Sitting used to be the new smoking. Then everyone bought standing desks. Now, standing is the new smoking. Turns out movement is the key. It’s not about standing or sitting. Which is too bad. I made this nifty standing desk many moons ago and when I learnt of the news, I ditched it and went […]
GoFundYourself
I don’t give money to those GoFundMe campaigns and probably I never will. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen folks beg for monies like street corner panhandlers because their mom died or their best friend died or their spouse died and now they need money to pay for a funeral or to […]
How to shelter your ass-ets from changing financial winds
Surprise, surprise. Weather.us is reporting that hurricane Florence is now most likely to stall over Wilmington and then head west or maybe southwest. But maybe we won’t escape the rain. Who knows. At this point, it’s anyone’s guess. But, Jack Sillin is a pretty smart fella and has taken the time to explain why Florence […]
It’s an easy problem to solve
Yesterday, I had to climb up on top of the washing machine and retrieve some stuff that had fallen behind there. My arms aren’t long enough so I had to use a grabber tool. But… of course the washing machine is REALLY REALLY tall so, even with the grabber doohickey, I STILL couldn’t reach everything. I […]
Investment returns vs risk capacity
Cornerstone Investment Services put out a piece a while back that showed the average annual rate of return for the S&P 500 (THE stock market of stock markets) since 1871 is about 5.63% to 5.85%, depending on where you source the raw data from and how you interpret that data. MOAR: Vanguard has a report […]