Welcome!
Hi, my name is Ben. When I was young, I wanted to be financially free. I was handed a copy of the Richest Man in …
Financial Independence (FI)
Property & Politics
Why it matters for investors Private property Private: confined to an individual(s). Property: Something Owned. Something restrictively owned by an individual. Government Govern: to rule, …
Money
Money is gold, nothing else. – J.P. Morgan 1912 While testifying to U.S. Congress Fiat currency is not money, only gold is money and everything …
Flag Theory
If you lived on a island completely made of sand, in the middle of nowhere, with no access to anything, all alone, and had nothing …
Dethroning King Dollar
Can it be done? When the US entered WWII in 1941, I wonder if President Roosevelt would know that the winner of this war would …
Diworsification
“It’s Not a Stock Market, It’s a Market of Stocks.” – David Keller “If you find 3 wonderful businesses in your life, you will get …
Riches vs Wealth
Would you rather be rich, or wealthy? Is there even a difference and does it matter? There are many definitions of being rich. The US …
Debt Slave
Neither a borrower nor a lender be. – Polonius (Advice to his son Laertes. Hamlet: Act-I, Scene-III) You are a slave. “How so?” you ask. …
Health Wealth Love & Happiness
(Let n = a subset of Greek philosophers : Socrates was 1st gen., Plato the 2nd gen., Aristotle the 3rd gen.) How do you want …