a Postcard about money, from rainy Paris
Hi friend,
What kind of week are you having?
I'm home in Paris, where the pitter patter of rain has let up. It's probably time for spring cleaning, to help usher in some sunnier days.
This month I’m learning how to host the Money Game.
The Money Game is a playful 3hr group experience to explore our habits and unconscious beliefs around money. Greaterthan developed the online version a few years ago and we host it regularly.
Would you like to come play?
It is a weird ass experience. Some people laugh with amazement at the light bulbs going off, others curl up in silence under the weight of their money stories, while the rest scratch their heads and wonder what’s going on. Whatever happens, it’s a rich way (heh..) to start being more curious about what we project onto money and value flow.
I’m partnering with my colleague Anna to open up 16-ish slots across two sessions, and we’d love to welcome you:
→ Sign up here
or hit reply for questions/comments.
Continuing on the money topic, let me point to some strings to pull on.
I would be happy to discuss any of them :)
Happy Money Story [article]
HMS is Greaterthan's preferred way for a group to decide how to split a project budget between the individuals/parties involved. It typically happens after the work is completed, and decoupled from the usual concepts of day rates and hours worked.
Morgan Housel “The Psychology of Money” [book]
This book seems to have hit mainstream consciousness last year, and maybe you also have friends who raved about it! Housel examines the relationship between our financial decisions and the stories we tell ourselves.
Bernard Lietaer “The Future Of Money” [book]
This is a classic on alternative monetary systems, which Lietaeur gets into after drawing four scenarios for the state of the world in 2020. I see all four as our reality in 2023, in the fashion of unevenly distributed futures.
Ramit Sethi “I Will Teach You To Be Rich” [podcast]
Sethi took a page from Esther Perel's megahit Where Should We Begin? and broadcasts coaching sessions with couples about their money problems. I find it both educational and voyeuristic to listen in on real people working through a very wide spectrum of money beliefs and income levels...
Also enclosing with this Postcard a recipe for soy-sauce marinated soft-boiled eggs. You may know them from ramen shops, where they are an almost-mandatory option to add to your bowl of noodles. Yes, out of the blue. It was too good to keep to myself!
Happy cooking, spending, saving etc. etc.
Tomomi
Looking up from a late night walk in the 8th arrondissement.
Soy-sauce marinated soft-boiled eggs
Ingredients:
6 medium-sized eggs
4 tablespoons of soy sauce
3 tablespoons of water
2 tablespoons of mirin (rice cooking wine, found in most Asian food stores)
1 tablespoon of sugar
Steps:
Boil the eggs. For perfect goo-iness, gently slide refrigerated eggs into boiling water, leave for 7-8 minutes, then run under cold water.
While that’s happening, stir everything else in a saucepan. Bring it to a boil, then take it off the stove to let the heat escape.
Unpeel the eggs.
Pour the liquid from 2. into a Ziploc bag, and place the eggs inside. Seal it.
Put the bag in the refrigerator and leave overnight. (I like to put the bag in a bowl, for maximum surface area to be soaked.)
To serve: cut in half, and serve as a side to any meal or as a topping on a bowl of noodles. They'll keep for a few days in the fridge. Enjoy!
[See source for photos]