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Panic Buying face masks Wastes Money (I keep Telling Myself)

Allen Francis / March 11th, 2020 / No Comments

Panic only makes tunnel vision narrower and emboldens irrational thinking. I am not preaching. Right now, I am seriously considering spending hundreds of dollars a month on medical and respirator face masks. Facts and reality alleviate panic and eliminates panic-buying regret (I don’t know why I need a face mask. As of this writing, over 110,000 people on Earth have COVID-19. In December 2019, only...

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Most Affordable States To Deliver A Baby Regardless Of Health Insurance

Allen Francis / December 25th, 2019 / No Comments

It has been said that the smile of a baby makes life worth living and fighting for. A baby’s smile can give you all of the inspiration you need to improve your life and strive for better, if you wish. What may put a frown on your face is how much costs to take care of, feed, and raise a baby. These costs always start before birth, like buying pre-birth medications like folic acid. Folic acid...

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$2,245 For A Peloton Bike? Here Are Affordable Ways To Stay In Shape

Allen Francis / December 12th, 2019 / No Comments

(Image by Steve Jurvetson via CC BY 2.0 ) I don’t think outrage culture is a new concept at all. It has only become more instantaneously recognizable in the age of the internet. I think outrage culture is just weaponized procrastination by any other name. Or, a celebration of procrastination culture. It’s one thing to offer constructive criticism, and culturally time-sensitive smart-aleck...

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51% of Americans Use Public Pools as a Bathing Substitute

Allen Francis / June 13th, 2019 / No Comments

Do you believe in the, “cleaner behind than thou,” theory? That is the chance you take every time you jump into a public pool. I have never liked visiting public pools or water parks. Ever since I was a child, I just found them to be creepily unhygienic places to visit. For one thing, I have never enjoyed unclothing in front of scores of strangers to change into a bathing suit. There may be curtains...

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