Staying in Debt Forever Sometimes I get asked if I will ever be debt free. Unfortunately I don’t have a good answer for this question. In my previous post earlier this week I discussed the debt spectrum, which describes debt as a financial state along a sempiternal line. This line stretches out in both directions and has no ends in sight because it’s hard… Read More »
A Philosophy on Debt Many people have this oversimplified, binary view on debt which suggests you either have debt, or you don’t. But the world of debt isn’t black and white. Much like women’s erotic fantasies, debt tends to operate in many Shades of Grey. 😀 However instead of only 50 shades, the debt spectrum covers an infinite span of possibilities!… Read More »
The Debt Free Fallacy The mainstream concept of debt creates unnecessary anxiety for people. Innocent consumers are made to believe that if they maintain a credit card balance then that’s somehow a terrible thing. They are encouraged to pay this off as their top financial priority. But that’s a load of baloney. In reality there are often more… Read More »
New Addition to my Asset Column After blogging about my exciting new investment in a startup company, I’ve decided to categorize this equity holding as a new asset class in my net worth updates. 🙂 High net worth investors are continuing to move their investments into uncorrelated assets such as private companies and I plan to grow my investments using a… Read More »
Millionaire Status After checking my balance sheet for the month of August I realized that the value of all my assets is worth $1,006,200. Great Scott! For the first time in my life I own a million dollars worth of stuff! 🙂 According to the official Oxford Dictionaries website, a millionaire is “a person whose assets are worth one… Read More »
Being Mindful With Spending Mindful spending is when we only buy something that will create a net benefit to our well being, in proportion to its relative cost. The idea here is to spend money with purpose! 😀 This will reduce waste, maximize economic utility, and give us the most bang for our buck, so-to-speak. 🙂 In practice, all we need to remember… Read More »