Archive for May, 2007
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
The Myth of Spend Less Than You Earn In The Context of Modern Economic Systems
I don’t know where this phrase came from nor do I really care but “spending less than you earn” is complete nonsense in today’s globalized economic monetary system and I’m going to give you solid reason why. There are PLENTY of countries that readily practice “spend less than you earn” and I’ll write about one [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Money Management by RichSlick
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
Would You Rather Have $500,000 or $5,000,000?
The difference between ACTIVE investments vs. Passive Investments is a whopping $4.5 million dollars according to some extrapolation I did based on this article from SmartMoney.com. For some reason, I was expecting that article to state something like, “These pentamillionaires got rich by spending less than they earn” or perhaps, “These pentamillionaires got rich investing [...]
7 Comments » - Posted in Money Management by RichSlick
Monday, May 14th, 2007
When EVERYONE Profits From Evil – Illegal Immigration
I’m not going to write a pro or anti immigration post but what I will try to do is to quantify why the issue exists and who’s profiting from this “evil.” Let’s start with the basics. We have people all over the world that want to immigrate to the US. Some are willing to wait [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Evil Profits by RichSlick
Friday, May 11th, 2007
Top 10 Excuses Why You Aren’t Getting Rich – #4 It’s too complicated to run a business
Over the years, I’ve worked with some bloody brilliant people. Some so brilliant that I felt they had a potential million dollar idea on their hands. I once worked on a project with a person who had two great ideas for writing books and starting an “organic” business. I won’t detail either here because he [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Excuses by RichSlick
Thursday, May 10th, 2007
When EVERYONE Profits From Evil
Next week, I’m starting a new series that I’m entitling, When EVERYONE Profits from Evil. I’m taking liberty with the use of the word “evil” but I think everyone will understand the intent of the meaning in the context of these posts. This series will cover some taboo topics such as illegal immigration, politics, gambling, [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Evil Profits by RichSlick
Monday, May 7th, 2007
When Environmentalism is Dumb
This post has been simmering in my mind for a while and I’ve decided to finally write it. I’m writing this because there is now a perpetual cluelessness about what is best for the world and with so many people giving their opinion on everything environmental I’ve decided to provide my own “expertise.” I’m calling [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Misc by RichSlick
Friday, May 4th, 2007
Top 10 Excuses Why You Aren’t Getting Rich – #5 I didn’t graduate from Ivy League
The fifth most often heard excuse as to why a colleague or friend isn’t getting rich is the old, “I didn’t graduate from Ivy League School.” I say old because at one point in the history of the US, university access was strictly limited to an elite few. The term Ivy League itself refers to [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Excuses by RichSlick
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007
Stay at home mom worth 138K? Oh really…
MSNBC has this news article discussion a stay at home’s mom work worth 138k. I find the article thoroughly amusing but instead of debating the finer points, I’m going to work up the number for a theoretical stay at home dad. If the theoretical stay-at-home father in the United States were paid for his work [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Misc by RichSlick
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007
Get Rich Slick One Year Old Today!
It’s hard to believe that Get Rich Slick is one year old today! Exactly one year ago today at around 8:12 p.m. I posted my inaugural post. I never thought I’d be looking at my stats amazed at 850,000 hits over a year period; that averages out to about 2300 hits a day! I’ll quote [...]