Posted by deepali on May 14, 2007
Save Darfur is taking on Fidelity. I’m not sure how I feel about this. On the one hand, massive divestiture of funds helped end apartheid in South Africa. But that required the support of several Western governments. Not going to happen in Sudan, where China is making a tidy profit off oil. So is SD wasting their time?
So, I guess I will look into divesting my funds from Fidelity. Which also means taking a long, hard look at all my other investments. Where are you invested?
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Posted by deepali on May 8, 2007
According to Penelope Trunk, only 40K. This is in any city. Studies have shown that after you make the jump to 40K, any additional increase doesn’t add as much happiness as one might think. There are a few explanations for this - one major thing is that we spend that extra money on the wrong things: generally, things that make us less happy.
The basic idea is that once you’ve got enough to meet basic needs, you’re in a stable place that allows breathing room for being happy. You’re not worrying about paying bills and have hit an equilibrium in the income/bills dynamic.
The things that DO make you happy have nothing to do with money. Most importantly, consistent sex is highly correlated with happiness (and that is - sex with one person consistently is optimal). You don’t need money to have sex. Interestingly, on average, once a week is enough. After that, you get diminishing returns.
Personally, I can dig the 40K number. I’d have to get rid of my condo, but I’m trying to do that anyway. After that, if I could just pay off my debts, I’d be sitting pretty on 40K for sure.
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Posted by deepali on May 3, 2007
Things have been a little crazy lately. I’m trying to rent out my condo (anyone need a place to live?), trying to find a new place to live, trying to clean my place up, trying to stay afloat at work, trying to get my final papers and projects done for school, and trying not to go crazy.
Barely succeeding…
In other news, the list of possibilities for my capstone just keep growing. I thought grad school was supposed to help you focus your interests?
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