If living in a treehouse is not your idea of a good housing arrangement, try living in a garbage truck instead!

Once you see just how nice a garbage truck can be, you may seriously consider selling your home and going with the dumpster style!

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Because living anywhere besides a tree would make you less of a sloth, I proudly present some kick-ass tree houses!

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The beer experts over at BeerAdvocate are quite a picky bunch when it comes to brew. For some time now, the site’s users have voted and graded all types of beers; from Russian Imperial Stout to American Double, they have judged it all. The results are constantly changing to reflect this democratic list of the top 100 beers and I, for one, am seeking out each and every brewskie on this list to put my two-cents in as well. I’ve tried about 20 so far and, let me tell you, God damn is Russian Imperial Stout strong stuff!

Top Beers on Planet Earth

This list of the top 3 most expensive beers in the world makes me appreciate a can of Natty Light.

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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: keep it short and simple when you try to communicate an idea. Whether you are producing a website or you are talking with a friend, if you want to be heard then keep it short and simple. I agree with an article that suggests that being too wordy typically means you are too focused on your self.

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To keep your body in good shape you can do boring things such as running to nowhere on a treadmill. You can also do fun things like having sex. Likewise, there are both boring and fun things to keep your mind in shape.

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It can be damn hard to stay awake in the afternoon. After eating a hefty lunch all I can think about sometimes is a good nap. There are some things people like me can do to reduce the frequency of and minimize the duration of these moments.

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I read an article where a long-time successful blogger was asked by a not so successful blogger who had blogged nearly a year without seeing any real results “Should I quit?” The successful blogger’s reply? “If it’s no longer fun, quit.” So obvious; I could not agree more with this response.

Life is precious. If you’re doing anything for the sole purpose of money but are experiencing no real gratification then do something else. No matter what it is that you are doing, have fun with it.

And specific to blogging: I’ve read elsewhere, from other successful Internet entrepreneurs that relative to their other ventures, blogging takes up the most time and produces less money. How encouraging is that?

Yet another financially successful person telling the world that money does not buy happiness:

“I see people striving to be rich though, striving for big houses,
striving for fast cars and I feel sad for them because I know that none
of those things will make them happy. I work every day from my home and
always have. I don’t have an office and I don’t have a commute (well, I
do have a 50 foot commute). I set my hours, decide when to work and
when not to, I travel a lot, and I eat dinner out in nice restaurants
several times a week. I have lots of time to spend with my friends and
family. In my opinion, that’s the stuff of happiness. That’s the stuff
that we should all be striving for.”

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From Dumb Little Man:

“I managed to retire at age 51, and the way I did it was to live beneath my means.

You can adopt this strategy too, by simply spending less than you earn. You may think that’s impossible for you, but if you make it a challenge instead of a chore, you’ll soon be creating ways to cut corners in everything you do. And believe me, it all adds up.”

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