Of Two Minds

“It’s all because of our low cost of living that I can feel relatively secure.”

Can a couple of hardworking people live well in America on $30,000 a year in earnings? Yes, if they’re willing to do what’s needed to make it happen.

That monkey on your back comes in many forms.

Perhaps the most apt metaphor to describe the decade ahead is that investors, consumers and taxpayers will all be rafting whitewater rapids with ever-briefer stretches of calm.

I think it’s more productive to go with Plan B: set aside our emotions and reluctance and start doing the hard work of dealing with polycrisis.

Your toxicity will fall to manageable levels as long as you keep spending money.