Frenchy Duffnuts
We had a family friend growing up named Evelyn. Evelyn was a widow of many years, and a professional travel agent. Fascinating person. She’d gather groups of travelers together and take them all on a trip somewhere – usually in Europe. My...
Collections vs. Experiences
This is another topic that arises from my financial planning practice.
It is my generation’s habit to make collections of prized or valued items. To this day I have my book collection and my music collection. Mrs. Downing collects Wedgwood Blue Jasper...
Now for the fitness part.
Watch some older people walk: they shuffle, or their steps really aren’t steps at all; they’re merely shifting weight from one foot to the other. This is the result of muscles not being worked – they tighten and contract. I am...
At a physical crossroads
At 68 there are many times I can feel my age. But it is only about the last year or two that I’ve noticed a definite slowing down. Which begs the question: What am I going to do about it? Fight it or accept the inevitable?
As I look around at...
Airports and Tattoos
As many of my readers know, I’ve done a good bit of traveling over the last several years, teaching 4-day Live Review classes to students preparing to take the CFP exam. The exam is offered in March, July, and November, so the months before that are my busy travel...
Job Fulfillment
Is this ever a relatively new concept.
I remember in my MBA program, completed in 1984, in the human resources classes, the new way of getting employees to work hard for you was this: give them work they enjoy doing and actually have aptitude for and see a...
Introduction
I recently attended my Connecticut high school’s 50th reunion. I’ve got to say, it has given me pause. Was the class of ’72 really 50 years ago? Couldn’t be – but it is. I had a great time, and even my wife commented on what a...
