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I'm Brad Lucas. I enjoy figuring out how to optimize life, sometimes at the expense of poorly constructed systems. Life is a game. Play it in style.

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Game Your Way to Elite Status - The Airline and Hotel Points Guide
Mar 27

Mar 27 Game Your Way to Elite Status - The Airline and Hotel Points Guide

Brad Lucas

Points and Perks are Good, and You Should Have Them.

Really? A Healthy Lifestyle Hack? What a Drag.
Sep 18

Sep 18 Really? A Healthy Lifestyle Hack? What a Drag.

Brad Lucas
Fitness Hack, Life Hack

Pick a Thing. Stick to it for 30 Days. Easy?

Soundtrack Your Life
Apr 19

Apr 19 Soundtrack Your Life

Brad Lucas
Adventure Hack, Life Hack

Get yourself a soundtrack, and enhance all that you do.

WWTCD: What Would The Cartel Do?
Mar 15

Mar 15 WWTCD: What Would The Cartel Do?

Brad Lucas
Ballin' on a Budget, Fitness Hack

What Did You Cut This With? More Protein and Less Money.

Interview Better
Feb 15

Feb 15 Interview Better

Brad Lucas

The Bar Isn't Always High. Just Interview Better.

Rent Every Thing You Can. And Every Place.
Dec 15

Dec 15 Rent Every Thing You Can. And Every Place.

Brad Lucas
Adventure Hack, Ballin' on a Budget, Life Hack

Own the renting game. Not the things.

Treat Yo Self via Meeting Invites
Nov 15

Nov 15 Treat Yo Self via Meeting Invites

Brad Lucas
Work Hack, Life Hack

Treat Yo Self. With Meeting Invites.

Cheap Night Out with a Corkage Fee
Oct 15

Oct 15 Cheap Night Out with a Corkage Fee

Brad Lucas
Damn the Man, Ballin' on a Budget, Life Hack

Caviar dreams. Franzia wallet.

Double Your Commute. On Purpose.
Sep 18

Sep 18 Double Your Commute. On Purpose.

Brad Lucas
Adventure Hack, Life Hack, Work Hack

Take more time to do something you dread. High five yourself.

Easy Cold Brew at Home
Sep 11

Sep 11 Easy Cold Brew at Home

Brad Lucas
Life Hack

Cold Brew at Home. No Pants Needed.

Crowdfund a Fancy Drinking Club
Sep 8

Sep 8 Crowdfund a Fancy Drinking Club

Brad Lucas
Ballin' on a Budget, Life Hack

Drink top shelf bottles for rail prices with just your friends!

The Quart-Sized Mini Bar
Sep 4

Sep 4 The Quart-Sized Mini Bar

Brad Lucas
Ballin' on a Budget, Work Hack, Life Hack, Travel Hack

Fly in style with better booze from your own bar.

Get a Time Timer - And Time the Hell Out Of Things
Sep 1

Sep 1 Get a Time Timer - And Time the Hell Out Of Things

Brad Lucas
Life Hack, Work Hack, Fitness Hack

Give everything mini deadlines - and use a blood-red visual cue to know when your time is about up.

The Almighty Power of the "Break in Case of Emergency" Socks
Aug 28

Aug 28 The Almighty Power of the "Break in Case of Emergency" Socks

Brad Lucas
Work Hack, Life Hack, Brain Hack

Need to get over the mid-day slump? Invest in the Employee Sock Options...

The Grocery Game - A Tiered Approach
Aug 25

Aug 25 The Grocery Game - A Tiered Approach

Brad Lucas
Life Hack, Ballin' on a Budget

Eat like a king. Spend like Jack Sparrow.

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View fullsize Inspired by our October Hawaii trip, @ellemcpoopson made some amazing SPAM Musubi a week or so ago, and since the last few months have been such a blur, I realized I have not added any day-in-the-life perspectives to Insta for a while, so I thought I
View fullsize Was nice to take a walk around the @mobotgarden Garden Glow for their last weekend recently. Amazing experience, as always!
View fullsize Not at all surprising that the best MF poke bowl we have ever had is from a strip mall in Kona. #aloha🌺 #pokebowl #konahawaii
View fullsize We got up at 4:15 a.m. today to hike straight up 1,048 old railroad tracks to get to the top of a crater before sunrise. Success!
Bonus: a small portion of a Death Bridge of Death @paddlestlouis would be proud of… and a rainbow after we came b
View fullsize A lovely night catching up with old colleagues. #notplottingworlddomination #ormaybe
View fullsize Quite the unusual meal prep “protein” for a Monday night. But hey, apparently I can cook a killer turkey.
View fullsize Some days you just have to pull something apart, clean the hell out of it, and put it back together again. #oddlysatisfying #clickityclickityclack
View fullsize A lovely and healthy AF Sunday breakfast with fresh smoked salmon, chickpea salads, and a refreshing berry citrus drink all crafted this morning by @ellemcpoopson
View fullsize A lovely weekend to hang out by the pool with Libby and fam and break out the Australian wagyu Thor’s Hammer cut surrounded by some freshly cut fried potato wedges and assorted veggies.
View fullsize What a perfect morning for a long walk, a “surprise it’s free entry for the next hour” Willie Nelson museum tour, some impromptu live music, and a build-your-own Bloody Mary brunch!
View fullsize Reconditioning butcher blocks in this sunny weather is extremely therapeutic. #saturyay
View fullsize Supporting two kickass STL businesses while they support our Friday night. @digitalstriketm @sideprojectbrew
View fullsize From looking mighty “Nay” to “Yay” in a single day. Opened and cleaned out last night and now letting science do its job.
View fullsize Been holding onto this sample of 2017 Yamazaki 18 Mizunara cask for years. Seemed like this birthday would be a good time to break it out after a killer 60-day dry aged wagyu ribeye and shrimp dish by @ellemcpoopson - and wow, what an amazing whiskey
 

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I like to find better ways to do things. This is my attempt, one post at a time, to help you see the game in everything, learn the rules, and figure out which rules you can bend. Still not entertained? 

 
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