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How to succeed in school without really learning anything

Published in August 8th, 2019
Posted by in Education, Work
29 Comments

I just finished reading this book and I would say that if you’re a student planning to go to college or a parent planning to fund your child’s college education, it would be worth reading at least the first and the last chapter. If you ever intend to become a college professor or a high […]

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The disappearance of the middle class

Published in July 27th, 2019
Posted by in Early Retirement, Education, Work
43 Comments

Zev pointed me in the general direction of Huffington Post and their posts about the disappearance of the middle class and what they refer to as “Third World America” and what we need to do to save it. As I was reading more and more I felt more like grabbing someone and shaking themcompelled to […]

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Man saves tens of thousands of dollars just by thinking

Published in June 9th, 2019
Posted by in Education, Strategy
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In these trying economic times, there’s a growing movement of people who are saving thousands and thousands of dollars every year just by thinking. “I never thought about it before,” John, 32, says, ironically, “But it’s amazing how much money you can save when you think about it. For example, the other day, I was […]

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