Guilt can motivate us, or cripple us. Turn those negative feelings into positive action. Choose something you feel badly about—saying nothing to your dad, or ordering from Prime—and plan a “penance” for each “infraction”. You could call to Congress, or tip the Prime driver in cash. Make the penance fit the crime if you can!
GenAI is a tool, as useful or dangerous as those who control it. That’s the oligarchs and the regime, right now. We recommend avoiding GenAI whenever possible, but if you do use it, avoid Grok and ChatGPT. Grok is obvious, but ChatGPT shifted from non-profit to Trump’s biggest donor and it fuels ICE, too. Use open-source instead, if you choose to partake.
As they work to remove reproductive control, we fight back. While you can’t stock the abortion pill, you CAN stock the morning after pill that prevents pregnancy. The sooner you take it the less likely pregnancy will occur, so add some to your medicine chest today, and if you have young people around, make sure they know it’s there for anyone who needs it.
Did you get more than $1000 in tax refund? That’s money you loaned the regime, tax-free, for a year! Learn how to adjust your withholding to minimize your tax refund (or bill). Don’t use your tax refund as a savings account – put it in a real savings account and keep the interest!
There’s still a little cozy weather for tea and reading! Or how about a beach book? Buy or borrow a book and read something longer-form. If it’s been a while, read anything at all. Get back in the habit of training your mind to stick with one topic for more than a few minutes. Click through for some of our favorites!
Take stock of the things you use regularly and when you see a sale, buy an extra unit. This avoids a “run on the bank” during a crisis, while building your reserves and resilience over time. Make it a habit: if it’s a good sale, buy two.
