Every year seems weird these days. Maybe it’s all down to the coming singularity. Certainly 2022’s quadruple whammy of war, drought, inflation, and plunging equity and bond prices has provided enough contrast to please even a late-stage Picasso. Crops wither while inflation runs wild! Energy prices soar while portfolios plummet!…
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What to do with your ill-gotten gains.
In my early 20s I was a debit card kind of guy. I’d save what I could, and frowned at the thought of borrowing money that I didn’t have on plastic, to pay for goods and services I didn’t need. I also (mistakenly) believed that applying for a credit card…
Everything is worse when rates rise.
Having a big mortgage on your personal balance sheet dramatically shifts your financial posture.
