Our 'Default Meal' Strategy + the Right to Repair Your Own Stuff: The Simple Dollar's Weekly Roundup

[AWeber Communications]( [spaghetti in a pot]( The Overstocked 'Default Meal' Strategy By Trent Hamm -- You'll always find at least half a dozen boxes of spaghetti and as many jars of pasta sauce in our cupboards. Here's why. [Read More]( [woman looking out of window]( When You Feel 'Outclassed' by the Financial Situations of Others, Consider This By Trent Hamm -- When you read about extremely successful people, you might feel like you can't relate to their story or learn from it -- but there's still a ton of useful information to be found. [Read more]( [renting]( The Fight for the Right to Repair: Why It's Getting Harder to Fix Your Own Stuff By Drew Housman -- Manufacturers have been making it harder and harder for us to fix our stuff when it breaks. Now, DIY'ers, farmers, and independent repair shops alike are fighting back, with "right to repair" initiatives on the ballot in more than a dozen states. [Read more]( [holiday craft]( Planning for Classy, Low-Cost Holiday Gifts Starts Now – But It’s Easier Than You Think By Trent Hamm -- While some people are fun to buy for, other names on your list probably create some stress or make you worry about money. Chances are, they feel the same way about you. But right now, you have a perfect window of opportunity to make things better for both of you with a simple phone call, text, or email. Just suggest to that person that instead of buying each other a gift this year, you do something different instead--here are some ideas. [Read more]( [investing]( Trying to Time the Stock Market? Missing Just a Handful of the Best Days Can Tank Your Returns By Drew Housman -- One of the (many, many) reasons not to try and time the stock market is that missing out on even a handful of the market's best-performing days over 30+ years can tank your overall returns by 35% or more in the long run. [Read more]( More from The Simple Dollar Reader Mailbag: - [Questions About Credit Scores, Account Security, Philosophy Books, TIPS, and More!]( More from Trent: - [Connecting Money Management and Time Management]( - [The Failure of Bargaining With Yourself]( Other popular TSD articles: - [Three Ways to Build Credit Without Taking on Any Debt]( - [Four Tips for Selling Yard Equipment Online (Learned the Hard Way)]( - [Need Some Money Motivation? Try the Buddy System]( What we're reading around the web: - [A Photo Appreciation of Libraries From Around the World]( (The Atlantic) - [How to Cut Your Food Waste (and Your Grocery Bill)]( (Boston Globe) - [Actually Picturing Yourself in Retirement Can Lead to Better Savings, Data Show]( (Motley Fool) - [Why Has the Stock Market Been Dropping? A New Phase of the Expansion]( (MSN/New York Times) As a reminder, you're receiving this email because you subscribed to our weekly mailing list. If you no longer wish to receive our emails, you can [unsubscribe here]( at any time. Thanks for reading! ​​​​​​​ --The Simple Dollar team 1525 4th Ave. #500 Seattle WA 98101 USA [Unsubscribe]( | [Change Subscriber Options](