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New Podcast: Downton Abbey and Themes of Change and Prestige
The two-hour Season 3 premiere of Downton Abbey was all about the threat of change in the dawn of a 1920s world outside of the snow globe that is Downton. The unstoppable changes in the way people lived forced people to adapt or become extinct. Do I need a valet to dress me? Do we need an extra maid? Do we need this house??? There is also a clinging to prestige, making me wonder why it is that we still … Continue reading
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Tagged change, downton, downton abbey, highclere, lifestyle, money, pbs, prestige
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Being More with Less (and Other Things I Learned from Mitt Romney and Linda McMahon)
While President Obama’s campaign outspent Mitt Romney’s, American voters ultimately favored the middle class guy over the rich guy. In Connecticut, Linda E. McMahon spent her own $40 million for a Senate seat and lost. Different circumstances and dollar amounts, but a notable point remains: money won’t help you if you’re not interesting to begin with. Continue reading
Posted in Editorial, Lifestyle, Work
Tagged barack obama, editorial, election, lifestyle, linda mcmahon, mitt romney, money, work
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From High Life to Street Life: A Story of Redemption
Today on StoryCorps, Robert Griffo tells the story of his high life at a successful Wall Street investment firm. Money… cocaine… heroin… real “bright lights, big city.” In the wake of the crash on Black Monday in 1987, he lost his job, his wife, his children and his home. Homeless and living in a box, jumping off the 207th Street Bridge looked like the best solution. But a shred of hope and the help of five guys from a local … Continue reading
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Tagged aa, addiction, alcoholics anonymous, money, npr, recovery, robert griffo, storycorps, work
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Five Simple DIY Ways To Cut Costs and Look Smart
10 min. At a time when so many seem strapped for cash, legions of us still go out for coffee, drop off our laundry, send our shirts out, have our shoes shined and hire a housecleaner… complaining about how broke we are in the process. There are several ways we can cut costs, come out looking smart and be the master of our own domains. In this episode, I talk about five simple ways we can do just that. Featured … Continue reading
The George Hahn Podcast: An Introduction
10 min. An introduction to my new weekly podcast named, oddly, The George Hahn Podcast. In this particular episode, I talk about how the idea started for the show, the website and where I want to take it. I’m really looking forward to intelligent discussion of different areas and options for those of us without money to burn (or anything to prove), but a desire to live well and look good. I hope you enjoy it. The podcast will be … Continue reading
Five DIY Tips For Cutting Costs (and Being The Master of Your Domain)
Here are five simple things we 99 percenters can do to ease the burden on our wallets and lift the quality of life at home. If we dare to do these simple things ourselves, we run the risk of cutting costs, having a better home and… wait for it… helping the environment. And it’s just good for the soul. Continue reading
