Browsing: weekend reading

If kids wanted to learn about mortgages and how to calculate the APR on loans, the world would be a very different place.

Being a well-known grouch in everyday life, I frequently surprise myself with my optimism when writing Monevator, and this plan to mine asteroids sounds exciting to me.

An apology for the break in your regular scheduled service, and a good read from Jeremy Grantham leads this week’s weekend reading list.

If you find it hard to envisage yourself as a pensioner — and so begrudge your future self another penny — you’re not wise, but you’re also not alone. Plus other good reads from around the web.