Ten Principles for a Less Stressful Financial Life

I RECENTLY LEARNED a new expression, TL;DR, which stands for too long; didn't read. Twitter users and bloggers use it when they want to summarize an idea for readers who are short on time. It's the modern equivalent of saying, Here's the executive summary.Coincidentally, this week, two people separately asked me what I see as the most important principles in personal finance. In other words, they wanted the TL;DR version, without too much commentary.