Quotes of the Day

When buying olive oil, always look for the extra virgin cold-pressed product. To find the oil with the highest levels of health-generating polyphenols, look carefully at the label and see if the type of olive used is identified. By choosing monovarietal olive oils, which are made with only one type of olive, you can choose a product made from olives best for health: Koroneiki (from Greece), Moraiolo (from Italy), and Picual (from Spain). The oils from these olives have great flavor profiles that work well for cooking, salad dressings, or mopping up with bread. There is no cancer-risk-reducing benefit seen with seed oils. [2019] - William W Li

Spending on oneself does not boost wellbeing. However, spending money on others does —— and it appears to be as important to people's happiness as the total amount of money they make. [2010] - Tom Rath

I prefer buying gold bullion in coin form such as an American Eagle, South African Kruggerand, or Canadian Maple Leaf, which cost about the same, per ounce. [2008] - Shayne McGuire

List the six most important things you need to do and, by hook or by crook, get those six things completed each day. Your six most important things should take about six hours. Put the most important task first. Spend 80 percent of your time on results-oriented work and only 20 percent on everything else. [2007] - Chet Holmes

Sam Dogen, the man behind the popular blog Financial Samurai, says nobody should buy a car that costs more than 10 percent of their gross annual income. I bought my current car five years ago for $4,500. If I spent $50,000 on a car, it might annoy me if an errant shopping cart rolled into its door. My lower-priced car also makes it easier to relax when I’m driving in tight traffic. And I don’t have to worry about wrecking expensive wheels if I get too close to the curb while parallel parking. I’m not saying everyone should follow my lead, or Sam Dogen’s. But by worrying less, I live well. [2022] - Andrew Hallam