I'm feeling happy and hopeful and joyful again. It's been a trying 2.5 weeks. Getting back into a 40 hour work week was harder than I thought. Couple that with a cold and an unorthodox project.... I've just been feeling slightly overwhelmed. I won't lie, there were definitely moments where I thought that maybe, just …
Month: October 2017
Farewell Unemployment, You Have Been Good To Me
The time has come. Tomorrow, I will restart my career at a new firm. There is a part of me that is excited for the new challenge. After all, there is much to learn and it has been five months since I last worked on any projects. Yes, five months. Five blissful months of letting …
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What the hell are Negative Interest Rates?
Here's a new thing I just read about: Negative interest rates. I must admit, when my eyes first took those words in I could not make heads or tails of what it could mean. After all, in Australia we are actively hunting for the best high interest savings accounts to accumulate as much interest as …
Financial Bubbles are Orgasms
So I'm reading this book I borrowed from the library, titled "The Sale of a Lifetime" by Harry S. Dent, Jr. Chapter 4 shows you how to identify a bubble, and I must say, I had a really good laugh when it starts comparing economic bubbles to male orgasms. See below a chart showing the …
The 4 Day Work Week
I finally got a chance to finish reading this book. Verdict: a must read! I believe there are lessons to be learned for everyone in this book, whether you're a regular employee or someone who is looking to open their own business. I believe that life extra to be enjoyed and that the most important …
Pedal point
Of course I'll double post after a month away.... Learned a cool thing today called the pedal point. Originally based on a playing technique for the organ, it also applies to guitars these days. I just realised it's in a lot of popular songs and that I too use it quite a bit when playing. …
Back to reality
Shit, it's been a while month since I posted anything... In the many posts before I disappeared, I had done much research to help my financial literacy, opened a Vanguard account, read all of the MMM blogs, thought about starting my own blog, etc. Then half way through the month I thought it would be …