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YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
Saving is a virtue — until it isn't. At some point, too much money left at the end of your life means you worked harder and longer than you ever needed to.
Derek Hagen
Apr 304 min read


LIFESTYLE CREEP ISN'T ABOUT SPENDING MORE
Most people don't choose lifestyle creep. It happens in the absence of a choice. Here's how to tell the difference between drift and intentional design.
Derek Hagen
Mar 194 min read


FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE IS EASY
Financial independence isn’t just about saving more money. It depends on the relationship between money and lifestyle—and the life your money is meant to support.
Derek Hagen
Mar 124 min read


REFRAMING PROCRASTINATION
Procrastination isn’t laziness. It’s ambivalence—two wants pulling at once. A simple shift from self-criticism to curiosity can get things moving again.
Derek Hagen
Jan 223 min read
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