I see bloggers falling into three categories. Pro-bloggers are like professors in that they are they bearers of the current culture. In particular they carry the knowledge that does not get written down in books and they try to impart both book knowledge and their experience on their students (here readers). Pro-bloggers often repeat themselves [...]
Are pro-bloggers like professors?
Published in June 30th, 2008
Posted by Jacob in Philosophy
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Can I retire with 2 million dollars?
Published in June 27th, 2008
Posted by Jacob in Early Retirement
This, and various perturbations, is one of the most frequent google search term that hits this site. I think my very general answer would be, that if you have to ask that question then the answer is “PROBABLY NOT!” If you’re asking if you can retire with 10 millions dollars, the answer is still no. [...]
Which morals are most useful for personal finance?
Published in June 26th, 2008
Posted by Jacob in Philosophy
There are, as far as I know, two sets of morals which have dominated thought for the past century. Postmodernistic interpersonal value acceptance. Basically, the widely spread “I’m okay, you’re okay” approach to interpersonal acceptance. Followers believe that it is impossible to establish an optimal best set of ethics. Moral behavior then becomes a question [...]
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