Here are my posts of the week: Three Lessons Learned from Observing Monkeys – This is a post that was inspired by First Gen American. Victim of DDOS Attack – No damage done, but the site was unavailable for some time! Book Review: Economics In One Lesson – A highly recommended read. How You Can [...]
Archive for October, 2010
34 Comments Kevin on Oct 29th 2010
Robert Murphy, an economist, teacher, and author who is a member of the Mises Institute, has challenged Paul Krugman to a debate on the Keynesian versus Austrian business cycle theory. Since Paul Krugman, a nobel laureate and top Keynesian, has refused to engage in open debate with the Austrian school until now, Robert has decided [...]
23 Comments Kevin on Oct 28th 2010
The following is a guest post written by Andreas Nicolaides, a personal finance writer for MoneySupermarket.com. Auto insurance is one of life’s little pains; nobody likes paying for it but if we own a vehicle we would actually like to drive on the road, then we have to. Auto insurance seems to be a hot [...]
4 Comments Guest on Oct 27th 2010
Economics In One Lesson, by Henry Hazlitt: A book review Have you ever been confused when politicians speak of tariffs and subsidies? Does talk of inflation make your head spin? Henry Hazlitt helps clear away the fog of economics in his book, “Economics In One Lesson” (Amazon affiliate link). The one lesson is very simple: It’s [...]
22 Comments Kevin on Oct 26th 2010
Filed under Miscellaneous
Victim of DDOS Attack
Apologies to anyone who was unable to access my site yesterday. My hosting provider was apparently the victim of a distributed denial of service attack, which prevented people from being able to access the server! Everything should be working fine now.
8 Comments Kevin on Oct 26th 2010
Last Winter, I went on vacation to Southeast Asia with my girlfriend, and one of our stops was Monkey Island, near Nha Trang, Vietnam. Apparently the island was used for laboratory research by Russians in the past, and at some point the labs were abandoned and the monkeys were left to roam free. They have [...]
38 Comments Kevin on Oct 25th 2010
Filed under Investing,Weekend Reading
Weekend Reading: Fall Edition
Fall has come, and is already on its way out. The scenery is rouge and golden, the temperatures are falling into the single digits, and it’s only a matter of time before the first snowflakes start slowly making their way gently down to the ground. Here are my posts of the week: The Importance of [...]
40 Comments Kevin on Oct 24th 2010
Filed under Growing Your Wealth,Miscellaneous,Opinion,Philosophy
College: Is It a Complete Waste of Time?
Is a higher education worth pursuing? I’ve been reading a lot of stories about higher education around the blogosphere lately. There’s a lot of debate over the impact of student debt and the merits and drawbacks of pursuing a higher education. My personal feelings on the matter are mixed. I believe that higher education is [...]
54 Comments Kevin on Oct 22nd 2010
Filed under Growing Your Wealth,Miscellaneous,Opinion,Philosophy,Saving Your Money
The Importance of Opportunity Costs, and Why They Should Not Be Ignored
Everyone is familiar with the direct costs of life. You feel it every time you take some money out of your wallet to pay for food, gas, or tuition. Are you familiar, however, with the indirect costs, and the choices that you make everyday? I am not referring to hidden taxes or fees (such as [...]
69 Comments Kevin on Oct 19th 2010
Another week has passed, and the temperatures have dipped a little lower (and so has the US Dollar, for that matter). A few Chilean miners saw daylight for the first time in a long time, and were reunited with their families. It’s fall, it’s a little chilly, and it’s beautiful. Here is what was posted [...]
43 Comments Kevin on Oct 15th 2010
