Online Investing vs Timeshare Investing

My wife and I just got back from Kauai. We checked out of the hotel at noon on Saturday and did not fly out until 10:30 PM. To get about $400 off our helicopter tours and other activities we agreed to spend part of that downtime Saturday afternoon going to a timeshare sales presentation. Timeshares …

Changes in Living Costs Over the Past 25 Years

I recently watched the following video by Elizabeth Warren: She stated that as the United States has went from a one worker family to a two worker family that economic stability has drastically decreased. Now families need 2 paychecks (104 weeks a year vs 52 weeks a year in the past) plus they do not …

Government Regulations Create Many Business Models

I just came across an ad for FlyClear.com, which is a private for profit company designed to help its customers get through the airport quickly. They are a voluntary, self-credentialing, private sector service. And if an airplane blows up because of their service they are probably insured and/or the owners can quickly cash out before …

Being Cheap Gets Expensive on Your Soul

This was from a few months back. Cleaning out the inbox, and coming across this gem makes me sooooo happy about changing my business model. WHY YOU’VE GOTTEN SO BIG THAT ITS CHANGED YOU FOR SOME AND AGAINST SOME. YOU’VE GROWN AND GOTTEN PICKY, BUT TAKE IT OUT ON US, YOUR CUSTOMERS THAT KEEP YOU …