The Best-Value Life Guide

Unofficial translation of 《高性价比人生指南》 by eternity4719 (CC BY 4.0). If the two disagree, the Chinese original wins. The advice was written for mainland China: laws, hotlines and prices are Chinese. Sources stay in their original language.

Every item answers two questions: what it costs you, and what it buys back.

Who gets the return is also graded: you first, then spouse and immediate family, then friends and colleagues, strangers last — last isn't zero, it's just a smaller expected return to weigh against the risk.

You don't have to do all of it: this is a menu, not a to-do list. Take one or two and that counts; come back for the rest when you need them. For the cheapest wins, set Money to Free and Willpower to None on the left. The author hasn't done most of these either. Dotted cross-references open in place — you don't have to scroll.

The book can go stale and it can be wrong; many policies differ by locality. When you actually apply for something, see a doctor or go to court, go with what the local office, doctor or lawyer says. If you spot an error, open an issue.

Abbreviations and terms

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Read each figure as annotated in the item: sections 1–2 measure all-cause or cause-specific mortality, 3–4 energy and time, 5 money, 7 money and social protection, 8–9 money and personal freedom; the measures don't convert into each other. Text published under CC BY 4.0 — reuse requires credit and a link to the original. This translation builds on the dlgrv edition (CC0).