Everything in your past has succeeded in bringing you here today
There’s been something on my mind lately, about how much meat we’re eating, and how many animals are dying every single day because of our insatiable hunger. It’s phenomenal. I was out at a large restaurant on the weekend, and … Read more …
After writing yesterday about my net worth, I was curious about how many others out there might be doing the same thing, and why. So as I usually do when I’m curious about something, I did a quick bit of … Read more …
A friend of mine had a discussion with me during the week about free speech. He tried to get me to understand that sometimes suppressing free speech was a good thing. Some people might get offended at the words someone … Read more …
Just over a week ago my wife and I went to the Gold Coast to pick up a new (used) car (that one in the picture above) and drove it back down to Canberra. It’s a lovely ride, and I’ve … Read more …
Earlier this year I was talking about selling my 4WD and getting a secondhand 2003 BMW 540i for myself as a daily driver (Discovering the frugal way). It’s been on my mind quite a lot since then (the ‘law of … Read more …
I’ve been reading a book by one of my favourite authors, James Altucher, which is called The Choose Yourself Guide to Wealth. I got to a point where he talked about the 3 goals he has in life: To be … Read more …
For some people, they believe their story ends with a tragedy or failure, and they take matters into their own hands to make it real because that’s all they can see. For others, they can’t see their story continue beyond their … Read more …
The more I look into this, the more I feel the need to question the hype around vaccinations. It seems that up to 440,000 people in the US die every year from medical errors that would not have died if … Read more …
I was reading an article, You Aren’t Really Offended All The Time, So Please Stop Pretending. I wanted to share it here because there’s so many people that get offended so easily and so quickly, and I think it’s so … Read more …
In 2015 we’re seeing a lot of stories about those who favour vaccinations (most people) and those who don’t (a small few). There’s a huge controversy out there about it, and it’s getting more and more in my face, and … Read more …
My mindset has been changing over the past few months. I’ve been seeing, reading, thinking and feeling that it’s better to save money than to spend it. In part I’m influenced by my wife’s desire to be frugal, and in … Read more …
In Melbourne recently, a 17 year old girl was murdered as she walked alone in a park around 7pm in the evening. Apparently it was some random attack by someone who was ‘known to the police’. It makes me sad … Read more …
I made a commitment to write at least 200 crappy words a day, but sometimes ‘stuff’ happens and I can’t write 200 crappy words. Like today. A long, busy day at work, followed by dinner with some friends, followed by … Read more …