“I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.” –Groucho Marx This is part two of a three part series on USAA. You can read the first part (are you eligible for membership?) here and the third part (the not so good) here. Disclosure: USAA flew me to San Antonio for … Read more
“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.” –Nelson Mandela Once upon a time, there was a prince who lived in a beautiful land. Oh, wait. Wrong story. Once upon a time, I was in graduate school and my wife was the one bringing in the paycheck. She had just … Read more
“The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.” –Lucille Ball When I was in middle school, I got my first job. The local paper, the Marietta Daily Journal, hired a bunch of kids go to door-to-door to sell newspaper subscriptions. My parents must have loved it because … Read more
“When you introduce competition into the public school system, most studies show that schools start to do better when they are competing for students.” –Bill Cosby I am a product of public schools through and through. My elementary, middle, and high schools were all public. West Point is a public university. I went to graduate … Read more
“To watch people push themselves further than they think they can, it’s a beautiful thing. It’s really human.” –Abby Wambach My wife and I are going to go to the Womens World Cup in Canada in June. Specifically, we’re going to go see the U.S. play Nigeria in Vancouver. Even though we are in the … Read more
I’m out this week at the Women’s World Cup (go USA!), so we’ll do a quick, fun exercise! Below is a picture of Major League Baseball star Andrew McCutchen’s pay stub. What do you see wrong with the pay stub? What would you do with one paycheck of that size?
“What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.” –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe My wife and I do not watch much television. There was one series that we watched religiously week in and week out. It was 24 (#aff). When it was time for another season, we were glued to our seats at 9:00 PM … Read more
The Transition from Mass Advice to Personal Advice “It is proof of a base and low mind for one to wish to think with the masses or majority, merely because the majority is the majority.” –Giordano Bruno “If you will live like no one else, later you can live like no one else.” –Dave Ramsey … Read more
I’m not saying everyone has to become a real estate tycoon like Donald Trump. –Mark Kohler Everyone thinks that their biggest expense each year is their house or their car, but the reality is that for almost everyone, taxes are the biggest expense each year. I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Mark Kohler, … Read more
“This is a big f—— deal.” –Joe Biden One of the biggest expenses that people who want to retire prior to age 65, when they become eligible for Medicare, is health. With healthcare inflation far exceeding inflation for the rest of the economy, and with most employers providing at least some health insurance for their … Read more