{"id":471,"date":"2026-01-12T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T08:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartmoneymaps.com\/?p=471"},"modified":"2026-01-12T08:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T08:00:25","slug":"a-minimalist-approach-to-personal-finance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartmoneymaps.com\/?p=471","title":{"rendered":"A Minimalist Approach to Personal Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zVcwvCL2C2c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>My Simple Habits Course is now enrolling! https:\/\/slowgrowth.com\/simple-habits<br \/>\n\u261d\ufe0f\ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n<p>Get exclusive content:  http:\/\/patreon.com\/mattdavella<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a basic formula to win at personal finance. And it\u2019s this\u2026 Make more money than you spend. In practice it\u2019s not that easy. In the real world our money slips through our fingers. 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