I know I’m weird. The YouTube recommendation algorithm says so. Just look at some of the things it served up for my viewing pleasure this past week. 1. Prison Talk. Does YouTube know something that I don’t? Is Mueller coming after me when he’s done with Trump? 2. Taxi Sitcom. I love Taxi. I consider …
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Anyone familiar with this blog knows that prior to my 40th birthday, I was a financial moron. And that’s not me be self-deprecating. It’s just the cold, hard truth. Heck, I didn’t even know what an emergency fund was until I was 42. The good news for the financially moronic, however, is this: personal finance …
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Do you live in a high-cost city or state? Are you geo-curious?* Anyone familiar with this blog knows I’m a big fan of geoarbitrage. In 2006, Mrs. Groovy and I left high-cost Long Island for low-cost Charlotte, North Carolina. It was the best move we ever made. In one fell swoop, we dramatically changed the …
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During my public service days, I had a very interesting co-worker named Tony. To the casual observer, we were very similar. We were both the same age, worked in the same department, and had the exact same titles. We were both construction inspectors. But beyond those superficial characteristics, we were very different. I, for lack …
Several years ago I had a problem. I wanted to get into shape, but I didn’t want to spend a dime on a gym membership or drop some serious coin on a home gym. To solve this problem, I fired up Google and did a search on “building muscle without equipment,” or something to that …
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