My family moved a lot when I was growing up. My father was always chasing jobs with higher pay, no matter where in the world that might be. As a result, I attended seven different grade schools. My favorite class in school was always art class. Whichever school I was in, I was always known […]
Contrarian Thinking
The first reaction many people have when seeing the Ling’s Cars website is, “Oh, gawd!” Neon colors, blinking advertisements, and automatically-playing sounds that blare into your ears. You would think that the site was created in the 90’s, but failed to keep up with modern design, but you would be wrong. Ling’s Cars got its […]
Ideas: World News
Most journalism we see on the internet is drawn from the media of just a handful of most influential countries in the world. Many people go to BBC News for world news, but even then the news is filtered through a Western point of view. The major news events from minor countries are often […]
What I Learned from My Foray into Vegetarianism and Veganism
In the summer of 2014, I tried out a vegetarian/vegan diet for six weeks. For the first four weeks, I went vegetarian, then for the final two weeks, I tried restricting even more to a vegan diet. These are my conclusions after that experiment. Disclaimer: In this article, I discuss my own opinions and […]
The Three-Pronged Approach to Making Your Finances Awesome
Managing your personal finances is easy. The hard part is maintaining your self-control, so you don’t overestimate your earnings, spend too much, or save too little. To increase the health of your finances, take a three-pronged approach: make more money cut spending save more Most people would assume that someone making $120,000 per year […]
I Tried the Entire Product Line from Biotrust Nutrition. Here’s What Happened.
BioTrust is a nutrition supplement company that sells high-quality products for muscle building, fat loss, and overall health. A few years ago, I went all out with BioTrust. I got on their mailing list. I ordered their entire product line. I read their e-book 53 Fat Burning Smoothies & Milkshakes. I read their physical book Belly […]