December 2011
Follow the money; find the bias …
I’ve got several books on the boil right now; reading different ideas about property investing and finding out there’s some wide varying advice. So, why all the variation? Why does one guy say “Do this!” and the next guy says “Don’t do it!”? What’s the underlying reason? Is it because one guy is more of […]
Where’s Atlantis?
Wish I knew. What an amazing story! The story of an advanced ancient civilization destroyed in the blink of an eye. But how? What happened? And, just where did this mysterious civilization exist? Many theories abound.
Are you a Capital Gain-er or a Cash Flow-er?
I’m re-reading Robert Kiyosaki’s, Conspiracy of the Richand the whole book can be summed up in two words – “CASH FLOW.” This is no trivial concept. And, I’m glad he keeps writing about it. I need to be reminded again and again. I need to have this concept reinforced and inculcated into my brain. You […]
Are you ready for battle?
I’m re-reading the book, Battleship at War, by Ivan Musicant. It’s the story of the battleship Washington during World War Two. One particular episode in this amazing story is the change from a peacetime footing to a wartime footing. It happened pretty quickly and quite by accident. But, it was a necessary change that probably […]