The price of gold has recently been shooting through the roof. As of the time of this writing gold is hovering near $1870. It seems like only a short while ago when I was wondering if $1500 was near. What’s going on with the price of gold? Is this the beginning of a mania phase… [Read More]
How Much Should I Save, and Why?
Me: Baby, how much should I save, and why? Her: How much? A lot. Why? To make me happy. We each have our own reasons for saving… what are yours? How much should I save, and why? Before we can answer this question, we need to ask another question: What is my time preference? In… [Read More]
Living on the High Seas
How would you like to live on the high seas, in a community of fellow-minded travellers? The oceans are the last uninhabited and unexplored frontier on Earth, and for good reason — living on the seas is not easy, nor is it cheap!. However, recent decades have seen an explosion of cruise-based travel, and more… [Read More]
Why I Support Ron Paul for President 2012
Ever since the 2008 global financial crisis and ensuing recession, I’ve developed a growing interest in economics and politics. Before then, I didn’t really feel like anything made sense to me. I would identify with many liberal values; to me, wanting to help the poor and give underprivileged people better opportunities is a noble thing… [Read More]
Weekend Reading: Robot Cars Edition
I suppose that everyone has already heard of Google’s automated cars that can drive themselves, with minimal human intervention? It might already be old news, but I find this very, very cool. I am amazed every time I sit in a car that I am basically in command of a dangerous 4000 pound piece of… [Read More]