I know, I know. Talking about one’s personal finances can be about as fun as trying to open a can of snow peas with a disposable Bic raiser. All that looking into…
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Day 68: Money is an Energy!
Just today I happened upon some notes that I “wrote” down a week ago about money. I say “wrote” in quotes like that because I didn’t remember writing them, and they have…
Day 18: My Money Management Fetish
I have always been numbers oriented: as a child, when I was introduced to baseball, I immediately got hooked on following all the statistics. I pored over the numbers with utter fascination. …
The Curse of Negative Childhood Money Messages
Quick disclaimer: I do not blame my parents, teachers, neighbors, friends, or ANYONE else for the attitudes, stories, and habits I picked up as a child (Yes, even the negative ones!). The…
Tonight’s Appreciations
Ah, Appreciations! So nice… And I’m out…
A Highly-Sensitive Man’s Trip to the Department Store
So my wife took me clothes shopping today. Macy’s. Frankly, I do not like stores all that much. The only true exception is the bookstore. There I can sink my mind into…
“What’s in it for Me?”
Something occurred to me this morning as I was writing at the cafe.* I was thinking about relationships. I’m using “relationships” broadly to mean relations with anyone… it could be family, friends,…
Friendly Financial Lessons
When it comes to money, I am far from perfect, goodness knows. However, I have learned a few valuable (at least to me) lessons in my own money journey. Today I asked…
The Game of Achievement
Our society is achievement focused. As a result, so are we. We focus on ways we can truthfully announce that we are enough to hang with the rest, that we are indeed…
Focused on the Long-Term
Yesterday I read a great investing-related article by Larry Swedroe. In it, Swedroe recaps lessons he says the market taught investors in 2023. None of these lessons, he points out, are new….