When you live long enough, you get to a point where you’ve mostly “seen it all” and after having lived five decades and met, worked and friended thousands of people, I have come to some conclusions about poverty. But before we get to that, I asked AI to give me a list of reasons for…
Happy Mother’s Day
To all the moms out there, Happy Mother’s Day!
TV Characters & Personal Finance
Once again, I have been having a retrospective look at my life and went back, way back to my childhood and watching episodes of Gilligan’s Island. As I recalled the TV show, it reminded me of how often TV characters are a reflection on society at that current point in time. It got me thinking…
What Does Quality of Life Mean To You?
I asked AI what quality of life means to most people and here is what I got. I agree with the list although I think it left quite a few things out. But the point is to have an understanding of what your quality of life ecosystem is so that you can perform a comparative…
The Book of Life – Chapter 9
AI is simply amazing. I intended titling this post, “I have no desire for material things anymore” and write about where I feel I am in my stage of life but it got me thinking so I decided to have a conversation with AI. The conversation led to creating the table of contents below about…
Sold My Foreign Currencies Today
After approaching nearly 10% return on my foreign currencies, I decided to sell them today. The inflation data is looking ominous and it may lead to the Federal Reserve hiking interest rates at a time that everyone thinks interest rates are primed to go down. If inflation does spike and the Fed raises rates, it…
Are You Stocking Up Right Now?
I was watching YouTuber What’s Going On With Shipping? (video below) and he is expecting a 35% reduction in ships docking in the ports on the west coast of the U.S. The slow down is a result of the tariff war that is currently ongoing. A 35% drop in shipping means a reduction of goods…
Update On Foreign Currency Hedges
Back in November I wrote a couple of posts on Euro and Swiss currency to hedge my investment portfolio. These positions weren’t huge but they were intended to hedge and possibly profit from volatility against a falling stock market and falling US Dollar. So how are those positions doing now? My Euro currency trade is…
Short Term vs Long Term Capital Gains
One costly mistake you don’t ever want to make with an investment move is ending up with short term capital gains tax instead of long term capital gains. The difference of 1 day can cost you a great deal of money. Short Term Capital Gains Generally speaking, short term capital gains occur when you have…
$1000+ Free Food, Suite Upgrades, & More
When I go on vacation I like to maximize my comfort and the best way I have found to do that is to get high or highest tier status on the platforms you intend to uses services on such as airlines, hotels, and clubs. I recently traveled for most of April and was amazed about…