Your Friend's Yacht is Probably a Rental
Keeping up with the Joneses. It's a sickness, and my generation may have been patient zero.
Let's be honest. We Baby Boomers got really into accumulating stuff. Part of it was noble, I suppose. We wanted to build a secure retirement and leave something behind for our kids. But a huge part of it—the part that now causes sleepless nights for many—was about the show.
Your Kitchen Counter is a Science Lab (And It'll Save You a Fortune)
The things you pay a premium for in boutique health food stores can be made on your kitchen counter for pennies. If you can manage it, you can even calculate how much money you save preparing this stuff during few weekend minutes and pay it into your retirement fund now.
The Great Unsubscribe
Cheer up. You will be surprised how much cheaper life is when you drop 9-5 routine. Let's talk about the magic trick nobody mentions. The part where, once you stop working, a huge chunk of your expenses vanishes into thin air. I call it “The Great Unsubscribe”.