We don’t live in an ideal world. That’s for sure. Life is messy and requires compromises and grit and overcoming obstacles and all of that. No endeavor worth pursuing is without its own trials and tribulations. And of course the miles game is no different. If you play the miles game, as I play it, […]
Homerism (and notes)
I’m rereading The Four Pillars Of Investing by William Bernstein. This is a terrific book, that I highly recommend everyone interested in investing to read at least once. Bernstein is a remarkable mind who is able to take complex economic history and theory and calculations and distill them all down into a very readable and […]
A Little Experiment
Things can get pretty crazy when it comes to beliefs. It seems to me that when you’re devoted to a certain philosophy it’s very hard not to develop a series of blind spots. When a belief system really resonates with you it sort of becomes a part of you, so any challenge to the philosophy, […]
Sacred Cows
Have I got an investment opportunity for you. You’re going to thank me for this one. Before I begin I want you to grab a piece of paper and a pencil and write down some important facts about this investment. I guess the first thing you’ll want to know is how to classify this investment. […]
The Impermanence of Miles
Convenience will cost you. Want a Mac instead of a PC ? Prepare to pay 50% more for its ease-of-use and slick styling. Want someone else to manage your money for you for a piddly 1% fee? Prepare to have a third less money by the time you retire. Want to frequently roll through the […]
Warren and Me
If you’ve been reading this blog for any amount of time you’ve no doubt noticed that there are some themes that repeat themselves over and over again. There’s the one about the central importance of saving a good portion of your income. There’s the one about the incredible power of small efforts repeated over long […]
Welcome Whitecoats!
(Regular readers, today’s post is a guest post which can be found here. ) Welcome readers of The White Coat Investor. I am so excited that you are here. You are a fan of The White Coat Investor. And so am I. I think you will find there are some similarities between these two sites. The […]
Deja Vu All Over Again and Credit Card Stock Picking…
Another month, another churn. The Dividend family completed another seven Card churn last week (this time in my wife’s name.) And the results are in, so why not do a bit of a review? Below are seven cards that we applied for. If the cards look familiar its because they are identical to the “highroller […]
All About the Benjamins?
If I were entering college today, knowing what I know now, I would mix in a few economics classes. At the time I started college, my perception of economics was that of a boring pseudoscience practiced by technocrats. It was a field for bean counters and for those without imagination or creativity. I was interested […]
Ashes to Ashes
Well folks, this is the end of the line. The VB6 experiment is officially over. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, four months ago I decided to try a different approach to eating. This approach “Vegan Before Six,” was entirely as prescribed by Mark Bittman, the New York Times food writer in his […]
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