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Come On In – The Water’s Fine

It's summertime, which, for many families, means time to go to the beach. Being a Florida kid, summers at the beach were almost mandatory for me. Every year we saw the same families at the same beach …

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Leaning Down the Fall Line

Altering our natural behavior can be difficult but rewarding.  In some cases, it can be vital.  I am reminded of this every time I go snow skiing.  When I stand at the top and look down the slope, my …

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Battle Strategies for Rational Behavior

Our brain’s limbic system is emotional; focused on now; and fears loss.  Our brain’s rational cortex system is logical and does not put emotions on time frames. Therefore, successful strategies to …

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Wild Promises and Pixie Dust

A reader wrote to me this month, aggravated at some TV ads.  In her market, (South Carolina), a large financial company is running ads depicting people who made bad choices (didn’t save for kids’ …

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My Curbside Garbage Economic Indicator

After my recent trip to India, where garbage is omnipresent (see my travel blog at hollysholidays.wordpress.com if bicycling through developing countries with no physical preparation is of interest to …

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