How’s your New Year going? Are you making any headway on your resolutions? Did you make a resoution this year? 2 years ago, I made a New Year’s resolution to lift 300 pounds on the deadlift in the gym. Seems like quite a lofty resolution, yes? But, it wasn’t really too difficult. Now, don’t get […]
Archives for January 2017
There’s a sucker born every minute
It’s like that scene in Wolf of Wall Street where Jordan Belfort is interviewing for a new job at a small brokerage firm and Belfort says, “Hey, come on. Who buys this crap?” And the guy tells him, “Well, I mean, honestly mostly schmucks… they see our ads in the back of Hustler and Popular […]
Heathen financial secrets
Every once in awhile, someone will ask: “What do you think of Dave Ramsey?” He be very popular. And for good reason. His advice is very “feel good.” It gets you going down the path of being debt-free. He also tells you to save moolah and pay cash for everything. Once you’ve mastered the basics, […]
How to teach an old dog new tricks
My dog died about 2 years ago. Almost 15 years old. He was a big old Mastiff/Rotty. He was originally my wife’s dog. Had him ever since he was a puppy. By the time I met him, he was already like… 10 or something. Anywho, he didn’t pay attention to me at all. Not until […]
How to walk on ice
“Resolve to serve no more, and you are at once freed. I do not ask that you place hands upon the tyrant to topple him over, but simply that you support him no longer; then you will behold him, like a great Colossus whose pedestal has been pulled away, fall of his own weight and […]