A reflection on the value and meaning of money during the season of giving … hmmm. Maybe rewatch It’s a Wonderful Life. I can speak to the lagging effects of consumerism, now that Christmas presents have been opened.

Without a framework of understanding, it’s hard to even ask for help on finance from a person. And hard for a person to help someone who doesn’t know what they want, how they’re wired, or what they value.

Affirmative action has many associations. It is defined as “the practice or policy of favoring individuals belonging to groups regarded as disadvantaged or subject to discrimination.” One potential pitfall of this practice is that the achievements of a disadvantaged individual can be discounted.

I’ve had writer’s block lately. Or maybe I’m just happy to be done with the book. It was seven years ago that the idea and structure of the book came to me.

Student loans have been in the news lately. The moves and countermoves between branches of government provides a good case study for a phenomenon I describe in the book. Money has an energy that accumulates power over time, much like a mountain stream becomes a roaring river. Swimming or paddling against the current becomes harder the stronger it is.

It’s Official!