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Photo courtesy of R’eyes Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Leo Babauta, who writes about simplicity and productivity on his blog, Zen Habits. I don’t know about you, but I get dozens — if not hundreds — of emails a day. Unlike most people, however, I’m able to process through them, respond quickly, …
There may be no such thing as too much money, but there is certainly such a thing as too little time. How does one of my best friends make several $100,000 USD per year as an investment banker but have less than two hours per month for his dream car, which sits gathering dust in …
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Alibaba.com, which pairs non-Chinese companies with Chinese suppliers, rode its IPO to a $26-billion valuation. Its founder, Jack Ma, explains his secret for success: There were three reasons why we survived. We had no money, we had no technology, and we had no plan. Every dollar, we used very carefully. Read that one again. Excuses …
Freedom or folly? (Photo codestr) I almost never use cash for travel or electronics. How? There are two simple methods for leveraging credit card point systems to cover both business and personal expenses: piggybacking and recycling. The former is strategic expensing, whereas the latter is arbitraging cash (or equivalents) and credit (or equivalents) to mass …
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The best meat on the planet in Buenos Aires — $14 per person for all you can eat, including fresh vegetables, dozens of plates, hand-made pastas, and waiters in tuxes. La Bistecca in Puerto Madero. Noah Kagan at my right. E-mail 1 (friend): “You should come!” E-mail 2 (me): “Uh…. sure. It’s too damn cold …
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OK, I need to clear something up… Despite how orgasmic it makes Gawker feel, their ace of spades insult from my recent NY Times piece is a partial misquote: “Mr. Ferriss says he gets most of his news by asking waiters.” The NYT article was very well done, but the truth is that I get …
From cold weather land to never-never-land. (Photo: hschmid) Incredible world travel isn’t limited to 20-something singles. Dan Clements knows this, but his take on travel is well worth reading for singles as well. Moving from structure to no structure, issues of timing and career, and more — these are the same issues solo travelers and …
Continue reading “New Year, New You: How to Travel the World with (or without) Kids in 2008”
The incredible Sony VAIO VGN-TXN27N laptop. This beauty is less than 2″ thick and weighs 2.8 lbs. If I add a few ounces of weight with the extended battery (on the right) and trick it out, I can get 15 hours of battery life. [Update: I now use a MacBook Air] The name of the …