Is Your Job Total B.S.?
You read that right. Is it? I mean, if your job and what it produces went away tomorrow, would the world be worse off? That’s the thrust behind a book from a guy named David Graeber, and this article from...
Monthly Archive: June 2018
The FOMO Is Real And It’s Not What You Think
I went part time at my job in October 2017 after exceeding my target financial independence net worth. I wrote about my initial experience with my new freedom last November, and again in April. It’s my intention to keep doing...
Larry Ellison Recalls The Glory Days Of $800,000 Club Dues
LOS ANGELES – “This is starting to be outrageous”, said Larry Ellison, upon being notified of another increase in his country club dues. The new rate – $1.8 million per year. “I mean, okay, I get inflation, but they don’t...
The Income Gap To Affordable Housing
One of the biggest decisions you can make financially is whether to buy a home or not. Additionally, where you live will have a huge effect on whether affordable housing is available and on how much you make in your...
The Gig Economy Isn’t Really Growing
To me, it can be harder than ever today to separate perception and reality. There’s just too much information out there, so it’s often a forest/trees issue. So yesterday I saw this from Bloomberg – despite what you think or what...
Review: Deep Work by Cal Newport
As I mentioned in my last book review, I was hesitant to start a blog for the simple reason of the social media time necessary to market and get readership. I’m not a fan. In his book, “Deep Work”, Cal...
My Three Rules Of Stuff
A while back I wrote a post about my tendencies to pack rat and hold on to things. Those traits were no doubt inherited from my depression-era parents. But here’s the thing, there’s a massive upside to these behaviors too,...
I’m Banking On An Inheritance
Well, not really. Sorry for the click-baity title but it does directly refer to the article I’ll discuss in this post. It’s not me that’s banking on an inheritance, I don’t need one, it’s Generation Z kids. That term –...
Retirement Police Academy Graduates 2018 Class
DALLAS – After 30 weeks of grueling training, the Internet Retirement Police (IRP) Academy of America graduated it’s 2018 class at a ceremony in Dallas on Wednesday. Over 40 new freshly-minted Internet Retirement Police are now ready for duty, and...
Take Ownership, And Have Understanding
My Mom and Dad were in the front seat of the car, we were in a hospital parking lot. My mom was sobbing. They just found out my brother had diabetes, type-1. He was 3 years old. It’s my earliest...
I Did It Mom!
Dear Mom, Can you believe this? I’ve done it. I think I’m kind of set for life. Yep, I kind of can’t believe it either. I know, we didn’t have too much when I was growing up, but you and...
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