Mail Bag: Why Do The Affluent Refuse to Help Poor School Districts When It Is In Their Best Long-Term Interest?
Why do successful individuals and family seem reluctant to support poorer school districts, resulting in greater inequality?
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The Mail Bag features my response to questions readers send me through the site, comments, Facebook messages, and other avenues.
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Mail Bag: Will The Business World Look Down On Me?
Mail Bag: Will The Business World Look Down On Me? There was an interesting question sent to my inbox dealing with what are perceived as societal handicaps or disadvantages, and whether or not it will influence your career. I thought it might be a good chance to talk about the theory of interchangeable capital, which…
Mail Bag: What Do You Think the Biggest Misconception of the United States Is?
An interesting question from the perspective of a non-U.S. citizen … Joshua, I was pleased to see that around 1/3rd of the site readers are not from the United States. You have truly a global audience. As an American, what do you think is the biggest misconception non-U.S. people have about your country? Ndebele I…
Mail Bag: What Do You Think About Speed Reading?
I’m not sure how relevant this question is to the broader audience, but since I wrote a response, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to get another mail bag published. Joshua, You read so much and tell us all that reading is the most important thing we should be doing. Seeing the books and your process…
Mail Bag: Applying Value Investing to 3rd World Countries
I hesitate, strongly, about publishing this response. I’m not sure it is good for me to advocate what I would do in this situation as it might discourage people by making circumstances seem hopeless when hope is what is needed; it might even exacerbate the macroeconomic problem while solving the individual household challenge. Still, it’s the only honest answer I can give because this is what an analysis of the situation leads me to conclude.
Mail Bag: The Future of Society and Autism
This is an interesting question about autism and the future of society. Mr. Kennon, With the rising rates of autism found in the general population, how do you think society will adapt to the cultural changes that will inevitably follow in the future as more people are born with the condition? Do you think the…
Mail Bag: How Would You Convert a Pile of Money Into Passive Income?
Here’s a good question for beginners about how one might think about converting an asset base, or pile of cash, into a stream of passive income.
What Do You Wish You Would Have Known Before You Bought Your First House?
Here is a great question about first home buying and what to expect … Dear Joshua, I’ve learned a lot over the years reading your content, and I value your in-depth research and nuts-and-bolts discussions on a lot of the subjects you talk about. With that, I have some questions about home ownership. My wife…
Mail Bag: How To Save Money on $40,000 Per Year
I’m going to walk you through how I’d save money if I were a typical 25 year old with a spouse and one kid on a $40,000 salary.
Mail Bag: Competing Personal Freedoms and Public Accommodation Laws
This mail bag question is a tough one about the conflict between two competing freedoms when dealing with public accommodation laws. Thanks for sending it in, I enjoyed thinking about it during an ice cream break at the office today. It was a fun distraction. (But not nearly as fun as calculating the 25 year…
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