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Posted in Creativity, Gadget Lust, Happiness on Dec 21st, 2010
We think we know what we want, but we don’t. We think we want lower prices so we can spend less money and buy more things. We think we want to read blogs that give us good advice on how to manage our money. We think that controlling when and how we spend money will [...]
Posted in Gadget Lust, saving on Dec 17th, 2010
Cutting cable out of your budget is one of those things every personal-finance blog talks about at one point or another. It’s up there with double-edge shaving and credit-card rewards. More than ever before, today’s technology gives you access to the programming you want without being a cable subscriber. Being a gadget hound, I’ve been [...]
Posted in Gadget Lust, Happiness, Psychology on Dec 9th, 2010
Every time I’m about to spend a “large” amount of money, I get physically ill. My body tenses up, I start to feel anxious, and I can almost taste the guilt coming up my throat. Anything over $100 generally triggers a guilt trip that usually prevents me from buying whatever it is I’m yearning to [...]
Posted in Writing on Dec 7th, 2010
Over the last few months, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend when reading online: lots and lots of typos. I’m not just talking about bloggers who edit their own stuff—I’m talking about big-time sites like The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Is it just me or are people getting more and more careless [...]
