Even people who help other people have the ability to cash out in the equity markets. Brad Damphousse and Andy Ballester the founders of crowdfunding site GoFundMe have agreed to sell the controlling position to an investor group led by Accel Partners and Technology Crossover Ventures. The deal, values the company at around $600 million, according to a person familiar with the matter. … Read More
14-Day Plan to Radically Improve Your Finances
According to a survey by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, less than half of Americans keep close track of their spending, and nearly 30% aren’t saving for retirement. I wouldn’t call the 14-day plan below necessarily radical. I would call it a very straightforward approach that radically changes your life. As with many things in life just taking that … Read More
Why daydreaming not multitasking is the way to process the unprecedented amount of information we now face
No wonder why most people feel like they are overloaded. The video below ties into another post the “paradox of choice” concept. With so much choice in the world, we burn precious energy fighting the distractions vs. being able to take the appropriate time to really focus on the task at hand. Hat tip to Barry Ritholtz
Can Listening to a Baseball Game Help Quite Your Nerves
Growing up baseball was one of my favorite sports probably because it was a sport that really didn’t matter how big you were (I was pretty small growing up) and I loved trading baseball cards (my first foray into investing). Over the years though my interest in baseball has waned largely because the game has become so slow. There isn’t … Read More
Getting Rich in America Depends on a Lot More Than a College Degree
With both college and high school graduations in full swing throughout the country, this Bloomberg article Getting Rich in America Depends on a Lot More Than a College Degree posed some very interesting points that go well beyond that simply having a college degree and wealth is automatic. Researchers William Emmons and Bryan Noeth at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. … Read More
A Bit of College Can Be Worse Than None at All
What if you had $40k of college debt and still had no degree to show for it? This is the real-life example that this WSJ article touches on and how some college is actually worse than no college at all. Nearly one-third of students who started college in 2012 didn’t return to a U.S. school the following year, according to the … Read More
Office Stress: His vs. Hers
This is a rather personal post for me since my wife maintains a full-time career. Stress is something that my wife and I have had to deal with our entire careers and especially since we had our triplets nearly 4.5 years ago. I speak to a lot of couples who face similar issues in trying to find some balance in … Read More
Scott Hanselman – It’s not what you read, it’s what you ignore
When watching this video remember…..hope is never a strategy Webstock ’12: Scott Hanselman – It’s not what you read, it’s what you ignore from Webstock on Vimeo.
The Millionaire Next Door
According to research by Thomas Corley author of “Rich Habits: The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals,” and “Rich Kids: How To Raise Our Kids To Be Happy And Successful In Life.” it takes the average self-made millionaire 38 years for 52% and 42 years for 21% to mint their first million dollars. Only a handful, 4%, became wealthy in less than 27 years. … Read More
Why Productive People Get Up Insanely Early
Trying to balance a business, dual careers with my wife, and 4 kids under the age of 5 certainly take a lot of balance. Many times I feel like I am running through life out of balance. But what is balance? It is largely subjective and relative to each person. So how do I try to find balance in my … Read More
