I think the lessons on money are especially good. Even with debt <= my income / 10, I can't wait for it to be paid off. Even with leisure travel spending >= my income / 10, I've never regretted a penny of it.

There's some good advice here. I'm particularly fond of these:

>Atheist or evangelical, the more you talk about how others should live, the less anyone will want to talk to you.

>Having a good tailor is important; talking too much about having one is a pretension.

I've had friends start too many conversations with me about all the things that are wrong with my life.

"Atheist or evangelical, the more you talk about how others should live, the less anyone will want to talk to you."

Actually, this isn't true. This is closer:

"Atheist or evangelical, the more you tell others how they should live, the less anyone will want to talk to you."

In fact, his whole list is a list of how people should live... But he's not chiding anyone for not doing it. In fact, let's take it a step further:

"The more you tell others than they are wrong, the less anyone will want to talk to you."

That's the meat of the problem.

>Food is neither a fashion nor a way of life. Avoid eating meals with anyone who describes themselves as a “foodie”.

Not all foodies are hipsters. Some foodies have a very healthy relationship with food that we could all learn from.

:s /dogs/cats/g :-)

Is there such a thing as a "well-behaved cat"?

I'd define a "well-behaved dog" as "a dog that doesn't bother me all the time", in which case most cats are well-behaved.