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If you could have an additional $400 a month, how would you feel? Back when financial planning took up the bulk of my time, I was surprised at the lengths that people would do to earn a few hundred dollars more every month. Some would write a book. Some would give tuition. Some would putContinue reading “How to get free food, part 1”

I realise that I hardly write in this blog, and it’s been about 9 months since I wrote here. The only reason I decided to write a little tonight is because I just renewed the domain name and thought I might as well use it. Let’s see. What has happened in my life so far?Continue reading “An untitled post”

Today I accompanied a friend to a bankruptcy hearing. It turned out well and got the best possible outcome.  Bankrupt. Divorce. Affair. Lawsuit. Orphan. Shotgun. Addiction. Mental illness. Broken family. Parental abandonment. Autism. Gay. Death of a child.  These are things that don’t happen to you, you think. No one you know goes through this,Continue reading “Normal is an illusion”

Money is simple. But people make it complicated. If you’re just learning about how money works, you’ll definitely come across terms such as investing, debt, inflation, rate of return, risk, savings, assets, liabilities, income replacement, protection, index funds, stocks, bonds, trading, forex, options, CFDs, fixed deposits, unit trusts, mutual funds, and so on. This isContinue reading “How to stop worrying about money”

When I awoke yesterday morning, I didn’t want to get out of bed. I just wanted to go back to sleep. While this may be normal for some people, it was definitely usual for me. I have trained myself to get out of bed when my alarm clock rings. Yesterday was definitely unusual for me. ThroughoutContinue reading “When anxiety attacks”

My laptop died on me today. I got it back in 2013, and it’s been showing signs of its impending death for a few months. I thought it was because I upgraded to Sierra. But no, it’s because the hard disk was getting corrupted. As I was on the train last night, I was contemplatingContinue reading “Dropbox Nirvana”

I’ve been reading Buddhist books, mainly because I found two on my daily walks. Since I don’t bring my mobile phone out with me anymore, I read these books on the train.  This is my first real introduction to Buddhism. When I’m not reading, I’m contemplating its teachings.  When I started Freegan living, I noticedContinue reading “How to stop worrying about money”

I had this brainwave in the shower last night. In the beginning of this universe, there was nothing but energy. Then the energy became matter. For every bit of matter formed, a corresponding bit of antimatter was formed. When matter and antimatter touch, they annihilate each other, and turn back into energy. For some reasonContinue reading “What antimatter has to do with money”

I haven’t been writing here as much as I wanted to. I had planned to write a post a day, but haha, I’m just not able to keep up with that. Some days I have nothing to write. One of the reasons why I’m writing a lot less these days is because I don’t haveContinue reading “Living without a phone that is mobile”