February 10, 2012

Working on the New Finance Book Tonight

July 2, 2010 By Joshua Kennon Leave a Comment

Sweet Grapes and Bananas

I just sat down at the desk in my home investing office to start working on the book, as I enjoy a fruit salad of sweet grapes and bananas with a cup of black coffee ... which, actually, reminds me of the Palm Court Terrace at the old Plaza Hotel in New York City during college.

Last night, I cleaned up roughly forty pages of my new book. Tonight, I am hoping to get at least the bulk of the remaining “hard math” section done, which focuses on the formulas and equations (stuff like, “If I put $10,000 into an account seven years ago and now it is worth $32,150, what was my compound annual rate of return?).

This is always the part I enjoy least because it is very technical and I prefer talking about businesses, investments, and the philosophy of money. Still, the most gifted architect needs to know how to design functional buildings, so it is absolutely necessary before I can show my readers how to apply it in every day life.

I spent most of the day discussing the tea party movement’s takeover of the Texas Republican Party, as well as the proposed platform, with my grandmother. It really is deserving of its own blog post so I can’ t talk about it now … there is just too much crazy to go into, especially once I got to the part about stripping people with learning disabilities of their employment protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

It is likely that I’ll be around the computer for the next few hours (or twelve, whatever) as I work. What are your all’s plans for tonight? (Yeah … that would be the Midwest upbringing. That is how you say it. Don’t be hating on the colloquially.)

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