February 5, 2012

We Added Some New Perfume Factice Bottles to the Company’s Collectibles Portfolio

Calvin Klein Obsession for Men Factice Bottle

Through one of the private businesses I control, we have a collectibles portfolio consisting of everything from the Carl Barks artwork I've told you about to rare books.  One of the things we acquire is the hard-to-find perfume factice bottles that used to be popular at department stores, especially those in the high-end spectrum, back in the 1980's and even 1990's.  They still exist to some degree but are a dying art, it seems. We buy these bottles on a targeted basis, have them polished … [Read more...]

Business Should Be Fun … If It’s Not, You’re Doing Something Wrong

Monopoly collectibles in my office

When I talk about the idea of tap dancing to work, in the words of Warren Buffett, I'm not kidding or making a joke.  You should wake up every morning and jump out of bed because you can't wait to spend your time focusing on something that makes every part of you - physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually - satisfied.  This is going to be different for everyone. Building a financial net worth that allows you to live any way you wish and enjoying your life are not mutually … [Read more...]