Morgan Housel has an excellent post about Cumulative vs. Cyclical Knowledge, which points out how humans don’t seem to be able
Category: Book Reviews
Wild Book: What Do You Plan To Do With Your One Wild and Precious Life?
I’ve been catching up on some memoirs and recently finished Wild by Cheryl Strayed. (I haven’t seen the movie.) I mention
The Quest of the Simple Life: Escaping The Work Grind in 1907 vs. 2018
The Quest of the Simple Life by William J. Dawson was published over 100 years ago; it’s so old that the
Evicted: Low-Income Tenants and Landlord Economics in Milwaukee
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond follows eight different families who struggled to pay rent in
How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free (Book Notes)
After finishing the book How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free by Ernie Zelinski, I am surprised at how unique it
Why Pursue Financial Freedom: Fulfilling Retirement Activity vs. Ideal Job
How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free by Ernie Zelinski continues to offer smart observations on retirement. For example, when people
Non-Financial Retirement Planning: List 10 Retired Activities
Ever notice that every book on “How to Retire” is really just about how to accumulate a big pile of money?
Book Sale: A Random Walk Down Wall Street + The Intelligent Investor $2.99
Amazon has the Kindle version of two investment classics on sale for $2.99 each at the moment. These are savings of
Readwise: Turn Your Kindle Highlights Into a Personalized Email Newsletter
I love physical books, but my favorite thing about Kindle books is the highlight feature. It’s really hard to remember everything
Groupon: Free 60-Day Kindle Unlimited Membership w/ Finance Book List
Groupon is offering a Free 60-Day membership to Kindle Unlimited. You must not have had been a KU subscriber within the
Book Review: A History of Gold in the United States
Having been born after 1971, I have never lived in a time when the dollar was backed by gold. In an
Barking Up The Wrong Tree: The Benefits of Being Mostly Optimistic
Eric Barker writes at Bakadesuyo.com and his talent/skill is synthesizing hundreds of different sources of academic research and historical anecdotes into
Shoe Dog by Nike Founder Phil Knight: A Great Audiobook
As a kid in the late 1980s, I admit that I yearned for a pair of Nike Air shoes. I’d doodle
Daily Rituals Book Review: Daily Habits of Famous Creators
I’ve always liked this quote commonly attributed to Aristotle (while the specific wording was probably paraphrased by Will Durant): We are
Grit, Early Retirement, and Financial Freedom
I joined the bandwagon and finished reading Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth. (It’s not like I
Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel (Book Review)
I don’t recall how I discovered this book, but I remember being initially skeptical. I was wary that Vagabonding: An Uncommon
Warren Buffett’s Ground Rules: Do-It-Yourself Investing Guidelines
Okay, so you probably aren’t reading a book titled Warren Buffett’s Ground Rules: Words of Wisdom from the Partnership Letters of
Warren Buffett’s Ground Rules: Shared Concepts with Low-Cost Index Funds
If you get in a debate about owning index funds, Warren Buffett will likely be invoked as an example of successful
Smarter Better Faster by Charles Duhigg: Book Review and Highlights
We’d all like to improve our productivity. Ideally, this would only involve downloading an app for 99 cents. Instead, Charles Duhigg