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Published in Simple + Straightforward

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Simple + Straightforward: A New Publication About Living Simply and Living Well

Because life has become too busy and complicated — When was the last time you heard someone ask “how are you doing” without the response being “busy”? Heck, when did you last answer with anything but that four-letter word? Even when I’m not particularly busy, I feel like I should say I am, for fear people will think I’m…

Minimalism

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Simple + Straightforward: A New Publication About Living Simply and Living Well
Simple + Straightforward: A New Publication About Living Simply and Living Well
Minimalism

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·10 hours ago

Here’s Why Sommeliers Ask You to Taste the Wine Before They Pour It — and Why It’s Total BS

The “try before you imbibe” practice needs a serious facelift — It was one of the most asked questions in my wine store and bar — why do wine professionals always ask customers to try the wine before they pour it? Is it to see if you like it? Is it to check for faults like cork taint? As one of…

Wine

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Here’s Why Sommeliers Ask You to Taste the Wine Before They Pour It — and Why It’s Total BS
Here’s Why Sommeliers Ask You to Taste the Wine Before They Pour It — and Why It’s Total BS
Wine

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Published in Making of a Millionaire

·4 days ago

Living Simply, Slowly, and Sustainably Is the Only Way I Can See Through the Mess That Is Life in 2023

Trying to beat inflation, energy prices, and general crappiness one simple day at a time — I don’t need to doomsay too much here — y’all know the highlights. Inflation is through the roof. Energy bills are immorally high, we’ve got a war raging just 300 miles away from where I will be staying next week. The world is burning. Most of us don’t know what…

Money

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Living Simply, Slowly, and Sustainably Is the Only Way I Can See Through the Mess That Is Life in…
Living Simply, Slowly, and Sustainably Is the Only Way I Can See Through the Mess That Is Life in…
Money

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Published in Simple + Straightforward

·5 days ago

The Metaverse Is a Death-Knell for Simple, Intentional Living

Reality can suck. But virtual reality isn’t the answer — At the risk of sounding like an old fuddy-duddy, the Metaverse scares me. Mark Zuckerberg’s version may be floundering, but that doesn’t mean the Metaverse as a concept is dead in the water. …

Metaverse

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The Metaverse Is a Death-Knell for Simple, Intentional Living
The Metaverse Is a Death-Knell for Simple, Intentional Living
Metaverse

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Published in Simple + Straightforward

·6 days ago

Want to Slow Down Your Day? Here Are 23 Ways to Simplify Your Daily Life Right This Second

Find me 15 minutes and I’ll find you something simple to do with it — Once I started to write this list, I couldn’t stop. There are SO many quick, simple ways to slow your day down, many of which can be slotted into your daily existence. Like I say — give me 15 minutes and I’ll give you a way to simplify your life. …

Productivity

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Want to Slow Down Your Day? Here Are 23 Ways to Simplify Your Daily Life Right This Second
Want to Slow Down Your Day? Here Are 23 Ways to Simplify Your Daily Life Right This Second
Productivity

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Published in Making of a Millionaire

·Jan 24

If You Want to Make Good Money Decisions, There Is A Simple — if Unconventional — Way to Make Them

Question everything you’re told is normal — Questioning everything you’re told is exhausting. Say someone — be it someone you know, a “guru” on social media — says you should be doing x with your money, your time, your life. …

Money

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If You Want to Make Good Money Decisions, There Is A Simple — if Unconventional — Way to Make Them
If You Want to Make Good Money Decisions, There Is A Simple — if Unconventional — Way to Make Them
Money

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Jan 23

5 Surprisingly Expensive Goods and Services You’ll Find in Low-Cost European Countries

If you’re contemplating moving somewhere in Europe, read this — First, don’t move to Europe only because you want to save cash. That’s a douchebag move that won’t fly with your new compatriots and will only make you miserable. The cost should come way down in your priority list, far underneath this place makes my soul sing. That being said…

Travel

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5 Surprisingly Expensive Goods and Services You’ll Find in Low-Cost European Countries
5 Surprisingly Expensive Goods and Services You’ll Find in Low-Cost European Countries
Travel

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Published in Simple + Straightforward

·Jan 20

An Open Break-up Letter to Airbnb

Your last apartment was the straw that broke our relationship’s back — You looked so lovely in your pictures. You had me swooning at your big floor-to-ceiling windows, your balcony, and your brand-new furniture. Even your previous relationships had nothing bad to say about you — five stars across the board. I thought I’d found a good one. The problems started when…

Travel

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An Open Break-up Letter to Airbnb
An Open Break-up Letter to Airbnb
Travel

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Published in City Life

·Jan 19

5 of the Best Cities That Are Built with Humans — Not Motor Vehicles — in Mind

They DO exist — Whatever your average American local city government tries to tell you, cities don’t have to be car-centric in order to work. Far from it. In my close to 2.5 years of full-time travel across Europe, I’ve discovered scores of cities, towns, and even entire countries where a car is an…

Cities

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5 of the Best Cities That Are Built with Humans — Not Motor Vehicles — in Mind
5 of the Best Cities That Are Built with Humans — Not Motor Vehicles — in Mind
Cities

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Published in Simple + Straightforward

·Jan 18

13 Subjects That Should Be Mandatory in School to Make Healthier, Happier, Better-Equipped Humans

Life would be so much easier if we all learned these skills — My high school was so bad, the GCSE pass rate (UK equivalent of a US high school diploma) was just 30% and my headmaster was jailed for fraud. I’m not one to shit on traditional education — I believe people should learn their ABCs and what a fraction is (even…

Education

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13 Subjects That Should Be Mandatory in School to Make Healthier, Happier, Better-Equipped Humans
13 Subjects That Should Be Mandatory in School to Make Healthier, Happier, Better-Equipped Humans
Education

6 min read

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Charlie Brown

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