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blitzball

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    Comment #46494531

    I do this everyday. Made possible by financial freedom from employment.

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    Comment #45741031

    To curb your craving for unhealthy food or beverage, including alcohol, stare at the item for three minutes. Mediate on it. Allow yourself to be fully present before it. This train…

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    Comment #37129898

    I am a lawyer who uses ChatGPT to assist in drafting documents. My clients are familiar with it too, but at the end of the day, clients are lazy, and would rely on the lawyer to dr…

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    Comment #36678180

    Professional service organizations with cross-border capabilities can qualify for this. As a lawyer who has founded a law firm, it's possible to qualify for all criteria, even item…

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    Comment #35978685

    I live in a country (outside the US) with good healthcare system and accessible and relatively affordable healthcare services. Health insurance is good to have, but not having it w…

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    Comment #35961479

    I use Telegram's Saved Messages feature, put there anything I need to remember or anything noteworthy, and that's it. That's journaling for me. It helps me remember things. Is that…

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    Comment #35883442

    That's a good point. I am very, very, very risk averse, as I am both a lawyer and finance guy (risk management).

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    Comment #35882929

    It doesn't matter. I know my cost of living / monthly expense. My monthly expense has been budgeted to help me live a comfortable life (not just a surviving existence), with occasi…

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    Savings for 5 Years Living Expense: Is It Enough FU Money to Quit My Job?

    I have savings sufficient for 5 years living expenses. Outside my day job, I already have a consulting firm that gives me income double that of my job pay. Is this sufficient FU mo…

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    Comment #35425439

    I like the writings of Arthur Clarke, but I must confess, this story never made sense to me. How could simply compiling a list of names bring about the end of the world? Didn't the…

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    Comment #35372143

    It's interesting to note that not all services that receive government subsidies are public goods in the traditional economic sense. Services like healthcare, education, housing, a…

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    Comment #35371767

    Just wanted to add that usage-based pricing is a form of dynamic pricing, where the price for a given level of service is not fixed or is variable based on various factors like dem…