Painless – even fun – ways to learn about money

The online landscape is littered with horrible personal finance advice: teenagers promoting day trading strategies, “influencers” flogging questionable investment schemes and people with dubious credentials insisting you shouldn’t invest in a 401(k).

Outrageous statements and flashy graphics grab attention, but there’s also plenty of sound, factually correct money content out there — and some of it is even entertaining.

In my latest for the Associated Press, learn more about managing your finances while having at least a little fun.

Friday’s need-to-know money news

Today’s top story: What first-time home buyers should know about fixer-uppers. Also in the news: Tips – and warnings – for growing your own cannabis biz, how to figure out if that personal finance advice is nonsense, and why Americans are losing sleep over money.

What First-Time Home Buyers Should Know About Fixer-Uppers
Beware of the money pit.

Tips — and Warnings — for Growing Your Own Cannabis Biz
Making green from the green.

How to Figure Out If That Personal Finance Advice Is Nonsense
Break out the bingo card.

Americans Are Losing Sleep Over Money, Data Shows
Financial insomnia.