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“Work is love made visible.” – Kahlil Gibrail When you do something you love, you wake up excited, work intensely and happily, and go to bed looking forward to another day of work. It’s not work you force yourself to do for the money, it’s work you love to do, and would do for free or [...] I’ve always been pretty lethargic until recently. Part of my recent boost in energy was because I started this blog and another small business, both things I really cared about. At the same time, I realized that if I was to do all that I have to do in a day, I’d need to be [...] Sometimes we want to learn new skills, anything from photography to web design. Personally, I’ve had to learn new skills for my blog and my other business. What does it take to move from being a novice in a subject to being an amateur to being an expert? I think there are two steps to becoming [...] You can inherit wealth, marry for money, or win the jackpot. Other than that, there are only two possible ways to increase your net worth. Net worth is just the difference between how much you’ve earned and how much you’ve spent. So you can either save more by being frugal, or you can try to earn more. [...] I’m a huge fan of Trent Hamm over at The Simple Dollar. It’s an amazing blog, and Trent has a wonderful perspective about life that I love. Recently, Trent’s been talking about the area where he lives, and how it plays a huge role in his lifestyle. He lives in the mid-west, which is idyllic for [...] There are two types of frugal people. There’s the person who’s living quite comfortably, and doesn’t really need to worry about money for basic needs like food or medicine. He/she chooses to live this lifestyle in order to enjoy the benefits of frugal living, and is more concerned with saving for retirement or enjoying life. The [...] Studies show that money makes you happier. If you’re really poor, you don’t doubt that. Even if you’re quite well-off, you still don’t doubt that, but now you want a yatch and a BMW, not just a functioning car. So we all want more money. But apart from its uses, where does money fit into your life? [...] Buying happiness and being frugal are not necessarily contradictory. Buying happiness means spending money on things that will actually make you happier, not things you’ll forget. Here are some things you can spend on that really will make you happier: Time: We all want more time, and money can buy this. You could hire someone to [...] Why am I being so vain as to write a post about myself? I’d like this to be a blog of substance, so why the narcissm? I’ll try to justify this post by saying briefly that There may actually be people interested in my life There have been periods in my life when I’ve suddenly put on weight. As a formerly skinny kid, this ballooning is quite terrifying, and extremely difficult to reduce! After my last weight gain, I asked myself, why bother? And I didn’t. For a while. Until I realized, well, here’s why: 1. Fat people wear their heart on [...] |
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