Category Archives: Money

6 Easy Steps To Get Rich Without Worry

Yesterday’s post prompted some email questions about how I handle my finances, so I figured I might as well answer them here: What’s the easiest way to get rich? Inherit Lottery See Below … … … ??? Build and sell … Continue reading

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You Too Can Retire In Your Early 30’s

There seem to be a growing number of personal finance blogs touting super early retirement (ie after around 10 years of working).  These guys are “living the dream” after “jumping off the debt-powered treadmill” and they’re preaching that you too, … Continue reading

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Now’s The Best Time To Be Poor

I don’t mean “now” in terms of the Gregorian calendar, though it’s unquestionably true that it’s better to be “poor” now than at any other time in history, but “now” in terms of whatever stage of life you’re at. If … Continue reading

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Being Absurd: It Works

We’ve talked before about how an anchor point can seriously change the course of any negotiation.  This effect, where you plant a number in someone’s mind, works because people aren’t terribly rational.  They’re unwittingly susceptible to all sorts of manipulation, … Continue reading

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Fuck It Money

Not to be confused with “fuck you money” (which is the amount it would take you to be able to say “fuck you” to anybody at any time), “fuck it money” is something everybody can, and should have. “Fuck it … Continue reading

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The Best Investment Advice You’ll Never Get

We had a guest lecturer come speak to our Corporate Finance class one day.  Frank Partnoy, my professor, introduced him as a hedge fund guy who knew his shit.  So well, Partnoy added, that he once simply donated the 9 … Continue reading

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Expense Account Instead of Allowance

A really touching story about a guy going to the hardware store with his young son, and realizing just how capable kids can be, followed by a fantastic comment by a Hacker News contributor: Article: http://gamesbyemail.com/WoodTape/Default.htm Comment about article: One … Continue reading

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Pay People To Insult You

Here in California, nobody sends anything back at restaurants.  Even when the food is terrible or prepared totally incorrectly, most people refuse to send it back.  This isn’t a regional phenomenon either.  Even in New York, the bastion of speak-your-mind-straight-shooters, … Continue reading

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Meaningless Impressions

It’s a story about us, people, being persuaded to spend money we don’t have on things we don’t need to create impressions that won’t last on people we don’t care about. – Peter Jackson, at TEDGlobal 2010 It started with … Continue reading

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