From Here to Financial Happiness

JONATHAN CLEMENTS is the founder of HumbleDollar.com and author of seven earlier personal finance books, including How to Think About Money. He sits on the advisory board and investment committee of Creative Planning, one of the country's largest independent financial advisors. Jonathan spent almost 20 years at The Wall Street Journal and worked for six years at Citigroup, where he was Director of Financial Education for Citi Personal Wealth Management.

• Day One: Start Here, Go Anywhere 1Day Two: Failure Is Not an Option 3Day Three: Dream a Little 7Day Four: Embrace Humility 11Day Five: Twin Wins 15Day Six: Piling It On 17Day Seven: Everything’s a Tradeoff 21Day Eight: How Happy? 25Day Nine: Running the Treadmill 27Day Ten: What – Me Worry? 29Day Eleven: Lending a Hand 31Day Twelve: Looking Back 35Day Thirteen: Control What You Can 37Day Fourteen: Keep It Simple 39Day Fifteen: Happy Days 43Day Sixteen: Older and Wiser 45Day Seventeen: Life Support 47Day Eighteen: Desperately Seeking Solvency 49Day Nineteen: Sleeping Better 53Day Twenty: Home Schooling 57Day Twenty: One True Believers 61Day Twenty: Two Hunting but Not Gathering 63Day Twenty: Three Fixing to Win 67Day Twenty: Four What It Takes 71Day Twenty: Five Be Kind to Your Future Self 73Day Twenty: Six Ups and Downs 77Day Twenty: Seven Enjoying Your Dollars 81Day Twenty: Eight The Human Touch 85Day Twenty: Nine Taking Charge 87Day Thirty: Everybody in the Pool 89Day Thirty: One Cover Me 91Day Thirty: Two Just in Case 95Day Thirty: Three Hits and Misses 99Day Thirty: Four Wishes Come True (Maybe) 101Day Thirty: Five Peering Forward, Glancing Back 105Day Thirty: Six Driving Yourself Crazy 107Day Thirty: Seven Wheeling Dealing 109Day Thirty: Eight Taking Credit 111Day Thirty: Nine Running Up the Score 115Day Forty: Automate It 117Day Forty: One Added Interest 121Day Forty: Two Clearing the Hurdle 125Day Forty: Three Be an Owner 127Day Forty: Four All You Are 129Day Forty: Five Riding the Life Cycle 133Day Forty: Six Taking Aim 137Day Forty: Seven The Last Shall Be First 139Day Forty: Eight Marking Time 141Day Forty: Nine Calling It Quits 145Day Fifty: Needs First, Wants Second 149Day Fifty: One Getting Real about Real Estate 153Day Fifty: Two Homeward Bound 157Day Fifty: Three The Kids Are All Right 161Day Fifty: Four Compounding for Life 165Day Fifty: Five History Lesson 169Day Fifty: Six Fear Factor 171Day Fifty: Seven It’s All in the Mix 173Day Fifty: Eight Spreading Your Bets 177Day Fifty: Nine Reducing Drag 179Day Sixty: Cutting Taxes 183Day Sixty One: Worth the Wait 187Day Sixty Two: Everything in Its Place 189Day Sixty Three: Unbeatable 193Day Sixty Four: Matching the Market 195Day Sixty Five: One-Stop Shopping 199Day Sixty Six: Coping with Crazy Markets 203Day Sixty Seven: Keeping Your Balance 205Day Sixty Eight: Negative Bonds 207Day Sixty Nine: Borrowed Time 209Day Seventy: Imposing Order 213Day Seventy One: Playing Favorites 215Day Seventy Two: Moving On 219Day Seventy Three: Cents and Sensibilities 223Day Seventy Four: Hiring Help 225Day Seventy Five: The Virtuous Cycle 229Day Seventy Six: What Money Buys 233Day Seventy Seven: Final Wishes 235Acknowledgments 239About the Author 241