
Let’s get serious: Wealthy people are not evil
How to strategically evoke cognitive dissonance
10 invisible scripts that have influenced me
The invisible scripts that guide our lives
How to apply the 80/20 rule to earn more, work less, and dominate
The blockbuster 4,355-word email that I sent out yesterday — what was it?
How DARE they spend so much?
I’m hiring: Executive Assistant & Content Editor
“You just need to get started” is bad advice
Why you’ll probably fail your New Year’s resolution
How many of you earn over $100,000 / year?
Get featured in the Wall Street Journal — today only
Thank you to this month’s IWT sponsors
Best backhanded compliment of the year
How to go from $25/hour to $75/hour in 2 weeks
Dumb things I’ve heard in the last 10 years
Why personal-finance “experts” continue giving worthless advice
Now I live in New York, too
Can anyone spot what’s wrong with this?
“He’s passively waiting for his dream career to happen”
It would have taken 33 years to pay off her debt. Now, just 5 years
Masters of Earning More: Why Designer Ben Bleikamp Still Freelances on the Side (with a Great Full Time Job)
Hiring iPhone developer, researcher
You don’t have to start Google to earn money on the side
Masters of Earning More: How Freelance Writer April Dykman Quit Her Job and Doubled Her Income
Are Big Banks doomed? Look at these survey results
Earning more money: Finding the right idea
Masters of Earning More: How Web Developer Ciaran Lyons Crushed His Barriers
5 surprising insights on earning more money
Today is my birthday — will you do me a favor?
Rebalancing & asset allocation: critical for investing. So why don’t you do it?
Hilarious magazine covers reveal the emperor has no clothes
Psychology of Money: The Last Mile of Saving
Why you shouldn’t reveal your salary history in a negotiation
What do you think about your bank?
Why are these treehuggers wasting their time?
Ramit’s 12-minute guide to automating your accounts (video)
While watching Steve Jobs yesterday…
The Beardstown Ladies
The world’s best coupon clipper
Attention annoying hypocrites: Stop being judgmental about your friends’ money habits
What are areas where people THINK they’re making money, but actually don’t?
YOUR spending is bad, but mine is good
The 5 groups to blame for our financial illiteracy
Automation: Add a “Stupid Mistakes” sub-savings account
Clueless friends giving you money advice? Use the STFUDF Technique
Who uses a freaking coupon for DEL TACO?
Free clothes & weird tax advice: 2 things you can get this week
Student loans and financial aid: How to save $23,000
The Money Diaries: The 20-something ex-pat taking on the expense of her own apartment
My $100,000 friend
The psychology of making huge career jumps
I’m speaking at SXSW
Why do we assume that higher house prices = good?
Anyone notice something funny about this text?
Why are artists so terrible with money?
Wow, look what Earn1k members are already doing
Anatomy of a launch post-mortem: What went right, what went wrong
Resume Boot Camp: 3 common mistakes people make
Announcing the “Earn Your First $1,000 On The Side” course
The Briefcase Technique — to earn thousands of dollars
This week, I’m unveiling the new I Will Teach You To Be Rich course to earn more money
Why do so many personal-finance sites focus on spending LESS?
Recap of the 3-week course on earning money
Want to earn more money? How to find your first 3 paying clients
The Freelance Diaries: The laid-off marketing consultant whose income has skyrocketed
I’m giving a talk at Google tomorrow & I need your help
Case study: From $17/hour to $65/hour. How did she do it?
Psychological tactics to earn more (video)
I’m hiring an iwillteachyoutoberich sysadmin
The Freelance Diaries: The Caffeinated Project Manager
“But I don’t want to take a SECOND full-time job to earn money on the side”
Earning more money: How to turn your skills into services that people will pay for
“But starting a freelance business is too risky!” and other reasons people don’t earn more money
Week 2: Earning more money
Case study: How a venture capitalist started earning money on the side
The 3 easiest ways to earn more money
Attention whiny complainers: Why you STILL aren’t saving money
New in 2010: Video office hours
Earn more money in 2010
Do you earn money outside of your job? Tell me about it
7 lies we tell ourselves about money
First preview of The 4-Hour Workweek (newly revised)
My first iwillteachyoutoberich staff summit
The Money Diaries: The 27-year-old product designer who tracks her finances a little TOO closely
Why do immigrants save so much more money than you?
How a Boot Camp member saved $75,000 on his mortgage
Be the expert: What’s wrong with this real-estate comment?
What do Scarlett Johansson and Ramit Sethi have in common?
Time management: How an MIT postdoc writes 3 books, a PhD defense, and 6+ peer-reviewed papers — and finishes by 5:30pm
Behind the scenes: I was on the Today Show last week
The Money Diaries: The 25-year-old single mom who writes bad checks
WTF happened last night? Oh yea, my server got CRUSHED
Live webcast tonight: Psychology techniques + live answers to your questions
Announcing the I Will Teach You To Be Rich Boot Camp
Analysis: 7 readers who saved over $100,000
How to trick dumb kids into eating less Halloween candy
Negotiate Like an Indian: I taught my friend how to negotiate an $8,000 salary increase
Knowing vs. doing: Let’s compare these 2 friends who try to earn more
In 7 days, I’m launching the I Will Teach You To Be Rich Boot Camp
What’s the best investment you’ve ever made?
What do you want to learn about in the last 2 months of 2009?
If you bought my book, I have many bonuses for you
Credit hacks dissected: Do these really work?
Education is not the solution to all personal-finance problems
A good example of why you shouldn’t try to pick stocks
The Money Diaries: The 30-something Scrooge member who’s starting to automate his finances
How I use beta tests to rapidly optimize new products
Do you guys want to hear more about the business side of iwillteachyoutoberich?
“Ugh, why don’t fat people just eat less?”
Sell It Now — how to make hundreds of dollars in 37 minutes
Working on the UK edition of I Will Teach You To Be Rich
Why do delusional people think their spending will be different than other people’s?
Help me dominate: Vote for my SXSW panel on automating finances
Interested in earning money on the side? Help me shape an upcoming bootcamp
Why you should stop complaining about Obama and the budget — and fix yourself first
The Craigslist Penis Effect
The Money Diaries: The 20-something semi-conscious spender
Behind the scenes: 3 case studies about money that will make you laugh, cry, & vomit
What do you NOT care about spending money on?
5 myths of personal finance (plus: stupid advice)
New ebook: Recession-Proof Your Career
The Money Diaries: The 20-something coupon-clipper
The 10 Year Savings Strategy: Saving money after you’ve already handled the basics
Looking for people in your 20s, 30s, and 40s — what do you wish you’d saved for?
Guy is scared of calling companies, calls them, negotiates fees successfully
The Money Diaries: The 20-something who can’t seem to get out of his parents’ house
Is frugality about saving money or making you feel less guilty?
Mental Accounting: Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes
60-second survey + 5 $100 Donorschoose gift certificates
Have a mortgage? Save $71,000 in interest payments
The Money Diaries: The 20-something emotional spender
5 things to ask your friends who think “this time is different”
I’m guest writing at the New York Times this week
Automating your money — especially entrepreneurs and freelancers
How to get 150,000 people to read your blog post in 1 week (and how I did it)
Travel full-time for less than $14,000 per year
A face made for audiobooks
Carrying a CC balance? Guy lowers his APR by 5.75% using my negotiation scripts
Topics you want me to write about?
Top excuses and tactics: Why haven’t you started your own business?
My interview on G4TV: I was craving Corn Nuts before
Live webcast this Saturday on entrepreneurship, writing, mentoring
Ramit’s Inbox: An email from a very confused guy who can’t find a job
Case Study: How a yoga instructor handled losing 40% of her income
The Tripod of Stability
I’ll be on tour in these cities over the next few weeks — meet up?
How Todd made $13,000 in 5 months, doubled his salary, and turned down a $25,000 raise
Video from my appearance on the CBS Early Show
Money Diaries: The 20-something cube-dweller with an addiction to phone accessories
I Will Teach You To Be Rich is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller
Announcing the new I Will Teach You To Be Frugal
Expert advice: Tax breaks on your house
Personal finance is not about more willpower
Tip: Using sub-savings accounts for unexpected expenses
I Will Teach You To Be Rich is a #1 Amazon bestseller
My new book is out today — I’m giving away 1 Kindle per hour and $5,000!
8 questions about the book launch on Monday
The Suze Saga — Part 2
If you’re a blogger with more than 500 readers/day, get private excerpts of my book
How Nicole is earning $1,000 more per month
Now THIS is the kind of investment research you should be doing
Why your friends don’t save money, eat healthier, or clean their garages
Full chapter from my book: Optimize Your Credit Cards
The Suze Orman Saga — part 1
The book is 10 days away — watch for AWESOME stuff next week
60-second video: Myths of credit
“Why would anyone keep investing when the market keeps going lower every day?”
Tax tactics: Use legal tax breaks to keep more of your money
Redesign of iwillteachyoutoberich coming — I’m looking for feedback
Recent posts on Twitter — plus $100 gift certificate to DonorsChoose
How to avoid being a dumb investor: The Smartest Investment Book You’ll Ever Read
What’s bad for the economy can be good for you
What I’m reading: Automation, big savings, saving on rent
Trent says The Scrooge Strategy is “short-sighted” — I respond with a challenge
The Money Diaries: The 20-something programmer who barters for personal training
Here’s the first sneak preview of the I Will Teach You To Be Rich book (16 pages)
Why your opinion about the stimulus plan doesn’t matter
Comment of the week: Going from $20k/year to $90k/year
I’m doing a live webcast this Saturday at 12pm PST
Here’s a simple way to get 50,000 people to your blog in 1 day
Why “average is not normal” — and why most people get this wrong
What’s your best story about health insurance?
20 questions that your financially unprepared friends are afraid of
The Money Diaries: The young employee about to lose her job because of the economy
Congratulations! The 7 finalists for the I Will Teach You To Be Rich Scholarship
How to save money on your worst problem areas
Comment of the week: “Get two jobs”
My other blog, Things I Hate
What do you do for a living? Some interesting responses from readers
Roundup of my favorite recent posts
40-minute video on mentoring, writing effective emails, and the financial crisis
What would you tell the 30-year old divorcee with 30k of debt?
Announcing the Scrooge Strategy: Premium savings tips
Reminder: $2,500 scholarship applications due Thursday, 1/15
Tip #30: How I’m saving $25,000+ in 2009
The first post of 2009 — How to dominate your personal finances
The point of being rich
Tip #29: Stop being a loser and pay money to save money
Tip #28: Use price-protection guarantees to always get the lowest price
Announcing the I Will Teach You To Be Rich scholarship for $2,500
Here are the winners of the free-book giveaway
Recent Twitter posts: Credit score, tipping, credit cards, elasticity of toilet paper
Sometimes, you just need to make more money
Tip #27: Use barriers to prevent yourself from spending money
Tip #26: Gardener? Cleaning lady? DIY instead
Live right now (12/6, 12pm PST): Taking live questions on a webcast
Free books and a live webcast on Saturday — is it Christmas already?
Earn more money using your God-given skills
Here’s an 18-minute interview about the Save $1,000 in 30 Days Challenge
Tip #24: Cut your commute expenses by 40%
Tip #23: Go cash-only for 15 to 30 days
The last week of the Save $1,000 in 30 Day Challenge
The Money Diaries: The 25-year old restaurant worker on his way up
Tip #22: Analyze your progress in the 30 Day Challenge
Tip #21: Save thousands by pre-paying your debt
Tip #20: Change the date of Christmas
Tip #19: Save Money, Eat Well and Look Hot in Less Than an Hour
Tip #18: No Christmas gifts this year
Tip #17: Buy generic for the stuff you don’t care about
Tip #16: Cancel any large purchases this month
Tip #15: Forget going to a bar — ask people over for dinner
Tip #14: Use self-persuasion to share how much you’ve saved so far
How to negotiate your car insurance down
Tip #12: How I’m saving $2,000+ on eating out in 2009
Tip #11: Never pay full retail price for clothes (or eyeglasses) again
Announcing the I Will Teach You To Be Rich forums
Tip #10: Use the free rewards from your credit card, car insurance, and workplace
Tip #9: Only buy new things when replacing something old
The Money Diaries: The spoiled 20-something used to living beyond his means
Tip #8: Implement the A La Carte Method
Tip #7: Create a “No Spending” day once a week
Recap of first 6 money-saving tips
Tip #6: Use gas prices to become your own hedge fund
Tip #5: Optimize your cellphone bill
Tip #4: Involve your friends in your savings challenge
Tip #3: Sell something on eBay today
Tip #2: Turn your thermostat down 3 degrees
Tip #1: Pack lunches for the rest of the week
Announcing the Save $1,000 in 30 Days Challenge
My favorite books on personal finance, psychology, and negotiation
Get your credit card’s annual fee waived
17-minute interview about credit unions, money, and the economic crisis
The Money Diaries: The Slightly Lovedrunk, Bar Hopping New Yorker
Behind the Curtain: How Silicon Valley companies are handling the downturn
Major TV network is looking for Money Diaries people to feature on TV
My post on J.D.’s blog: The best $20 You’ll Ever Spend
The Truth: What Obama and McCain won’t tell you about your money
The Money Diaries: The 37 year-old homeowner who makes 6 figures
10 links to walk you through today’s financial crisis — and make you smarter than 99% of other people
The Money Diaries: The 20-something who doesn’t make enough to cover her shopping habit
My 3-minute video response: What you can do about today’s economy
Submit your question: What do you want to know about this week’s financial news?
Morons who don’t know what they’re talking about
You have $100 extra per month. Should you pay off your mortgage early or invest?
The Money Diaries: The 23 year-old non-profit employee living in Washington DC
I was on TV this week — watch my 2:17 CNBC video on credit card perks
Help a trust fund baby: “What should I do with my inheritance?”
Credit card perks you didn’t know about (part 2)
Former WSJ columnist gives advice to iwillteachyoutoberich readers
Some recent Twitter posts about money, credit cards, secrets
Who does this photo remind you of?
I saved $2,500 by buying 2 items abroad. Is that un-American?
Friday Entrepreneurs – Kathy Waste, Artist
5-minute video interview: How do you get rich?
Friday Entrepreneurs: Shannon Sofield, Payloadz
This is why you should ignore daily news on money
The article everyone is talking about today
3 credit card perks you have (but probably don’t know about)
What about forex investing? Oil? The middle east?
How my publisher got $5,000 of goodwill with $100
How to plan for disasters and personal finance — with social psychology
Announcing the winner of the $1,000 gas giveaway for Sway
“But I earn $300/year from switching banks!”
Stupid account requires $10,000 for $25 bonus, and I mock them
Last day to buy book on irrational behavior, get $1,000 in free gas
A fantastic book on behavioral psychology: Sway ($1,000 giveaway)
Looking for productivity tips/hacks using your iPhone — suggestions?
4-minute video of me talking about personal-finance startups
Press opportunities: Be on PBS or in NY Daily newspaper
Where should you invest your first million?
Get a text-message reminder about the A La Carte Method
The A La Carte Method: Use Psychology Against Yourself to Save Money
Come to the Wealthcamp conference this Saturday in San Francisco
Welcome new readers from Yahoo and Bankrate.com
“Should I invest in CDs or a Roth IRA?”
The 1 question to ask about $1,300 in overdraft fees
Links: Hilarious real-estate bubble seekers, investing yourself (not through a broker), clueless friends and asset allocation
“Why don’t companies ever hire me?”
Check out these new financial startups I’ll be meeting tomorrow
I’m on Twitter
Why the lady sitting next to me should pay $2,000 for a computer class
Can any restaurant experts help me out?
Read this if you’re running late on your taxes
How much are McCain, Clinton, and Obama worth? (Hint: Between $1m and $40m)
Why you should be happy to get a tax refund, not guilty
How to get your virtual assistant to schedule your doctor’s appointments
5 free copies of TurboTax — answer the iwillteachyoutoberich surveys
How to use a separate debit card for discretionary spending
2 startup jobs (engineer and product manager) + $2,000 in referral bonuses
Life at a Silicon Valley Startup: PBwiki
I’m back from vacation, some links I’m reading
The Planning Fallacy
What’s an information interview and why aren’t you doing it?
What is the Best Way to Make More Money?
Benchmarking Asset Allocation Investment Performance Using Indices
The Asset Allocation Style of Investing
If you’re in Mumbai, let me know
How to make splurging on a digital camera pay for itself over and over again
Making the most of your Bonus
How To Not Lose
Keeping Track of Your Tax Paperwork
10 chances to be in my book (reader profiles)
Considering a career in consulting? Avoid these 5 stupid mistakes
Do You Buy Things and Never Use Them?
Don’t Panic! Recovering from Financial Mistakes and Setbacks
I’m on vacation for about 3 weeks
Guest Post: Just got married? Here’s what you need to know.
Guest post: College students, could your parents save on taxes?
Guest post: Read this before you file your income taxes!
1,031 people respond: How they spent money on Valentine’s Day
Mission accomplished
College at Stanford is now effectively free. So what’s your excuse?
How much did you spend on Valentine’s Day?
Spend less than 1 hour per week on your finances: Handling credit-card receipts
What would you name my upcoming book? (Winner gets free stuff)
How a pro does it — My friend Rachel made $1,000 an hour negotiating a new job
1,072 people respond: “Are you spending less because of a possible recession?”
Friday Entrepreneurs: Charlotte Genevier, SocialEngine
I’ll be speaking February 4th in Palo Alto on entrepreneurship, PBwiki
What happens when a coffee shop gets too popular?
7-question survey: Are you spending less because of the economy?
Featured on ABC News webcast — watch the video here
Looking for Friday entrepreneurs and a blog engineer for iwillteachyoutoberich
How my friend used one email to start getting rich
The worst financial advice from around the web! (Today only)
Measure yourself using the same techniques the Fortune 500 uses
When iwillteachyoutoberich readers miss the point
Another ridiculous credit card offer
Links: Cheapest Family in the Nation, Chicken Little, Beer in Zimbabwe
My friend was about to buy a million-dollar house with no research
What do you want to read about on iwillteachyoutoberich in 2008?
How I gained 5lbs in one week
Merry Christmas — iwillteachyoutoberich readers get a discount on pens
Why doesn’t someone make politics accessible?
Here’s a chat transcript of my friend and me talking about investing and asset allocation
This week I’m writing email tips — what do you want to see?
Sleep research discusses sexy vs. rich
Congratulations, J.D.
Why things get cheaper but you spend more
Meet me this Saturday, buy me food
How I won $100,000+ in college scholarships
SF Chronicle does I Will Teach You To Be Rich profile
Here’s how I start planning for Christmas — in October
An annoying email I got
Look how men’s and women’s magazines write about money
1. Answer surveys 2. Be in my book 3. Get famous
Welcome new Yahoo Finance readers
I Will Teach You To Be Rich featured in US News & World Report online
Walgreens gets it wrong when marketing to me
Testing ads on iwillteachyoutoberich for 3 months
How a beggar in Grenada uses data to optimize donations
Free chapter from Ramit’s Guide to Kicking Ass — The Information Diet
PBwiki is hiring a support manager and you might be perfect
Tell me a story and be in my upcoming book
Meet me in San Francisco this Saturday
Why my friend invests in an insanely expensive fund and why I don’t
How much an iPhone will really cost you
There’s an interesting discussion on women and salary happening in the comments section
Get email notifications of new I Will Teach You To Be Rich posts
13 stunning differences in how men and women think about money
“Should I invest my student loans?”
Survey responses — what jumps out at you?
What I’m reading — August 30th, 2007
Help with analyzing data from survey?
Tell us how you think about money — I’ll post results next week
Heroines of Personal Finance and Entrepreneurship #6: Barbara Stanny
The $28,000 question: Why are we all hypocrites about weddings?
Heroines of Personal Finance and Entrepreneurship #5: Michelle Goodman
My first book is out! It’s on recruiting young talent and it’s in bookstores everywhere
I love these hilarious comments from angry financial advisers
If you’re in debt, here’s an opportunity to be featured in Businessweek
Heroines of Personal Finance and Entrepreneurship #4: Julie Jansen
Excellent comment about debt
I asked a loaded question and got back exactly the answers I expected
Behind-the-scenes New Yorker article on hedge funds reveals they aren’t so sexy
Heroines of Personal Finance and Entrepreneurship #3: Alexandra Levit
When your debt feels like your arm
Heroines of Personal Finance and Entrepreneurship #2: Anya Kamenetz
I should be a personal-finance carnie
Heroines of Personal Finance and Entrepreneurship #1: Pamela Slim
Eleanor P., 25, talks about money, frustrations with her bank, independence, and indulgences
Damn. Profiles are way harder than I thought (how you can help)
The I Will Teach You To Be Rich series on women and personal finance begins
Starting a series on women and personal finance — please send me your stories
Listen to me in a WSJ podcast, and the stork of entrepreneurship
What do you want to read about on iwillteachyoutoberich?
Announcing the newly designed iwillteachyoutoberich.com
I hope my friend listened to me about NOT TIMING THE DAMN MARKET
Well, we got 5th place
Help me give away $2,000 in scholarships using P2P lending — by this Monday, 6/11
See behind the curtain: Preview of new iwillteachyoutoberich design
Here, let me just tell you how much you spend
Here are the winners of the iwillteachyoutoberich book giveaways
Here’s how I negotiated out of bank fees — part 2
Some interesting links I’ve been reading lately (rich people, vapid people, funny CEOs)
BS teaser rates: More typical bank behavior
Ben’s book on entrepreneurship is out today, and it’s good
My analysis was incomplete (but it was there)
Site acting weird, I’m looking into it
How to lose $1,365 per year and not know it
Away for a couple weeks; sporadic posting
The book that changed my life in 2 hours: The 4-Hour Workweek
Friday Entrepreneurs: Mimi Ting, Mingle
Welcome to members of the Commonwealth Club
Book Review: The Brazen Careerist (and a book giveaway)
Tell me a story about your debt
Coming up next week: Book review, talk at Commonwealth club, financial stuff
Students: Win $1,000 for your social entrepreneurship idea
Total costs of ownership and why Indians hate dry cleaning
Lots of answers about taxes and retirement from David Bergstein, CPA
Last 3 tax code giveaways announced
Parking prices in San Francisco vs. Ann Arbor
I hate bloggers who waste their time on stats
I’m doing a live interview Friday (today) — listen in
The media is atrociously bad at prediction and I’m sick of it
Well, that sucked
Welcome Marketwatch readers
Nicole’s Bridal and Formalwear at Tanforan has poor customer service
The IWillTeachYouToBeRich Week of Discontent
Some people think there’s only a limited amount of money
Personalized tax answers for iwillteachyoutoberich readers — Part 2
2 tax-software giveaways announced, 3 more to go
Women entrepreneurs: Submit an idea, win $1,000 by this Friday
Free chapter from Ramit’s 2007 Guide to Kicking Ass
Personalized tax answers for iwillteachyoutoberich readers — Part 1
The NYT exposé on a financial scammer
Friday Entrepreneurs: Courtney Kingston, Kingston Family Vineyards
Useless messages by marketers like me
Get your tax questions answered — free — and a giveaway
The iwillteachyoutoberich posse comes out
2 cool tricks to use: Your hourly rate and The Rule of 72
The slumbering beast stirs
I’ll be at Stanford tomorrow for the startup job fair
Chicken Little and Kooks Who Don’t Know What They’re Talking About
PBwiki raises $2 million
Friday Entrepreneurs: Aaron Foss, WingDipper
$105 million in one day?
How do you budget when you have irregular income?
I hate secrets, but I have one
Are Friday Entrepreneurs coming back?
If I were a bank, here’s how I’d deal with overdraft fees
Email: “What should I do with an idea?”
iwillteachyoutoberich.com now has archives, readable fonts
I am the coolest person in the world
Welcome, New York Times readers
Part 6 of the car debacle
Part 5 of the car debacle
Part 4 of the car debacle
Part 3 of the car debacle
Part 2 of the car debacle
Oh my god — it will be a dramatic day of posts
Guy gets ripped off, is embarrassed
Food and personal finance are similar (part 2)
I’m hiring for iwillteachyoutoberich (multiple positions)
Free professional personal-finance advice today only
Conscious spending: How my friend spends $21,000/year on going out
Tomorrow I’m going to tell you 4 stories
A lot of people want to be rich and I am revolted/happy
Maybe I’m wrong, but I really don’t think so
A little secret about getting free business books
Set smaller goals: impress friends, get girls, lose weight
What finance/entrepreneurship sites do you read?
iwillteachyoutoberich reader asks question, makes $16,000+
Now that’s long term
Food and personal finance are similar
Man spends $30 on food for a month
Here are my 5 modest resolutions for 2007
Welcome new readers
What’s the difference between these two images?
Have some cookies and a 177% APR
2 seconds to trade!!!
Here are 50 books I recommend
Look at this sign I saw in San Francisco
Homeowners are taking the risky route and I am confused
Seriously, you don’t
Time pressure = bad decisions
Friday Entrepreneur: Joyce Park, Renkoo
I’m adding archives (finally) — what do you think?
Ramit’s 2007 Guide to Kicking Ass
Cody McKibben interviews me
I’ll have a little surprise on Tuesday
Friday Entrepreneurs: Kenneth Shaw, Jennifer Gee, and Mickey Asavanant , Homeslyce
Welcome new readers
Volkswagen targets stupid people, tries to rip them off
Speaking at Stanford on Wednesday
Turning lemons into…
When?
A book deal for I Will Teach You To Be Rich!
I Hate Indian Network Marketers So Much
How much savings should you have at age 25, 35, and 45?
Friday Entrepreneurs: Sarah Deutsch, Pinkleberry Services
An ode to Jim Blomo
My friend wants to meet entrepreneurs in LA/San Diego
Voting is a failure of the last mile
“What’s next for stocks?” — is this for real?
Wow, this is a great article
I am a moron part 635
When Friday Entrepreneurs Go Wrong
Meet the 24-year old with $2.2 million in debt
Morningstar stock reports are free today and tomorrow
How to open a retirement account with $50
Companies don’t care about money
Save money by comparing auto insurance rates
Time spent reading blogs vs. managing money
Friday Entrepreneurs: Lily Chu, PCOW Inc
How to make more money per hour than Michael Jordan
Book Review on Performance Chasing and Market Timing
Links to check out, updates
One of the cutest videos online
Friday Entrepreneurs: Pamela Slim, Escape From Cubicle Nation
Results from the book giveaway
How come articles like this are so boring?
Friday Entrepreneurs: Tracy Tseng, littleMAN Style
Reminder: Entries for the book giveaway due tomorrow
How to be incredibly useful
Oh shit
Book giveaway: The Starfish and the Spider
Things are a little slow
No Friday Entrepreneurs today, but…
Bonds aren’t for young people
I want different Friday Entrepreneurs
I love leverage
Welcome Boston Globe readers
Friday Entrepreneurs: Eric Bahn, BeatTheGMAT.com
A few interesting links to check out
Stop being cheap and go buy something valuable today
Friday Entrepreneurs: Wei Yang, CallForSitters.com
And then what?
Don’t check your stocks every day
Friday Entrepreneurs: Steve Ressler of Young Government Leaders
A day I have long anticipated
Here’s an excerpt from last week’s IWillTeachYouToBeRich chat
I have the best blog readers in the world
“My bank earns 0.5% interest”
I’m interviewed by Dan Portnoy and Tim Grahl
Friday Entrepreneurs: Premal Shah, Kiva.org
Welcome Yahoo readers
The IWillTeachYouToBeRich chat tonight at 7pm PST
I’m hosting an online chat this Wednesday, 7pm PST
Friday Entrepreneurs: John Knox and Matt Landry, Take Cover
IWillTeachYouToBeRich turns 2 years old today
Stocks are down — what to do?
A piggy bank for the kids
I guess I spent that much
Friday Entrepreneurs: Brandon McNamara, Biz BookTalk
New series: Friday Entrepreneurs
An analysis of 1000+ IWillTeachYouToBeRich survey responses– and some new decisions
What’s easier now than later? George Northup responds
How I got my credit scores and credit report for free
Please take my survey (takes 3 minutes)
What’s easier now than later? Chris Yeh responds
What’s easier now than later? Karen Watts and Robin Dellabough respond
The credit card I use
What’s easier now than later? BJ Fogg responds
“I don’t worry about money any more. I’m 23″
What’s easier now than later? Meetpaul Singh responds
Welcome new readers!
What’s easier now than later? Debbie Newhouse responds
What’s easier now than later? Mark Hurst responds
What’s easier now than later? Seth Godin responds
It Never Gets Easier Than Now
“I’ll just pay someone to manage my money”
An upcoming talk and an interview with me
Why bother worrying about investing?
Here’s the correct newsletter sign-up link
To get my newsletter, sign up by 7pm PST today
What is flinch pricing?
Ramit teaches kids, bribes them
Will I pay for my children’s education?
I bought a tie
Ian’s post on initiative — one of the best articles I’ve read online
When we’re not in college anymore
Ask for what you want part 81493
Jason Siffring is the man
Finally! My credit card rewards pay off
Some cool stuff I just read
Any MovableType experts out there?
I love hot sauce
I don’t have any secrets about getting rich
Speaking in DC — comment approval will be a little slow
“It’s easy to tear ideas down, Ramit”
Good luck with that
Everybody wants to write a book
“I can’t get a credit card because I don’t have income”
What is up with The Motley Fool?
Back from a conference, catching up
8 stupid frat-boy business ideas
Oh my god: “A global correction” is underway!
A nice/weird post about shrimp and investing
If you use Tivo, Facebook, MP3s, or a cellphone…
“I should research before opening an investment account”
Reminder: I’m speaking tonight in the Bay Area
2006 Makeover, Step #4: Open your retirement accounts
The World’s Easiest Guide To Understanding Retirement Accounts
What will you look back at yourself and say?
What if a great idea knocked on your door?
Come see my talk in Palo Alto on Monday (free)
The Best Decision vs. The Financially Smart One
Where a roll of toilet paper costs $145,750
What’s coming this week — and a few links
Announcing The Sethi Scholarships
“I bought dinner because I was the girl who could afford it”
Guy tracks commute, gets 38% increase in vacation
Please be in my book — take 5 minutes
I use newsletter to make fun of girl with funny results
All about mutual funds (repost)
Sign up for my newsletter by tomorrow morning
All About Stocks and Bonds (repost)
I can’t wait to see this movie
Oprah isn’t ashamed of her money
I am disappointed with Michael Jackson’s interest rate
Swamped, not dead
An interesting story about credit card companies
My minimum payment is $22 and that is absurd
Jim asks and receives
April 3 = Call Your Ass Out day
I went out to dinner this weekend…
Book Review: Rich Dad, Poor Dad (this books irks me)
Cost vs. value: Why I bought a new car
Call for “why you should buy a used car” links
The demographics of where I live…
China taxes chopsticks
This AIM chat made me clench my fists
Wow, you hate spending on a lot stuff
Things I hate spending money on
Erik doesn’t need a new car
How to fit more salad on your plate
Read IWillTeachYouToBeRich, get some
Examples of failures of the last mile
RSS feeds are messed up
The Failure of the Last Mile
Excerpts from Warren Buffet’s 2005 letter to shareholders
Probably one of the best comments this site has ever gotten
Graphic designers, check this out
Another way to get rich
Your cellphone bill may now be another source of credit
Financial makeover is not done yet
What do you regret?
Believe it
Free IHOP pancakes today
Great podcast: How to make money without a job
Spot the problem(s)
Right now, experience is more important than money
JLP interviews Jonathan Clements
Stay current with IWillTeachYouToBeRich
I use small barriers to avoid kooks
Let’s mock Ramit
I seriously love this
Really bad feedback I have received
Use this whenever you call customer service
You spend even when you don’t
Looking for a blog/CMS/CSS wizard
10 things about yourself that would surprise you
My advice to Facebook
A few interesting links
Jack in the Box turns the tables on me
Smart People Ask Questions
Larry Ellison gets a beatdown
Google reports; stock falls; let the pundits begin
A sample IWillTeachYouToBeRich newsletter
2006 Makeover, Step #3: Thinking about Investing
I do speaking
What Pedro says
Just want to point something out about Google and crystal balls
No Good Can Come of This
2006 Makeover, Step #2: Budgeting and Saving
Some comments from last week
2006 Makeover, Step #1: Get your accounts in order
An entrepreneurial opportunity — check this out
Nominate IWillTeachYouToBeRich for the Bloggies
How to dispute charges through your credit card
A scary photo from MIT
Think in Weeks, Not Years
I am going to kick some personal-finance ass–yours
Random links I think are cool
Minutiae and toothpaste
Is it gaudy to post your own Amazon wishlist?
Book giveaway winners announced!
Why is networking a dirty word?
I’m speaking at MIT tomorrow
Forbes Fictional 15 — How rich is Scrooge McDuck?
We have a winner!
Don’t Quit Without Asking For What You Want
How to stay up to date with IWillTeachYouToBeRich
Unbelievably cheap magazine subscriptions
I need your help to pick a good title
Hybrid cars don’t save you money (part II)
Success and The Shrug Effect
A stunningly good blog
New Carnival of Personal Finance is up
Your College is Not a Technical School
Am I an elitist pig?
Speaking at an HBS conference this Saturday
A CEO in the wrong bucket is still in the wrong bucket
A special kind of hell
Examples of barriers
What teens think about money
Debating minutiae and health
I’ll be speaking at Entrepreneur27 conference tomorrow
Your FICO score can save you thousands of dollars in 5 minutes
Bernanke’s stock holdings and some comparisons
Guilt and Our Choices
A great mediocre idea from Bank of America
Sprint tries to rip Ramit off? Oh my
Why don’t schools teach personal finance? (Part 1)
One of the best posts on personal finance I’ve seen
Announcing some new classes I teach
Barriers are your enemy
What’s coming next week
Personal entrepreneurship? Here’s one way to start
On greed and speed
Sorry, no
Your idea isn’t good enough to keep secret
We love to debate minutiae
The Myth of the Great Idea
New section: Personal entrepreneurship
Value, not cost (Part 1)
Dear Ramit, can I express interest in your class but do nothing?
Search for “cheap person” on Google
Ugh
A little bit about me
9 million millionaires in the US
Cheap versus frugal
The world is not Darwinian
I’m teaching a finance class this Wednesday, 7pm, on the Stanford campus
Personal finance isn’t hard — in 99 words
An email from my friend Samira
Unbelievable: Dollar-for-dollar match for Katrina victims
I’M RICH HAHAHA
New Carnival of Personal Finance is up
Dumb: “Don’t invest; you can’t beat the pros”
“Being poor is…”
Donate to the Red Cross–here’s how
Are you being hella stupid?
Here’s how I set up my financial accounts
The details are important, but they’re not everything
New Carnival of Personal Finance…
There is nothing so fine as a finely ironed shirt
Maybe real estate isn’t such a good investment
Carnival of Personal Finance is up
Trick I use when I make unexpected money
Carnival of the Capitalists is up
Bottled water is stupid
The warmer side of personal finance
Some basics on investing
Logistics of spending and saving
All about…
I’ll be away for a few days
The week in review (real estate)
Management Infrastructure
Leveraging Yourself to Grow Your Wealth
Short-term volatility on Amazon
A Primer on Real Estate Agency
The Transaction Mechanics
Update: Lunch-with-Warren-Buffet auction went for…
Starting Down the Real Estate Investment Path
The Real Scoop on Real Estate
It’s real estate week
Identity theft to-dos
Identity theft: fighting back against an epidemic
Identity theft and real estate, oh my!
I HATE GROCERIES
The Carnival of Personal Finance is here!
Reminder: Submit your Carnival entries
A quick fundamental analysis on commoditization
The Tiger 21 Club
WSJ: Sell employer-discounted stock for a quick buck
Email: Should you pay for personal-finance advice?
Sign up for the IWillTeachYouToBeRich newsletter
Look how Wired gets subscription renewals
Carnival of Personal Finance is here this week
Ben needs your help
I love this
Email rant: “It’s not buying a home”
Ramit: low maintenance
Letting your parents manage your money is dumb
Random links for your Friday–and what’s coming up
Your credit card interest rate doesn’t matter
WSJ: “Finding time for personal finances”
Welcome Worthwhile readers!
Oh god
Email: Isn’t my loaded mutual fund still good?
Talking to your parents about money can be a humbling experience–for them
Price discrimination can be awesome
A big fear I have of this site
My favorite comment so far
What are we doing on this site?
How I deal with stupid money mistakes
I graduate tomorrow!
Money Mag: 50 smartest things to do with your money
I’m teaching my finance class this Wednesday at 8pm…
Buying in bulk…weird, but kind of cool
I hate this song: “If I was a rich girl…”
Great customer experience: Apple
WSJ: Teaching your kids about money
One step closer to a free flight: How to negotiate with airlines
How mutual funds make tons of money for themselves, not you
Things I treat as investments, not spending
A new IWillTeachYouToBeRich!
WSJ: Americans fail to plan for retirement
How to stop credit card solicitations
Dumb: “Econ majors know personal finance”
Stanford Daily writes a nice article about IWillTeachYouToBeRich
Here’s how I negotiated out of bank fees
Oooh, Wired and I think the same about subscriptions
More thinking about why you want to be rich
How dumb people save
Hybrid cars don’t save you money. Do the math!
Email: What to do about employer-sponsored stock purchase?
Survey results
Can I ask you for a favor?
When do you sell a stock?
Random links and updates
The Secret History of the Credit Card
Socially responsible investing
Innovations in research on spending and popcorn
How to really read a finance report
Emails like this make it 100% worth it
You aren’t good at picking mutual funds!
David thinks I’m wrong
I don’t know if this is a good financial move
Good habits early on –> rich
The Power of Compounding
Why do you want to be rich?
Get your credit report today
Boy am I stupid
We get more conservative with investments as we get older
Another way to budget
Art is a good investment?
What does diversification really mean?
I totally blew my budget…now what?
Read Warren Buffet’s letters
CNN Money’s “8 Credit Score Myths”
All about asset allocation
Don’t some active mutual funds beat index funds?
Time is NOT money–at least, not yours
Featured in the Wall Street Journal!
New IWillTeachYouToBeRich newsletter
Guess how much your subscriptions cost?
What’s your risk tolerance?
My class at MIT
How to lose money every single day with your bank account
Quicken vs. MS Money? It doesn’t matter!
All about mutual funds
Dumb: “The iPod is selling a lot so I’ll buy Apple stock”
Why we lie about money and debt
Study Details Investors’ Mistakes
Tips from a very smart CFO
Why you should always check your bank statement
IWillTeachYouToBeRich 1-hour class!
Saving on gas
Irrational but good things to buy
Step #3 To Getting Rich: Make Your Money Earn For You
Cook at home, you lazy bastard
The most idiotic service ever
All About Credit Cards
Step #2 To Getting Rich: Banking
Step #1 To Getting Rich: Know What You Spend
All About Stocks and Bonds
5 Steps To Getting Rich (Read This First)