Frugality, Beer, and Happiness
To me, the theory behind frugality is this: The more money you spend, the lower the impact of that money […]
Thoughts
Thoughts, Notes, Meditations
What People Need vs What People Think They Need
One of the weirdest things to me about financial planning is how widely the amounts differ for what people say […]
Assets from Thin Air
Dear College-Nicholas, One of the coolest things about being an entrepreneur today is that you can create assets from thin […]
The Name of the Game
I had a frustrating week. I worked, but maybe not as hard as I could have since I never reached […]
What a Life of Work Can Provide that Early Retirement Can’t
I’ve been thinking a lot about whether to strive foremost for early retirement, or find the work that I’d love […]
Grit (by Angela Duckworth)
Part One: I’m roughly 20% into Angela Duckworth’s “Grit” and I suspect that it might be yet another book that […]
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War (by Robert Coram)
“Boyd” is a biography about fighter pilot John Boyd. Although he is hardly a household name, and indeed, never achieved […]
Useless Attitude: I Don’t Have the “Right” Connections
It’s easy for a young person thinking about starting their career to see nothing but limitations. One job application after […]
Money Is Tool for Tracking Social Debt
I think its plausible that money is a system for measuring social debt. The greater service you provide someone (or […]
Intro to Useful vs Useless Attitudes
I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about attitude lately. What works, what doesn’t, the extent of the impact […]