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Everything is amazing, but nobody is happy

December 22, 2008
By Clever Dude
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Around Thanksgiving, I wrote a little humor article called “Being More Thankful than Those Little Brats!” where I talked about the “hardships” of my childhood. For example, using a rotary phone, or not having a cell phone or the internet.

A friend passed the following video along titled “Louis CK ‘Everything’s amazing, nobody’s happy'” from Youtube. It’s a great accompaniment from a comedian on Conan O’Brien to my earlier article.

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In five years he wrote nearly 1,300 articles on personal finance and life lessons drawn from his own experience. The blog grew from a hobby into a recognized early voice in the personal-finance community and generated meaningful revenue. He sold the site in 2010, continued as a guest contributor through 2015, and returned in 2023 after further career advances, paying off his home, and extensive travel.

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  1. taxrascal says

    December 22, 2008 at 11:24 pm

    Louis CK makes a great point. It’s easy to get used to luxuries, and the problem is that if you enjoy them, you get used to them — but if you don’t enjoy them, why have them?

    By the way, you’re on my list of great tax blogs. I cheated a little, since your general personal finance stuff is what I really come to the site to read, but your tax advice is definitely an important part of that.

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