Waves painting by Sergey Gusev* Well looky here. Little ol’ jlcollinsnh is growing up a bit. With this post you’ll notice three big changes. We could have done them separately, but just seemed to make sense to plunge ahead. Before we get into all that, let me start with some well deserved “Thank You” shout outs…. [Continue Reading]
Consignment Shops: Best business model ever?
Our local upscale consignment shop, er, I mean Gallery Imagine you could have a business selling stuff you didn’t own. Imagine you had no manufacturing costs. Imagine you had no cost of goods sold. Imagine you could stock your store with inventory that didn’t cost you a dime unless and until it sold. Imagine you… [Continue Reading]
VITA, income taxes and the IRS
I wasn’t planning to do it again this year, but in the end I signed up. If I had been planning better, the work for my re-certification would be mostly done by now. But I’ve yet to begin. Too much traveling and playing. I knew this of course. It is the reason I wasn’t planning… [Continue Reading]
I could not have said it better myself…
“If you reach for a star, you might not get one. But you won’t come up with a hand full of mud either” — Leo Burnett “Never be haughty to the humble. Never be humble to the haughty.” — Jefferson Davis “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying… [Continue Reading]
Happy Birthday, jlcollinsnh; and thanks for the gift Mr. MM!
In 1974 my dad died. I was 23. (Didn’t expect the Happy Birthday post to begin there, I’ll bet!) He never had much interest in kids so our relationship didn’t really begin to develop until I was in college and could relate to him as an adult. Of course, by then I had my own… [Continue Reading]
Mr. Money Mustache
A few weeks ago I received a private email from Mr. Money Mustache. He runs one of my very favorite blogs. Indeed, I have often thought that if I had had access to such wisdom at the start of my financial journey I’d have gotten far further far faster. But, alas, when I started the… [Continue Reading]
You can eat my Vindaloo, mega lottery, Blondie, Noa, Israel Kamakawiwo ‘Ole, art, film and a ride on the Space Shuttle
Elvis and “You can eat my Vindaloo.” If we had ads like these I wouldn’t fast forward thru the commercials. I’d also buy me some New Walkers Poppadums. Bet you can’t watch it just once: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QduTLFILORY&sns=em My pal Trish is a whip smart, drop dead gorgeous international entrepreneur. She’s lived and traveled all over the… [Continue Reading]
Armageddon and the value of practical skills
Maybe I’ve been watching too much Discovery Channel. I’ve been thinking about Armageddon lately. All these programs on asteroids or super volcanos or global warming or viruses or alien invaders or an ice age or the reversal of the magnetic poles or AI robots or nanobots or maybe Zombies taking us out. Well, relax. It… [Continue Reading]
What Poker, Basketball and Mike Whitaker taught me about Luck
Here’s a little thought experiment. Consider all the people you’ve known for a moment. Now focus on the five who have been least successful and the five who have achieved the most. Ask yourself, what is their attitude regarding luck? In my experience the contrast is striking. What I notice is this: Less successful people… [Continue Reading]
Go ahead, make my day
Self portrait Or maybe Clint Eastwood A few days ago I received this email: “Apreciado Jim: Un real . You are over the top for a blog (lot’s of our age people don’t even know what that is) and I am blown away with all of the great stuff that you have on the site…. [Continue Reading]
