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Why it is so hard for Americans to be healthy and not spend money

Published in January 20th, 2021
Posted by in Health, Philosophy
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The American health care system is broken. The reason is not that employer group plans makes insurance more expensive for those who don’t have an employer. No, the reason that the American health care system is broken is because Americans universally tend to believe that Technology can solve all problems. If you spend enough, you […]

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Fit Dad Fat Dad

Published in January 16th, 2021
Posted by in Health
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The title of this post is “Fit Dad Fat Dad” partially in honor of Rich Dad, Poor Dad and partially to stir up some controversy in the same way that RDPD does. RDPD has a fairly poor reputation amongst personal finance bloggers. I think the reason is that it questions widely held beliefs on personal […]

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Using evil lawns for crosstraining

Published in January 14th, 2021
Posted by in Health, How to
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If you’re fit and you have a lawn you have been unable to get rid off(*), you absolute should own a push reel mower and use it for cross-training. (*) If you must have a lawn because of the home owners association (something about unproductive vegetation increasing property values), I suggest encroaching on it slowly […]

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