•Oh Scam Me: 3 checks for “Social Security = Ponzi scheme”

You know, I’ve always been critical of the government because the theories and notions behind bills and laws are noble, but the executions and results of much legislation are disastrous and often ineffective.  That being said, I was speechless when my friend casually reminded me over a glass of 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon that the government—our [...]

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•3 Points for Madoff

Oh Madoff, how sly you had been!

You got people to line up to give you millions upon millions of dollars!
You fooled the smartest of the smartest and got them to advertise for you!
You made $65 billion disappear—a figure that’s ~20% of the US Bailout Fund!

Though you might go down in history as the person running [...]

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•Quarter-Life Crisis, pt. 3: follow the Nike slogan and “Just Do It”

The mid-twenties is when you have the least economic ties, the least financial needs, the least number of assets holding you down.  It is the time with countless opportunities.  It is a point where many paths can lead to many different lives…
Take that risk.  Take that leap of faith.  Just do it.  Perhaps (or most [...]

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•Quarter-Life Crisis, pt. 2: reassessing the path

Research, articles, books, movies, TV shows, etc. are always more obsessed with mid-life crises, when adults who’ve lived a certain life for 20-30 years all of a sudden realize they have never lived their lives to the fullest.  Probably because those crises involve dramatic behavioral changes such as buying a way-too-expensive Porsche to satisfy a [...]

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•Quarter-Life Crisis, pt. 1: question of life and death

On Sunday, I was jolted back to reality when I answered my dad’s call.  On the other side of the line, I heard heavy breathing and a serious voice.  “Your grandmother is in the hospital.”  My breath stopped.  “She went in because of a leg clot.”  My breath resumed.  “They fixed her leg.”  Regular breathing [...]

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