The Tamias Blog

The Psychology of Money: Why Behaviour Beats Intelligence

May 21, 2026 · 9 min read

Morgan Housel's quiet masterpiece makes a single, uncomfortable argument: financial success has less to do with what you know and almost everything to do with how you behave.

PERMA: The Framework That Tells You What Your FIRE Number Cannot

May 20, 2026 · 10 min read

Your retirement number tells you when you can stop. The PERMA model of wellbeing tells you whether stopping will actually make you happier — and the answer is more complicated than most FIRE plans assume.

The Agricultural Trap: Why Your Career Might Be History's Biggest Fraud

May 20, 2026 · 9 min read

Harari argued that wheat domesticated humans, not the other way around. The same logic applies to your salary. The more you earn, the more the system captures you — unless you plan the escape.