To quote my cousin Beryl, "You can either live rich or die rich"
Buy it, go on the trip, donate it, do it...
He would also likely add, take the road less traveled. Forge and blaze a new path. Climb the ridge, see what's over the next peak.
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
On Giving
Better to give with a warm hand than a cold heart.
Cold heart - when you're dead or when you do it begrudgingly
On buying the better product
It's better to cheat yourself on price than merchandise.
If you bought a suit because it was cheaper but you weren't really happy with it, you will never forget what you paid for it
If you bought what you want and enjoy it, you won't remember what you paid for it.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
On research and good people
When my grandfather was looking for a new location for his business, he spent every weekend at a bar.
Not just any bar. He went to the bars in the areas he was considering to open his factory.
When he came to the Ironbound section of Newark, NJ. He saw well manored men, jovial but in good form. In the mornings at sunrise, the women were sweeping the stairs and keeping up the front of their city street and the men went to work in the morning.
He recognized the value of good people who take pride in themselves. He extrapolated that they would be good for his team. And he did this with dedicated effort (I'm sure the scotch wasn't the worst part).
Surround yourself with good people. People with a good heart will less likely let you down.
Not just any bar. He went to the bars in the areas he was considering to open his factory.
When he came to the Ironbound section of Newark, NJ. He saw well manored men, jovial but in good form. In the mornings at sunrise, the women were sweeping the stairs and keeping up the front of their city street and the men went to work in the morning.
He recognized the value of good people who take pride in themselves. He extrapolated that they would be good for his team. And he did this with dedicated effort (I'm sure the scotch wasn't the worst part).
Surround yourself with good people. People with a good heart will less likely let you down.
Companies should pay me not to buy their stock
Often, investing is a stressful endeavor.
Long term, we've learned that everything gets more expensive.
Short term we have less reliability of direction.
Law of large numbers doesn't work at a small scale.
All investing is risk taking.
You have to be comfortable losing what you've invested or don't invest.
Long term, we've learned that everything gets more expensive.
Short term we have less reliability of direction.
Law of large numbers doesn't work at a small scale.
All investing is risk taking.
You have to be comfortable losing what you've invested or don't invest.
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Talk is cheap, blame it on the phone company
Talk is cheap. Blame it on the phone company.
Actions speak volumes. ~ESPRider
Actions speak volumes. ~ESPRider
Monday, May 26, 2014
Growing up human
I yelled at my son for yelling at me. Yes, I had to stop myself, laugh, give my kid a kiss and apologize.
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