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If you hit ctrl+f and replace "fixed" with "low" and "variable" with "high", then and only then does this article make any sense at all. He points out that peo
by mattmaroon 17y ago
If you hit ctrl+f and replace "fixed" with "low" and "variable" with "high", then and only then does this article make any sense at all.
He points out that people on fixed incomes are screwed when things go wrong and expenses mount. Apparently in his mind, people with variable incomes (which I've had my entire adult life, btw) can just make more when they really need it or something.
In fairness the first half of the article was so dumb that I had to stop, so maybe it redeemed itself after.
- sethg 17y agoI read the whole thing. It didn't redeem itself.
- ellyagg 17y agoExactly. The whole first half was sand-poundingly stupid. Finally I got to a heading I agreed with, though: Stop fussing over expenses and taxes. I think many smart people don't value their time enough. My personal experience has been that I'm better off being creative and productive rather than defensive.
- dasil003 17y agoThe problem with the second half is the guy spends pages and pages sucking his own cock about how successful and how much "value" he is creating. I have a news flash for him: just because you can convince some dejected and directionless individual to pay you for something does not mean you are delivering value.
- dasil003 17y agoThere's another huge hole in his thinking which is that he assumes living on a budget is nothing but pain, and making tons of money is nothing but joy. However this is only true if you're a workaholic with expensive tastes. However most people are better rewarded by doing something they love and having good personal and family relationships. A relentless focus on earning money is going to detract from pursuing those more important things. That's not to say that one shouldn't be enterprising, but money beyond a reasonable threshold doesn't really make most people any happier.