In another life, I hung out on a Yahoo! Groups message board chatting about financial stuff I was clueless about. There was a small group of people on that board who were investors. Some of them were professionals and some were amateurs. Actually, the professionals were nothing more than professional scam artists but we didn’t […]
Financial phonies in expert clothing
“It’s both an embarrassment to watch and a testament to the fact that apparently tens of thousands of people don’t know what the f*ck they are doing, and have no apparent desire to learn.” — Mark Rippetoe on Crossfit programming and training ***** If you’re not familiar, Crossfit is a branded fitness or workout regimen […]
What diamond hunting taught me about saving money
A long time ago, in another life, I went digging for diamonds in Arkansas. So there I am sifting through dirt in Diamond Crater state park. The old fashioned way… with a bucket… a hand shovel and… water. It was 120 degrees in the shade. If you didn’t stop every 15 minutes to have a […]
The simplest way to pay off your student loans
When Yours Gluteny was just a tweenager, I was fascinated by music. I sang in choir, I played several instruments, did some acting, danced, and so on. It started when I was peobably 8 or 9 and my father bought me an old piano. I wanted to learn how to play my favorite songs but […]
Should you be tariffied about the economy?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about Trump’s trade war with China. But… does it really matter? When a country imposes tariffs on imports, it can really hurt some industries. So… it kind of depends on whether you eat pork or run a pork farm or eat soybeans or use soybean […]