death

How many human lives is a flat panel TV worth?

Posted 1 day 12 hours ago by Andrea Dickson

Listen, I know I can be an elitist sometimes, but I occasionally shop at Walmart. But regardless of how good the deals are, how could any, or all, of the merchadise inside a Wal-mart be worth the life of a single person?

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Your Work or Your Life?

Posted 20 weeks 5 days ago by Xin Lu

Personal Finance, Career and Income, Health and Beauty, Lifestyle

Today my friend showed me an article about a Toyota engineer who died from overwork. Apparently the 45 year old Japanese man was working 80 hours of overtime a week for two months and finally his heart gave out. It is a sad example of a person who chose his job over his life and it leads me to ask, do you choose your work over your life?

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Death and Money: Helping your family now in case something happens later

Posted 1 year 5 weeks ago by Sarah Winfrey

Life Hacks

A lady I know of died last night. It was expected; she was diagnosed with incurable cancer last spring. I didn't really know her, as I'd just recently moved into a place where I would have had contact with her. I wish I'd known her, as her friends are going to some great lengths to honor her. It's been really cool to see people coming alongside each other, comforting each other, speaking meaningful things to each other. One of the things that has comforted people, that I've heard them mention when they think about her and her family, is that they are in a secure place financially.

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