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Social Security Won’t Save Gen Z
In the 1930s, the average retirement age was 70. Life expectancy was 61. Old folks were dying at their proverbial desks due to poor working conditions, health problems, and a struggling economy. Those that did reach retirement lived for about 2 more years on...
Why Starting a Roth IRA Could be One of the Best Financial Decisions You Will Make
Our tax system is a mess. It is a jumble of policies, exploits, and terminology that are designed to be confusing. The more confusing it is, the harder it is to take advantage of the system. Companies like Intuit (The parent company of Turbo Tax) spend millions of...
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#17. You Can’t Live in a Hammer
Building a good house takes the right tools — as does building a good life. Wealth is a tool for stability, low stress, and fun. Fashion is a tool for individuality or acceptance. Status is a tool for respect. Working out is a tool for a healthy body. Working hard is...
#16. Growth is Not A Straight Line
A few days ago, I sat down to write. I found that I could not. The words and sentences that normally bubbled up easily in my mind lay stubbornly beneath the surface. We often tell ourselves that every day we practice something, the next day will reveal our progress....
#15. Imagination and The Big Lie
As we age, we often lament the loss of our imagination. We tell ourselves that responsibility forced us into the ‘real world’. We see children as the pretenders and call ourselves mature for rejecting day dreams and fantasies. Truthfully we never stop pretending, we...
#14. Beauty and Screens
A few nights ago, I saw one of the most beautiful sunsets of my life. I did not take a picture of it. That sunset, from that location, at that specific time, was mine alone. No one else ever has or ever will see that sunset from that spot again. Light from the sun...
#13. Fear of Staying the Same
Mix things up. Wake up for the sunrise. Skip rocks. Go for the hug. Turn left instead of right. Buy a ticket. Get a tan. Fall in love. Never return. You can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube. Time moves on without us regardless of how we choose to spend it....
#12. Ode to Strangers
Ants have made their way into my pantry. It is frustrating, but also fascinating and rather impressive. How could they possibly discover, mobilize, and organize in order to assembly line the food into their hidden hill? Individually they barely have enough brain power...