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Outside the box thinking

Thinking outside of the box is not easy.  You have to train yourself to do this, and you have to keep exercising these memory muscles to stay sharp. I know because I used to be an idiot unable to think beyond the box. I remember years ago sitting with one of my wife’s...

The imitator

There are times where the imitator becomes the dominant entity in the marketplace.  It has happened innumerable times throughout history. I was surprised when I found out about Hydrox and Oreo’s.  When I was a kid, I remember a time when my mother was home all day,...

IRS Elite

In 2009 the Internal Revenue Service created an elite unit of auditors, to go after the Top 0.5% of taxpayers.  It was believed that these people under pay the government $50 Billion a year, and the government wants the cash. In what was proclaimed to be “a...

New Car

It is getting to the point where my wife or I will need to get a new vehicle.  I hate this process and the lead-up to the process. When my eldest was small, I remember the dealer taking my car keys for the trade-in inspection and not wanting to return them., believing...

Gambling Psychology

My wife and I have been watching Jeopardy for a while now.  We have been watching Holzhauer change the way the game is played.  Most players typically play the game like I gamble.  They play to not lose, not to win.  Holzhauer, plays to win and his strategy is...

Fact or fiction?

My kids introduced me to a farcical reality show “Bar Rescue”.  We all know that it’s staged.  It is too formulaic to be real.  But I as always am interested in the financial aspect of business even if it is just illusions. The amusing or sad part of the show is that...

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