You had me at “brazen yogurt heist….” wsj.com/business/logis…

The Amtrak conductor just told us they basically need to ctrl-alt-delete the train’s computers and engine. At 7:09 I already want to reboot my whole day.

Update: the reboot worked and we are back on track.

High rates are sending many people to the Bank of Mom and Dad for loans. wsj.com/personal-finan…

In fairness, Fannee Doolee likes Buffett AND Kitty... wsj.com/finance/stocks…

Making friends is hard to do. It's also expensive. The venues for cultivating new relationships have shifted to paid activities with price tags that are far outpacing inflation. Your most expensive subscription service these days may be your friends. wsj.com/personal-finan…

Pro tip: Never gloat about missing Amtrak meltdowns on the day you chose not to commute. Because the next day, the overlords of overhead wires will gloat back.

So proud of my amazing wife, Asia!

1/ Last month, my editor suggested I look into a piece on loneliness at work. The story is out today, and I hope you’ll read. After dozens of conversations with workers, companies & social scientists, here’s what I found:

There are something like tax brackets for happiness: just as your share of take-home pay shrinks as you move up the income ladder, so does your take-home joy, writes Joe Pinsker: wsj.com/personal-finan…

Spilling coffee all of yourself the moment you sit at your desk is a GOOD omen for the day, right?

Paying cash used to get you a discount. Now there's a fee. The latest installment in Oyin Adedoyin's series on how cash when from king to second-class citizen... wsj.com/personal-finan…

Jonathan, I am so sorry to hear this. Your words always inspire thought, introspection and a desire to do better, to be better — but never quite so much. You continue to be one of the best journalists, philosophers and poets of money and meaning…

Distracted gondoliering.

My Amtrak train is packed, as usual on the day after Labor Day, like a somber Hogwarts Express leaving summer’s magic behind. Or for some of us, just another long commute.

The woman next to me on Amtrak was fast asleep. I woke her up in Philly, since her seat check indicated it was her destination, and didn’t want her to take an unplanned detour to Trenton. She did not appreciate this, alas, since it wasn’t in fact her stop. Cc Steve Goldstein

Here's a radical idea: Retire often, not early. Oyin Adedoyin talks to folks borrowing years of freedom from their future selves to enjoy periods of retirement while young -- even if it means working longer in the end. wsj.com/personal-finan…

The only economic data most people care about is the one in their pocket. So Joe Pinsker and Imani took a peek inside the typical American wallet: wsj.com/personal-finan…

I look forward to cutting an extra 25 words out of all our stories starting today. If not 50.