Ever since the 7th grade I’ve had high expectations to be somebody because I didn’t want to be nobody. There was one family friend I grew up with who was in perennial trouble. He was three years older than me and someone I looked up to for advice. He was a brilliant guy who got […]
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I’m not sure if you can tell, but I’m slowly burning out. The great thing about running a website is that our demand curve is unlimited. Basically anybody who reads English and has an internet connection can be our next reader or client. The problem with unlimited demand is that in order to realize our […]
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I’m constantly in search for motivation because I’m lazy. For example, I know I should be lifting weights or doing core conditioning on the days I do not play tennis but I slack off all the time by just taking naps in the afternoon while no one is looking. My top opponents are all extremely […]
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A lack of a meritocratic environment is the number one reason why so many people are dissatisfied with their jobs based on research conducted for my book. There’s nothing more maddening than when someone less deserving is promoted over you due to politics instead of performance. One of the main reasons why I left finance […]
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Oh, hi. You look adorable. Every single one of you. Did you do something to your hair? Is that a new shirt? What a great looking bunch! I’d like to thank all the little people who helped me get to where I was today. Wait, no, wrong acceptance speech. Let’s try this again. Stage One: […]
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HELLO PARTY PEOPLE!!! LET’S MAKE SOME NOISE IN THIS JOINT!!! For those of you who may not know us, we are Greg and Holly from Club Thrifty. Although our blog has only been up for 9 months, it seems like ages ago that we decided to bring the awesome sauce to personal finance. Little did […]
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Wow, is everyone else as surprised as I am? I mean, I went through the secret handshake and everything, but I didn’t think they’d actually let me join the club!*Steps through the door…* So…am I…am I actually allowed in here? Like, I’m in? Can I eat the crackers and salmon dip too? Sweet! …… *pockets […]
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My freelancer friend who got me all depressed about spending 10+ hours on a post while she churns out short posts for lots of money mentioned her great strategy about faking it. No, we’re not talking about faking it in bed. We’re talking about faking having any idea what you are talking about until you […]
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