One of the biggest financial decisions couples make isn’t about which house to buy, which investments to make, or how much to save for retirement. It’s something more fundamental: Should we combine our finances?
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Author: Theodore Lee
Theodore Lee is the editor of Caveman Circus. He strives for self-improvement in all areas of his life, except his candy consumption, where he remains a champion gummy worm enthusiast. When not writing about mindfulness or living in integrity, you can find him hiding giant bags of sour patch kids under the bed.
Life Isn’t Supposed To Be Easy
We’ve all been sold a lie. You know the one: that life is supposed to be easy, that happiness is our default state, and that if we’re not constantly feeling amazing, we’re doing something wrong. Social media feeds this lie, with its endless parade of perfectly curated moments and #blessed updates. But here’s the cold, hard truth: life isn’t supposed to be easy. And that’s okay.
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Historic Photos That Speak Volumes – Ned Hardy
The One Rule That Could Save You From Getting Scammed – Shield and Fortify
Trekking poles are a total game changer when it comes to hiking. Knees are better, can go farther in a day, easier to set a higher pace, uphill is like you have a constant handrail, downhill is like bracing against strong trees that are always in the right spot – Amazon
4 Rules for Identifying Your Life’s Work – The Atlantic
Inside the Wealthy California Enclave So Secretive People Barely Know It Exists – WSJ
Is Earning Airline Status Actually Worth the Hassle? Or Is It Completely Stupid? – Fodors
Kanye West Proclaims He’s a Nazi, Praises Hitler in Latest Rant – VICE
How To Stop Deflecting So Much During Arguments – Fatherly
The 50 Best Films of the 21st Century (So Far) – Hollywood Reporter
RoboCop Is the Best Example of Late-Stage Capitalism – Ned Hardy
If you want to understand the woman in your life better and get to know what makes her sexuality tick, this is the best book on the subject – Amazon
How Do Music Listening Habits Change With Age? A Statistical Analysis – Stat Significant
25 Best Book to TV Show Adaptations Ever Made – Den of Geek
How Much Umbrella Insurance Do I Need (And How it Works) – Ramit Sethi
50 Brilliant ‘Child Hacks’ For Babysitters, Parents, Teachers, And Nurses – Thought Catalog
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The Last True Freedom: Waking Alone in the Wilderness
Waking up in the middle of the woods, alone, is like waking up in a world that has not yet been ruined. No sirens, no hum of distant highways, no flickering blue screens spoon-feeding you the anxieties of the modern age. Just the air—sharp and clean—filling your lungs, thick with the scent of pine, damp earth, and last night’s dying embers. This is not the world as people have remade it, paved over it, stripped it down to numbers and profit margins. No, this is the world as it was, as it still is in the places they haven’t gotten to yet.
The Magic of Fatherhood
Being a dad. It’s the hardest, most thankless, most glorious gig in the world. Every bleary-eyed stumble down the hallway at 3 a.m., every banana mashed into the upholstery, every inexplicable, logic-defying meltdown in the cereal aisle—each of these little brutalities is repaid in full the second those tiny arms wrap around your neck and hold on like you’re the center of gravity itself.
Your Brain Is Stuck in the Stone Age
For millions of years, Homo sapiens lived in small hunter-gatherer bands. The world was dangerous, food was scarce, and survival depended on strong social bonds. These conditions shaped the human brain into what it is today: a machine finely tuned for a world that no longer exists.
This One Question Will Change How You Spend Money Forever
Most people think they control their spending. They don’t.
They think their purchases are based on logic and personal preferences. They aren’t.
The truth is, most people spend money based on how they want to be perceived. They buy things not because they need them, but because they believe those things signal success, intelligence, or belonging.
Which is why there’s one simple question that can completely change the way you spend money:
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The Seemingly Small Habit That Almost Ruined My Marriage, According to 11 Men – Fatherly
How Nauru Became the World’s Richest Country—and Then Lost Everything – Ned Hardy
A lot of poeple swear by this machine to help you sleep better by creating a soothing, consistent sound that drowns out unwanted noise – Amazon
Our Human Ancestors Very Nearly Went Extinct 900,000 Years Ago, Genetics Suggest – Smithsonian
Why more retirement-age Americans keep working – CNBC
From Moldy Showers to Junk Drawers: How to Clean the 10 Things Annoying You Most – The Guardian
Five Questions to Ask Yourself When You Aren’t Being Productive – Life Hacker
How a Family of Scammers Made Millions Off Fake 5-Hour Energy – Mel Magazine
Lets Take A Stroll Through The Art Museum – Ned Hardy
Smart lightbulbs are the best. I like to create different lighting for waking up, reading and winding down for sleep and im never going back to regular light bubls – Amazon
Two Samoans swing for the fences in school bathroom – Reddit
How to Split the Bill at a Restaurant, No Matter How Complicated – Bon Appetit
15 Most Underrated First-Person Shooter Games – Den of Geek
Warner Bros. is streaming full movies for free on YouTube – The Verge
Hospice nurses share their patients’ wildest death bed confessions, and it’s eye-opening – Upworthy
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