There's a new movie out about Ray Kroc and McDonald's called The Founder. Did you know that Kroc was selling milkshake machines into his 50s until he stumbled on a pair of brothers buying a ton of milkshake machines for their new hamburger … [Read the rest]
In case you don't visit every day (which is probably a good thing), Amazon.com is giving $8.62 off $50+ orders with promo code BIGTHANKS. Valid until 11:59pm Pacific 2/22 only. Must be shipped and sold by Amazon. If you need filler ideas, you … [Read the rest]
As a follow-up to my post on the risks of investing in bonds, I should share that a slight majority of my personal bond holdings are in short-term and intermediate-term municipal bonds. Why? Well, here are some considerations if you are choosing … [Read the rest]
While listening to a Tim Ferriss podcast with guest Mr. Money Mustache, I came across this quote from John Taylor Gatto in the comments. Apparently Gatto was not a fan of compulsory schooling and offered this instead: I want to give you a … [Read the rest]
Update - This offer is now EXPIRED The Citi® Hilton HHonors™ Visa Signature® Card, from our partner Citi, is offering a limited-time bonus increase. Here are the highlights: Earn 75,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points after making $2,000 in … [Read the rest]
To get the full return of any asset class, you'll have to own it through the good times and the bad times. The good times are easy, but getting through the bad times requires deeper understanding and faith. You'll usually hear this about holding … [Read the rest]
The U.S. Bank Visa Platinum Card has been updated with a long 0% Intro APR offer and up to $600 of cell phone protection. Here are the highlights: 0% Intro APR on purchases and balance transfers for 18 billing cycles. After that, a variable … [Read the rest]
A new academic paper was recently published with a confusing yet provocative title: Do Stocks Outperform Treasury Bills?. Of course they do... right? An excerpt from the abstract: Most common stocks do not outperform Treasury Bills. Fifty … [Read the rest]
HBO has a new documentary film called Becoming Warren Buffett that includes a more personal look at his life, including "never-before-released home videos, family photographs, archival footage and interviews with family and friends." I just watched … [Read the rest]
February 2017 Update. Well, looks like the party is officially over. As predicted, it ended quickly and messily. Ringplus sued Sprint. Sprint announced they were kicking R+ off the Sprint network on February 11th. Both announced that R+ … [Read the rest]
Brent Underwood is a partner at a marketing company and was tired of shady competitors basically offering the tag of "Bestselling Author" for anywhere between $1,000 and $3,000. So he decided to tell everyone how they can do it themselves for 5 … [Read the rest]
Deal has expired. I recently posted a deal on H&R Block Deluxe Federal + State for $21, noting that last year's all-time low was during a brief $19 sale on Amazon. Well, right now Amazon is having an H&R Block "Deal of the Day" sale. These … [Read the rest]
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