Category: Behavioral Economics
Don’t Be a Prop for the College-Industrial Complex
During my first stab at higher education, I was a prop. I wasn’t at Buffalo University (UB) to enrich my own well-being, I was there to enrich the well-being of others—namely, administrators, tenured professors, and coaches. Sadly, I wasn’t the only prop at UB. Most of my fellow students were props as well. We partied,…
NAAFM: The National Association for the Advancement of Financial Morons
If you think Mr. Money Mustache is a new female sex toy from the adult pleasure industry, you just might be a financial moron. If you think the FIRE movement is the result of your bowels being lit up by a Taco Bell visit gone wrong, you just might be a financial moron. If you…
The Alt-FI Manifesto
Warning: If you have a delicate constitution, you will likely be offended by what follows. I offer no apologies. It is MY manifesto, after all. If you disagree, I look forward to reading YOUR manifesto, and I will respectfully listen to YOUR views. I’m simply asking that you respectfully listen to mine. This is America—the…
Beware of Vicebergs
Don’t ask me why, but my twisted mind last week thought it would be interesting to equate some of my vices to icebergs. Here’s my reasoning. I’m told by Google that nearly 90 percent of an iceberg’s mass is below the water line. In other words, an iceberg has a visibility ratio of 1 to 9.…
How I Met My Writing Goal for the Month
Writing the pages Ain’t been no fun at all History will tell us that you were small —Good Rats The first month of 2019 is now in the books. Only 11 months left to reach my audacious goal of writing 250,000 words this year. So how did the first month go? Very well actually. I…