I may be a little late to the game on this one, but it seems like everyone in the FIRE community (Financial Independence Retire Early) has posted about the concept of "geographic arbitrage." Before we get into what geographic arbitrage is, let's … [Read more...]
Money Showdown: Average American Spending vs Sloww’s Household Expenses (& How we Cut our Spending 30% in a Year!)
Let's continue to stay on the current theme: money. In the last two posts, we learned about average annual expenses and how much annual income is enough: The 80/20 Rule for Money: The 3 Ways Americans Spend Most of Their Money (& How You Can … [Read more...]
How Much Income is Enough Money for Well-Being, According to Research?
"If you say that money is the most important thing, you will spend your life completely wasting your time. You’ll be doing things you don’t like doing in order to go on living, that is, to go on doing things you don’t like doing." — Alan Watts Money … [Read more...]
The 80/20 Rule for Money: The 3 Ways Americans Spend Most of Their Money (& How You Can Save More)
Is it possible that the 80/20 rule can apply to every area of life—including how you spend money? If you're unfamiliar with the 80/20 rule, here's a quick definition: The Pareto principle (also known as the 80/20 rule, the law of the vital … [Read more...]
Life Purpose Showdown: 55 Ways Eckhart Tolle (“A New Earth”) & Rick Warren (“Purpose Driven Life”) Say the Same Thing
Hang with me on this one. At first glance, you may be surprised to see the names Eckhart Tolle and Rick Warren in the same sentence. Your surprise may turn to sheer shock when I propose to you that 80-90% of their message is the same. How could that … [Read more...]
Eternal Purpose: “The Purpose Driven Life” by Rick Warren (Book Summary)
I'm currently on a mission to read the best books on life purpose. The Purpose Driven Life (Amazon) by Rick Warren is in the top 3 (and quite possibly #1 in terms of sales). I read this book immediately after finishing A New Earth: Awakening to Your … [Read more...]
19 Deep Life Quotes to Ponder for How to Live in 2019
Almost exactly a year ago, I shared a post titled 18 Uncommon Statistics to Set Your 2018 Perspective. It's still eye-opening to revisit that post and remind myself of some of the stats (note: sources are included in the original post): … [Read more...]
A “Short” Summary of Everything I Learned in 2018 from Sloww’s First 100 Posts
“Learning without doing is wasted.” — Derek Sivers Sloww just recently crossed the 100-post mark. Cue: celebratory music! As the sun sets on the year, it's a good reminder to pause—take a look in the rear-view mirror and reflect. This post is … [Read more...]
11 Daily Life Quotes to Set Your Perspective Every Morning in 1 Minute
When the rose-colored glasses wear off on our New Year's resolutions, it will be back to the daily grind. As time goes on, sometimes it's easy to forget the awesomeness of life itself. One of my resolutions for 2019 is to set (or reset) … [Read more...]
The Top 3 Life-Changing Books I Read in 2018 (& Worth Your Time in 2019)
“When it comes to living, there’s no getting out alive. But books can help us survive…by passing on what is most important about being human before we perish.” — The Wall Street Journal Books, books, books! If only we could live forever and read all … [Read more...]
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