Personal Disclaimer: Investing in these ideas should be done with a small part of your portfolio (maybe not at all), or as I call it “fun” money. All “real” long term retirement investing should be done so in low cost mutual funds. In my opinion Vanguard.   One of the key ideas I have for […]

Why is it people are so opposed to reading? I ask that because reading is absolutely the best way to gain knowledge. When I was a child I was always fascinated by all the choices on the library shelves. In elementary school I had a favorite book, it was huge in my young eyes. It […]

Should you go to college? Are you able to go to college? Both of those maybe the wrong questions to ask. Instead, What is college?

I propose college is entry into a club. “The Club of Success”.

What is the value of Do It Yourself (DIY)?   It appears that in years past DIY was viewed as a positive trait. Today the joke seems to be jack-of-all trades, master of none. Is this a true assessment? Or a slogan created by those without skill? I’m going for the later. First, I see […]

Around my office I see lots of parents and all I ever hear this how their child needs to be getting A’s. A’s are important, you know! They will get you a scholarship to college. I heard the other day one, unfortunate, child is grounded all weekend for getting a B on a math test. Really? For a B? Unfortunately, the people providing this advice rarely have college degrees themselves.

Why this blog? I set out to create this blog as a place to think bigger. In my daily life I’ve found most people are very self-limiting. It is as though if they have been unable to do something it by default makes you unable. In this blog I hope to find like minded people […]