My grandparents grew up in a time and place when they knew exactly where their food came from: their own backyard. That kind of transparency seems almost unimaginable to me.
The carton of milk I buy might have been sourced from hundreds — or even thousands — of animals. The apples I...
Pinpointing the exact moment you got over your head in debt may be tricky. But if you suspect you're never going to pay off your loans without a drastic change in circumstances, then you are likely stuck in a bad spot.
You may need to seek outside help, and that means being careful to avoid shady...
Do you give good advice? Do friends and family come to you in times of crisis? How would you define good advice? Do we have to know and trust the people who change our lives? Can strangers inspire us towards drastic decisions and if they do, why? Does life tend to change randomly? Now, while you...
I have a real memory from passages from books that I’ve read. This is one of my favorite things about myself, because as I go about my day, I hear little echoes from my reading. Often, too, I’ll be haunted by a line or a paragraph for years, but not really understand its significance,...
Sometimes, self-help isn't.
While there are loads of excellent strategies out there for improving yourself and your life in all kinds of different areas, there are a few fairly common self-help mandates that may not work as well as they should. (See also: 10 Mantras That Will Transform Your...
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Creek Stewart, Senior Instructor at the Willow Haven Outdoor School for Survival, Preparedness & Bushcraft. This past winter (one of the coldest winters in US history, I might add) I filmed 8 episodes of a new survival show called Fat Guys in the...
Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some stellar articles on lowering your car insurance premium, helping friends who are bad with money, and what to buy in August.
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5 Ways to Lower Your Car Insurance Premium — If you want to lower your car insurance...
Habits interview: Gary Taubes. I’m so pleased to be posting this interview with Gary Taubes, because it’s no exaggeration to say that his work has had more practical influence on my day-to-day habits than probably any other writer. In Better Than Before, I describe the multiple...
Back in June we launched our hefty and manly AoM Coffee Mug. We sold out of them in one day. We had a bit of a delay in restocking, but we finally got a new shipment of mugs in that are ready to be sent out to loving homes all around the world. Like I said back […]
Our generation has seen the cost of a college degree inflate dramatically while simultaneously becoming far less valuable than it would have been 15 or 20 years ago.
It's not just that there are a lot of them or that more people have access to financing and are able to get a degree. Rather, the...
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