COMMENTS ON NEWS, part duo WIRED reports: “A Hiker Was Missing for Nearly a Year. Then an AI System Spotted His Helmet” They found Nicola Ivaldo’s body on a mountain he was climbing ALONE. He didn’t tell anyone he was going. They thought he might be in trouble when he didn’t show up for work …
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GUEST POST from Don – Debtor’s Ethic
DEBTOR’S ETHIC I don’t like to be indebted to anyone for any reason. There is no loan I haven’t paid off early. We financed half of a new HVAC system last summer instead of robbing savings. We had a year to repay. It is paid in full after 5 months. If I took out the loan, I will repay. I’m not …
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GUEST POST from Don – Like Everyone Else
LIKE EVERYONE ELSE One simple sentence tells the whole story. If you want to be different than your neighbor (or your extended family) you have to stop acting like them. Successful people behave differently than your neighbors and friends. If you want to be rich you can’t act like your neighbor. If you want to succeed at …
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GUEST POST from Don: Credit Cards
CREDIT CARDS If you are “normal” you haveToo many credit cards.Too much available credit.Too high an unpaid balance.You rely on them for almost every purchase, without a thought. The number of credit cards in your name is probably between 3 and 5.The amount of your debt balance is somewhere between $3,000 to 9,500. Everyone “KNOWS” …
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GUEST POST from Don: Animals Hindering Your Financial Freedom
There is only ONE trick to saving money: Spend less.Now that we have acknowledged “the Elephant in the room,” let’s move on to HOW. Maybe you recently read an article about how to save money, as did I, and had this emotional response: “Wholly unsatisfying and totally unhelpful.” When reading an article on personal finances, …
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