Life has been pretty busy, so today you get a quick post about swimming insects and a remodeling update.Butterflies Can't SwimI was working outside a couple of days ago when I heard Younger Daughter (YD) yelling;THERE'S A BUTTERFLY IN THE POOL!!!!One of YD's favorite pastimes is rescuing wayward insects from drowning. Here's a bee recovering with sugar water … [Read more...] about Butterflies Can’t Swim
August Performance: Rhymes With August?!??
My main goal* was to build an investment and cash portfolio of $1,120,000* ($1,000,000 to retire on and $120,000 to pay off the house) in 1500 days**, starting from 1/1/2013 and ending in February of 2017. I made my goal in 2016, my 1500 Days are over, and I’ve left my job. In the interest of openness, I’ll continue to share my numbers. For … [Read more...] about August Performance: Rhymes With August?!??
Tesla: BOOM or Doomed?
On a silly whim, I bought Tesla stock back in 2012 and held on for dear life. It's been a crazy ride, but now I'm a Teslanaire:I got extremely lucky. Like unicorn lucky. But never forget this:Most companies will die.They get disrupted by a competitor and/or new technology. RIM and Nokia were destroyed swiftly and mercilessly by Apple. Apple itself was almost … [Read more...] about Tesla: BOOM or Doomed?
Weekend With The Webb Brothers
It's done! My private concert happened last weekend:BackstoryBack in January, I noticed that one of my favorite bands, The Webb Brothers, had launched a Kickstarter campaign. I've loved this band for the past two decades of my life. Their music has been the soundtrack to my life.I looked at the Kickstarter offerings and noticed that the top prize was a private … [Read more...] about Weekend With The Webb Brothers
All The Hacks And Funtrotting
I'm old and jaded, so it's not often that I come by a podcast or blog that teaches me something. The All The Hacks podcast does just this though. Host Chris Hutchins is a wealth of knowledge about a diverse array of subjects including:On top of all of that, Chris is a good human. I've had a chance to talk to him at several personal finance events and he's the type of … [Read more...] about All The Hacks And Funtrotting