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book review

Review – Why We Sleep By Matthew Walker

If you landed on my blog because you like reading about financial independence or early retirement and are wondering why I’m reviewing a book titled “Why We Sleep”, fear not.  Here’s the deal – most people are under slept because...

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work

Is Your Job Total B.S.?

You read that right.  Is it?  I mean, if your job and what it produces went away tomorrow, would the world be worse off? That’s the thrust behind a book from a guy named David Graeber, and this article from...

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work

The Gig Economy Isn’t Really Growing

To me, it can be harder than ever today to separate perception and reality.  There’s just too much information out there, so it’s often a forest/trees issue. So yesterday I saw this from Bloomberg – despite what you think or what...

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book review

Review: Deep Work by Cal Newport

As I mentioned in my last book review, I was hesitant to start a blog for the simple reason of the social media time necessary to market and get readership.  I’m not a fan. In his book, “Deep Work”, Cal...

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miscellaneous

My Three Rules Of Stuff

A while back I wrote a post about my tendencies to pack rat and hold on to things. Those traits were no doubt inherited from my depression-era parents. But here’s the thing, there’s a massive upside to these behaviors too,...

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finances

I’m Banking On An Inheritance

Well, not really.  Sorry for the click-baity title but it does directly refer to the article I’ll discuss in this post.  It’s not me that’s banking on an inheritance, I don’t need one, it’s Generation Z kids. That term –...

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life experience

I Did It Mom!

Dear Mom, Can you believe this?  I’ve done it.  I think I’m kind of set for life. Yep, I kind of can’t believe it either.  I know, we didn’t have too much when I was growing up, but you and...

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