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Tag: choices
What is Luxury (in 30 Seconds or Less)?
Fear is the Latest Trend
Downsizing, Yes, but Don’t Forget Upsizing Too
Many of our clients struggle with the challenges of downsizing. But what about upsizing? Typically out of college, we land our first job, maybe we shack up in a trendy urban neighborhood, then get married, celebrate a first born. But the inevitable arrives, planning for that second (or third) child?
Shortcuts are Becoming Extinct
Does your Home Match (where you are in) your Life?
The Best: My Favorites from Art Display to Outdoor Grills
Are You Embarrassed to Have People Over?
Isn’t Paint Just Paint?
I’ll Know It When I See It
The Nickel and the Dime
What Do You Do?
A Thoughtful Job Posting
On Speaking Up (When It’s Much Easier Not To)
Everyone Always Wants What (They Regret) Their Parents Threw Away
20 Questions I Don’t Know the Answer To
I Make Decisions for a Living
Ignore Sunk Costs When Making New Decisions
We hold on to decisions from the past. Usually, I imagine, because there’s a complicated series of (emotional) connections we have to the value of things, and more importantly, what our relationship is to money and how we choose to spend it. I’m in the business of physical transformation and change. And at the time […]
Video Killed the Radio Star
And customization is killing the luxury mass production stars. Is an $8K purse really luxury? Really? Is it even made out of leather? Are they completely hand-stitched? Is the hardware and buckles one of a kind? Can you have a say in the dimensions or how long the strap will be? What if you wanted it in […]