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For some the idea that those guys that go out and spend money without any concern have a better time and more fun is already a given fact. But Daniel Kruger, a social and evolutionary psychologist at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health has measured the sugar daddy factor and come to some scientific conclusions.

Kruger has done some brilliant work in the past that I’ve been a fan of. He’s a smart guy with good insights. And his latest research in the “do guys get laid more if they throw money around” concept is an interesting read and … Continue Reading

Every other Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance book.

As many of you know, I’m a big fan of PaperBackSwap. I use it all the time to trade books - I request ones I’d like to read and send out ones that I’ve finished reading so that others can enjoy it. It almost functions like a giant online library for me, except with no late fees - I can keep the books I get from there for as long as I wish.

One thing I use PaperBackSwap … Continue Reading

Lauren wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free.

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“Dear Steve,

Okay, I am currently a grad student in a foreign country which is cool and wonderful and educational and … Continue Reading

Jake wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free.

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“Dear Steve,

I currently owe $30,000 directly to a university as a collection with 6% interest. They will not release my … Continue Reading

Over the weekend, my parents came to visit. At one point, we were talking about the experiences I had during my college days, and they mentioned that when I would move in and out of the dormitories, it would require a pickup truck to move all of the stuff.

During the conversation, I realized that if I were to do it all over again, I would be just fine with roughly a single suitcase worth of stuff. All of … Continue Reading

An Israeli archeologist has discovered what he says is the earliest-known Hebrew text, found on a shard of pottery that dates to the time of King David from the Old Testament, about 3,000 years ago.

Carbon dating of the ostracon (meaning “statement”), along with pottery analysis, dates the inscription to time of King David, about a millennium earlier than the famous Dead Sea Scrolls, the university said.

The shard contains five lines of text divided by black lines and measures 15 by 15 centimeters, or about 6 inches square.

Archeologists have yet to decipher all … Continue Reading

I was walking around Palo Alto yesterday afternoon, visiting startups to see what the mood is. One scene stuck out for me. I was walking to my car with Tapulous CEO Bart Decrem and a friend of his ran into us in the street and said “nice job getting funding last month.” They make apps for iPhone, including my favorite Twitter iPhone client, Twinkle.

It was said in the same tone someone along the Texas coast might have been met after getting nice new storm windows right before a big hurricane rolled into town.

Over at Zuora in Redwood City … Continue Reading