If everything stays the same, nothing changes

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Morning!

Hope things are well for ya over there!

Here are all the things we discussed this week, along with my favorite nuggets from around the web… Hope they inspire some good change! :)

Things we covered on the blog:

Things I enjoyed from around the web:

This new (to me) blogger –> TheFarmBabe.com

This musing on technology –> Phones smash, notebooks bend

This reason to travel more –> “When we stare at the same things we tend to think the same thoughts and feel the same feelings. When we stare at new things, new thoughts and feelings emerge. Disruption and dislocation are two spiritual principles in which I firmly believe. It may sound rather obvious to say, but if everything stays the same, nothing changes.” – Josh Radnor

This business competition you should apply for! –> “The 5 Minute Pitch is a Shark Tank like show where we’ll have 32 contestants pitch us their business for the chance to win $50,000 in prize money. But unlike Shark Tank where the sharks take a piece of equity in the business, we are giving $50,000 to one lucky company with no string attached!” – MyWifeQuitHerJob.com

This trend that dead Facebook users could outnumber the living by 2069: “The number of dead users on Facebook is growing at an unstoppable rate. In 2012, eight years after the platform launched, 30 million users had died. Today, it has over two billion users and an estimation of 8,000 users die every day. ”
– TheNextWeb.com

This wild stat on cell phones –> “At some point in the middle of this decade, the number of active cellphone subscriptions grew larger than the number of actual people on this planet…” – Quartz

The results of that misplaced GOT cup ;)  –> “Starbucks got an estimated $2.3 billion in free advertising from ‘Game of Thrones’ gaffe, and it wasn’t even its coffee cup.” – CNBC

The reason men don’t wear dress hats anymore –> “Until cars became the dominant mode of personal transport, there was no architectural reason to take your hat off between home and office. With Dwight Eisenhower’s interstate highway system came cars, and cars made hats inconvenient, and for the first time men, crunched by the low ceilings in their automobiles, experimented with hat-removal, and got to like it.” – NPR

And this new definition of retirement:

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Happy resting :)

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It’s never too late to be what you might have been

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Morning!

Welcome to the first Friday of the rest of your life ;)

Here are a bunch of things I enjoyed reading and writing this week – hope it expands your brain! 🧠

Topics we covered on Budgets Are Sexy:

Things I enjoyed around the web:

This history of how Kindergarten came to be –> “The word Kindergarten cleverly encompassed two different ideas: kids would play in and learn from nature, but they would also themselves be nurtured and nourished “like plants in a garden.”” – 99percentinvisible.org

This staggering fact about dollar stores –> “Four new dollar stores will open in the U.S. every single day of 2019. That’s a new dollar store every six hours. There are more dollar stores than there are Walmarts, McDonald’s and CVS stores combined.” – NPR.org, via David Perell

The reason most of our coins have ridges! –> “For centuries, coins were made of precious metals — gold and silver, often — and therefore, had intrinsic value beyond their stated denominations. You could shave a bit off the edge of a coin, keep the clipped-off piece for yourself, and use the almost-complete coin in a subsequent transaction… That’s the situation in which [Sir Isaac] Newton found himself as the 1600s came to a close: coin clipping had created a culture of counterfeiting. Curtail coin clipping and you’d stem the tide.” – NowIKnow.com

The mystery of the “Millionaire Hermit” –> “He spent years scrimping and saving. But without a will, where’s his money going?”

This philosophy of The Mindful Explorer –> “I have forced myself to live smaller, earn less and own less as I reached FI and must choose between not working and working. By having to work I can not do all the volunteer work that I do in my community, thus I tell myself others will not be doing as well if I act selfishly with my time. My time should be for doing good, not for making money to spend on myself.”

And this excellent reminder by English novelist, George Eliot –> “It’s never too late to be what you might have been.”

Happy becoming!

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A rolex will never buy you more time

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Morning!

Here are all the things I wrote about, enjoyed, and learned over this last awesome week… Would love to hear about anything you’ve come across too! :)

Things we talked about on BudgetsAreSexy:

Things I enjoyed from around the web:

This idea of reading with friends –> “For the most part, I’ve stopped reading books alone. If I’m going to invest 10-20 hours in a book, I might as well spend an extra 2-3 hours recruiting a friend to read the same book so that we can discuss it at the end. Book clubs and 1-on-1 conversations both work and so far, it’s been a success: my reading retention has skyrocketed.” – David Perell

This announcement about Amazon! –> “Beginning in July, Kohl’s will take back items you’ve ordered from Amazon and want to return for a refund. You don’t need to pack them up in a box, either; the retailer will handle all aspects of shipping and get the items back to one of Amazon’s return centers on your behalf.”
– TheVerge.com

This note about 529s –> “529 plans offer a special exemption for scholarships. If your child earns a scholarship, you are able to withdraw the amount of the scholarship without paying the penalty.” – TheBalance.com

This hack on staying productive –> “If you’re struggling to get yourself to do the vital, difference-making tasks on your list, work like the client is You in Two Years. Why two years? Two years is enough time for a few big, valuable projects to completely change your life, if you work on them like a high-value professional. It’s also a short enough period that you could completely squander it without really noticing. You can easily picture the two corresponding versions of You in Two Years.” – Raptitude

This backstory on a new blogger I came across –> “I am the son of immigrants who came to the United States of America all the way from Ethiopia. My parents came to this country with nothing to their name. I learned from them the value of hard work and the continuous need to learn and stay educated.”
– HabeshaFinance.com

This random exchange I had with Kathy Ireland (!) –> Twitter Convo

And this excellent reminder from The Minimalists –> “A rolex will never buy you more time.”

Happy weekend, everyone!

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They can never take it away

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Happy Easter, everyone!

Will keep this nice and short, but still stuffed with goodies for your viewing pleasure over the weekend :)

Here are the fun things we discussed on the blog this week:

And here are the nuggets I enjoyed from around the web:

Blessed weekend!

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An interview with The Man

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Well that was a fast week!

Here are all the things we talked about on the blog this week:

If none of that whets your whistle this morning, try on one of these below!

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Articles I enjoyed from around the web:

This interview by David Cain –> An Interview With The Man // “Millions of people work for The Man, and many complain about his managerial practices and his indifference to the plight of workers. I sat down with him to get his side of the story, and he was very candid.”

These thoughts on risk –> “Risk is the currency of life. NOT MONEY. If you want a BIG life, you pay for it with big risks other people are afraid to take. With everything you want, ask: what is the extra risk I am willing to take?” – @jaltucher

This new cereal for adults! –> “On April 9, 2019, Magic Spoon launched “childlike cereal for adults.” All four flavors (Fruity, Cinnamon, Cocoa, and Frosted) are not only seriously yummy, they’re also high in protein but low on carbs and calories.”
– Business Insider

This interesting way of covering your tuition –> College Grads Sell Stakes in Themselves to Wall Street // “To pay for college, Amy Wroblewski sold a piece of her future. Every month, for eight-and-a-half years, she must turn over a set percentage of her salary to investors.”

These dangers of sending handwritten thank you notes –> Should You Send A Handwritten Or Email Thank You Note After An Interview? (A great follow up to the previous post on how important it is to send thank you notes in the first place (can cost you that dream job if you don’t do it!!))

This caution about overextending yourself (!!) –> 50 Cent Sells Massive Connecticut Mansion After 12 Years for an 84 Percent Loss

And this snapshot from one of my favorite coin magazines:

cost of iving in 1974

Happy weekend!

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