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Tynan.net
So, here we are. With a couple hours to go before I’m stuck on a boat with spotty and expensive internet, I’ve moved everything over to Tynan.net. This site will be a combination of Better Than Your Boyfriend, Life Nomadic, and even Best in the Land. The posts for these blogs have been imported, and…
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VIDEO: The 2009 Passport Crisis
I made my first video with my new camera last night, talking about about my passport situation. Enjoy. More (and more action packed) videos coming in two weeks or so, since I’ll be on a boat without good internet access until then. Of course, that’s assuming I make it onto the boat. The postscript…
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Quitting BTYB?
Maybe by definition, but not in spirit. I’ve been thinking a lot about BTYB / LN over the past couple weeks, which lead to the survey from yesterday (please take a minute to fill it out if you haven’t already). Tonight I had a conversation about all this with Carl Zetterlund, a long time reader…
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2009 BTYB Survey Extravaganza
Around this time last year I asked for readers to fill a survey. One hundred and thirty people participated and really helped me understand what readers are looking for. I used to be obsessed with getting a lot of readers, but I’ve been thinking lately that connecting with my existing readers is a lot more…
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Appreciation: Why it Should Be Impossible to Be Unhappy
Joe is turning sixteen. All he wants in life is to have a car. He’d give anything for it. Sarah, who has a car, has never had a boyfriend. She’s dying to have a boyfriend. Tracy has a boyfriend, and is about to have his baby. The kid was a mistake and she would do…
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Self Education
Someone named Nick sent me an e-mail the other day that I think poses a good enough question to answer it publicly: Tynan, I am a 21 year old university student and have realized in the past 2 years that self-education is the foundation personal growth. As such, I’ve started devouring books; 2 or 3…
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My Insane Phone System
(For those RSS readers who didn’t check out the comments on yesterday’s post,yes, it was an April Fools day hoax.) As you probably know, when I get into anything I take it to an extreme and often unreasonable level. Now my phone is no exception. I already had a pretty cool phone setup. I ported…
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Quitting Life Nomadic
As you may have guessed from the title, I am no longer going to be doing Life Nomadic. I’m in the Dominican Republic now, and will leave as soon as I can find a decent ticket back to Austin. I might go to Haiti first, since I’m already over here, but I’m not sure yet.…
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Florida Auto Brokers is Dishonest
EDIT 9/7/2011: The owner of Florida Auto Brokers has paid the amount owed in full. In return, I am removing his name and his salesman’s last name. Hey guys. I don’t think this post will interest too many frequent readers, but I’m sharing it because I’m ranked very highly in search engines and I’d like…
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Hardcore Personal Finance
One thing leads to another. I screwed up my 2007 tax return and got audited (not a big scary one, just a “fix this or pay us” notice), which motivated me to go overboard and learn everything there is about taxes, as they relate to my finances. I then started a rudimentary expenses sheet in…
