Best Things I’ve Read this Week (Aug 13 – Aug 20)

It is my attempt to share great blog/mainstream media posts I’ve read each week. One thing I’ve noticed, however, is that many of the great things I’ve read (especially this week) have already been shared by many of the great bloggers I follow. So, I’ll refrain from rehashing most of the great things this week you’ve probably already seen and instead list some great posts that may be a little bit off the beaten path for most financial bloggers:

  • Investors Business Daily had a great editorial discussing how Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” is basically today’s handbook to know exactly what is happening to our country and what is in store for its future.
  • Money can buy happiness. Though it is experiences, not stuff, that is the true key to happiness: via Get Rich Slowly
  • “When it becomes easy for a lot of people to do something, be the guy that does the hard part for them.” More winning entrepreneurial advice from Andy Swan.
  • “Size of an economy doesn’t win an Olympic gold medal. The metrics of a good economy are freedom, standard of living and quality of life. By all those metrics the US is far ahead of most anyone that anybody would care to compare us to.” Now lets stop panicking about China! via PointsandFigures.
  • “Hope for the best and plan for it, too.” What if everything goes right? Another great and thought-provoking piece by our Professor of Riskology, Tyler Tervooren
  • “Buying more isn’t the answer. Freedom is.” Trying to live a bit simpler: Far Beyond The Stars
  • Reminding us there is more to life than money: Joe Fahmy’s American Dream
  • But because money is still important, here is some great money advice from our resident weakonomist with an interesting twist.
Now off to limiting the damage of my $VXX position getting pinned to my MAX PAIN point. Ugggg….

Have a great weekend.


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