I was watching a YouTube video by Hugh Hewitt called Hugh’s “Hierarchy of Trouble” and why you should flee Fidelity Investments. My wife mentioned to me that we may want to consider leaving Fidelity because of this clip she watched. She admitted she didn’t watch the whole clip but I said I’d look into it. […]
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It’s not a trick question. I’m interested in hearing from readers. Yesterday, I posted about Elon Musk. I tried to remain neutral on my assessment, but it is hard not to admire all that he has accomplished and appreciate the value that SpaceX has brought to the once-stagnant US space program, and all that Tesla
Whether you love him, or you hate him, Elon Musk is a fascinating individual. I just finished Walter Isaacson’s fantastic biography of Elon. It’s an interesting read. Not long ago, everyone loved Elon. I’m not sure what happened, but the tides seem to have turned. I remember reading about a celebrity who tweeted that Elon
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Hi Readers! I’m always wondering if anyone is out there reading. I’ve gotten some comments on my posts, so I know Mike, Mike, Tony, and Randy are reading. My college roommate Jay commented, and my friend Mell tells me he’s learned a few things. And my wife and daughter have read a few – but
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Our reader Randy had a few questions about buying hearing aids so I thought I’d post the answers for everyone. Thanks Randy! Are they visible? Well, they’re not invisible. But, they hide pretty well. I have the behind-the-ear, also known as receiver-in-canal style pictured below. Compare this to the Eargo 7, which fits completely in
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Well….roughly 6 – maybe 8. My hearing aid posts continue to get a lot of views, which I think is great because hearing health is important. I won’t go into all the details, but hearing problems can impact our cognitive function and can lead to diseases like dementia and Alzheimers. Read more here. My mom
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We’ve just survived Christmas, New Year’s is next week – holy cow, 2025 – and we did our financial end-of-year ideas in our prior post, so let’s do something fun for our final post of 2024. Before we dig in. Thank you to those who have read and commented and thank you to my friends
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I’m writing to you because I’m concerned about our country’s finances and I’m asking for your help. Today, we are yet again on the verge of a government shut-down. Congress has not been able to come up with a budget so our only alternative is to end services, send people home and stop paychecks.
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Given the excitement with the impending government shut-down and the politicking around a spending bill, I wanted to re-visit some of the info regarding government spending here in the good ole’ US of A. I posted about this a while back, if you’d like to take a peek. Read here. And before we get started,
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For today, we’ll focus on used car warranties. In a future post, we’ll talk about other protection plans that cover everything from smart-plugs to washing machines. In an earlier post on car buying (here), I touched on the topic, but it probably merits a bit more detail. It’s a significant purchase and can cause some
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