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Musings on personal finance and more. Not written with AI since 2012.

Get my new e-book: Stick It To The Man!

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  I’m excited to announce that I’ve written an e-book! This manifesto-sized book is called “Stick It To The Man! A primer on how to live and thrive inside the system.” It’s full of ideas and meditations on practicing abundance, … Read More … Read More

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How to respond to hardship

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  I don’t wish hardship on anyone. But then again, I don’t need to; there’s enough of it to go around without me doing anything. With that in mind, knowing that hardship, pain, and hurt are a necessary part of … Read More … Read More

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Don’t invest until you understand

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  You don’t have to look hard to find a celebrity (musician, movie star, athlete) who has been bilked out of a large portion of their earnings through mismanagement. And while some of this mismanagement could be via too much … Read More … Read More

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On cultural programming, or why a home is not necessarily a house

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  While writing why you probably can’t afford to buy a home, I found myself subconsciously substituting the word “house” for the word “home.” That article, one of the longest I’ve ever written for this site, has the word “home” … Read More … Read More

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Five reasons why you can’t afford to buy a home

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  It seems like lots of people I talk to these days are thinking about buying a home. Perhaps it’s the season, or the particular intersection of age and socio-economic background in the circles I travel in. Perhaps it’s coincidence. … Read More … Read More

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The complicated ethics of peer-to-peer lending

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  “If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not be like a moneylender; charge him no interest.” – Exodus 22:25 “Neither a borrower nor a lender be, For loan oft loses both … Read More … Read More

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Don’t plan for a 12% return (but earn it anyway)

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  WARNING: This post contains math. How much return do you expect to make on your stock market investments? (Don’t say zero.) There are those who will say that you can expect to earn a 12% return on your investments … Read More … Read More

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How are you “weird”?

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  Admit it: there’s something about you that makes you different. Perhaps it’s some thing that you do (or don’t do) that is out of sync with others. Perhaps there’s something about you that others who meet you tend to … Read More … Read More

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My social media roundup (sort of)

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  I recently switched my Twitter handle. It was @exvelleitier (read here for details on what that means), but for brand reasons, and because it’s admittedly a bit hard to spell, I decided to use the longer-but-easier @unlikelyradical. If you … Read More … Read More

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Monty Python vs. David Bowie: A study in creative legacies

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  I’ve talked about the different types of creative legacies as a way for you to think about your goals, and how to balance your creative goals with other concerns, be they financial or critical. I find that artists respond … Read More … Read More

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