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Years ago, I heard a personal finance expert (Pete the Planner) say some variation of the following: The goal shouldn’t be to just have a lot of money. The goal should also be to not need a lot of money. That line of thinking has stuck with me for years as I’ve gone through various
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I own a retail store, and I hate Black Friday. I hate overconsumption in general, but particularly when it comes to overconsuming poor quality items that will be discarded next month. Its negative effects on our lives and our planet have already been well documented, so I won’t do that here. I won’t wax poetically
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I’m disappointed. Especially with Indiana’s results. But the people have spoken and I won’t deny the results. I expect our air, water, food, and public health to get worse because of the deregulation that’s been promised. But I hope I’m wrong. I’m concerned for women that may be harmed by being denied life saving care
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I’m 35 years old and I’ve been online regularly since middle school. My first email address and instant messenger was Compuserve, followed quickly by the hot new service of that day: AOL. What a time to be online. In addition to filling the family computer with viruses while trying to download music from Limewire, we
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Late last Monday night / Early Tuesday morning, our pug Murphie passed away. She went on her own in our arms, and my wife and I are completely heartbroken. She was 14 and incredibly healthy her entire life. She was diagnosed with Addison’s disease at age 7, but that’s not what took her life. This
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Back in the glory days of the internet, when social media was just becoming mainstream, I used to blog regularly. I would write and publish a post anywhere from 1 – 3 times a week. I didn’t monetize my blog and I had no dreams of my personal site becoming a business. It was simply