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Cool things to check out while I’m gone

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Jake in Maine

Jake the Wonder Dog

At his Maine vacation home visiting Venice, Amy and Bill

Please note:

Due to travels I will be away from the blog and unable to respond to comments/questions until after May 22. 

Meanwhile, here’s a collection of random cool stuff I’ve been collecting for you to enjoy.

Including these two recent interviews:

How scavenger can achieve financial independence

Master your money summit: The Simple Path to Wealth

Thanks to Hahna and Jay, my interviewers, I think they are two of the best so far. Hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed recording them!*

Ciao!

Worth remembering how unpredictable future predictions really are

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murmurations

 

Sea gypies

Trisha Ray and the Myanmar Sea Gypsies

Meanwhile in Africa…

 phone on boat

african truck overload

bike and goat

ape with rifle

lions on car

We love these things. Crunchy on the outside, chewy in the middle.

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Largest statue in Africa

And in Peru:

Weaving the Q’eswachaka Bridge, a short video

Children Playing (22)

Vintage photos of children playing

eagles, hunting with

Hunting in Mongolia with Eagles

Bently cartoon

catroon- not sex

 Cartoons to think about

Wait but Why diagrams to blow your mind:

Putting Time into Perspective

bridge, clapper

Clapper Bridges

motorbike loaded with kids

For my fellow It’s Better in the Wind riders, remember: Safety first!

I think Elon Musk and SpaceX are incredible and deserving of high praise, but…

 this clip is too cool

…not to include. Plus I’m sure they’ll get past it. Just another (dramatic) learning experience.

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Other strange facts 

The Rise of Humankind in one 5-minute video

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This, and other deserted photos by Polly Tootal

“It was no different with my father. In fact, his death was even more unexpected. He was gone at age 27. He was young.  He was gone when I was young…I was 8 and half….

“Your dad asked me to give you this letter. He spent the whole week writing these, and he wants you read it. Be strong.” the nurse said, holding me.

“The envelope read WHEN I’M GONE.”

The rest of the letters

2009-12-Challenged

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Photos for Perfectionists

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More bizarre sculptures

Vintage Celebrities Posing with Their Cadillacs (2)

Vintage photos of classic stars and their classic Cadillac cars

road to the moon

More fantasy and just plain strange paintings by Sergey Svistunov

Subject: High schooler Lenore Reday stops traffic while wearing bell bottomed jump suit. Newport Beach, California October 1969 Photographer- Arthur Schatz Time Inc Owned Merlin- 1201942

High School 1969

Finally, The Subtile Art of Subtile Not Giving a Fuck. Valuable advice and funny as hell. But not for you if the word “fuck” offends.

If the word “fuck” doesn’t offend you, here’s a video with me saying it repeatedly: The Position of Fuck You

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Several times I’ve had personal friends call and ask: “What’s the real deal? It can’t be as good as you say for such short money.” It can and it is. Just last night one of these guys Skyped me to say how much they love theirs.

One of the cool things about getting your own T&N is watching it “come to life” once you release it from its packaging. Now you can see it before you buy in this cool video they just sent me (you need to scroll down once you open the link).

Truth is, I still think it’s cooler to see in real life. But that’s just me.

 Republic Wireless:

If you’ve read my review, you know I been using RW for the last few years and most recently with the Moto X phone. Overall I love it and I still marvel at how cheap it is.

The biggest obstacle for some folks has always been with RW you have to use one of just a couple of Motorola phones they offer. As I could care less what phone I carry, as long as it works and my Moto X works just fine, this has never been an issue for me.

If it has been for you, you might be interested in knowing RW just announced an expanded list of leading Android M enabled devices that will now work:

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  •         Samsung Galaxy S6
  •         Samsung Galaxy S7
  •         Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

You can buy these from RW or bring your own new or used version.

What I’ve been reading recently and recommend:

Trisha Ray is an old friend who very kindly created the original illustration that graces the cover of my book. Obviously, I love her work and her own book is filled with her wonderful water-colors. Each with a wonderfully well told story behind it. There are even pictures of and stories about me in it.

Shhhh. Don’t tell anybody.

Economics can be dry as dust. It can also provide deep insights into how our world really works. Mr Wheelin replaces the dry as dust aspect with a an engaging, even fun, read while delivering all those engaging insights. Especially worth reading at the moment with all the political campaign nonsense being spewed about.

We all know the Wright Brothers invented the airplane. But I, for one, had no idea how compelling a story theirs is. At least as told in this book by Mr. McCullough. Reads like a novel.

One in a series of novels and short stories recounting the adventures of Bertie Wooster and his “gentleman’s gentleman” Jeeves. If you’ve not read Wodehouse, do yourself a favor.

Aging boomers are urged to kill themselves to save the government money. A humorous cross between Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” and “House of Cards”

Interestingly, it references Bertie Wooster.

Southern missionary packs up his family and heads to the Congo. It doesn’t go well. Narrated in rotating chapters by his wife and four daughters. Compelling tale very well told. Amazing as the style and tone shifts between her narrators.

True story of a Mexican fisherman blown out into the Pacific Ocean and his survival as he drifts across for, well, 438 days. Reads like the great adventure it is. Amazing to note: All of his supplies are lost in the storm but he comes across enough garbage floating in the ocean to replenish them.

Predicting the future is risky business, but Ross makes an interesting case for how markets are changing and what industries are driving the change. Given the current political debate here in the US, I especially enjoyed his section: The Geography of Future Markets.

More books I’ve enjoyed

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Comments

  1. Steve says

    April 26, 2016 at 2:36 am

    Collins, I have to say, the Fuck You stuff herein is my life’s mantra…and i really enjoy your performance of Goodman. You ought to send him a copy!…working on making the first half of my Fuck You money…i figure the second half should be easier…maybe more fun…either way…I am OUT after that…3 yr old house paid, rental single paid, just need my retirement spot/life. There is no real extra joy from Fuck You money or the Fuck You lifestyle..i have practiced that for decades…but thanks for sharing, as did I with others..Enjoy your vaca to Thailand or where-ever!!

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      April 27, 2016 at 9:56 pm

      I’m counting on fate using one of my readers who knows him to pass it on.

      Reply
  2. Thias @It Pays Dividends says

    April 26, 2016 at 6:40 am

    Enjoy your traveling over the next month!

    Also, we shouldn’t be laughing at the monkey with the rifle. It is only a sign that the animal revolution is coming 🙂

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      April 27, 2016 at 9:56 pm

      Talk about a justifiable revolution!

      Reply
  3. Mr.PIE says

    April 26, 2016 at 8:30 am

    Some genius and thought provoking stuff here. A good start to my day before the e-mails start pinging and the natives get increasingly restless in the office.

    Loved the link to future predictions and the reference to the Baltic Dry Index driving the global economy.
    Reminds me of our financial advisor who sat on our deck one sunny afternoon and proceeded to bring out a crisp set of papers from his shiny folio and spouted for what seemed an eternity on the importance of the said Dry Index. Needless to say, it was the last time he sat on our deck and hurried along our decision to part ways with his services. A defining moment on our financial journey…..

    Enjoy your travels, wherever it may take you.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      April 27, 2016 at 9:57 pm

      Yeah, the future predictions is one of my favorites in this group!

      Reply
  4. Jeff McBrayer says

    April 26, 2016 at 9:53 am

    http://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/26/investors-fail-because-of-this-impulse.html

    Thought you would like this! 🙂

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      April 27, 2016 at 9:58 pm

      I do. Thanks!

      Reply
  5. Jon says

    April 26, 2016 at 10:09 am

    Add “Big Game” James ( sounds so formal ) to the list of terms of endearment i.e. Godfather of FU/FI and Great Uncle Jim. What a great interview targeting the Millienial crowd ( like your lovely daughter pictured in the backdrop…appears to look like Mom? 😉 ) Regardless of the audience…it’s applicable to us all and a message that never gets old. Safe travels, good Sir!

    Addendum ( JLC style )
    * My favorite line during your intro ( other than your rhino wrestling expertise ) was…”became financially independent by 1989 in spite of his English Lit. degree 🙂 ! ( paraphrasing perhaps )

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      April 27, 2016 at 10:02 pm

      Seems I’m collecting nick-names like smarter people collect degrees. 😉

      To me, the best compliments I get are along the lines of: “Thanks! For the first time ever this investing stuff is understandable to me!”

      Sometimes I wonder if my much maligned English degree doesn’t deserve some credit for that…. 🙂

      Reply
  6. PFgal says

    April 28, 2016 at 11:31 am

    Interesting collection! Happy travels!

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      May 2, 2016 at 3:21 pm

      Glad you like it!

      It was fun pulling it together. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Chris says

    May 1, 2016 at 12:29 am

    Thank you for sharing this

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      May 2, 2016 at 3:17 pm

      My pleasure, Chris!

      Anything in particular grab your attention?

      Reply
  8. stephen r masse says

    June 16, 2017 at 10:49 am

    JL, Steve from Lowell…I have to say, everytime I read your blog I go to your Gambler portrayal ..it always makes me laugh…and Think!!I have sent that blog with a link to that video over a half dozen times to ALL on my list…pleading them to force feed that book and now THAT VIDEO down their kids throats…bribe them at the beach, tie them up in a room with the audio..ANYTHING to show them their parents are STUPID for not being smart enough to figutre a way to manage their own money without having to give up 1.5%/year( X 30 yrs= 45%) of their entire hard-saved/worked for net worth….I hear it all the time…”I don’t have the time to learn this stuff”, “it’s too difficult..confusing..”..”i can’t be bothered…rather have an “expert”…..THESE quotes are from smart people who are tops in their fields., educated, learned, wise…but scared and lazy about money!! I will be willing to bet, with your voice..you will double your sales in audio version…maybe more..good luck…oh, also, keep riding..i know i’ll be doing the same in my old 64 ragtop…enjoy the summer!

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      June 16, 2017 at 3:56 pm

      Thanks Steve…

      ..for the kind words and for spreading the message.

      Most will never get it, or care to try. But some will and that makes the effort worth it.

      What kind of ragtop is your ’64?

      Reply

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      • 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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