1) Free audiobooks from Libby (public library app) and LibriVox. Kanopy for free streaming movies, if your public library is part of the network.
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What Happens If You Don’t Save For Retirement?
Retirement is a strange idea because it asks us to sacrifice today for a version of ourselves we can’t yet imagine. It’s like planting a tree you’ll never sit under. When you’re young, that future self feels abstract. Distant. Someone else’s problem.
But time is undefeated. And eventually, the bill arrives.
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Linkage
20 Photos That Reveal a World We’ll Never See Again – Ned Hardy
How One Couple Lost Their Life Savings to a Real Estate Wire Scam—and How You Can Stay Safe in 2025 – Shield & Fortify
Purchase this for yourself and the women in your life if you want a portable, accessible option for personal defense – Amazon
Elon Musk launches Grokipedia as an alternative to ‘woke’ Wikipedia – NBC News
OpenAI completes shift to becoming for-profit – BBC
The 15 Scariest Movies Of All Time, Ranked – Looper
We Spent the Night Shift With the Repo Man, Who Is Busier Than Ever – WSJ
What $1 Million Buys You in 5 Major U.S. Cities – Ned Hardy
If you want to extend the shelf life of your food by preventing spoilage, rancidity, and loss of flavor, you should definitely buy oxygen absorbers – Amazon
Texas Sues Tylenol Makers, Claiming They Hid Autism Risks – CBS News
Weight loss drugs are bringing down the country’s obesity rate, a survey shows – NPR
Experts share a simple mind shift to stop comparing yourself to others on social media – Upworthy
Ranked: The World’s 50 Most Valuable Companies in October 2025 – Visual Capitalist
Tourist in Thailand get their ass beat for being jackasses – Reddit
10 Bizarre Facts You Didn’t Know About the Soviet Union – Linkiest
The Dumping Grounds
How Do You Prevent Your Son From Becoming An Incel?
The internet is full of rabbit holes, and some of them are dark, lonely places where young men go to vent their frustrations, find validation for their pain, and adopt dangerously warped views about women, relationships, and the world.
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“I might have fallen for an escort”
I met up with an escort last night, (haven’t seen her for over year, but before that we saw each other frequently). We get on really well which makes this confusing… we are friendly and have each other’s numbers, and social media’s so unlike how l would assume an escort would act.
Whilst we were in bed, kissing and getting handsy we had the condoms on the night stand ready to go and before I knew it she has guided me into her raw – which I didn’t mind (I’m clean) and I’m assuming she is to (I’ve grown to trust her). She asks during it if I’m okay to pull out, which I say yes to and I do every time we had sex last night. [Read more…] about “I might have fallen for an escort”
39 People Reveal How Old They Are and How Much They Have Saved for Retirement
- 60M – $900K and also have a nice pension. I didn’t really start investing till I was 40. Been maxing 401K and Roth since. House almost paid off and zero debt.
- 49, 365k.. never made over 45,000
- 55 yrs old. $1.7m retiring in 3 months.
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Why Saving Women Is a Terrible Dating Strategy
There’s a particular brand of dude out there — maybe you’ve met him, maybe you are him — who believes it’s his sworn duty to “save” women.
He finds someone who’s drowning in chaos: financial disaster, toxic exes, family drama, zero accountability, emotional landmines everywhere. She’s a human version of a burning building. And he runs toward her with a bucket of tap water, convinced this is how he becomes the hero of his own life story.
Spoiler: the only thing he ends up saving is disappointment for future therapy sessions.
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Linkage
Can Anyone Rescue the Trafficked Girls of L.A.’s Figueroa Street? – NY Times
Shrinkflation Is Out of Control — Here’s the Proof in 25 Photos – Ned Hardy
You’ve got to try a weighted blanket — it’s like getting a full-body hug that melts away stress and helps you fall asleep twice as fast – Amazon
The Economy That’s Great for Parents, Lousy for Their Grown-Up Kids – WSJ
People are having fewer kids. Their choice is transforming the world’s economy – NPR
The Ape Pivot Has Arrived – Would you like to fully immerse yourself in the digital world of the Bored Ape Yacht Club? – Gizmodo
Two arrested over theft of jewels at Louvre museum in Paris – BBC
If You Love History and Have a Dark Sense of Humor, These 28 Memes Are for You – Ned Hardy
If you are looking for some quality desktop speakers in the $250 range, these are a worthy contender. They have clear and detailed sound with good balance for their size. – Amazon
If your kid has this No. 1 skill, they’re already ahead of the game, says expert: It’s ‘not IQ’ – CNBC
Musk could leave Tesla if $1 trillion pay plan is rejected, chair warns – Reuters
How the US turned sports into one big casino – Archive
‘Phantom payments’ are the first warning sign you’re being targeted by scammers – Yahoo Finance
Left-wing ideas have wrecked Democrats’ brand, new report warns – Semafor
The Most Under-Rated Super Heroes – Linkiest
