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Salut! I've spent the last couple of weeks scuttling around France with my wife, embracing and even kissing the cheeks of friends I haven't seen in over a year. To say that I'm overjoyed is like saying that Monet painted some cool flowers. While it's a true statement, it's also a gross underestimation. Every time I go to France, I have the same observation: Fellow Americans, we may know how to work, but the French know how to live. For example, while so many of us check email after hours, in France, labor law provides its citizens the "right to disconnect." This law makes it illegal for companies with fifty or more employees to email workers outside regular operating hours. Ensuring the workforce is out the door on schedule is a priority before profit, no matter how the client is inconvenienced. American tourists and ex-pats abroad are perpetually confused by French shops closing up, refusing, but really unable to make just one more quick sale. They may seem less motivated to make money, but it’s a matter of perspective and priority. In a country where luxury is defined and perpetually reinvented for the rest of the world, the emphasis on ‘how to live’ over ‘how to work’ is vital and far from lavish. Your finance friend,
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1.🤓 How to Feel Better About Spending Less (HYG Original by Paco) Learn how to see things from a perspective of abundance 🤓
2.🪦 What happens to your bitcoin when you die? (The Hustle) "The dead man's crypto dilemma"
3. 🚸 Dear Therapist: Should I Financially Support My Struggling Children? They’re both angry at me, and I want to mend our relationship. (The Atlantic) "We are sad for both of them, who are now 33 and 25."
4. ♌️ Can astrology make sense of cryptocurrency? Maren Altman and a million TikTok followers think so. (Washington Post) "Finding an edge in the crypto market is already a fuzzy art. Is attempting to use celestial bodies so far off?"5. 🤓 A bookkeeping thing: LLC vs S-Corp: What’s Better For Your Business? (HYG Original by Luke Frye) 🤓 6. 🚏 Black, Homeless and Burdened by L.A.’s Legacy of Racism (New York Times) As a child, Timothy Wynn lived in a single-family home in South Los Angeles. He went to college. He worked in retail and banking. He never imagined he would become homeless.7. 🐍 The Pied Piper of SPACs (New Yorker) “‘Polarization gets you on CNBC, it gets you Twitter followers, it gets you a megaphone. If you believe that Chamath can get an hour on CNBC to explain Virgin Galactic, then you want to buy into this deal, because attention is money.’ Having a great story, and knowing how to tell it, can be a quick way to get rich. Which is exactly how capitalism, at certain moments, is supposed to work.”8. 🧿 Unlucky Charms: The Rise and Fall of Billion-Dollar Jewelry Empire Alex and Ani (Marker) "Astrology, private equity, a $1.1 billion gender discrimination lawsuit, and a precariously built bangle behemoth"
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