This question was posed on Reddit recently and the responses are … interesting. I wanted to go through the popular comments (those with 1,000+ upvotes) and offer up why or how some of these luxuries are obtainable without being rich. But first, my answer. I don’t fantasize about “obvious” luxuries anymore. Maybe that’s because there was a… Continue Reading
If you’ve known me for any length of time you know I have no tolerance for quackery and lies. But my biggest problem with homeopathy, astrology, reiki, psychics, “healers,” et al. is not the lies and thievery. My problem isn’t even that a lot of these beliefs can actively cause you and your loved ones… Continue Reading
There was a time I was afraid of flying RyanAir. I’d heard so many bad stories about being charged ridiculous fees for extra weight or having to check a bag for some reason that I’d been turned off by them. Then last year, after I’d been in Europe for over 2 years, I actually tried them… Continue Reading
I mostly use my “before going to sleep” and “eating breakfast, lunch, or dinner” times to listen to podcasts. I think one of the good aspects of owning a car or having a commute to work is one has dead time that can be used productively. I don’t have that. And before I made this… Continue Reading
My friend Neil and I just hosted the first 48 Hour eBook Challenge so, in this case, a better question is, “could you write an eBook in 48 hours?” Sometime last year self-publishing superstar JA Konrath posted an 8 Hour eBook Challenge on his blog. While I knew it would be possible for me to write and… Continue Reading
I’ve made some dumb financial decisions and mistakes in my time (e.g. buying a gently used BMW 530i on eBay for cash; buying a 2,400 sq ft house; selling most of my AAPL stock 5 years ago), but this is definitely in the Top 3. I’ve been wanting to write this for a year or so,… Continue Reading
Everybody who knows me knows I hate running long distances. That’s not to say I don’t like being fit. I grew up in a time, in a place, and with a group of peers, who played every sport. If you weren’t good at everything you were good for nothing because from day-to-day nobody knew what… Continue Reading
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Human beings believe a lot of funny things. For example, of the 9,535 reported deaths in London in the year 1632, thirteen (13) of them were allegedly caused by Planet.¹ As in, “the planets were aligned” or “misaligned” or “Mercury was in retrograde.” This “death by Planet” belief was thanks to the pseudoscience of astrology,… Continue Reading
Popular opinion seems to skew towards the benefits of surrounding yourself with positivity. Meaning, surround yourself with people who tell you things like this: “You can do anything you put your mind to!” “You should do whatever you want, who cares what anyone else thinks!” “Those people don’t like what you’re saying/doing because they’re haters.”… Continue Reading