1010: Friday Q&A: Building Work Ethic and Character, Taking Drugs and Getting Plastic Surgery, Overcoming Risks for Full-Time Moms
Release Date: 04/26/2024
Radical Personal Finance
I admit it; the title is a little bit of clickbait. I received a set of important and cogent questions from a concerned mother-of-daughters who was wrestling with some of my male-oriented comments and advice recently. In this episode I seek to thoughtfully explore and articulate the differences between male and female career aspirations and leadership in society and discuss openly some of the challenges we currently face. This episode was quite difficult to do because in our current public discussions we seem to orient towards extremism, rather than taking an honest look at the world,...
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- 36:00 Should we take drugs (either actual or get-rich-quick schemes) to get faster results?
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- 59:26 I'm considering becoming a full-time mom:
- 1) How can I combat the risk of losing social contact with adults and intellectual stimulation?
- 2) How can I enhance my family's finances without falling prey to a scarcity mindset?
- 3) Can I make my children my special project without smothering them?
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