I had never heard of Charlie Kirk before the events of September 10. Actually, our son is a student at Illinois State University and mentioned Charlie was on campus a few months ago, but I had never heard of him prior to that and had no reason to remember his name past it’s mention by…
Crunching The Numbers
Bookworm Podcast Review of Wild Courage
In episode 222 of the Bookworm podcast, the book Wild Courage by Jenny Wood was reviewed. While I have not read the book yet (although I have added it to my short list of books to read soon), the hosts conversation about the book has given me some things to think about. In particular was…
Matt D’Avella and Remit Sethi Discuss Personal Finance
Another good opportunity to hear the same message: your ‘why’ is important and drives your what/how. It’s time you commit to adulting and take control of your financial decisions. Be intentional about where your money goes. Your hard earned money will go farther and you can direct it towards the things that are most important…
IF by Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being…
Millennials and Financial Literacy
Seth Godin on the Tim Ferriss Podcast
Seth Godin interviews are my favorites, and Tim Ferriss always gives him a great platform for imparting wisdom and insight into business related strategic thinking. And you might not like the output, but you probably can’t change the system by yourself. What you might be able to do is, back to your second thing, you’re…
The Social Contract
The classics provide the foundation for the philosophical structure of our country. I hope we continue to learn from them and heed their warnings.
Choice
It’s great when topics from some of my daily reading materials align to drive home a point. From the January 11 entry of The Daily Stoic Serenity and stability are results of your choices and judgment, not your environment. If you seek to avoid all disruptions to tranquility—other people, external events, stress—you will never be…
Financial Literacy via Khan Academy
Ready to get serious about financial literacy? You can take a FREE course through the Khan Academy to learn about a variety of personal finance topics. You can make excuses or you can make a change that will bring you an incredible return on investment. https://www.khanacademy.org/college…/financial-literacy Tina gives you a great overview of the course: