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We here at DailyXY hold these two truths to be pretty evident: we’re big fans of Vsauce (exhibit A, exhibit B), and Canadians are extremely bad at financial and economic literacy. Do you know where money comes from and how it’s valued? Do you understand that money has no intrinsic … Read More
A U.S. software programmer successfully outsourced his six-figure job to a third-party contractor in China for a fraction of his salary. “Bob” would then spend his workdays however he pleased while reaping the benefits of a grossly imbalanced global economy. [US programmer outsourced own job to China, spent workdays on … Read More
Sponsored by RBC Advice Centre Christians have Lent, Jews have Yom Kippur, and Muslims Ramadan. For all three holidays, followers give up food as a form of penitence and spiritual purification. But what if your transgression happens to be overspending the almighty dollar? According to recent figures from Statistics Canada, … Read More
Understanding the L.A. Dodgers’ projected $300M payroll as a percentage of total MLB revenue may help put their spending into context, but it sure as heck won’t make you feel any better about your own paycheck. [A Different Take on the Dodgers’ Spending Spree via Fangraphs]
Not graphed: cigars. If we plan on aging like George Burns, and we do, we’ll be going through a lot of ‘em. [The Atlantic]
