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One breakdown of a financial decision most people
get slightly wrong, in ways that compound.

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"I can tell you what my rental properties earned last year without looking it up. I can't tell you what I gave my children. I've never added it up."
Issue 16, The number I've never added up

Past Newsletters

The Long Arithmetic: Issue 18

Sep 14, 2026

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6 min read

The Long Arithmetic: Issue 18

The question underneath how much

Alina Trigub
Alina Trigub
The Long Arithmetic: Issue 17

Sep 7, 2026

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7 min read

The Long Arithmetic: Issue 17

The phrase you hide behind

Alina Trigub
Alina Trigub
The Long Arithmetic: Issue 16

Aug 31, 2026

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6 min read

The Long Arithmetic: Issue 16

The money you give to your kids

Alina Trigub
Alina Trigub
The Long Arithmetic: Issue 15

Aug 24, 2026

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6 min read

The Long Arithmetic: Issue 15

The money rule you've never had to defend

Alina Trigub
Alina Trigub
The Long Arithmetic: Issue 14

Aug 17, 2026

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6 min read

The Long Arithmetic: Issue 14

The second job inside a private deal

Alina Trigub
Alina Trigub
The Long Arithmetic: Issue 13

Aug 10, 2026

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5 min read

The Long Arithmetic: Issue 13

How much is too much to leave your kids

Alina Trigub
Alina Trigub
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Past Articles

Wealth Changes Shape After a Certain Number

May 8, 2026

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1 min read

Wealth Changes Shape After a Certain Number

Alina Trigub
Alina Trigub
The Most Expensive Sentence in Investing

May 7, 2026

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1 min read

The Most Expensive Sentence in Investing

Alina Trigub
Alina Trigub
Enough Is Not a Feeling

May 6, 2026

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1 min read

Enough Is Not a Feeling

Alina Trigub
Alina Trigub

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