I enjoy learning from others successes as well as mistakes and financial regrets. One of my wife’s and I’s favorite YouTube channel that we watch regularly is Retirement Travelers. This is a couple that retired early and is now spending most of their time traveling around the world. A recent video by the couple talks…
Month: September 2024
How To Deal With Stock Market Skeptics
“The stock market is overvalued” “The stock market is going to crash” “The stock market is a scam” “The stock market is a casino” These are some of the quotes I’ve heard from people over the past few months, years, decades….heck, I might have said some of these quotes myself at one point or another….
2024 Olympics & The 80/20 Rule
My wife is a big fan of the Olympics so I had to watch every day along side her to cheer on our favorites athletes but since I like to tinker with numbers I decided to use my time on the couch to test the Pareto Distribution. Pareto Distribution For the uninitiated and from Wikipedia,…
European Vacation Cost $23,000
My wife and I went on a European vacation for August. We visited three countries by plane, train, automobile and ship. I haven’t actually added up all the cost of the trip and I probably won’t do it but a good estimate for business class flights from the U.S. to our first stop, hotels, cruise…
Happy U.S. Labor Day!
I am back from vacation and will be posting again this week but for now enjoy your U.S. Labor Day holiday!