Happy hump day, Dudes. It’s Wednesday, November 19th, and we’re delivering you this week’s roundup, designed to make you a more interesting Kentucky dude. First time reading? Join over 3,100 intellectually curious Kentuckians.

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Turns out, my main source of inspiration for many articles is a pint-sized, 10-year-old dude (my son) who thinks he's got all the answers, forcing me into a constant state of fact-checking.

Through that fact-checking chaos, we turn his “dad, did you know…” moments into bite-sized wisdom you can actually use, or at least laugh at over a beer.

the Japanese have a word for beating laziness... actually, they have seven

Kentucky Dude Original, 1-minute read

Forget the gurus and the guilt trips. The Japanese figured out how to quietly crush laziness for centuries. Stop watching motivation videos and learn the sneaky systems they use to actually get things done.

how the tiniest woodpecker packs the biggest punch

Kentucky Dude original, 1-minute read

For all the "size doesn't matter" dudes out there, nature has an assassin to back you up. It turns out the smallest creature in the Kentucky woods packs the most focused punch, and we're stealing its secret.

Here’s the thing people never talk about. Your income is loud. Your net worth is quiet. And the quiet number is the one that actually buys you freedom.

Pretending the score doesn’t matter won’t help you win. Net worth is about leverage, security, and options. When you own more than you owe, when your assets finally start working harder than you do, the whole game changes.

Here’s the Move: Stop trying to look rich. Start trying to own rich. Play longer games with longer-term people. Stack assets. Kill liabilities. Make decisions your 2035 self would fist-bump you for.

You don’t need to impress anyone with vacations or cars or “I’m so slammed bro” stories. You need to build a balance sheet that quietly buys back your time. And yeah, that means saying no to stuff that feeds the ego but starves the wallet.

Why bother? Because the guy who looks successful gets applause, but the guy who is actually wealthy gets freedom. Net worth is stability. It’s breathing room. It’s waking up one day and realizing work is optional, not mandatory.

People with real net worth don’t have to talk about it. They don’t have to prove anything.

Building net worth isn’t flashy. It won’t get you instant validation. It won’t make you the hero of the group chat. But it builds something deeper, independence, resilience, and long-term respect. People don’t forget the person who quietly became unshakeable.

So play the real game. Measure what matters. Because at the end of the day, in a world obsessed with appearances, the person with true net worth isn’t the loudest, they’re the one with actual power.

They’re the one who already won.

the buck, the shot, the antler, the super glue; my Kentucky hunting story

Kentucky Dude Original, 3-minute read

We made a tough shot, the deer went down, and that's when the real crisis started. We had to go full Dollar General Surgeon on the trophy with nothing but super glue and sheer confidence.

the real rivalry: beer prices in the expanded SEC

Kentucky Dude Original, 1-minute read

Forget the football rivalry. The real competition in the expanded SEC is happening at the concession stand, where beer prices have a huge price range. Find out which schools are giving fans the best deal (and which ones are handing out the most expensive domestic beers in the conference).

You’re nuts if you think I’m leaving you alone! 😂

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