On a Friday morning in New York City, a woman entered a bank and asked for the loan officer, explaining that she needed some cash and wanted to use her $500,000 Rolls Royce, parked right outside, as collateral. She ultimately borrowed $5,000 for two years, at an annual interest rate of 10-percent, and handed the …
Read the full post →“Law #21 – Stupid Is as Stupid Does, or the Law of Forrest Gump”
A line from a short-lived cable TV series offered some advice to young pro athletes that was truly offensive but factual … if one can drive it, fly it, float it, or (fornicate with) it, don’t buy it, just borrow it for a while then give back (to the owner? to the streets?) when done. …
Read the full post →“If It Can Be Driven, Flown, Floated, or Fornicated – Borrow & Return”
One of the most (methinks, opinion only) underrated yet heavily enjoyable Guy Ritchie films is Snatch, with Brad Pitt as the one-hit wonder and Jason Statham as an actual actor. The big baddie in the movie is this gangster that discusses pig farms as optimal for disposal of … organic problems. Nicely put, like the …
One of the biggest impediments to getting out of debt is the opinions/judgments/attitudes of others … “How did this happen?” … “Why so much?” … “Where did all that money go?” … “Could never happen to [insert name of wise & learned person who lives free of any & all mistakes]” … So whether one …
Read the full post →“Fear Not the Future (Well, Maybe a Little)”
Only 25 upon ascension to the English throne in 1558, Queen Elizabeth I was awash with the attentions of men. The king of Spain, the Earl of Sussex, the king of Sweden, the Earl of Leicester, the whole of Parliament, most of Europe’s ruling elite … all were consumed with the notion of whom she …
Read the full post →“Law #20 – Freebird, or Both Sides of the Middle”
Well, lookee here. Turns out – prolly don’t need to spend that on that ‘cuz that is mostly unnecessary. Huh. What was that perfect gem of GOD advice? Don’t spend. On p.314 (no pi for you – heh) Mr. Edelman explains that virtually all expenses are optional. Huh. Well, lookee there. $100 lawn service? Optional. …
One reason debt plays such a huge role in consumerist society is comparison … the thief of joy. Newer car, bigger house, pricier clothes … when in reality, none but the wealthiest 10-percent of households can really afford to live. Enter: credit(debt) cards, personal loans, and bankruptcies on 7-year cycle. Rinse, repeat. In life pre-theKid, …
Fun little nonsensical factoids … the stuff of life. 1. Baby platypuses (platypi?) are called “puggles.” 2. Miami is the only major U.S. city founded by a woman, Julia Tuttle. 3. Cleopatra, the Macedonian queen of ancient Egypt, (b. 70 BC – d. 30 BC) lived closer to the time of the founding of Pizza …
In the beginning of the book Crazy Rich Asians, there is a scene where the hotel front desk clerk hilariously assumes that, based on their appearance, the guests seeking shelter are not worthy of the establishment. Shortly thereafter, the guests purchase the entire hotel, and the clerk is out of a job. In the quest …
Told theKid about an epoch ago that everything / absolutely everything / manmade will eventually fail, so wiser to avoid placing one’s faith in/on material things. Like all wisdom, got from GOD … {Matthew 6:19} Modern life encourages (requires?) consumers to consume the consumption of which that does not last … cars, refrigerators, hot water …
