My Pledge to End Child Slavery

I want my life’s work to be ending child slavery.

But I have a problem…

For years I’ve put the emphasis on the “want” instead of “work”. The result is that I’ve done nearly nothing to progress my goal or to help actual enslaved children. I have all kinds of excuses for delaying this:

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How to Get a Refund

How to ask for a refund is an important life skill, and it’s surprising how many people don’t know how to ask effectively. Getting your money back from a company is actually really easy. I’m going to share some word for word scripts below, and a detailed breakdown so you can customize the scripts for your own needs. You can copy these scripts for your own refund requests.

For your convenience, here are quick links to the example request for refund letters.

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Why I Buy Lottery Tickets

I have zero emotional attachment to the lottery. I don’t hope I win, and I don’t feel regret when I lose. For me, buying a lottery ticket is about as interesting as paying a parking ticket; and yet I buy lottery tickets anyway.

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How to Get a Free Tempur-Pedic Mattress

Years ago I dated a girl with a Tempur-Pedic mattress.

The relationship was so-so, but the bed was great.

I wanted one of my own, but there were two problems:

  • New Tempur-Pedics are expensive — a full set can easily run $2000 + tax.
  • I move around a lot and Tempur-Pedics are super non transportable.

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