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Spicy take: withholding the government's allowance Spicy take: withholding the government's allowance (taxes) because you're mad at it for taking part in a brutal and excessive war doesn't actually change what's happening. If you don't like what's happening, take strategic action. Get your electeds to do their job and represent you. If you want to do something that makes you feel good but doesn't actually change anything, that's okay...But don't expect a lot to shift. If you want to change how taxes are distributed,.collected, or other tax policy -- I get it!! it's a mess!! Let's work on it!! But like ... Withholding your taxes basically only punishes you and makes your life harder, and doesn't actually change the system. I'm sorry this is true but it is (H/t to #radicalplanners conversation today!)
Wild thought experiment here: what if "enough" was Wild thought experiment here: what if "enough" was possible -- and it happened to you? ⁠ What would have to be true? ⁠ ⁠ There's a LOT of attention that goes into not having enough and for real that struggle is tough.⁠ ⁠ But, how would you know if you had "enough" - it is a number in your bank account? A habit? A ...vibe?⁠ ⁠ And what would you change if you did know you had enough -- would you donate more? Buy different things? Change jobs? ⁠ ⁠ If enough... THEN WHAT?????⁠ ⁠ My upcoming workshops explore this question and help you chart a path towards enough and actions to take if you have enough.
Food, money and things are sites of struggle: too Food, money and things are sites of struggle: too much, not enough, restriction. ⁠ ⁠ Balance is a journey and American norms make it harder. Is it possible to get it right without punishment?⁠ ⁠ Is balance available when all we hear is "get more"? The guilt of excess, the fear of too little. ⁠ ⁠ There is a middle ground but due to the form there is no perfection and we hate not being perfect.⁠ ⁠ I dont want to use food, money, or things like my culture tells me to. i want to do better without creating a life that is harder to live.⁠ ⁠ I want the middle it's blurry but there. I don't think a solution can be bought. it must be found, tried out, unique.⁠ ⁠ the journey to be better than we're encouraged to be -- without judging others who aren't perfect because you too are not.⁠ ⁠ In this way, money is a teacher. to seek enough, not too little, and to use it well.⁠ ⁠ #moneystory #anticaptialist #enough #trueabundance #buynothing
There’s a lot of bad shit going down, and a lot There’s a lot of bad shit going down, and a lot out of our control… so that’s why @pippikesslerconsulting and I are doing a workshop on how to make material changes to some things that ARE in our control:⁠ ⁠ Our careers and our finances⁠ ⁠ Dusting off your way of doing work and money tends to turn up big results: happier at your job, less scared about the future, more hopeful, being into what you are doing with your life.⁠ ⁠ Dec 17, Give us your Sunday afternoon, and we’ll get you ahead of the January rush to self-improve, with actionable, useful activities, advice we usually reserve for our coaching clients, and a group of good people to be with on the ride.⁠ ⁠ Sign up on my site or here at the byo link!
It does not have to be awful to have a job or mone It does not have to be awful to have a job or money, on top of the world also being awful. You do have some control on the job and money front to make it less awful [unless you prefer to wallow, up 2 u, but I think you are smarter than that] ⁠ ⁠ Why not change what you can, so you have more energy to face what can not be changed?⁠ ⁠ Pippi Kessler, career coach and all around kind and funny radical Jew genius + I [a humble money coach and business design strategy babe] will take your Sunday afternoon and give you gold*⁠ ⁠ *wisdom you can do things with = gold in this instance. Link in the bbiugh to sign up!⁠
Having to participate in capitalism sucks, but mon Having to participate in capitalism sucks, but money isn't the culprit. I teach people how to do money stuff without losing your humanity. <3
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