Category: Behavioral Economics
I’m Not a Man of the People, I’m a Snob
Last year, I wrote a post called, The Housing Downsize Challenge. And in this post, I explained how Mrs. G and I want to sell our house in Charlotte and buy some land in the Wake Forest area so we can build a small home (1,200 to 1,400 square feet). If we do manage to…
A Groovy Book Review: High School Money Hacks
Michael Srinivasan, who writes over at Stretch A Dime, gave me a copy of High School Money Hacks which he co-authored with Kyle Davis. He requested a book review and I immediately agreed. Then I suddenly panicked and went into severe nail biting mode. “What if it stinks?” I thought. Well, I wasted a perfectly…
On Becoming an Opportunity Slut – Part 2
In my previous post, I put forth the proposition that America is chock full of opportunity, and the only reason a large number of Americans fail to grasp this is because their minds have been corrupted by opportunity deniers. In other words, the amount of opportunity you perceive is based on your mindset. If you’ve…
Six Ways to Become an Opportunity Slut
For most of my life, I was an opportunity virgin. And not by choice. I mean, I grew up fully aware that America was the “land of opportunity.” But my problem was that I didn’t see any of this fabled opportunity. If I did, I would have been all over it. Trust me. Ah, but…
How to Survive Expensive Urban Life
I’m a fraud. Or at least that’s how I often feel. Yes, groovy freedomists, I suffer from impostor syndrome. Oh, yeah, I’m a big tough guy. I’m financially independent. But I don’t have any kids. And when Mrs. G and I left high-cost New York for low-cost North Carolina in 2006, we arrived with no…