Just for a perspective, I decided to do a bit of research (no surprise to those that really know me). The first picture shows a list of the top 20 countries and their relative deaths from COVID-19. On the far right, this table shows the COVID-19 deaths of population. Oddly enough the US is #11... Continue Reading →
Time
As of today, only one thing is for certain, tomorrow is unknown. We can look upon our past to determine where mistakes were made, or we can identify the moments that made our lives better. The problem here, is that even though we can look at our past, we cannot relive the instant and make... Continue Reading →
Are You Ready for Retirement: The numbers (Part 2)
The hardest part about planning for retirement is being able to tell the future. It just so happens that we have no idea what is in store for us. For all you know there might be some serious inflation in the next 10 years causing your retirement funds to soar through the roof, followed by... Continue Reading →
Are You Ready For Retirement?
Do you know how your #retirement days will be spent? Why not spread them over your entire #life until waiting for the last 30 years or less?Remember no #opportunity presents itself twice, you much embrace the moments as they come. #Financial independence is a key ingredient for life security...read more
Today or Tomorrow (Part 2)
Would you rather have $2 million today or $4 million in 15 years? In Part 1 we talked about Benjamin Franklin’s famous words “don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today”. Today, however, we are going to look at it from a financial stance. Granted, most people won’t ever win the lottery, and... Continue Reading →
Today or Tomorrow (Part 1)
We’ve all heard Benjamin Franklin’s famous words “don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today”. For most things in life this is probably extremely good advice, we can all think of things that should be done now. However, are there certain parts of life that are better for tomorrow? Let’s start with the... Continue Reading →
Would you forgo $10,000 in cash for your best friend to get $100,000?
Let’s be honest, those that are selfish, or seemingly don’t have a true best friend, will clearly choose to take the 10k. Those that are super rich, but have poor friends, might find this as a good opportunity to help someone out and forgo the 10k. Plus there are those people that know their friend... Continue Reading →
Hindsight is NOT 20/20
When life provides us a buffet of choices, we often find ourselves debating the pros and cons. The truth is we can only make a choice based on the information we have at that moment, and for this reason we shouldn’t necessarily regret our decisions. However, as humans we tend to always look back when... Continue Reading →
Plastic Straws
The everlasting photos of a sea turtle with a straw stuck in their nose has no doubt created a push to remove plastic straws from our glasses. Some could argue that it isn’t the straw that hurts the turtle, rather the people who don’t dispose of it correctly. Others, however, say that eliminating plastic straws... Continue Reading →
Going to College (Part 2): Free College for All
Today I’d like to discuss two topics as we continue our discussion on Going to College. Previously, we examined the level of degree and identified how to evaluate its effectiveness using income as a unit of measure. However, there is more information needed to determine the value of a degree, we also need to use... Continue Reading →