Thoughts on Business, Politics, and Life from a Private Investor
I decided to spend through a lot of the accumulated gold in my treasury from Ngmoco's We Rule game on the iPad. Following an extensive kingdom redesign, the citizens of my realm can now enjoy French styled gardens. I said it before and I'll say it again ... my munificence knows no bounds ;) If you have the game on your iPhone or iPad, add Aaron and me. His gamer tag is Gold Mage and mine is treasuryshares. … [Read more...]
Instead of writing the next chapter of the book I'm working on, as I should be, I am playing We Rule and studying statistics and demographic data from various nations around the world. I'm not exactly sure how this began, but somehow or another, I ended up in databases and that started my research. What I found was fascinating. Apparently, the per capita and absolute abortion rate in the United States has been dropping like a stone for the past 20 years. In fact, as recent as 2008 (the … [Read more...]
I've been playing We Rule, the new video game by Ngmoco. It is a freemium model, meaning you play the game for free by downloading it from the iTunes store. But to level up faster, you can spend real money on something called Mojo. It is the 21st century equivalent of an arcade game business model with the exception that you don't have to spend money to enjoy the experience if you are patient. In fact, you could become the greatest ruler of all time without spending a … [Read more...]
This blog is a way for me to pass along some of the stuff I learn on the journey and the past year has taught me a lot about furniture, furniture buying, and what constitutes quality furniture. Tying that into our usual discussion of economics and finance, I think it provides a lot of valuable [...]
I’ve been thinking a lot about free trade, labor unions, American manufacturing, and free markets for the past few weeks. You know that, on the whole, American manufacturing is still as strong as it was in 1960. We still produce roughly $20 out of every $100 of world goods. The difference? Technology and, to [...]
Though the home renovations have gotten the most headlines due to their nature (constant onslaught of choices and tasks that need to be completed), one of the most important items on the agenda of the six-month project has been to drastically reduce my digital footprint. By the end of the program, I will have one personal presence [...]
This makes me sick. This high school is ranked in top 5% of high schools in the United States. The worst part of the video for me was the part where the kid says, “I was never taught that knowledge”. It’s not somebody else’s job to teach you, it is your job to seek out [...]
This is a great way to start the day … one of the reasons I love writing this blog. Joshua, [In American Households Continue to Deleverage But That Only Tells Part of the Story, you wrote] “The numbers are just figures on a sheet trying to explain human behavior. Study the behavior, what is driving [...]
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