Embarrassment of Riches No. 2: What’s getting me through the collapse
A pile of links from people getting on with their lives
We’re sitting in a deep pit of uncertainty in our new post-post-Trump era… and yet, we continue to wake up each day and continue to figure out the next right thing to do with our lives. That’s all we can do, I’ve accepted. Some of what I’ve read this month are takes that have helped me heal since the election — but much of it is the stuff of everyday lives that reminds me there are so many better people to fill my brain with than Donald Trump.
What I’ve been reading & watching
The most perfect description of our current state of aspirational despair from
(who named “the collapse,” and I’m so grateful for that).Why it’s vital to buy from independent creators and artists during the holidays — and to understand the feats of labor behind your cute gifts from
. explains what might happen to Google in the wake of a ruling against its monopoly on search. A digestible summary of the legal report, and a fascinating thought experiment to imagine the possibilities this could open up for small businesses, journalists and content creators.Just a reminder for all the jerks in your life, from
:Michelle Teheux’s The Trailer Park Rules, the novel that filled my weekend. It follows the residents of a fictional central-Illinois trailer park and is a good companion to Teheux’s Substack about income inequality,
.“I know we say we want to ‘fight for change’ but what if we lived our lives AS the change instead?” —
A vulnerable look from
at what it’s like to run a business when it doesn’t feel like a real business. shares the multitude of ways she generates revenue as a full-time writer (/speaker/course creator/artist…).The false binary of “scarcity versus abundance,” from
.How free school meals lower the price of groceries. Thank you,
for the thing I will never not be talking about from this point forward.In the video below: If we set the poverty line in a more honest way, around 50% of American households would fall below it. (Imagine the will we could generate to impact social safety nets!!)
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Where I’ve been talking about budgeting, et. al.
My partner and I shared the play-by-play of our day as a couple without kids for
’s Division of Labor.Chatting with Carmen, Cynthia and Rick for their All About the Joy livestream and podcast was an absolutely delightful way to kick off my busiest run of book promotion!
A Q&A for
about mental health and contrarian ideas — right up my alley :)And another Q&A for
’s Inside the Mind series, where I talked about changing your relationship with money.Coming up…
Catch me on the How to Money podcast next week, crashing the party by pointing out the American Dream never really panned out for most of us.
Also next week, I’ll be on Money Talk with Skyler Fleming, talking about alternative ways to deal with debt and retirement planning.
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at to catch my Q&A this Friday about being an auntie and choosing not to have kids of my own.And your panda pic!
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Thank you for including my piece! So much good stuff in here.