I ran across this chart from Business Insider this week and thought I would share it. I’m not sure the actual veracity of the research that went into the “according to science” claim, but it seems reasonable. I have heard before that “life satisfaction” is U-shaped. It’s high when you are young (listed here as 23 years old) and again when you are older (69 … Continue reading Peak Performance …
Drone photography has been a completely unexpected hobby of mine in early retirement. I keep my DJI Mavic Air 2 in the back of my Jeep and have enjoyed taking it with me on road trips all over the Midwest. It takes some amazing pictures. It flies 400’ up, has a 48 megapixel camera, and does video at 60 frames per second, just like Hollywood. … Continue reading Flying Under The Wire?
The simplest route to FIRE (being financially independent & retired early) is to spend less than you make. That is, simply put … to SAVE. Unfortunately, Americans have never been good savers. I last lamented on this in April 2020, at the start of the pandemic lockdowns. We were told that Americans were such poor savers that the pandemic required the government to bail everyone … Continue reading Personal Savings Rate Update
I saw this interesting short reel online this week which related exactly to my own fitness activity. The author of the video, Dan Buettner, wrote the Blue Zones books and a newsletter called Eating to 100. Link: Three Sports, Dan Buettner Instagram On Sunday, we went for a long bike ride, on Monday I played pickleball, on Tuesday I played disc golf with friends, and … Continue reading Sports to Live Longer
If you are a certain age, you might have carried a Franklin Day Planner with you to meetings like I did. Before Smartphones, these zippered, leather-backed, “monarch-sized” portfolios were essential to MegaCorp life. I would get to work early and dutifully plot out my objectives for the day. I especially enjoyed seeing the daily quote that accompanied each page. How long ago that seems now! … Continue reading Quotable Financial Quotes
We’ve had a busy couple weeks here in MN, despite a run of bad weather. My summer schedule of yard work, biking, pickleball, tennis and waterfall hiking are already in full swing. I’m also a bit sore from too much doing! My wife heard on the radio that most people stop working out at about age 49. We’re in our late 50s, so that statistic … Continue reading Staying Fit … By Age Group
Our Minnesota Timberwolves are moving into the NBA Western Conference Finals this week, which means that I am already thinking about getting tickets should they win and advance to the NBA Finals. I’ve been “collecting” sports championships / playoff games my whole adult life, going back to when our Minnesota Twins won the World Series in 1987 & 1991. In 1987, I was a poor … Continue reading Championship Potential
A few readers / friends sent me this cheeky t-shirt image, celebrating the stock market’s quick bounce-back from the Trump tariffs. Folks thought I was too negative about Trump’s move to correct long-standing “trade imbalances” – even though my official investor position was to “stay the course”. Related: Stay The Course Still, I thought it was important to acknowledge that the S&P 500 has quickly … Continue reading Trump Tariff Bounceback
We got up early yesterday morning to take our son to the airport. He and his girlfriend were leaving for a fun trip to Japan. Getting up early, is usually no fun for me, but this time my wife and I are benefiting from the jet lag resulting from our trip to Europe last week. I usually get up a little after 8 AM, but … Continue reading Jet Lag Sunrise
In Prague yesterday morning, a fellow commented that the city had been conquered 4 times in the last 500 years. First by the Habsburg Empire, then by the German Nazis, then by the Soviet Communists, and now by Viking Cruise Lines! It’s certainly true that the city seems like it’s been overrun by tourists groups doing pre- and post-trip extensions. The Charles Bridge and Easter … Continue reading European River Cruise
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