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Ask the Readers: Do You Celebrate Halloween?

Get ready, folks! Witches and mummies and ice princesses will roam the night in just a few weeks. But even if you're not in costume, there are many other ways to have fun on Halloween.

Do you celebrate Halloween? What traditions do you have for this holiday — costume parties,...

5 Things We All Do That Over Complicates Our Lives

Can you get trapped in a treadmill while you try to chase your dreams? My answer is yes. You can sleepwalk through life, with your eyes wide open, and not even notice you are doing it. You can convince yourself that you are building a career, while you are simply being used as, often cheap, labour....

Best Money Tips: Surprising Things You Can Rent

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some stellar articles on surprising things you can rent, tricking your brain and building wealth, and strategies to retire early.
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11 Surprising Things You Can Rent — Did you know you can rent Legos and...

What I Do When I Fail

By Leo Babauta I fail at things much more than you might imagine, given that I’ve written books on forming habits and being content with yourself and being a minimalist and more. I fail at all of that stuff, and it feels just as horrible for me as it does for anyone else. I get […]

7 Things That Make You Look Cheap Without Actually Saving Much Money

There is a huge difference between being frugal, and being cheap. But sometimes, the line gets blurred, and you can damage your good reputation without even saving any money. (See also: Are You Frugal or Cheap?)

Here are seven things that can make you look cheap, and they won't even help you...

The Easy Way to Set an Allowance That Won't Ruin Your Kid

Like many kids, when I was young, my parents gave me an allowance each week. Even as an adult, I continue to cut myself a break in our budget for a monthly amount that's just mine to spend however I like.

But how much is enough for kids? And what should the rules surrounding cash be so that...

5 Things Happy People Let Go Of

There’s a reason the theme from Frozen is a worldwide hit. People have been finding ways to “Let It Go” for a very long time, but throwing caution to the wind is easier said than done. Often, we are bogged down by the daily worries that life throws at us, but if there’s one secret that genuinely...

The Comparison Trap: How to Enjoy (and Not Envy) the Success of Others

It's easy to see the success of others as a reminder of your own shortcomings. But your jealousy is really a window into seeing what qualities should improve upon.

“Discardia,” or How One Moderator Manages to Indulge Moderately.

Over the weekend, I read Delia Ephron’s very amusing and thought-provoking book of essays, Sister Mother Husband Dog: (Etc.). In her essay “Bakeries,” she describes visiting her favorite bakeries and eating her favorite pastries — granola cookies, pizza bread, pain au...

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6 Nervous Tics You Need to Stop Right Now

Sure, you're nervous. It's an interview, or a first date, or maybe just a party where you're meeting new people. It's normal to feel some stress and anxiety. (See also: How to Step Out of Your Comfort Zone and Try Something New)

What's not normal, though, is to act in ways that annoy the...

5 Money Lessons People Learn at Their First Job

Your first job teaches a lot of important lessons. For example, you learn how to be punctual, how to get along with others, and how to develop a thick skin. But these aren't the only lessons you learn. A first job teaches several lessons specifically devoted to money, too. (See also: 7 Lessons...
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3 Lessons on Creating Trust

My husband and I have been considering buying a house but knew we had some hurdles that might make it unlikely. We contacted a…

“A True Home Is the Finest Ideal of Man.”

“A true home is the finest ideal of man.” — Frank Lloyd Wright, An Autobiography Agree, disagree? The challenge, I think, lies in that word “home.”  I became so interested in the idea of “home” that I wrote an entire book about it: Happier at Home.  

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Manvotional: The Love of Life and the Fear of Death

“The Love of Life and the Fear of Death” From “AES Triplex” [Latin for "triple brass; indestructible"] By Robert Louis Stevenson The changes wrought by death are in themselves so sharp and final, and so terrible and melancholy in their consequences, that the thing stands...

Art of Manliness Podcast #84: Shock Yourself Into New Habits With Maneesh Sethi

Maneesh Sethi is the founder of Hack the System and most recently the creator of Pavlok, a wearable device that helps you make and break habits. One of Pavlok’s features is that it mildly shocks you if you’re taking part in a habit that you’re trying to break (like visiting a...

Wise Bread Reloaded: Dinner Time Is Hard, Says Science — Wise Bread Makes It Easy

A trio of sociologists from North Carolina State University studied the eating habits of 200 low and middle income families and discovered what Wise Bread's short-on-time-and-energy readers already know: dinner time is hard.

While most moms in the study expressed a desire to prepare wholesome,...
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How to Travel to 20+ Countries…While Building a Massive Business in the Process

[Preface: The above is a pic of Necker Island, Richard Branson's private island. Would you like to join me and Richard Branson on Necker for a week of mentoring? Here are the details on how you can get an all-expenses-paid trip. It'd be great to meet you.] The following is a guest post by Breanden...

The History of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [VIDEO]

One of my future goals is to take up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. It’s my way of trying to tap into the Protector Pillar of the three P’s of Manhood. That’s why I’m excited about this series of videos we have have coming up. AoM’s video man Jordan Crowder lives in the L.A....