Photo by leo2014 on Pixabay By looking at the data we can determine how bad the situation truly is and if we need to be scared or not The danger of nCoV-2019 seems omnipresent. Following the news, we can easily think that our lives are very much at risk. But are they? How dangerous is the Coronavirus really? To determine the …
Monthly Archives: Februar 2020
Photo by Shapelined on Unsplash This site contains affiliate links to products. I may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. However, I only post links to books I have purchased with my own money and read myself. When planning our financial independence it helps to have a goal in mind. A clearer vision of where we want to go in …
The elder generations’ biggest fears have become the dreams of the young #Vanlife is becoming more and more popular. Especially young people are drawn towards giving up their four walls in exchange for four wheels. While homelessness once was the biggest fear of older generations, it is starting to become a dream of more and more younger people. Saying “If …
Photo by Mockaroon on Unsplash What to Get Your Partner for Valentine’s Day How about you try it this way this year Valentine’s day is coming up again. One part of the population goes “Yaaay” and the other just hopes for it to blow over quickly. It’s the same thing every year. People are rushing to the stores to buy an …
Photo by bantersnaps on Unsplash Why it’s worth it to turn your life around while others already have it all figured out At a certain time in your life — usually, that’s around the end of your 20s — it starts to feel like all of your friends are getting married and start multiplying. That is… if they are not like me, quitting their 6-figures …
Photo by Aarón Blanco Tejedor on Unsplash Dealing with Self-Doubt Fighting the overreaction bias I recently had one of those days. I sat down in front of my computer and my mind was racing. Unfortunately not with things beneficial for my writing but with thoughts full of self-doubt. “You don’t have a topic to write about.” “If you’re not …
The Coronavirus Is a Prime Example of Why I Stopped Reading the News Photo by Nijwam Swargiary on Unsplash About 1.5 years ago I stopped reading the news completely. Let me tell you what you can expect to happen when you try the same and why the Coronavirus outbreak is another perfect example of why you should. The focusing illusion Who would …
Photo by Pepi Stojanovski on Unsplash Nope, I’m not having a stroke right now. Yes, I’m actually telling you that spending is the key to wealth after I’ve written 4 chapters about how important it is to save money and how to save more each month. Aaaand yes, I’m sticking with my statement that we need to spend less money on dumb stuff …
Photo by Omid Armin on Unsplash Did you know that 30% of Americans still believe to this day that the U.S. Dollar is backed by gold? Let me tell you what money used to be, what it is now and find out why that 100$ bill in your pocket is actually (almost) worthless. Money as a store of intrinsic value …