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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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Getting in shape without paying a dime

Published in October 8th, 2020
Posted by in fitness, frugal
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Using body weight and leverage is possible to put stresses on the body that would correspond to a couple of hundred pounds in the gym. For strength, there is the one-armed push up and the one-legged squat as described in The Naked Warrior. The best thing about these exercises is that they can be done […]

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What cycling taught me about personal finance

Published in July 19th, 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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