Blog Category: Money

All I Ever Wanted Was Money

All I wanted was money. My whole life. When I was 12 I read every book about Howard Hughes. How he had fingernails that were so long they curled around his fingers.…

All I wanted was money. My whole life. When I was 12 I read every book about Howard Hughes. How he had fingernails that were so long they curled around his fingers. He stored his urine and shit in bottles so they could be studied later. He only hired Mormons who would every day measure […]

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9 Ways to Fight Fear

She called me this morning and asked,  “you never told me about that ex girlfriend who spoke French who you got pregnant. How come?” She had read my blog. I was afraid…

She called me this morning and asked,  “you never told me about that ex girlfriend who spoke French who you got pregnant. How come?” She had read my blog. I was afraid I had shared too much. I was afraid it would come back to haunt me. I’m tired of being afraid. From the moment […]

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Do You Have to Be Rich to Be Honest?

I got this email a few months ago: “you must be TOTALLY LOADED to write the kind of stuff you do.” Another person wrote me, “I’m not rich enough to be as…

I got this email a few months ago: “you must be TOTALLY LOADED to write the kind of stuff you do.” Another person wrote me, “I’m not rich enough to be as honest as you are. I’d lose my job and customers.” Finally, after I got several emails like this I asked someone back, “Why […]

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I Lost My Wallet

Claudia and I were eating in a restaurant this morning when I realized I didn’t have my wallet. This meant I had lost it. I was wearing the same pants as yesterday…

Claudia and I were eating in a restaurant this morning when I realized I didn’t have my wallet. This meant I had lost it. I was wearing the same pants as yesterday (and the day before – I roll that way) and I know it had my wallet in it. Which meant it was gone, […]

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