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Life management through time management
Nothing frustrates me more than wasted time. You can always make more money or buy more things, but you can never acquire more time. That’s why it’s the thing I value most. I remember when I was younger how frustrated I would get at myself for wasting a whole day or not getting things done…
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My “first time” at the Mustang Ranch
A few years ago, my dad took me to the Mustang Ranch. For those of you who don’t know, it’s a brothel on the outskirts of Reno. Built in 1971, it became Nevada’s largest and most profitable brothel until 1999, when the owner was charged with tax fraud. The property was forfeited to the US…
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Why I prefer libraries to coffee shops
I love libraries. Before the internet, I would visit them frequently to research topics for school or just for my own personal knowledge. It’s ironic that today, instead of being replaced by the internet, they are the places that so many use to access the internet. In my opinion, the greatest contribution to our library…
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Car free for three
Last month marked the beginning of my third year of living without a car, and I don’t miss it at all. Though we are raised to think of a car as a means to be free, I find I am much more free now than I was when I had one. Free of debt, free…
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The Cliffside Cadaver
As I checked into my San Francisco hostel yesterday, I listened to a girl debating with herself as to whether she should pay for another night at the hostel or camp somewhere in the city. It prompted me to recall a story of one time I camped in San Francisco. I had experienced a similar…
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My way of coming out ahead in Vegas
I recently attended a conference in Las Vegas. It was the first time I’d gone to a conference that an employer hadn’t paid for, and I was shocked at the $600 price tag. This didn’t include lodging, and I was so bitter about the cost of the conference that I decided not to stay at…
