My wife is a big fan of the Olympics so I had to watch every day along side her to cheer on our favorites athletes but since I like to tinker with numbers I decided to use my time on the couch to test the Pareto Distribution. Pareto Distribution For the uninitiated and from Wikipedia,…
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How I’m Conquering Inflammation & Back Pain
I’ve had periodic lower back pain for 3 decades now. I’ve gone to doctors, therapists, chiropractors, and masseuses to help find the cause or alleviate the pain but the pain has rarely gone away until now. So what was the magic trick? Tiny Health I wrote about starting a journey into a parallel medical ecosystem…
Book Review: The Culture Map by Erin Meyer
I’ve been researching places to retire overseas and part of that research is to understand the culture and compatibility we (wife and I) may have with different countries. To that end, I picked up a copy of Erin Meyer’s “The Culture Map” to understand what we may encounter in different parts of the world. It’s…
Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA)
Do you remember a company named Enron? This happened in 2001 and most people have probably forgotten about it but many people lost their life savings because they were invested in the company’s stock and had little other options on where to invest their money. One of the key things that happened as a result…
My 2023 Tax Autopsy
I wrote about my $15,000 tax bill on this post and I’ve been conducting an autopsy on how my money got murdered in the brutal manner that it happened. Preparation Review Documentation: I took a look at all my W-2’s, brokerage accounts, bank accounts,real estate business records, taxation records from various jurisdictions. I confirmed all…
Book Review: Nomad Capitalist – How to Reclaim Your Freedom with Offshore Bank Accounts, Dual Citizenship, Foreign Companies and Overseas Investments by Andrew Henderson
This is one of the most informative, entertaining and actionable book I’ve read in a while. Andrew Henderson makes the case that it’s important to “go where you are treated best” and offers some genuine good ideas on how to do that for yourself. Here is a favorite quote from this book, “These people live…
Traveling For Work
I am traveling this week for work so I won’t be posting new stuff for a few days but I’ve got plenty of stuff for you to read while I’m away! The Two Types of Money People Tightwads and Spendthrifts over at A Wealth of Common Sense. Is Maximizing Credit Cards Worth It over at…
My New Parallel Medical Ecosystem
I’ve embarked on a journey to build my own parallel medical system that is somewhat outside the current medical ecosystem which I believe to be fundamentally broken. I’m not talking about alternative medicine such as herbs, teas, magic crystals or copper bracelets but new startup medical firms that have a science based but different perspective…
Apple’s WWDC A Big Flop!
I watched Apple’s WWDC and I thought it was a huge flop. The only redeeming part of the program was the “Apple Intelligence” but that’s a huge problem for Apple because they seem to be entirely dependent now on OpenAI and other AI players for “innovation” because Apple has none. The “new” stuff apple debuted…
Banking Diversification & Frozen Funds
If there is ONE single piece of personal financial advice I give to people, it is to never ever keep all your money in one place. I know it’s a hassle to to manage multiple bank accounts but the consequences of keeping all your money in one bank account are too dire and brutal. Yotta…