Author Archives: Oldster
Why An Increasing Lifestyle Can Actually Reduce Your Happiness
We read a fair bit in this community about the concept of Hedonic Adaptation. It is usually invoked in discussing whether we should allow our lifestyle to “move up” as we increase our income. We have probably all fallen victim … Continue reading
What I Read This Week of October 1
A lite post this week. I’m working on something that is taking longer than usual. Should have it up this week. A tribute to one of the things that makes baseball unique – I am a baseball fan, nerd, addict … Continue reading
What I Read this Week of September 24
From Darrow Kirkpatrick at Can I Retire Yet? – A reminder to stop and appreciate the things you love now, and not to postpone that enjoyment until “retirement”. If you like Whisky (or think you’d like to try) – This is … Continue reading
Reprise – Twenty Years of Hard Labor – What I’ve Learned About Investing
This is a post I put up a few months back. It is timely in that I’ve had this discussion with several friends and acquaintances over the last couple of weeks. Enjoy! I did some interesting research a couple of … Continue reading
What I Read This Week of September 17
Here are a few of the things I read this week and really liked: From Bob at Tawcan – an insightful post discussing, among other things, paying yourself first in time (as opposed to money). A great idea! From Maggie … Continue reading
