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What cycling taught me about personal finance

Published in November 11th, 2020
Posted by in fitness, personal finance
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Whereas football is a game where a bunch of girls wear protective padding and slap each others’ butts, cycling is a sport for real men who shave their legs and wear spandex. All this is besides the point though. The point is that sport is an excellent source of financial analogies, so let’s roll.  Cycling […]

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The frugal century

Published in October 31st, 2020
Posted by in fitness, frugal
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First some nomenclature: A century is 100 miles on a bicycle. It  is something serious cyclists would maybe call a long ride, but which weekend warriors have elevated to event status as a testament to the fact that in our culture doing things with other people somehow validates crazy behavior. In case you want to […]

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Marathon running and personal finance

Published in October 14th, 2020
Posted by in fitness, motivation, personal finance
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Recently Lazy man illustrated the keys to financial success by comparing it to the Patriot’s success on the football field. I don’t know much about playing football, but if it is anything like hockey, it is less easy than it looks and requires tremendous skill. Not only do these athletes need to have a high […]

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