There are easily 14 Cinderella movies floating around my house. Thanks to the two princesses in this house, who typically call the shots on what we watch, I have seen most of them (and secretly love them...but don't tell them that). Cinderella's Meet Cute (go watch The Holiday) In a scene in the most recent … Continue reading Cinderella and the 5 fallacies of consumerism
Increase your saving’s interest rate by 100x
Make no mistake about it, I am a beginner on the FI expertise spectrum. I have an unfathomable amount of ground to cover and material to learn. Thankfully, consuming FI information has been liberating. Sure, it has helped me recognize just how much of a novice I am at this, but every article gives me one … Continue reading Increase your saving’s interest rate by 100x
5 Ways to punch a marketer in the …
I’m impulsive. Over and over in my life, I prove to myself (and to my wife) that my natural tendency is to act on a whim before thinking. This surfaces in different ways, but particularly often as something I call “squirrel syndrome.” For example, one minute I am sitting at the kitchen table, plugging away … Continue reading 5 Ways to punch a marketer in the …
Efficiency is bogus… unless
“Why were the Mesopotamians able to make technological developments that would eventually change the world?”. It was 2004 and I was sitting in my honors US history class in my first week of Junior year. My teacher started the year off with this question, and I was already falling asleep. Meso-what? I wasn’t the brightest … Continue reading Efficiency is bogus… unless