How do you answer a question like “What are things you never go cheap on and why?”. Think about it - the question cuts with mischievous delight into your personally held biases towards common purchases. Not only does the question force self-reflection, it’s really asking you, “What are you purchasing that you know you can…
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How devalued dollars can hit you in the pocket
The Bretton Woods Conference started the system now known as fixed rate exchange. After the 1944 conference, theUnited Statesattached dollars to gold with one ounce of gold equal to $35. The process changed in the 1970s, due to problems with inflation and currencies from other countries. The financial system of any country relates to the…
Stealing Motivation
We go a bit overboard on Halloween. Maybe more than a bit. The yard in the video is mine. As I write this, I’ve got 40 tombstones, more than 200 skulls, and half a dozen life-size props in my yard. The coffin leaning against the tree was bought used on the secondhand…
How to Die Well
Most people don’t die quickly. As much as I would rather die suddenly-while putting a smile on my wife’s face-the odds are that I will spend my last hours or days in a hospital, unable to make the decisions about my care. Will I be doing my vegetable impression after a car accident, or be…
