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The Weakest Link

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Remember the British game show “The Weakest Link”?  In the early 2000’s the show became popular, and the catchphrase of the host, Anne Robinson, became more and more mainstream.

After each round of the quiz show, Robinson would send one player home saying, “you are the weakest link, goodbye!”

Why do I bring this up?  Earlier this week I was reading a post from David Perell about 50 ideas that changed his life.  I wanted to take a few minutes today to discuss a few of those ideas, and how they can help change your financial life. [Read more…] about The Weakest Link

The Fear of Financial Suffering

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I’ve been reading more fiction lately.  It’s a welcomed escape into another world.  At times during this pandemic, it’s been necessary to retreat into a world less REAL than what we’re currently experiencing.

A few of the novels I’ve read have been written by renowned author Paulo Coelho.  Specifically, ‘The Alchemist’ and ‘By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept’.

The lessons written by Coelho in these novels are not financial by any means. [Read more…] about The Fear of Financial Suffering

Be Wary of the Sharpshooter

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In my last post, We’re In This Together, I referenced a few ideas from a Morgan Housel post about how the world works.

When Morgan published his post, I re-tweeted it saying he just gave us all inspiration for our next 100 posts.  If you thought I was kidding, I was not.

Today I wanted to highlight a few more of these ideas, and how they all work together to outline something happening in the finance industry. [Read more…] about Be Wary of the Sharpshooter