I’m gambling at a casino in the Wisconsin Dells because I told a friend I’d meet him there. I’m not a gambler but you don’t go to a casino and not gamble so I’m playing $1 roulette. Because roulette is what you play when you don’t know how to play anything.
I’m starting with $40. After a few rounds I’m up to $60, and after a few more I’m down to $50 and that’s when...
I think I’m dying. I’m having chest pains, shortness of breath, and body chills. So I’m driving myself to urgent care and when I get there I describe my symptoms to the check-in lady. She tells me to go to the front of the triage line.
After triage I see the doctor and tell him what’s going on. And then a nurse comes in and does an EKG. She leaves and now I’m sitting there waiting to find out how long I have to...
It turns out African safaris aren’t cheap. You’re either spending a lot to sleep at a fancy lodge or a lot sleeping in a tent. I slept in a tent. But then you realize the only thing separating you from the lions is a thin layer of nylon.
I thought I was going to die. But it wasn’t until the safari was over and I was in Zanzibar I was even close to dying. You see,...
I’m not a millennial because you have to be born between 1981 and 1996 (I was born in 1979). But I feel a little millennial’ish, and that makes part of me cringe when I read about them in the media.
Delusional. Lazy. Entitled.
The reality is 36% of you live with your parents, your unemployment rate is twice the national average, and if you happen to be one of the lucky employed, just 30% consider your job a career.
Sounds pretty bad, right? Yes, but you...
How much do you really need for retirement anyways?
No one knew that answer until 1994 when Bill Bengen, then a financial planner in Southern California, had several clients asking him this question. He couldn’t find the answer, so he crunched the numbers. You don’t have to look too far into retirement planning before you run across the 4% “safe withdrawal rate” rule.
This means you can withdraw 4% from your retirement portfolio every year for 30 years....
