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This summer’s family vacation to southeast Asia was harder travel than prior trips. The heat, the humidity, and the monsoon rains that ranged from refreshing to torrential street floods were substantial. (A sample weather app reading during the trip: 97 degrees F, feels like 107). The 26 hour travel time to arrive, combined with the bureaucratic hassles of obtaining permission to enter communist countries, made for greater physiologic strain. There was also a psychological toll: […]
You know that feeling when you’ve been writing nothing but research intensive bummers, and then you get the worst autoimmune flare of your life? And when you can’t sleep because of the pain, you re-read ALL of Sailor Moon, and strengthen your already extant opinions on the net worth of Sailor Scouts? …It’s a universal experience, right? Fighting evil by moonlight, making money by daylight. That’s the Bitches Get Riches mission statement in a nutshell! I’ve conducted thousands of hours of exhaustive research on Sailor Moon. (This research was done from age ten to, um… the present.) And I’m ready to provide a definitive ranking of the hypothetical net worth of all the Sailor Scouts.* Now, we’ve got a little issue here: age. Most of these characters are 14 at the start of the show. Obviously, I don’t expect junior high schoolers to have money. They can (and should!) be focused on developmentally appropriate things, like school, and recovering memories of past lives when they lived in a technologically advanced dome castle on the moon during a prehistoric golden age before a evil sentient solar flare made everybody kill themselves. Therefore, I’m using financial projections that would bring everyone to a standardized age of 30. Please note that this list is limited to classic planetary scouts only. I’m not including Tuxedo Mask, whose star seed, as we all know, belongs to the guardian of planet Earth but is technically not a true scout himself. I’m skipping villainous scouts, such as the Amazoness Quartet or the members of Shadow Galactica. I’m not getting into one-offs, musical exclusives, corporeal manifestations of the light of hope, and other bullshit characters. I need to leave room for a sequel in case this video does numbers. It’s dinnertime, people. Let’s get to the meat! From lowest net worth to highest… [embed]https://youtube.com/watch?v=jn-8NkHRVxA&version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent[/embed] Note: This is an updated and much-expanded version of an article initially published November 6, 2017. #9: Sailor Mercury, Soldier of Knowledge and Student Loans Real Identity: Mizuno Ami (Amy) Estimated Net Worth at Age 30: -$217,000.00 Key Assets: Medical degree, technology patents Key Liabilities: Milk of human kindness Bet you’re shocked to see Sailor Mercury here, at the very bottom of the list. It’s a stunning ranking for the hands-down smartest Senshi with the most obviously marketable skills. But if you think about it for even a second, it makes total sense. Mercury’s goal is to become a doctor. That right there is a quarter mil in student loans. Sure, there are plenty of people who go on to practice medicine and make up this incredible debt with incredible earning potential. But Mercury’s just not the private practice type! She would totally work at a low-income community medical center, or join Doctors Without Borders. I can hear my critics now… “But Lauren, they live in Japan! And Japan subsidizes the cost of higher
Everyone dreams about winning the lottery. Whether it’s a massive Powerball jackpot, a Mega Millions prize, or your state’s lottery game, it’s hard not to imagine how life would change if your numbers were called. But if you’re searching for how to win the lottery, there’s something important to understand first: there are no guaranteed tricks to win the lottery. Every drawing is random, and every ticket has the same mathematical chance of being selected. […]
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #179 Here are some things I really like and that you might too! Financial Independence/Work Life/Retirement Articles & Content Why $100 in Your 20s is Worth $500 in Your 60s (Of… The post T.G.I.F. Friday: Volume 179 appeared first on Accidental Fire.
Most churches trying to increase giving start in the same place. Better vision casting. A giving app. A campaign with a thermometer in the lobby. Testimony videos. Maybe a stewardship Sunday. All of that helps a little. And most churches I’ve talked to have already done all of it and are still looking at flat […] The post How to Increase Giving in Your Church (Without Running Another Campaign) appeared first on .
Choosing a financial advisor isn’t always as straightforward as we’d like to believe. Most problematic advisor relationships don’t begin with obvious misconduct or dramatic warning signs. More often, they start with something that feels…off. Maybe the answers to your questions are vague. Maybe recommendations come surprisingly quickly. Maybe you feel rushed into making decisions or hesitant to ask for clarification. Those moments don’t automatically mean an advisor is acting against your interests. But they are […]
Joe Nutkins on The Complaining Cow Consumer Show Part 2 Part 2 of a special episode! In this episode of the East London The Complaining Cow Consumer Show presented by Helen Dewdney, she talks to dog trainer and behaviourist Joe Nutkins about why does my dog… About Joe Nutkins Joe Nutkins, CPCFT, KCAI (CD), CDTI, shares her home with her husband Jon, two Norwich Terriers Merlin and Ripley and Aero the teenage Chocolate Labrador she […]
We all know the Steve Jobs who came back in the late 1990s and saved Apple from becoming a footnote. And we’ve all heard the story of how, in 1985, he was pushed out of the company he’d created. What we don’t know is what happened in between. Public Release: September 1. Members have access now.Join us. Geoffrey Cain spent years reconstructing the decade Jobs spent outside Apple. NeXT spent years losing money. His co-founders […]
Find 11 fall STEM activities for kids – candy science experiments, a build-it-on-a-budget catapult, exploding soda trials, and a pumpkin they track all season. This isn’t science class – yet these easy fall STEM activities for kids will have them doing things like: Making predictions and testing them Changing a variable and retesting Building something and tweaking to make it better Looking at subjective vs. objective findings Messing stuff up (because, um, what kid doesn’t […]
This post was originally published on February 15th, 2022. It has been updated to include more information on how to establish good credit, whether you’ve had bad credit in the past, or you’ve never had a credit score before. Your credit score affects more than you might think, much more than just borrowing money when you need it. Unfortunately, credit scores have become a fact of life in the U.S., despite being inherently biased. That […]
If you’re looking for the cheapest grocery stores in 2026, Costco and BJ’s are among the cheapest overall, according to a Consumer… The post I Compared Grocery Prices Across US: 11 Cheapest Stores Near You appeared first on MoneyPantry.com.
For professionals who travel regularly, the right wardrobe does more than create a polished first impression. It also makes long days more comfortable, reduces packing stress, and helps you move confidently from airports to client meetings without needing multiple outfit changes. Business casual has become the practical middle ground for modern work travel because it … Read more
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