This blog is not primarily financially driven. I put it up in 2010 to build a community and learn from all you smart people.
That said, beginning December 1, 2009, the FTC requires bloggers to provide disclosures whenever there could be hidden interests or unspoken biases related to recommendations.
First, the obvious: I am a Jiu-Jitsu practictioner and MMA fanatic.
Second, the less obvious: Per the FTC rules, if I interview someone and they grab the bill for lunch, I would need to specify this. Ditto if I use an Amazon link that gets me 8 cents instead of an Amazon link that gets me 0 cents. If someone gives me a comfy t-shirt with a logo and I wear it in a photo, same deal. Disclaimers all over the place.
This would be tedious for me and a continual eye sore for readers. But rules is rules.
To cover my ass and preserve your reading experience, please assume that, for every recommendation, link, and product I use, the following all hold true:
This entire page came courtesy of Tim Ferris at www.thefourhourworkweek.com. If you havent discovered Tim, you are definately missing out on a brilliantly, funny resource on all sorts of crazy things from weight loss, personal productivity, to how to teach your girl friend to orgasm like a porn star.
(Illustrations courtesy of Louis Gray and Jeannine Schafer)