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Steven Manuel and Mark Parrett continue their conversation about poverty (10:30) as Mark reviews the book Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much, by Eldar Shafir and Sendhil Mullainathan. It describes, with research, how “not having enough” impacts people. It makes us stupid, insecure, impulsive, makes us spend money unnecessarily, etc. Mark tells about a dumb purchase he made at Princeton (38:30), dealings with poor tenants (44:30), hamster-wheel living (49:40), and all the gross things that a poverty spirit produces. Here at Abe’s Wallet… we hate poverty (and love PLANNING, which is one of the antidotes to it)!
Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel discuss two kinds of groups: 1. A group in which you’re the designated leader and you’re shepherding men toward...
Steven Manuel and Mark Parrett discuss a long-standing social problem. With the latest Bud Light/Dylan Mulvaney kerfuffle, and with Target (and other retailers) rolling...
Steven Manuel joins old pal Shane Miller in this episode about what one man did to combat decades of obesity, and why this is...
