Every week, I skim hundreds of blog posts and news stories, and pass along five reMARKable links worthy of your attention.
Bulgaria: The Best Value Destination on the Planet? Blogger Wandering Earl delights in just how much delight $35.00 a day can purchase in Veliko Tarnovo, a small Bulgarian town. Don’t miss the photo he took of a local slab of cream cake.
Why You’ll Likely Need Less in Retirement. Over on Get Rich Slowly, Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool explains why you retirees can probably get by on less than the 70-80% of current salary most personal finance gurus advocate.
Don’t Expect Applause. Seth Godin: “To play a beautiful song for two people or a thousand is the same song, and the amount of thanks you receive isn’t part of that song.”
Worth Memorizing. Dave Pollard’s post is a good introduction to “memory palaces” and the techniques professionals use to memorize and recall on demand a bewildering range of facts.
Facts are Dead. Rex W. Hupppke writes an obituary for Facts, which passed away “after a long battle for relevancy with the 24-hour news cycle, blogs and the Internet.” (Via kottke.)
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