What We’re Reading This Month – “Too Many Books and A Pastor in A Gorilla Costume”

By |2021-09-01T22:49:43+00:00August 28th, 2021|

Every month we show what is on our reading table. Comments on current reads: "Monsters and Magical Sticks: There's No Such Thing As Hypnosis?” (208 pages, paperback, reprint 2017) by Steven Heller and “How to Hypnotise Anyone - Confessions of a Rogue Hypnotist” (112 pages, paperback, reprint 2014) by The Rogue Hypnotist. [...]

Our Story – Part 9/2008: We Buy Another Apartment Complex

By |2021-08-16T20:48:24+00:00August 15th, 2021|

How did we do our own monopoly project? How did we start investing in real estate and build our current holdings (two apartment complexes, two medical building and two SFH’s)? In this series we will trace the history of our real estate acquisitions. Previously we described how we got started by buying our first [...]

Opportunity Cost – 13. Back In the High Life Again; More on Smashed Toes

By |2021-08-11T21:45:54+00:00August 10th, 2021|

Last month in “Opportunity Cost – 12. xkcd and Smashed Toes" we reviewed all the opportunity costs and mentioned my smashed toes due to a weightlifting accident. Now on this #13 we find out how unlucky and lucky, I was. Previously we discussed the concept of “Opportunity Cost”. If you choose to do one [...]

TMP Floating Book Reviews – Four Books: “In A Pit, With A Lion, On A Snowy Day”, “Drunk”, “Dominus” and “The Patriot’s Fate”

By |2021-08-06T18:25:05+00:00August 5th, 2021|

This month we are reviewing four books: 1. “In A Pit, With A Lion, On A Snowy Day”, 2. “Drunk”, 3. “Dominus” and 4. “The Patriot’s Fate”. "In A Pit, With A Lion, On A Snowy Day” by Mark Batterson (207 pages, softcover, published in 2006). This book was recommended by my daughter Katie. [...]

Our July 2021 Standings – Ho Hum, Still Number One!

By |2021-08-04T06:05:04+00:00August 2nd, 2021|

TheMonopolyProject (TMP) is still Number 1 and climbing. Even more so than last month. This month we added $13K in equity. TheMonopolyProject rocketed to the top with a total Score of $198,432. We easily outscored the stock market (VTSAX), WOOD, and even Gold. TMP now has 2.0 houses; that is, one [...]

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