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Written by Leon Tager who lives and works in Seattle writing about a better life. You should follow him on Twitter

First intermittent fasting experience

That’s really a bit of a stretch and a click bait because this isn’t really my first intermittent fasting (IF) experience. This is however…

Escalator clowns

One of my internet heroes, Mr. Money Mustache, wrote a very popular article back in 2013 titled “Curing your clown-like car habit”. It’s a…

Worse than a cheat meal

Something clicked today that I should have realized much earlier. Nothing groundbreaking and earth shattering like my usual rants but still…

What should you eat

Since I’ve been harassing everyone regarding their food choices for the last couple of months, a few people started asking me for my overall…

It’s all about the sugar

I guess I gave away the punch line for this blog post right from the title but the more I learn about this topic, the more I am convinced…

Second law of minimalism

I’ll start off by admitting that it isn’t really a law. Nor is it second since I’ve never established the first one. It’s more of an…

Dumbphone alternative

As a follow up to the previous post, one more “extreme” thing I’ve been considering for a while was to switch completely from a smartphone…

Dumb it down

One thing that I try to avoid when I’m around people is to stick my face in my smartphone. Another thing that I try to avoid when I’m not…

Being priced out

If you ever lived in an area with a hot housing market, you’ve probably had more dinners that you’d like to admit where the conversation…

The true price of weddings

This isn’t really about weddings in particular but they are a good example of a phenomena I just picked up on. It’s the phenomena I would…