While I was traveling through Europe and Asia, I did end up doing some interviews with a few companies. I actually have another interview on Friday but the job market is the worse that I’ve ever seen. I’ve also had quite a few people ping me that I haven’t spoken to in years asking if…
Category: Personal Management
Zepbound: My Health Journey – September Year 2
I am a little late getting this out, I’ve been traveling for almost two months now. I took 8 shots of the autopens with me and I’ve burned thru them all but one which I will use next week. The good news is that I have lost weight while traveling. It hasn’t been hard, I…
Greetings From Asia
I have been on a long journey through Europe, Middle East and now in Asia. I am excited and happy to report that I think I have found my retirement home outside the United States. I won’t reveal the location yet because now the real work begins and I don’t want even a few dozen…
Zepbound: My Health Journey – August Year 2
The great news is I lost 5 lbs in August but it may have been more due to COVID than Zepbound. Mid-August I picked up my first ever case of COVID and I didn’t eat much for 3 days. I took Paxlovid and recovered after five days and gained back a pound or two which…
It’s A Good Time To Go ‘Radio Silent’
I am fortunate in that I don’t have too many people asking me for money. Throughout most of my lifetime I’ve actually only been hit up for money about a dozen times but…. I don’t know what it is but I have a deep sense that something is wrong out there. I have a strange…
Four Funerals and No Weddings
In 1994 a movie entitled, Four Weddings and a Funeral was released and became a huge hit worldwide. I vaguely remember that movie but I never forgot the title and hadn’t thought about it since this year when I’ll have attended four funerals by the time the year ends and no weddings. So far this…
Fidelity’s Retiree Health Care Estimate
Fidelity released their annual retiree health care estimate and rather than write a post about it, my favorite bond blogger recently published a video worth watching if you’re planning on retiring soon or are already in retirement. With the ever growing cost of health care insurance and the already ridiculously priced health care services, it’s…
New 401K Investment Rules – Gambling Allowed
The administration signed a new rule around alternative investments in 401k’s today. The summary is below and I asked AI to give me a risk matrix for anyone considering adding speculation to your 401k. Key Developments President Trump signed an executive order on August 7, 2025, aimed at allowing alternative assets—such as cryptocurrencies, private equity,…
Insurance Inflation Is Insane!
I got an email notice from my insurance company that they will now start charging a $5 fee for using credit card to pay my insurance premiums which I do because the whole thing is automated and I don’t want to write checks or pay bills online. They even charge $5 for using a debit…
How To Tell If Your Company/Firm Is Doing Poorly
Unemployment has been creeping up, the core inflation report released today shows inflation running hotter and there is still a great deal of uncertainty around tariffs and economic policies which begs a fundamental question: how do you know if your firm/company that you work for is doing poorly? Back at the end of May, I…