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March, 2006

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Wow, you hate spending on a lot stuff

If you haven’t read the comments to my last post (Things I hate spending money on), you should check them out. There are 39 comments and counting…making it one of my most-commented-on posts yet.
Big takeaways for me:

I have pretty smart readers

You guys hate a LOT of things

I laughed out loud about 5 times reading the [...]

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Things I hate spending money on

Happy Friday. Today I thought it’d be fun to put down all the stuff we hate spending money on. Now, I’m perfectly willing to spend lots of money on stuff I love, but not these things (below). Check some of mine out and add your own comments.
Dry cleaning. What kind of damn service cleans things [...]

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Erik doesn’t need a new car

I still hear people saying “I can’t compete against professional investors…they’re pros and I’m just a little guy.” Wrong. I am going to hammer this in 1 billion times: It’s not about being the smartest person or knowing insider investment information. Take Erik, for example, who’s doing it with just a little discipline and [...]

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How to fit more salad on your plate

I love this:
Like the salad served at the Pizza Hut but dislike the idea that it’s expensive and you are not allowed to take more than once? Here is a guide on how you can maximize your return of investment, invented by some creative Taiwanese students.
(Via rebecca’s pocket.)
PS–If you have specific things you want to [...]

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Read IWillTeachYouToBeRich, get some

From Canada.com:
…Dumenco contends that knowledge of the hippest, hottest blogs can increase hook-up opportunities and boost sexual attractiveness. He maintains some people are using niche blogs such as Gawker.com and Defamer.com to gain pop cultural insights that make them more socially desirable and ultimately more likely to get lucky.
I am pretty sure they just ran [...]

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Examples of failures of the last mile

Yesterday I wrote about The Failure of the Last Mile, and some of my friends were nice enough to send me examples they thought of. If you can think of any, add yours as a comment.
Companies put you on hold
“Cellphone companies, banks, DSL providers, spend a ton of money on marketing but then put you [...]

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