From BundleHQ: Is now a good time to turn down a job offer?
Hey, what happened with that LeBron thing? I meant to follow along, but my nephew (above) was in a cricket match that ran long. Kidding! That's not my nephew, that's my dog. Who's so cute? Who is? Who is?
All Choire, all the time: Why go to college? Or get a credit card? Or sign a lease? Internet darling Choire Sicha didn't, and it's worked out all right for him. He talked to Bundle about being broke ("But I can afford cigarettes!"), not having health insurance ("Health insurance is like an exotic animal to me") and investing ("I always carried a bit of stock that had a tendency to split"). I'm happy to report that the Q&A was well-received in the Twittersphere, where @jaimealyse offered to "civil union" Choire for health insurance, @irincarmon agreed with Choire's implied suggestion that lack of pay transparency contributes to the gender wage gap, and @bryanf quoted Choire's demystification of book writing: "I always thought book writers were special and magical, and it's just not true. Any jerk can write a book." Luv ya, Tweeps!
All data, all the time: Bundle is a fun-fact finder's field day. How much do dowagers spend on their pets in Wicker Park? Who spent $1,265 in restaurants in April, and when are they taking me out to dinner? Where are the hipster girls getting drinks in Santa Monica? (Are there any hipster girls in Santa Monica?) Can't get enough, can you? Follow @BundleData and the next time there's an awkward silence on a date, you'll know exactly what to say.
All link lurve, all the time: Who makes the awesome Trader Joe's store brand food? Not Hawaiian-shirt-wearing elves, that's for sure. Amy Westervelt reports for The Faster Times . How long is too long to be an intern, SavvySugar asks. Here's a clue: Three years is TOO DAMN LONG . Groupon va a comenzar el servicio en la ciudad de Mexico! via @lesleytellez . Melissa at The Clothes Makes the Girl likes our food spending report. We're just as enamored of her recent Jell-O montage.
Question of the day: OH at HQ, as regards the recent kerfluffle over kids today, in particular the entitled millennials who dare turn down job offers in favor of waiting for the "right job": "That's not how life works. You don't get everything you want." Let's talk about it! Is now the right time to turn down a job, especially if you're already unemployed? Comment or tweet #kidstoday
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