On this Labor Day weekend I had hoped to write something a bit more optimistic but the truth is that holidays are usually a time for me to reflect on what has been happening with close friends and family.  As I do this on Labor Day weekend I come to the inescapable conclusion that the…
Category: Philosophy
Traveling the World While You Can
With several recent deaths in our circle of family and friends of people all in their 50’s, coupled with the fact that my kids have grown from zero to teens in a blink of an eye, I’ve made a concerted effort to visit more of the world over the next few years as quickly as…
Paying $100,000 For An Anglo-Centric High School Education
My son began high school in August. He’s attending a private school with a price tag of about $25,000 per year. This past week, we had parent-teacher conferences to understand the curriculum, review each class syllabus, understand the amount of work required for each class, etc.   As your typical high school, he’s required to…
Under Bush I Went From 200k/Yr To Zero, Under Obama I Went from Zero to 200k/Yr
With the aftermath of this year’s election, I decided to take a trip down memory lane. I wrote this post in January 17, 2009 exactly three days before the Bush administration presidency officially ended.  So I lost my job under the Bush admin and I regained a job in August of that year and slowly…
I Didn’t Vote But My 13 Year Old Did
Today is election day and hopefully by this evening we’ll know who will be leading the nation the next four years. I actually didn’t vote this year like I did last election for the presidency. What I did do was print out a sample ballot and hand it to my son to fill out.  He…
Another MBA Semester Down and Why MBA Programs Are Failing Society
It seems like an eternity since I started my MBA program and I’ve just completed another semester, at this rate I should be done in 2013 but I can already tell you that having completed about 70% of the program I clearly understand why the global economic crisis arose despite having more Ph.D’s, MBA’s and…
It Takes Two Years To Regain Financial Confidence
So I recently purchased a new 27″ iMac fully loaded for a nice chunk of change and I looked back on my blog to figure out how long I had waited.  It turns out I had initially intended to buy it in 2008 but held off then in 2009, I got sacked because of the…
Attended A Recession Wedding This Weekend
What’s a recession wedding you ask?  Well, it’s a wedding that takes place during one of the worse economic recessions in modern history.  Arguably, we may be in a quasi-depression but life goes on.   So what was different about a recession wedding versus a regular wedding?  Well for starters, the guest list seemed to be…
Airlines Will Lose $6,000 in Revenue This Season Because of TSA
I have not yet had the fortune of being molested or manhandled by TSA at airports this year despite my many business trips and rather than continue to take chances at molestation roulette, my family and I have decided not to do any air travel this winter.  Normally we’d go skiing in Utah during Thanksgiving…
Life After Mortgage: What To Do With Money After You’re Debt Free
So I have a serious growing dilemma, since I’ve returned to work, the cash has started piling up and I don’t know what to do with it anymore. Sure, I could go out and buy another new car which I don’t need or perhaps buy a bigger house that I really don’t need but at…