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Behavior

Problem solving and logical fallacies. Behavioral economics; should pick up someone else’s garbage?

These posts all deal with the way we interact with the world. Some have a financial-twist, while others are simply my philosophical musings.

I hope these Behavior posts provide you with an actionable idea you can use to improve your life.

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The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying

Personal finance is, ultimately, about allocating the limited resources in our lives. No resource is so limited, and thus so important, as our time. The list below is an important reminder of that.

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The Investor Who Died In a Vat of Hot Beer

Samuel Bolton Jr. was a successful businessman, brewer, politician, and philanthropist in Troy, NY in the late 1800s. Why, then, did Bolton kill himself by diving into a vat of hot beer?

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Don’t Be A Dummy. Be A Chicken.

Most good habits don’t have a “set it and forget it” solution. They take work. But investors have it easy. Unless, that is, you’re being a dummy.

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9 Scientific Facts to Improve Your Finances

I want to describe nine scientific facts that can help you achieve your personal finance goals in 2023. I hope you employ some of these ideas, because the science is true (whether you believe in it or not).