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How to manage LinkedIn endorsements

[...] Problem: I started getting endorsed for seemingly random things, like “team building” or “Microsoft Office”, and it took me some time to figure out how to address the issue. So here is what I learned by trial and error. [...]

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Ignore tax tips from consumer magazines

[...] costly mistakes based on irresponsible advice from consumer publications, because, as a rule, the advice is incomplete and cannot be applied without analyzing the reader’s particular financial situation [...]

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Tax fairness is an oxymoron

[...] even if they can agree which one is the most fair approach, we will never agree on the implementation. How do we count how much money each of us has? How do we measure consumption? How do we prevent [...]

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The idea of insurance – Back to basics

This comes from Michael Plaks, a licensed insurance agent: Insurance as an industry is fundamentally messed up, and I have no idea how it can be fixed. Here are the three biggest problems, as I see them: [...]

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Critical Thoughts about Critical Times

[...] Whoever’s fault this mess is, we all mostly agree that the near future is bleak. We expect that people will lose jobs, houses, families, and sanity. The trick is to survive. Naturally, we’re trying to be prepared. We’re making changes. [...]

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