Moshe Kaye
My Favorite Books:
"Man's Search For Meaning" - Viktor Frankl
"The Little Book Of Main Street Money" - Jonathan Clements
"The Psychology Of Money" - Morgan Housel
"Start-Up Nation" - Dan Senor
"Who Moved My Cheese?" - Spencer Johnson
"Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable" - Seth Godin
Comments
It is some sort of cultural narcissism? I don't understand it to be honest.
Post: Generational Perspective
Link to comment from May 10, 2025
15 times minimum expenses in safe(r) assets split into mostly liability matched buckets. 40% in cash and ST Treasuries, 40% in a a 2-5 year treasury fund, 20% in TIPS.
Post: Feeling Secure by Jonathan Clements
Link to comment from May 10, 2025
I'd add: Politeness Baby boomer: Please and thank you. OK some aren't but in general in my experience this is our norm. Maybe because we are thankful to be alive? i know i am.. Under 40: It depends.. but please and thank you seem much less common from my observations.
Post: Generational Perspective
Link to comment from May 10, 2025
We almost never use written checks other than to pay ourselves (B 2 P) or local tax authorities. However we do issue checks through the bank which seems to work well hopefully with less risk.
Post: It’s 2025. Do you send checks by mail?
Link to comment from April 27, 2025
> I prefer having the vendor pull the money. A word of caution. I once had a large credit card company empty my checking account when they pulled the whole balance rather than the balance due. Now i push the payments.
Post: It’s 2025. Do you send checks by mail?
Link to comment from April 27, 2025
I look at it in terms of liability matching. For my long term money assets, equities, i have made no significant changes. However, due to my concerns about the stability of the bond market i have shorted my duration by moving a significant % of this shorter term "bucket" from a total bond market focus to short and ultra short term UST focus.
Post: No financial wisdom here other than ….
Link to comment from April 12, 2025
If this should happen i would take it and add 45% to our FI bucket and 55% to our equity bucket less $100 for a nice dinner for two.
Post: What will you do with $5,000?
Link to comment from February 23, 2025
One of the hardest things i have done is looking in the mirror and trying to understand who i am and why i behave the way i do. It's honestly hard work and i'm not close to done. Admitting that i didn't really know anything about money was quite sobering, embarrassing and at some point finally enlightening. Being willing to be "humble" and then learn and change. I wish this was something that could be taught but in my opinion it can't it must be learned.
Post: Why Don’t Folks Save? By Jonathan Clements
Link to comment from February 17, 2025
Thank you. I need to look into this for sure.
Post: What Purchases Have Been Worth It?
Link to comment from February 16, 2025
Thanks Rick. This looks amazing. I need to absorb the price.. The milk frother was a bit less :-)
Post: What Purchases Have Been Worth It?
Link to comment from February 16, 2025