Life

And why real estate passive income doesn’t work for most people — Passive income is a scam only people from rich families get. This is how many people think. And our thinking determines the opportunities and success we will have in life. There is so much bad advice on passive income. As someone who has mastered this area of life, let me…

A true story. — I’ve learned the hard way not to use real names in these articles. We’ll call him Ryan. He’s just over 40. He’s a specimen. Ryan and I were both regulars at the local gym. We became friendly over time. In typical, aged-out bro fashion, we chatted between sets about our…

So many of you could do the same — We should all cheat on our jobs. We should especially cheat on our bosses. I never realized I had defrauded my boss until I read Zulie Rane’s clever article on the topic. Then it became clear: I’m also a dirty, rotten cheater. If my former bosses knew they’d have me…

For some of us, it works. — “Honestly, I couldn’t stand you at first.” I’ve heard that a few times, usually from people I barely knew. A while back, there was this one woman who kept thanking me for a favor I did. It felt weird. I asked her what was up. At last, she dropped her…

If you want to know what your current job will be like in a few years if you stay, just take a look at your boss. — I felt dead inside. For years I tried to deny my internal truth. I went to work every day to get money. It’s all that mattered. I ignored how it made me feel to collect the cash. Last year I quit my job out of nowhere. For the almost 3…

America’s Changing. Sanity’s Winning. So Is Trumpism’s Day in the Sun Coming to an End? — There’s a truism — an accepted myth — of American discourse that goes like this: there’s going to be a Next Donald Trump. It comes from pundits, columnists, DC insiders, and so forth, who always ask the question, in a leading form: who will the Next Donald Trump be? Will…

What Happens When a Country Decides to Destroy Itself? Just Ask Modern Day Britain — Look at the state of Britain — and shudder. The stories and statistics are staggering, astonishing, and shocking. The once-vaunted NHS’s waiting list is now longer than…the entire country of Denmark. Millions can’t afford to pay basic bills. Shortages of basics — eggs, antibiotics — are becoming commonplace. Diseases like…