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Day 18: Pursue Your Own Personal Version of Greatness

Posted on July 20, 2022

I think it’s important to believe that you are capable of great things. I’m not talking about doing what other people think is great. I’m talking about pursuing your own personal version…

Day 11: Morgan Housel’s “The Psychology of Money”

Posted on July 13, 2022

(Note: Our Internet was down for three days, so this post is being posted on July 14, 2022, though I wrote it yesterday, the day I consider it “published”) A few days…

The Power of Intention: Arnold Forges His Destiny

Posted on December 27, 2020

I recently finished reading Arnold Schwarzenegger’s autobiography “Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story.” There were many things I enjoyed about this book. For one thing, Arnold is an excellent writer (especially…

Slow and Steady to My First Marathon

Posted on December 25, 2020

My Christmas Day unfolded as follows: I ran 10 miles this morning, came home and after a nice breakfast enjoyed gift-giving with my wife. We then visited with family on Zoom, after…

Onward with the Learning

Posted on December 21, 2020

When it comes to money, being an adult has provided an ongoing-financial education. Running my own business, dealing with life’s expenses, and planning for the future teach me much valuable lessons every…

Just Happy to Be at a Bookstore

Posted on December 19, 2020

Today my wife and I went on an actual shopping trip that didn’t involve buying groceries. Our holiday-related trip consisted of a stop to make a purchase, a stop at the post…

Wired to Conform?

Posted on December 2, 2020

Jason Zweig wrote an excellent book called “Your Money & Your Brain,” which I have written about repeatedly, because it is so dang good (!). While it is focused around people’s behavior…

The Magical Savings Snowball

Posted on November 25, 2020

As I have written before, I am a big fan of compounding. It excites me to no end to think of the power of money that I have invested growing over time….

The Empire Building of A Young Schwarzenegger

Posted on November 11, 2020

I am currently reading Arnold Schwarzenegger’s autobiography “Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story,” a book with a title as big as the man himself. I’m still in the first part of…

The Post-Bear Market Bounce Back

Posted on November 2, 2020

Since the stock market bottomed out back in March, it has been on a (mostly) steady climb back up, notwithstanding last week‘s declines. How quickly the crash (ie bear) became a boom…

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