actually, i'm now noticing it may be cheaper for me to buy used skis than to rent them. buying used i can get it cheaper than even renting just once or twice
you could get a wood burning stove heater. as long as you have enough trees to be sustainable, burning firewood is a great way to go. and with the clean burning filters they have now a days, you'll much much better off…
I think a lot of people are taking it as a precise prescription. Rather, I think it's the main idea that counts: you can downsize and reduce your expenses by quite a bit. I think this will become ever more important…
i agree. but i think most people are worried about second order effects (the impact of supply chains on the whole economy) rather than whether or not you can buy 3$ shoes on temu.
i grow a couple hundred pounds of tomatoes in my backyard every year. I'd happily sell some to my neighbors.
the question is which shelves. Not ALL shelves. only 13% of our stuff comes from China. they might run out of toys and electric shavers but there will still be a lot left to buy.
let's not forget, "In 2024, China supplied approximately 13.4% of the total goods imported by the United States, with a total value of $438.9 billion. " ' And those are heavily concentrated in certain industries like…
if everyone's expecting a market crash and prepared for it (that means it should already be priced in), how can there still end up being a crash? seems counter intuitive.
Wait until you hear how many people pass away as a result of eating cheeseburgers! Only somewhat kidding here. The number of people that die from heart disease and stroke and diabetes is far far greater than plane…
if you use a more reasonable calculation of inflation and calculate real GDP according to that, you'll see we've been in recession almost half of the years for the last 25 years. Personally I prefer to use the US case…
It's good to see more studies come on this but it's not exactly news. Researchers have known for quite some time now that there's an entire constellation of diseases (diabetes, stroke, certain cancers, fatty liver…
We may be entering a future where there's simply less demand for SE talent. I mean, there's already a vast oversupply of SE talent. What about looking into other job functions such as Product/project management or other…
when people's entire livehoods are threatened, you're going to see some defensive reactions.
based on the analysis above, I'd say they're far from delivering on that slogan.
what good is it if you have a ton of gadgets and iphones all over the place but no place to live? I'd take a home with a bed over all the gadgets in the world, if i could only choose 1. it's a fact that the housing…
that plus, the CPI is completely messed up. Housing accounts for easily half of people's spending these days, especially the younger generation. So, here's how you calculate standard of living: Nominal GDP per capita /…
i'm no expert on this but i thought the military buys a bunch of stuff from them because there's no other choice, right? and all those airlines, their only other choice is airbus. the industry simply doesnt compete…
fiber supplements may well help that and more but if you want to get all the benefits, eat actual real food. Well informed researchers will tell you there's a lot of research that shows those supplements aren't nearly…
it sounds super sensible since metabsolic syndrome diseases people go to a doctor for are mostly preventable. But, these days I think most companies have sufficient layoffs to where the employees don't last long enough…
Well, as an experienced gardener I can tell you that growing perfect broccoli and cualiflower is very challenging, growing leafy greens is not. if you have a desent sized garden and are constantly growing stuff in it,…
We don't need to have a system where there are only 2 terrible choices. if the federal government wasn't so large but rather a looser organization such as the EU, then each state would be a sovereign entity and the…
if you're concerned about getting enough micronutrients, I did create a tool that helps me discover the foods that are highest in any particular vitamin or mineral or combination thereof and normalizes the data to 200…
Vitamin C is also one of the most abundant vitamins. there's a ton of vegetables and fruit that are very high in vit C (you can check my nutrient finder: https://kale.world/c ) . Rather than jumping straight to…
with regards to who you follow in nutritional circles, just beware that there's a lot of social media content out there by people who are really good at business (seo, social media content gen, etc) but haven't read…
that might be true for completely passive income. but, how about growing a fruit tree. An apple tree for example can produce 200 lbs of apples per year about 500$ a year and all you have to do is pick them off the tree…
actually, i'm now noticing it may be cheaper for me to buy used skis than to rent them. buying used i can get it cheaper than even renting just once or twice
you could get a wood burning stove heater. as long as you have enough trees to be sustainable, burning firewood is a great way to go. and with the clean burning filters they have now a days, you'll much much better off…
I think a lot of people are taking it as a precise prescription. Rather, I think it's the main idea that counts: you can downsize and reduce your expenses by quite a bit. I think this will become ever more important…
i agree. but i think most people are worried about second order effects (the impact of supply chains on the whole economy) rather than whether or not you can buy 3$ shoes on temu.
i grow a couple hundred pounds of tomatoes in my backyard every year. I'd happily sell some to my neighbors.
the question is which shelves. Not ALL shelves. only 13% of our stuff comes from China. they might run out of toys and electric shavers but there will still be a lot left to buy.
let's not forget, "In 2024, China supplied approximately 13.4% of the total goods imported by the United States, with a total value of $438.9 billion. " ' And those are heavily concentrated in certain industries like…
if everyone's expecting a market crash and prepared for it (that means it should already be priced in), how can there still end up being a crash? seems counter intuitive.
Wait until you hear how many people pass away as a result of eating cheeseburgers! Only somewhat kidding here. The number of people that die from heart disease and stroke and diabetes is far far greater than plane…
if you use a more reasonable calculation of inflation and calculate real GDP according to that, you'll see we've been in recession almost half of the years for the last 25 years. Personally I prefer to use the US case…
It's good to see more studies come on this but it's not exactly news. Researchers have known for quite some time now that there's an entire constellation of diseases (diabetes, stroke, certain cancers, fatty liver…
We may be entering a future where there's simply less demand for SE talent. I mean, there's already a vast oversupply of SE talent. What about looking into other job functions such as Product/project management or other…
when people's entire livehoods are threatened, you're going to see some defensive reactions.
based on the analysis above, I'd say they're far from delivering on that slogan.
what good is it if you have a ton of gadgets and iphones all over the place but no place to live? I'd take a home with a bed over all the gadgets in the world, if i could only choose 1. it's a fact that the housing…
that plus, the CPI is completely messed up. Housing accounts for easily half of people's spending these days, especially the younger generation. So, here's how you calculate standard of living: Nominal GDP per capita /…
i'm no expert on this but i thought the military buys a bunch of stuff from them because there's no other choice, right? and all those airlines, their only other choice is airbus. the industry simply doesnt compete…
fiber supplements may well help that and more but if you want to get all the benefits, eat actual real food. Well informed researchers will tell you there's a lot of research that shows those supplements aren't nearly…
it sounds super sensible since metabsolic syndrome diseases people go to a doctor for are mostly preventable. But, these days I think most companies have sufficient layoffs to where the employees don't last long enough…
Well, as an experienced gardener I can tell you that growing perfect broccoli and cualiflower is very challenging, growing leafy greens is not. if you have a desent sized garden and are constantly growing stuff in it,…
We don't need to have a system where there are only 2 terrible choices. if the federal government wasn't so large but rather a looser organization such as the EU, then each state would be a sovereign entity and the…
if you're concerned about getting enough micronutrients, I did create a tool that helps me discover the foods that are highest in any particular vitamin or mineral or combination thereof and normalizes the data to 200…
Vitamin C is also one of the most abundant vitamins. there's a ton of vegetables and fruit that are very high in vit C (you can check my nutrient finder: https://kale.world/c ) . Rather than jumping straight to…
with regards to who you follow in nutritional circles, just beware that there's a lot of social media content out there by people who are really good at business (seo, social media content gen, etc) but haven't read…
that might be true for completely passive income. but, how about growing a fruit tree. An apple tree for example can produce 200 lbs of apples per year about 500$ a year and all you have to do is pick them off the tree…