Tag Archives: money
How to buy a house in your twenties
This post is a <thought experiment> in risk taking for the young and the brave. It is most definitely <not> advice that applies to everyone. Let us start with the brutal truth…buying a house is sliding beyond the reach of more and more people. To get on the housing ladder in your 20s or 30s […]
Fuck You Money = The Power to Say No
If you want to be a free man (or woman), if you want to be citizen of Rome (rather than a slave) you need to be able to say no to your boss. This is best illustrated with a concept that I first stole learned from Nasim Taleb’s book Fooled by Randomness (although it’s appeared in multiple places and […]
How to negotiate a big payrise
When it comes to career progression, AC/DC put it best in their 1975 classic: “It’s a long way to the top”. Getting robbed, getting took… I tell you folks, it’s harder than it looks It’s a long way to the top, if you wanna rock ‘n roll AC/DC : It’s A Long Way To The […]
The Escape Artist 