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Last year, I proudly picked out a nice sweater to wear for St. Patrick’s Day. Normally my wardrobe selection involves grabbing whatever is relatively clean and relatively close as a rush about in the morning, so my proactive move of selecting a outfit the night before was unprecedented and admirable. Upon arrival at the office, [...]

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Apparently, some of my readers have a sense of humour almost as twisted as mine. Over the past couple of weeks, I have taken a break from regular posting and was quite amused to receive several emails from loyal readers asking if I had actually died and failed to set my dead man’s switch or [...]

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I was quite amused earlier this week when I got an email from a reader telling me that I had “the worst personal finance blog in the world“. It’s encouraging to see such an incredibly hyperbolic statement being made, and I’m proud that I can engender such extreme feelings, be they good or bad. If [...]

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I’m a bit of a cushy traveler. Not in terms of the places I go- with the notable exception of Fort McMurray I’ll go just about anywhere. But when I’m there, I’m always willing to pay more for a bit of extra comfort and privacy. Call me prissy and un-frugal (correct on both counts), but [...]

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The Dalai Lama on Desire

January 29, 2009

From The Dalai Lama’s Little Book of Inner Peace:

Even if you had the world at your feet, it would still not be enough. Desire is insatiable. And on top of that, how many disappointments and difficulties, and how much suffering! Excessive desire is not only impossible to satisfy, it’s also the source of torment. Let’s imagine that [...]

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