Category: Blog

As someone who lived and worked in North Jersey for many years and saw the Manhattan skyline every day, Sept.11th is still fresh in my mind like it was yesterday. I was at a business meeting that morning in Newport, RI with my regional colleagues from North Jersey and NYC. That meeting was supposed to… Read more

I’m not a manager of people. I have absolutely no desire to be, especially in my world. Those in middle management roles spend the overwhelming majority of their time wasting away on meaningless “conference calls”. Other middle managers arrange these meetings to fill their calendars each day. Sounding familiar? On every interview I’ve ever been… Read more

During this past weekend’s trip, I obviously had to make a stop by the Charlton location of Treehouse Brewing. I grabbed a case for myself along with some extras to give to a friend and my neighbor. Also muled home a couple extra cases for friends. The main location is amazing if you haven’t been… Read more

I am back from another short trip with Mikey and his good buddy. We traveled up to New England and played multiple rounds of golf over the past few days. The trip was a lot of fun and we were lucky enough to have great weather and great meals as well. When in New England… Read more

Booze Tuesday and I’m talking about a riot? Yes I am! So while we were on our little hiking adventure, we stopped for lunch at a pub on the way north and I always love trying something local that I haven’t had. There was a beer called “Riot in Vermont” from Prison City Brewery in… Read more

I usually talk about investing on Mondays, but what happens to all the hard work you did after you’re gone? For those of us with children, we obviously have them first in mind and how to take care of them not only while we are here, but also after we’re gone. So based on that,… Read more

Our journey to the Grand Canyon of the East was a nice trip. The park itself is beautiful and well maintained. None of the trails are hard/strenuous, so it wasn’t the typical hike that Emily and I usually do together but we still very much enjoyed it. The main trails by the 3 waterfalls simply… Read more

I could just include this stop on our trip into one post but it truly deserves it’s own. The Corning Museum of Glass is a pretty cool place to visit if you find yourself in that area of NY state someday. On a previous vacation (long story about getting stranded in Dallas for a couple… Read more

Getting some work done today among other things to prepare for the long 4 day weekend of fun. Remember this: when the end of life arrives, no one has ever said they wished they worked more! Enjoy! Read more

How does one take the emotion out of some investing when it’s YOUR money involved? Let me share…. Your retirement investments, the kids college funds, etc….I would certainly label those as ones you should be emotionally invested in. But what if you are already comfortable with those and where they sit and some dividends come… Read more

We need banks. Don’t get me wrong. But do we need to keep all of our money in banks and “save”? Absolutely not. I always talk about investing but today is the math behind losing value, not money. If you are barely getting a 1% return on your money in a savings account, but inflation… Read more

Yes, apparently that is a thing. I’m surprised I never knew about it, but my first interest has always been National Parks. There are so many state parks that it’s hard to keep track. But as Emily and I were searching for some decent hiking within a reasonable driving distance, we stumbled across Letchworth State… Read more

Happy Monday. Every day I check on the stock market and it seems one of the most common items I see each time is the same: OIL. Many things influence oil but it always seems to be one of the cyclical commodities on the market. It made me think…what other commodities are also the most… Read more

I have friends who have done this trip recently and the experience is apparently a great one. I do suppose you have to enjoy bourbon to fully appreciate it…. which I do. I have not been there yet myself, but I anticipate it will someday be on this list of trips I have completed. Luckily… Read more

I’m off topic once again, but this one is important. I often post about investing, and I still will. That is a more fun topic: investing vs saving. However, there needs to be both in your portfolio/account. The question is: how much cash should you have saved up? You can always do your own research,… Read more

Interesting question…. especially for someone like me who will only occasionally drink some red wine. Can I tell the difference between a $5 bottle vs the $30 bottle? Yes, I can. Can I taste the difference between the $30 bottle vs the $300 bottle? I doubt it. I’m not a sommelier but I know when… Read more

The answer is always yes to this question. Here we are in the middle of July and the thought of having taxes done, speaking to your accountant, or that April tax deadline is barely a thought in your head. But they should be…. There is nothing worse than owing the government a pile of cash… Read more

Here is NJ….they certainly are. The air quality here is terrible and over the last several days there has been this yellow/orange haze just lingering in the air. When I look at this map all I can think is: Is the entire country of Canada on fire?! Here is a great website: AirNow Fire and… Read more

So I can admit two things here. 1. I know absolutely nothing about soccer. 2. I was wrong. I figured I would just go with the favorite and said France would win. I was completely wrong but it didn’t make me lose any sleep. I have a friend who told me he was glad to… Read more

We are back from our trip from Tortola BVI. If you want to know about the nightlife and partying in Road Town by the cruise ships docks…..I couldn’t tell you a thing about any of that. What I can tell you is that the people of Tortola are wonderful. The island is beautiful. The beaches… Read more

With the family vacation arriving quickly, one big part of the family won’t be joining us. Deke and Delaney. I know I’m not the only person that treats and loves their pets like children. I certainly do and there is always a slight feeling of guilt leaving them for the week. But that is when… Read more

Pain Killer Ingredients: Preparation: Place all ingredients into a cocktail shake. Shake vigorously to combine then pour over ice into a hurricane or highball glass. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg and a pineapple wedge. There are slight variations to this drink but that’s pretty close to the original served at the Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost… Read more

Do you want some great investing advice? Yes! Do you want to hear it from me? Absolutely NOT. I couldn’t agree more. Read this instead: Warren Buffett’s Best Advice One of Warren Buffett’s most enduring pieces of advice is to “be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful”. This means avoiding… Read more

I admit that I am not a soccer fan (or futbol). Growing up in the US in the 1980s, baseball was still the sport to play in my area. American Football, Basketball, Hockey….all other sports, that to be honest, were played by the better athletes here. Soccer was not played by the most athletic kids… Read more

Soon enough we will be back in the islands and experiencing the BVIs. One of the places I am excited to stop by is Callwood’s Rum Distillery. At one point many years ago, the BVIs had over a 100 rum distilleries with 26 of those being on Tortola. Today, Callwood is the only operational distillery… Read more