Blog Category: Personal Finance

I managed to totally screw things up for myself at the ages of 20, 22, 24, 29, 33, 37, and 40 so I decided to write everything I know about so-called “personal finance”. The words personal finance are a total scam but I’ll save that for another time. Let’s just say, this is about how to build wealth and preserve your wealth.

In the history of capitalism, this is the hardest time ever to invest. People are going broke, losing their jobs, and fear more than greed rules the news and tries to rule thoughts. In short: people are scared. And I do think the uncertainty is going to rise quickly so I wanted to put this […]

YOU’VE BEEN SCAMMED!  Ben Delphia ‏@BenDelphia: I just got scammed out of about $10K. What should I do? How to move forward? Answer:   “WTF!”  That’s what you do. Once. Just say it out loud once. “WHAT THE!” See how it feels like. Notice the feeling so you can notice it later. Say hello  to […]

 [Some expanded answers from my regular Thursday Twitter Q&A session] HOW TO DEAL WITH BURNOUT? Lemuel Goltiao ‏@suburbandude: Any advice for someone who’s experiencing burnout? Answer: I have to confess something. I am feeling a little bit of burnout. I’ve been doing this blog for a little more than two years. I probably write, on […]

  [This week’s Q&A was so big I am dividing it into two parts. Today is part 1. To participate in the next Q&A please join me on Twitter on Thursday from 330-430PM EST] HOW DO YOU GET COMFORTABLE WITH FAILURE? Joel Englander ‏@JoelEnglander: How do you get comfortable with failure? Answer: Let’s define failure: […]

A good friend of mine lost all his money yesterday. Two nights ago he wrote me: ZNGA had bad earnings, it’s down 40% after hours. If it opens up here in the morning then my account will be shut down, I will lose all my money, I will owe the bank money, and I will […]