Financial Update

Financial Update Mar 2018

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Another month, another update. A few random comments. Good Reads/Listens/Watches Big ERN describes why home ownership can be a good investment after properly accounting for imputed rent (link). WSJ article on retirement destinations (link). WSJ article on people leaving bay area due to high cost of living (link). 36 year old accountant called in as … Read more

Financial Update Feb 2018

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Another month, another update. A few random comments. Good Reads/Listens/Watches Discovered a new podcast called Millionaires Unveiled. I enjoyed the episodes with Justin at Root of Good and White Coat Investor. Berkshire’s 2017 letter to shareholders Investing is an activity in which consumption today is foregone in an attempt to allow greater consumption at a … Read more

Financial Update Jan 2018

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Another month, another update. A few random comments. Good Reads/Listens/Watches PBS Frontline Report called “The Retirement Gamble” on the impending retirement crisis (link). If the above link is broken, search “The Retirement Gamble” within YouTube for non-broken link. 55 minutes long, but this video should be required viewing for every American. I showed it to … Read more

Financial Update Dec 2017

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Another month, another update. A few random comments. Good Reads/Listens/Watches Sebastian Thrun on Machine Learning & AI. Found through “TED Talks Daily” Podcast. Youtube link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_QrGglKG64. Sebastian is optimistic on the future of AI unlike many others. I liked the following quote: “Today 75% of us work in offices and do repetitive things. We’ve become … Read more

Financial Update Nov 2017

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Summary of this months finances. 2012 minivan travelling 75mph vs deer. Family is safe. Radiator + oil pan done for. Rest of car in okay shape (above pic is during teardown inspection of car). $6.5k repair estimate. $2.5k insurance deductible. Grateful it wasn’t worse. Item #91 on repair estimate. 1 man hour for removing all … Read more

Financial Update Oct 2017

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Another month, another update. A few random comments. Good Reads/Listens/Watches My wife and I binge watched the first season of This is Us and are now caught up on season 2. I’m a fan of dramas and this is the best show I’ve seen in a while.   Life We upgraded our 10 year old … Read more