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Edition #28: An Economist Walks into a Brothel
Compliment of the day: you are muy impresionante.
That means very impressive in Spanish. I’m writing to you from San Miguel de Allende, a quaint Mexican magic town. You read that right — it’s a pueblo magico, what the Mexican government designates for beautiful, traditional towns.
But isn’t traveling right now dangerous? Is Mexico dangerous? What about the Delta variant?
Fielding these questions from my Mom, and honestly, myself.
Luckily I picked up a book called An Economist Walks into a Brothel, which weaves compelling storytelling with an actionable framework for taking on risks (especially financial ones).
Today’s edition will cover these book highlights, as well as: Bitcoin Credit Card, Robinhood IPO, Hilton points and Eat Pray Love.
👠 An Economist Walks Into a Brothel
Allison Schrager is an economist who explored where risk is most extreme: sex work. She visited the (in)famous Bunny Ranch and discovered how the Vegas brothel made a…
