Category Archives: Money

Debt = Slavery — [VIDEO]

World debt history, 13 minutes into:

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I’m not gonna not live in a certain way just because there are people less fortunate than I am. — [VIDEO]

Billionaire heiress Petra Ecclestone:

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Robin Hanson’s couple vs. Justin Wolfers’ s couple — [CONTRAST]

- Robin Hanson and his wife maintains 2 separate bank accounts, and his wife is down to Earth. Marriage, despite its lack of clean edges and predictable outcomes, is one of the few institutions he seems to have no interest … Continue reading

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Consumers in the U.S. will soon be able to receive and send funds to any eligible Visa credit, debit or prepaid account, anywhere in the world. — [NEWS]

“Bank customers of participating financial institutions will have the option to select a Visa account as the destination for funds when making a personal payment. By simply entering the recipient’s 16-digit Visa account, email address or mobile phone number, consumers … Continue reading

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Justin Wolfers and his wife — [RANT AGAINST FEMINIZATION]

He has no freedom to buy. His wife manages his money. Subtitle: Voluntary castration, Wife as new mom. The feminization of the society is a great scourge. [E-mail me to direct me to English-speaking thinkers of feminization, so I can … Continue reading

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Red means Jason Ruspini and David Pennock should rent as opposed to buy. – [CHART]

The Rent:Buy Ratio is calculated by using the median list price compared with the median rent on two-bedroom apartments, condos and townhomes listed on Trulia.com.

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The Interdependence of Prices and Gold

I gave a talk on Thursday night at the New York Investing Club meeting. The basic points: Gold does well when real rates of return are low. Real rates describe the price of gold much better than inflation alone. This … Continue reading

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Mastercard and Visa online gambling crackdown

Credit cards Mastercard and Visa have recently imposed restrictions on online gambling transactions to US customers, in preparation for the implementation of the anti-gambling legislation in June this year. The following was reported by eGaming Review: Mastercard crackdown leaves US … Continue reading

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What is the future of PayPal?

Scott Thompson, the President of PayPal:

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About the richest 1% of Americans who own roughly half of the entire nation’s wealth

Born Rich – by Jamie Johnson The One Percent – by Jamie Johnson

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