10 of my favorite types of internet reading

Up until a few years ago, I wasn't especially financially literate. I've always been frugal, so saving hasn't been a problem, but I had no idea how to optimize my finances. That changed when I saw my younger sister reading a book on "Finance for Young Women." Competitive older sister that I am, I couldn't let that stand, and ever since I've been on the path of financial optimiztaion.

One of my favorite guilty pleasures. This may sound weird, but I especially I love reading about places I've already been (whereas I suspect most people enjoy reading about places they want to go). I just like the nostalgia that comes with revisiting places, and doing a deeper dive on familiar sites cements a lot of my knowledge.

I've started to make an effort to prioritize depth over breadth in a lot of places in my life, and this is definitely one of them.

Think pagers turners on The Atlantic, NPR, the NYT where your scroll bar is miniscule. There's nothing like an incredibly long and well-researched opinion piece to spice up a Saturday morning with coffee, and I always come away 1) having learned something and 2) with a more nuanced opinion of the subject than I started with

Now, I'm not exactly a committed DIY'er, but I do like reading about how to spruce up and reuse certain objects. I'm trying to reduce the amount of purchases I make overall, and re-using things I already have is a grat way to do that.

Have you ever found yourself reading an article on Wikipedia, only to be intrigued by a new person, place, or thing you come across? This happens to me from time to time and I spend far too long jumping from article to article, spiraling down an increasingly more obscure path.

Substack is such a great way to get news in a digestable way, from very informed sources.

I've been more interested in content about epidemiology since COVID, and I work in SaaS and am interested in keeping up with the latest trends.

This is more from compulsion than anything else, but I do like reading the headlines and skimming articles.

Reading the French press has a few benefits: 1) language practice, 2) an alternative perspective, 3) I get to read local news stories and can feel like I'm living in France again.

I love reading about how to make the most of credit card signup offers and points. It almost feels like a game.

Finding new places to eat is one of life's simple pleasures: low downside risk but high upside potential. I like reading reviews in particular because I get to see people's genuine impressions, without any particular slant (excluding paid reviews, which can be hard to detect).