I am a big fan of cartoons and have been collecting my favorites for many years. I have always been in awe of how a skilled cartoonist can create a simple drawing, add a few words, and make people both laugh and think. Since money is a big part of life, and all of us…
Here is Something to Mull for Thanksgiving – Life in U.S. is Far Better than in the Past by Jay Evensen at Deseret News With all the bad news lately you might be wondering what you have to be grateful for as Thanksgiving approaches. Each new mass shooting, terrorist attack, or political scandal leaves us…
It’s been said that to live is to sorrow; it’s been said that there’s no room for tomorrow; so men stand there and stare at the twilight; and they work out each day as it seems right. I didn’t know much about Peter Breinholt when I first went to one of his concerts about 15…
Links to several of my favorite recent articles on money and life: I am doing something a little different this week. I have two pairs of point/counterpoint articles. In each case an author stated a strong opinion about a financial topic and later someone else responded with counter arguments. I read each of the initial…
Carl Richards answers to a lot of titles including dad, husband, financial planner, blogger, best-selling author, in-demand speaker, and “Sketch Guy”, which is the name of his weekly New York Times money column. “Sketch Guy” got its name because Richards has been creating simple drawings for years to illustrate the financial principles he teaches and he…
Links to several of my favorite recent articles on money and life: Einstein’s Theory of Happiness by Rachel Siegel at The Washington Post Money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy you Einstein’s theory of happiness which he wrote on hotel stationary and gave to a hotel employee in place of a tip during a…
The year is 1943 and America is deep in the desperate struggle to save the world from tyranny. The United States had entered World War II a little more than a year earlier following the December 7, 1941 attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor. As the United States ramped up the war effort the…
