Investing
Micawber’s Favorites – December 16, 2017
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Links to several of my favorite recent articles on money and life. This week’s focus is investing: Patient Investing Requires a Little Faith by The Analyst at the Monevator I believe strongly that faith is a vital attribute for successful investing. Faith in a better future for yourself; faith in the world’s economy to continue…
Investing
Getting Uncle Sam Back – Micawber’s Money Quote (December 11, 2017)
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Misc.
Micawber’s Favorites – December 9, 2017
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Links to several of my favorite recent articles on money and life: Several people have asked me recently about investing in Bitcoin. I am probably not the right person to ask. I have at best a very basic understanding of how they work and, even before the recent price run-up I decided the risk was far too high…
Investing, Smartest Things Ever Said About Money
10 Investing Lessons From Dilbert Creator Scott Adams and Vanguard Founder John Bogle
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I have enjoyed Dilbert comics since they first started showing up in my Sunday paper in the early 1990s. I found creator Scott Adams’ brilliant insights into business culture hilarious but I didn’t know anything about Adams himself other than that he could make me laugh. Unknown to me Adams was also an investing expert. Of…
Investing
The Best Investment a Parent Can Make – Micawber’s Money Quote (December 4, 2017)
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Misc.
Micawber’s Favorites – December 2, 2017
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Links to several of my favorite recent articles on money and life: Let’s start with three fascinating articles on a similar topic: the value of limitations or constraints. The Liberation of Limiting Yourself by Ben Carlson at Wealth of Common Sense “The liberation of limiting yourself isn’t about a reduction in opportunities; it’s about…
Misc.
A Tribute to the Working Men & Women of America
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To make America great again, we need to make work cool again. – Mike Rowe I have long been a supporter of Mike Rowe and his mission to promote blue-collar jobs as not only necessary, but as noble and rewarding (both emotionally and monetarily). In today’s world everyone needs training, but not everyone needs a…
Misc.
What Do You Do With Good Advice? – Micawber’s Money Quote (November 27, 2017)
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Budgeting, Misc.
Micawber’s Favorites – November 25, 2017 (Frugality Edition)
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Links to several of my favorite recent articles on money and life: Except for pictures of my family, the picture below is one of my favorites. It is a picture of Warren Buffett buying lunch for Bill Gates, not at a fancy restaurant, but at McDonalds. And to make it even better, Buffett is using…