12: A Costly Education

Last year I was asked by personal finance writer Jonathan Clements, who founded and edits the blog to submit an essay about my own financial journey. The process required considerable personal reflection. His recently published book My Money Journey – How 30 People Found Financial Freedom provides many interesting stories. It inspired me to conduct interviews with other contributors.

This is the third episode of a series of talks with these writers. My guest Dr. John Lim is a practicing radiologist and financial educator, who is fascinated with behavioral finance. In his essay "A Costly Education", John tells stories about his own mistakes as an overconfident investor, and the lessons he learned. John's passion for spreading financial literacy can be seen through his offering classes at the hospital where he works, and at a local university. He is a regular contributor to HumbleDollar, and John has published a book, How to Raise Your Child's Financial IQ: The Most Important Things.