Lessons From a Nanny For the One Percent
I have been a nanny for the ultra rich for almost a decade now. Ultra rich is relative, because even within wealth there are levels and then there are levels. My families are not the nine hundred million Silicon Valley titans with nannies making two hundred fifty thousand dollars a year. I am the nanny for the middle class rich, the families with twenty to forty million dollars who outsource large parts of their lives but still remember what it was like to grow up normal.
“My partner has no retirement savings and I’m afraid for our future”
My partner is 40 and has nothing saved for retirement. He had been expecting a large inheritance from his father when he passed that ended up not materializing for reasons I won’t get into (I know, not exactly the most sound financial planning). I’m on track to be able to retire but there’s no way I can afford to save enough for us both. He’s also currently unemployed, he has been trying to get into a new field for the past two years that also may not end up materializing either. There’s a good chance he may be making very low wages for the foreseeable future, and it will be very difficult for him to catch up in any meaningful way.
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“Do you really needa to save for retirement if you’re getting social security?”
I am wondering why so many places recommend saving such large amounts of money, $1 million or more, for retirement. If social security pays $40k per year, and Medicare exists, what is that $1 million being used for?
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How to Build Wealth and Still Enjoy Life
If there’s one thing that separates those who accumulate wealth from those who only dream about it, it’s the ability to delay gratification. But let’s be honest—no one wants to sacrifice every joy in life just for a fatter bank account in 30 years. The trick isn’t just about being patient with your money; it’s about finding the balance between planning for the future and living for today.
This balance is where real wealth lives.
Linkage
Your Money Could Soon Be Tied Up … … In This $300 Billion Crypto Market – Archive.ph
Feed Your Brain With These Fascinating Facts – Ned Hardy
This is a really good purchase if you want to test out your outlets and make sure they are installed properly – Amazon
It’s a Bidding War: Paramount Attempts Hostile Offer for Warner Bros. Backed By Saudis – Hollywood Reporter
Stop, Shop, and Scroll – The Verge
Attempted Robbery of American Tourists in Colombia – Reddit
The 10 Best Books of 2025 – Archive.ph
The 20 Best Recipes of 2025 – Archive.ph
Who Approved These? 26 Hilariously Bad Designs – Ned Hardy
I don’t often praise a kitchen sink strainer, but this one does its job and does it well – Amazon
The Streaming Wars Are Over – The Ringer
The 200 Best Songs of 2025 – Consequence
Judi Dench: I imagine Harvey Weinstein has done his time – The Telegraph
Garbage Fans Flood Crowd with Beach Balls Following Shirley Manson’s Rant – Consequence
Famous People Who Lived Double Lives – Linkiest
Here’s Where Home Prices Surged the Most in North America (2005–2025) – Visual Capitalist
The Dumping Grounds
The Black Swan Estate: Where the 1% Will Wait Out the World
My path to becoming a builder of billionaire sanctuaries was not a straight line drawn through civil engineering or architecture, but rather a pivot from the world of law and high-stakes logistics. For over a decade, I advised governments and medical technology companies on disaster preparedness and supply chain structuring, spending years analyzing the fragility of “just-in-time” global delivery systems. When the pandemic hit in 2020, the leap from securing corporate supply chains to securing the lives of the ultra-wealthy was shorter than one might expect.
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“My girlfriend suddenly become violent”
My girlfriend 22F has been crazy busy with work lately and we’ve barely spent time together. Last night she cancelled our dinner plans again and I 24M told her I felt like I’m not a priority anymore.
We argued over the phone, then she came to my place and it got heated. I said maybe we need space and she just snapped. She shoved me in the chest, punched my arm, and threw my phone across the room, cracking the screen.
The Last True Freedom
Waking up in the woods doesn’t just feel peaceful; it feels correct. For ninety-nine percent of human history, this was the baseline: the sharp intake of cold air, the smell of damp earth, the total absence of mechanical noise. When you open your eyes to a canopy of pine rather than drywall, your body isn’t encountering something new. It’s remembering something it evolved to expect.