Tag: economics

Using Price Knowledge to Lean Out on a Peasant Diet

In previous posts, I’ve discussed my Peasant Diet. It is a way to use cheap unprocessed foods that are higher in nutritional quality to get lean or maintain a lean weight. The foods tend to be higher in volume and … [continue reading]

Super Crunchers – A Better Freakonomics Book

After reviewing Freakonomics last October, Derek tipped me to another book in that genre that I might enjoy.

Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart
Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart by Ian Ayres was a better book than Freakonomics in my … [continue reading]

Finally Read Freakonomics

Maybe I’m the last one to finally read Freakonomics, but in my defense it was the updated version.

Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt is part fascinating and … [continue reading]