It’s amazing to me how bored people are today. How many T.V. apps are there? How many social media sites are there today? We have Apple TV (mostly for YouTube and so we can watch re-runs of old T.V. shows on Hulu) and I count no less than 20 apps. There’s probably more but I […]
When spending your retirement savings helps you save more money for retirement
The whole “debt is dumb” crowd is amusing… especially when they rage against anyone who dares to defy their logic. I also find the modern financial planning advice equally amusing in that it assumes restricting access to your savings is good for you and will help you save more money. For example, conventional financial planning […]
My barbell method of financial planning
Monday, as I was finishing my workout and unloading the barbell, I noticed something interesting. I had accidentally unloaded the bar unevenly on the squat rack. So here’s this steel bar sitting horizontally on 2 hooks about four-and-a-half or so feet up off the ground… with 100+ lbs loaded on one side and nothing on […]
Myopic financial advice
Whelp, I’m officially old. Apparently, I need reading glasses now, at least according to my eye doctor. Funny thing about that… my nearsightedness has actually improved but my astigmatism has gotten a bit worse in my left eye. Anywho, the doc prescribed me two different lenses. Weird, because no other doc has ever prescribed me […]
Make it rain while others let it snow
One of the most interesting websites I’ve been ogling lately is howmoneywalks dot com The website pulls publicly-available tax data from the IRS and shows how money flows to and from states. The IRS, if you weren’t already aware, tracks all your income for tax collection purposes. But, turns out, it also tells an interesting […]