Pots and pans
How many of you parents let your kids play with pots and pans when they were little? You probably can...
Why do we buy stuff we don’t want/need?
Great question and the answer might not be all that obvious. One explanation could be the Diderot Effect. The Diderot...
Numbers about stuff
While catching up on some reading over the past snowy weekend, I stumbled across an interesting article on Americans and...
Say ‘no’ to the tchotchkes and other free stuff
What is it about free stuff that’s so irresistible? Sure, you don’t pay actual dollars for the little tchotchkes, doo-dads,...
The meek shall inherit…a farm?
Okay, I will never call my dear friend Sierra meek. Yet she did inherit the family farm in Oregon from...
Can you afford to throw $2,000 or more away?
Most people can’t. The ones who can, didn’t get to that point in life by doing so. Yet according to...
How easy is it to be a minimalist?
A copywriter friend of mine was telling me about a writing instructor he once had. In addition to being a...
I went to a funeral last month
It was for a childhood friend who had no previous medical issues. He simply died suddenly in his sleep. My...