An internet troll responds to something I wrote online: … Monegenix.com is a whole life insurance vendor with a vested interest in persuading people stocks are “inherently speculative” so they can sell their product. Ah, the profit motive. Everyone’s favorite villain (except when they’re the ones making money, of course). I do like the free […]
What the numbers DON’T tell you
When my dog was just a wee pup, we took him to the dog park and a pack of dogs chased him down and I had to save him. Diving into a pack of barking, snapping, dogs isn’t my favorite thing to do but I did it anyway and I didn’t walk away unscathed. One […]
How to build a category 4 savings plan
Whelp… it looks like hurricane Hurricane Florence is making its way toward us here in North Carolina. My wife and I are inland a bit, and current weather predictions say 40 mph wind gusts here in the Raleigh-Durham area. We’re also supposed to get some rain, obviously. Maybe some flash flooding. We live in a […]
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 […]
Financial Peace has made you weak, victory has defeated you
“Peace has cost you your strength, victory has defeated you!” — Bane, The Dark Knight Rises *** I started exercising regularly when I was 18. Back then, running was all the rage so I worked up to a 9 minute mile and could run 3 miles in about 27 minutes, give or take 30 seconds. […]