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When we were originally furnishing our Missouri house, I came across a desk that I wanted to buy. However, I decided to invest the money, instead. Twelve years later, I discovered it, again, and, being older, determined this time around I was going to buy it. I will almost assuredly start, and finish, each day reading at this desk.
We continue to make progress on the house in New Albany. The Louis XV piece I mentioned arrived from the antiques dealer and I won two paintings at auction today. Meanwhile, I found two potential investments I really want to own but need to wait on the price.
Is the TempurPedic GrandBed worth the price? Do Aaron and I still recommend and love it?
Something has been bothering me. I haven’t really gotten into it on the blog, but the case studies I’m doing on the furniture industry make me very uncomfortable. For the past couple of decades, there has been a drastic increase in the percentage of consumer furniture and goods manufactured using a material known as MDF.…
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 a…
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