I was reading an article the other day about saving. From the title, it looked like crap. Typical click-bait headline, but I had some time so I read. It was surprisingly right on the mark. One stat that I found particularly interesting was that most people who describe themselves as wealthy or well off, and […]
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I had 2 co-workers on a project. Wendy was a perfectionist. She was great at her job and she always wanted things done the best way possible. I always wanted Wendy on my team. One day while working on a solution, Andy helped us get to resolution by saying that “in most things, pretty good
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I was shocked and pleased the other day to see my # readers spike. I usually get a handful every day – thanks Mike, Mike, Tony and Randy, but June 29 was nuts. and I drilled in to see Thank You? I can’t imagine how finance-abcs.com became huge in Germany on 6/29/25. A big danke
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There’s a lot of worry and concern regarding AI. Some folks happily ignore it while others wonder Will AI take my job? Can AI take over my computer, car, dishwasher… and turn on me. To fuel the fire, there are lots of movies that depict robots thinking for themselves and turning on humans. I watched
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The mainstream news media is dying. Newspapers don’t sell. Why would they? Remember when we waited for the morning paper to be delivered so we could see what’s going on? Ha Ha. Tell that to a teenager. Internet news sites, Facebook, X, Instagram, who waits for anything. And our favorite media companies – MSNBC, Fox
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In prior posts I’ve written a love letter to the S&P 500 and one to Costco. Love is a strong word, but the S&P 500 has proven to be a tremendous wealth-builder over the last 100 years. And Costco has had tremendous success as a business while treating its customers, employees, and its suppliers and
Happy July 4th. We’re celebrating independence day for us and for our nation. Burgers, dogs, potato salad and maybe some fireworks later. Sweet! If you’ve kept up with my posts, your probably on your way to financial independence as well. There are over 200 posts on everything from saving, investing, stocks, bonds, buying hearing aids
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This is my 2nd post today. My earlier post was Get Angry. So now it’s time to take a deep breath or 2 and relax. I moved on to financial news and found yet another reason to be optimistic about the S&P 500. And for those who’ve forgotten, the S&P 500 is a stock market
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Everybody’s angry. Whether it’s the latest round of tariffs, the rising national debt, or the Bezos wedding, the news and social media are filled with outrage. I’m not active on social media, but I’ve heard stories. If we’re into politics, there are unlimited stories on both left and right leaning media sites to get our
Pick one. Which would you choose? Let me back up and explain how I arrived at this question. Allergies My 9 year old Blue Heeler Rosco, has skin allergies. Several times a year, he breaks out with a hot spot and starts licking to beat the band. Next thing we know he’s swollen and bleeding.