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Seasons Greetings! and other cool stuff

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Others like this one

To my readers:

Have a

Wonderful Holiday Season

and here’s to a

Healthy, Happy and Prosperous New Year!

And for your amusement in between the celebrations….

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Shiprock

After graduating college it took me two years to land my first “professional” job. To make ends meet I worked for Ernie as a landscaper. Basically that meant doing whatever yard work jobs he could scrounge up.

Ernie also worked as the janitor for several apartment buildings, and he had several different “wives” and many children scattered about. Although he might spend a few days and pass on some cash as he could, he didn’t live with any of his “families”. Instead, in many of the building basements he had put together basic living quarters for himself tucked away in the corners. Rent free and secret places of escape.

Kinda like these:

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Custodian Lairs

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Old man in India

Photo Courtesy of Kyle Hale

Never forget how strange this all is

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New Zealand Tree Church

This is how my friends over at Go Curry Cracker did it:

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How we saved multi-millions

….and here’s how it worked for MP:

To Dream the Impossible Dream

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Little girls in India

india boys

Boys in India

Photos Courtesy of Kyle Hale

Worth reading:

Everyday the media bombards us with reasons to be worried about the future.

In ‘Abundance’ the authors make the optimistic case.

‘Sapiens’ is one of the best written, most eye-opening books I’ve read in a long time.

It is the story of where we came from and why we believe what we believe and live as we do.

If you think you already know, you are likely to have your beliefs challenged. I did.

And having our beliefs challenged by someone as clear thinking as Mr. Harari is always a good thing.

At any given time I’m usually working my way thru two or more books at the same time. As it happened, these two I read that way. If your reading approach is the same, you might consider doing so as well. I found them especially well matched.

This might be the most enlightening and entertaining take on American history I’ve yet to read.

Tom's france

Leaving France, and words to live by

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Cliff Restaurant and other cool places you’ve never been to.

Mustachian

Mustachian

Indonisian troops

Troops prepare for a demonstration on October 3, 2015 for the 70th-anniversary celebration of the Indonesian Armed Forces.

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19th Century Portraits of Native Americans

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The Four Agreements Book

Wine & woman

The Strangely Simple Rules of Life

Korea Life in Busan in the early 1950s (26)

Life in Busan

train

Trains

find your gift

States 38

More interesting US maps

Fact- background radiation

Facts- dying cells facts Atoms

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Seven Months meditating under a tree. And counting.

“The mind is a machine that is constantly asking: What would I prefer?”

Azimove quote

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  • Betterment* is my recommendation for hands-off investors who prefer a DIFM (Do It For Me) approach. It is also a great tool for reaching short-term savings goals. Here is my Betterment Review
  • YNAB* has the best budgeting tools going and just might be the Best Place to Work Ever
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  • Tuft & Needle helps me sleep at night. Unfortunately they are no longer an affiliate, but still a very cool company and a great product.

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If you are looking for some holiday reading, here’s what is or recently has been mine:

Leave it to Psmith

“Crime not objected to.”

One of my favorite characters from a favorite author. If you like it, here are two more:

Mike and Psmith

Psmith Journalist

Jack Reacher roams around the country carrying only a folding toothbrush. When his clothes get dirty he buys new ones. Oh, and he kills lots of bad guys along the way. “Make Me” is the most recent in the series, but not the best. That might be this one:

Persuader

First line: “People do not give it credence that a fourteen-year-old girl could leave home and go off in the wintertime to avenge her father’s blood but it did not seem so strange then, although I will say it did not happen every day.”

Last Line: “This ends my true account of how I avenged Frank Ross’s blood over in the Choctaw Nation when snow was on the ground.”

Where people who live to be 100+ live, how they live and what they eat.

Bad monkeys are Sapiens that need killing, and Jane is on the job. If you are already paranoid, you might want to skip chapter: white room (iv)

And here are some of my all time favorites:

The book that has most influenced how I live my life.

Deceptively simple, but really all you need to know about becoming wealthy.

Very possibly my all-time favorite novel.

“The Fall of Edward Barnard” is very possibly my all-time favorite short story.

Perfect for the readers of this blog.

“Bartleby the Scrivener” is very possibly my all-time favorite novella. Don’t be put off if you struggled with Melville’s “Moby Dick.” This is a much better and easier read. Plus it will teach you the most important phrase in the English language:

“I would prefer not to.”

*If you click on the books you’ll go to Amazon, an affiliate partner. Should you choose buy them, or anything else while you there, this blog will receive a small commission. This doesn’t affect what you pay.

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  • Talent Stacker is a resource that I learned about through my work with Jonathan and Brad at ChooseFI, and first heard about Salesforce as a career option in an episode where we featured Bradley Rice on the Podcast. In that episode, Bradley shared how he reached FI quickly thanks to his huge paychecks and discipline in keeping his expenses low. Jonathan teamed up with Bradley to build Talent Stacker, and they have helped more than 1,000 students from all walks of life complete the program and land jobs like clockwork, earning double or even triple their old salaries using a Salesforce certification to break into a no-code tech career.
  • Credit Cards are like chain saws. Incredibly useful. Incredibly dangerous. Resolve to pay in full each month and never carry a balance. Do that and they can be great tools. Here are some of the very best for travel hacking, cash back and small business rewards.
  • Personal Capital is a free tool to manage and evaluate your investments. With great visuals you can track your net worth, asset allocation, and portfolio performance, including costs. At a glance you'll see what's working and what you might want to change. Here's my full review.
  • Betterment is my recommendation for hands-off investors who prefer a DIFM (Do It For Me) approach. It is also a great tool for reaching short-term savings goals. Here is my Betterment Review
  • NewRetirement offers cool tools to help guide you in answering the question: Do I have enough money to retire? And getting started is free. Sign up and you will be offered two paths into their retirement planner. I was also on their podcast and you can check that out here:Video version, Podcast version.
  • Tuft & Needle (T&N) helps me sleep at night. They are a very cool company with a great product. Here’s my review of what we are currently sleeping on: Our Walnut Frame and Mint Mattress.
  • Vanguard.com

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Comments

  1. Jan Dieber says

    December 20, 2015 at 1:57 pm

    THE FOUR AGREEMENTS is my “bible”. I frequently recommend it to clients who are struggling with low self-esteem; lack of direction, and trying to answer the “why” of their lives.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      December 21, 2015 at 3:55 pm

      I didn’t know you were a follower of the Toltecs! 😉

      Reply
  2. FiveSigmas says

    December 20, 2015 at 6:39 pm

    Glad you’re back posting, Jim, and thanks for the book recommendations — I was in fact just looking for something new to immerse myself in.

    Have a wonderful Christmas!

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      December 21, 2015 at 3:56 pm

      Thanks FS…

      Hope you find something worth reading among my list!

      Reply
  3. Trisha says

    December 20, 2015 at 8:10 pm

    Aha! Edward Barnard made it to the list! -Knew you’d like it.
    Thanks for the additional reading suggestions – (many already read and enjoyed).
    I’m currently in SE Asia, in an old teak house in a garden of fruit trees and palms, with a large cupboard of surprisingly good (dusty) books. What could be better?
    Beautiful environment, time, books, and the freedom to enjoy it all – thanks in good part to the advice in your blog! Best to you and yours over the holidays.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      December 20, 2015 at 11:20 pm

      Thanks to you it did. That, and Maugham in general, might be the best all time reading recommendation ever! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Thehappyphilosopher says

    December 20, 2015 at 10:19 pm

    Jim,

    I always love your posts, you find the most striking and diverse pictures! Between the links and books I could lose myself for a year…and just might.

    As a long time lurker, sincere thanks to all your work. Keep it up.

    TheHappyPhilosopher

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      December 21, 2015 at 3:57 pm

      Thanks HP….

      Glad this one pulled you out of the shadows. 🙂

      Hope you enjoy the reading!

      Reply
  5. Chad Carson says

    December 21, 2015 at 3:21 pm

    Wow, making it through that post was an experience in and of itself!

    Thank you for the links to read and book recommendations for holiday reading. Abundance and Sapiens are in my Amazon que now. And I bought How I Found Freedom … earlier this year after seeing you and MadFientist recommend it.

    Happy Holidays to you. I look forward to more great posts in 2016!

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      December 21, 2015 at 3:53 pm

      Hi Chad…

      Glad you liked it. (You did like it, right?) 😉

      Did you find value in How I Found Freedom?

      BTW, I enjoyed your guest post on 1500 Days: http://www.1500days.com/early-retirement-using-real-estate-the-real-story/

      Reply
      • Chad Carson says

        December 23, 2015 at 12:06 am

        Jim,
        Absolutely I loved the post. I always enjoy your content, and this one was just an eclectic ride with all sorts of different offramps:)

        I am just getting into How I Found Freedom, but I’ve received value just from the intro and the overall concept. It’s liberating to read about this “internal” perspective on freedom and being reminded of how that mindset can affect so many areas of your life.

        I look forward to digging in and doing my thing (underlining, mindmaping, circling, etc) with more of the book.

        Happy to hear you enjoyed the post. Thanks for the link. I gave a reference and a comment about your awesome article on home ownership, and I hope you didn’t take offense. I’m trying to offer an alternative, entrepreneurial view of home ownership that has worked well for me. It works for some, and not for others.

        Happy Holidays to you, and thanks for your great work in 2015.

        Reply
  6. Darrow Kirkpatrick says

    December 21, 2015 at 5:02 pm

    Great having you back in the saddle Jim! I appreciate your ever eclectic, always invaluable collection of wisdom. Browne’s “How I Found Freedom…” is one of the top most influential reads in my life too…

    Reply
    • Thehappyphilosopher says

      December 21, 2015 at 6:59 pm

      ‘How I Found Freedom In An Unfree World’ is a book everyone should read, and probably twice because the concepts are so radical they take some time to sink in. It’s on my top 5 of all time lists for sure.

      Jim: I’m on a personal project of gratitude thanking all the writers that have inspired me to start writing and blogging myself 🙂 You are high on this list. Was actually signed up for Ecuador, but the powers of the universe conspired against me this year so you will have to take this virtual thanks instead of a handshake or a hug!

      Darrow: Love your blog man, such great info I’ve gleaned over the last couple years. I would comment over on your site but I believe comments are closed. Forgive the intrusion Jim 😉

      Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      December 23, 2015 at 3:05 am

      Thanks Darrow…

      Glad you enjoyed it! I’ve been enjoying yours as well.

      I’m not surprised you are a “Freedom” fan. 🙂

      Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      December 23, 2015 at 3:11 am

      I agree, HP…

      “Freedom” is well worth more than one read. It’s been a few years for me, I’m probably due!

      Thank you for your kind words. Perhaps in 2016 you’ll be able to join us in Ecuador and say it in person.

      We are again doing two Chautauquas back-two-back:

      Nov 5-12 and 12-19

      No worries: I fully agree about Darrow and his site. Great stuff!

      Reply
  7. Jeremy says

    December 22, 2015 at 12:27 am

    Merry Christmas Jim! And also to Jane and Jessica (Christmas in the Philippines is a special event.)

    Thank you from all of us for all of your help and support this year, and thank you for including me in the Chautauqua. It was an amazing experience.

    Hopefully we will see you in Asia this winter. Or maybe in the US this summer or Ecuador in the fall!

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      December 23, 2015 at 3:13 am

      Merry Christmas to the GCC Clan as well.

      You were a wonderful addition to the Chautauqua and your invitation to be a speaker again in 2016 should already be in your inbox!

      Our paths should cross again next year, perhaps more than once. 😉

      Reply
  8. Sally says

    December 25, 2015 at 11:03 pm

    Jim,
    Like the Happy Philosopher, I also have been lurking and learning from you – well for nearly a year now- and I too want to say thank you!! I have collected a long list of favorite PF blogs over the last year, and you and Darrow are both in the top three blogs I check nearly daily for new posts along with MMM. I have missed you and I was pleasantly surprised when I checked in today and found your latest post with recommendations for books. Many of the blogs I read are authored by 30 somethings preparing for extreme early retirement. I unfortunately, will not be retiring extremely early– as I just turned 56- but I am preparing to retire a “little early” –sometime by the end of 2016. Thanks for all your advice and inspiration- can’t wait to read more from you in 2016.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      December 26, 2015 at 12:54 am

      Thank you, Sally…

      It is an honor to be mentioned in the same breathe as Darrow and MMM. I’m delighted you emerged from lurking to say so.

      It is great to know youngsters like you read my stuff. 😉

      Reply
    • Thehappyphilosopher says

      December 26, 2015 at 12:00 pm

      Congratulations on your impending retirement 🙂 Better 56 than 66 or 76 right!

      Reply
      • Sally says

        December 26, 2015 at 11:30 pm

        HP–yes- certainly better now than 66 or 76!!.

        Reply
  9. Eric says

    December 26, 2015 at 8:16 am

    Jim, thanks for putting together this post and all that you do. Happy holidays

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      December 26, 2015 at 10:04 pm

      Thank Eric…

      …and to you and yours!

      Reply
  10. EllDee says

    March 2, 2016 at 10:21 pm

    Hi Jim,
    I have been quietly lurking on your website (as well as those of MMM, Mad Fientist, GCC, and livingafi) for a couple of years now, and I’d like to add my THANK YOU for all you do. I got off to a fairly late start, and only started paying close attention to my money following a divorce, a job loss, losing my ex-spouse, and helping my teenager through all that… but thankfully when 2007-2008 rolled around, I realized stocks were a very good buy and moved my 401(k) money almost 100% into stocks, and have enjoyed riding the market back up. I’ve also been socking as much away as I can for the future. I have tried to share what I’ve learned and am happy to say at least one of my siblings is coming around to the idea of living on less and saving more, and I think I’ve had something to do with some of my nieces and nephews starting their retirement funds. It’s great to have financial mentors and I am happy to count you as one of mine. You touch many lives, and although you may not know many of us personally, your work is well appreciated. Happy (belated) holidays and the best to you in 2016!

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      March 3, 2016 at 3:14 pm

      Thank you, EllDee…

      ..your kind words made my day.

      Sometimes this feels like a thankless task, but when I hear from folks like you telling me the blog has made a difference my heart soars. 🙂

      I’m especially pleased that you’ve seen fit to pass it on and that, in at least a couple of cases, the concepts have “taken.”

      It is wonderful to think what a difference understanding investing at an early age can make to your child and your nieces and nephews.

      Reply

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      • Stocks -- Part XXVIII: Debt - The Unacceptable Burden
      • Chautauqua October 2015: Times Two!
    • ► February (2)
      • YNAB: Best Place to Work Ever?
      • Case Study #12: Escaping a soul-crushing job before you're 70
    • ► January (3)
      • Case Study #11: John, a small business owner in transition
      • Trish and Stan take an Intrepid Sailing Voyage
      • 2014 Annual Louis Rukeyser Memorial Market Prediction Contest results, and my forecast for 2015
  • ► 2014 (29)
    • ► December (2)
      • Diamonds and Happy Holidays!
      • Micro-Lending with Kiva
    • ► November (3)
      • Chautauqua February 7-14, 2015: Escape from Winter
      • Stocks -- Part XXVII: Why I Don’t Like Dollar Cost Averaging
      • Jack Bogle and the Presidential Medal of Freedom
    • ► October (3)
      • Tuft & Needle: A better path to sleep
      • Nightmare on Wall Street: Will the Blood Bath Continue?
      • Help Wanted
    • ► September (1)
      • Chautauqua 2014: Lightning strikes again!
    • ► August (2)
      • Stocks -- Part XXVI: Pulling the 4%
      • Stocks -- Part XXV: HSAs, more than just a way to pay your medical bills.
    • ► July (3)
      • Stocks -- Part XXIV: RMDs, the ugly surprise at the end of the tax-deferred rainbow
      • Summer travels, writing, reading and other amusements
      • Moto X, my new Republic Wireless Phone
    • ► June (1)
      • Stocks -- Part XXIII: Selecting your asset allocation
    • ► May (1)
      • Stocks -- Part XXII: Stepping away from REITs
    • ► April (3)
      • Q&A III: Vamos
      • Q&A II: Salamat
      • Q&A I: Gaijin Shogun
    • ► March (2)
      • Top 10 posts
      • Cafe No Se
    • ► February (4)
      • Chautauqua 2014 preview, closing up for travel and other random cool things that caught my eye of late.
      • Case Study #10: Should Josiah buy his parents a house?
      • Case Study #9: Lars -- maximizing some good fortune and considering "dollar cost averaging"
      • Case Study #8: Ron's mother - she's doin' all right!
    • ► January (4)
      • roundup: Some random cool things
      • Stocks — Part XXI: Investing with Vanguard for Europeans
      • Case Study #7: What it looks like when everything financial goes wrong
      • 1st Annual Louis Rukeyser Memorial Market Prediction Contest 2013 results, and my forecast for 2014
  • ► 2013 (41)
    • ► December (4)
      • Closing up for the Holidays, see you in 2014
      • Betterment: a simpler path to wealth
      • Case Study 6: Helping an ill and elderly parent
      • Stocks -- Part XX: Early Retirement Withdrawal Strategies and Roth Conversion Ladders from a Mad Fientist
    • ► November (3)
      • Death, Taxes, Estate Plans, Probate and Prob8
      • Case Study #5: Zero to 2.6 million in 25 years
      • Case Study #4: Using the 4% rule and asset allocations.
    • ► October (3)
      • Republic Wireless and my $19 per month phone plan
      • Case Study #3: Let's get Tom to Latin America!
      • The Stock Series gets its own page
    • ► September (2)
      • Case Study #2: Joe -- off to a fast start!
      • Chautauqua 2013: A Week of Dreams
    • ► August (1)
      • Closing up shop plus an opening at Chautauqua, my new podcast, phone, book and other random cool stuff
    • ► July (1)
      • They Will Kill You For Your Shoes!
    • ► June (4)
      • Stocks -- Part VIII-b: Should you avoid your company's 401k?
      • Shilpan's Seven Habits to Live More with Less
      • Stocks -- Part XIX: How to think about money
      • My path for my kid -- the first 10 years
    • ► May (5)
      • Why your house is a terrible investment
      • Stocks — Part XVIII: Investing in a raging bull
      • Dining with the Ghosts of Sarah Bernhardt and Alfons Mucha
      • How we finally got the house sold
      • Stocks — Part XVII: What if you can't buy VTSAX? Or even Vanguard?
    • ► April (4)
      • Greetings from Prague & a computer question
      • Swimming with Tigers, a 2nd chance on the Chautauqua, a financial article gets it wrong and I'm off to Prague
      • Storage, Moving and Movers
      • Homeless, and a bit on the strategy of dollar cost averaging
    • ► March (4)
      • Wild Turkeys, Motorcycles, Dining Room Sets & Greed
      • Roots v. Wings: considering home ownership
      • How about that stock market?!
      • The Blog has New Clothes
    • ► February (5)
      • Meet Mr. Money Mustache, JD Roth, Cheryl Reed & me for a Chautauqua in Ecuador
      • High School Poetry, Carnival, cool ads and random pictures that caught my eye
      • Consignment Shops: Best business model ever?
      • Cafes
      • Stocks -- Part XVI: Index Funds are really just for lazy people, right?
    • ► January (5)
      • Social Security: How secure and when to take it
      • Fighting giraffes, surreal landscapes, dancing with unicorns and restoring a Vanagon
      • My plan for 2013
      • VITA, income taxes and the IRS
      • How to be a stock market guru and get on MSNBC
  • ► 2012 (53)
    • ► December (6)
      • See you next year....until then: The Origin of Life, Life on Other Worlds, Mechanical Graveyards, Great Art, Alternative Lifestyles and Finding Freedom
      • Stocks -- Part XV: Target Retirement Funds, the simplest path to wealth of all
      • Stocks -- Part XIV: Deflation, the ugly escort of Depressions.
      • Stocks Part XIV: Deflation, the ugly escort of Depressions.
      • Stocks -- Part XIII: The 4% rule, withdrawal rates and how much can I spend anyway?
      • How I learned to stop worrying about the Fiscal Cliff and you can too.
    • ► November (2)
      • Rent v. owning: A couple of case studies in Ecuador
      • So, what does a month in Ecuador cost anyway?
    • ► October (4)
      • See you in December....
      • Meet me in Ecuador?
      • The Podcast: You can hear me now.
      • Stocks -- Part XII: Bonds
    • ► September (6)
      • Stocks -- Part XI: International Funds
      • The Smoother Path to Wealth
      • Case Study #I: Putting the Simple Path to Wealth into Action
      • Tales of Bolivia: Calle de las Brujas
      • Stocks -- Part X: What if Vanguard gets Nuked?
      • Travels in South America: It was the best of times....
    • ► August (1)
      • Home again
    • ► June (4)
      • Yellow Fever, closing up shop for the summer and heading to Peru y Bolivia
      • I could not have said it better myself...
      • Stocks -- Part IX: Why I don't like investment advisors
      • Happy Birthday, jlcollinsnh; and thanks for the gift Mr. MM!
    • ► May (6)
      • Stocks -- Part VIII: The 401K, 403b, TSP, IRA & Roth Buckets
      • Mr. Money Mustache
      • The College Conundrum
      • Stocks -- Part VII: Can everyone really retire a millionaire?
      • Stocks -- Part VI: Portfolio ideas to build and keep your wealth
      • Stocks -- Part V: Keeping it simple, considerations and tools
    • ► April (6)
      • Stocks -- Part IV: The Big Ugly Event, Deflation and a bit on Inflation
      • Stocks -- Part III: Most people lose money in the market.
      • Stocks -- Part II: The Market Always Goes Up
      • Stocks -- Part 1: There's a major market crash coming!!!! and Dr. Lo can't save you.
      • You can eat my Vindaloo, mega lottery, Blondie, Noa, Israel Kamakawiwo 'Ole, art, film and a ride on the Space Shuttle
      • Where in the world are you?
    • ► March (7)
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part V: Sold! and the taxman cometh.
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part IV: I become a Landlord.
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part III: The Battle is Joined.
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part II: The Limits of the Law.
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part I: Impossibly Naive.
      • You, too, can be conned
      • Armageddon and the value of practical skills
    • ► February (6)
      • Rent v. Owning Your Home, opportunity cost and running some numbers
      • The Casanova Kid, a Shit Knife, a Good Book, Having No Regrets, Dark Matter and a bit of Magic
      • What Poker, Basketball and Mike Whitaker taught me about Luck
      • How to Give like a Billionaire
      • Go ahead, make my day
      • Muk Finds Success in Tahiti
    • ► January (5)
      • Travels with "Esperando un Camino"
      • Beanie Babies, Naked Barbie, American Pickers and Old Coots
      • Selling the House and Adventures in Staging
      • The bashing of Index Funds, Jack Bogle and a Jedi dog trick
      • Magic Beans
  • ► 2011 (22)
    • ► December (1)
      • Dividend Growth Investing
    • ► November (2)
      • The Mummy's head, Particle Physics and "Knocking on Heaven's Door"
      • "It's Better in the Wind" or why I ride a motorcycle
    • ► October (1)
      • Lazy Days and School Days
    • ► July (2)
      • The road to Zanzibar sometimes goes thru Ecuador...
      • Johnny wins the lotto and heads to Paris
    • ► June (16)
      • Chainsaws, Elm Trees and paying for College
      • Stuff I’ve failed at: the early years
      • Snatching Victory from the Jaws of Defeat
      • The. Worst. Used. Car. Ever.
      • Top Ten reasons your future is so bright it hurts my eyes to look at it
      • The Most Dangerous Words Your Customer Can Say
      • How not to drown in The Sea of Assholes
      • What we own and why we own it
      • The Ten Sales Commandments
      • My ever so formal and oh so dry CV
      • How I failed my daughter and a simple path to wealth
      • The Myth of Motivation
      • Why you need F-you money
      • My short attention span
      • Why I can’t pick winning stocks, and you can’t either
      • The Monk and the Minister

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