I have a confession to make. I find personal finance books annoying. They tend to make you feel bad about spending money, berating you for buying a cup of coffee every morning. If only you’d invest it, that $3.50 would be worth a hundred thousand in thirty years! Bull. Shit. While I don’t doubt the math, universal advice like that is idiotic. Some people don’t care about coffee (like me). But other people love it—it truly makes their day better. I’m from Sichuan Province, where all our food is covered in chili oil. If someone told me that not eating spicy foods would extend my life expectancy,
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