Author: Richard Nestoff (Page 25 of 128)

WSJ: On the Fence About a Spending Decision? Try the 0.01% Rule
WSJ: On the Fence About a Spending Decision? Try the 0.01% Rule
The Wall Street Journal Personal Finance column presents the 0.01% rule for frivolous spending. I’m not sure it helps.
if the amount of money at stake is 0.01% or less of your net worth. Someone with $500,000 in wealth could spend $50 worry-free, according to the rule.
I’ve been watching Shoe0nHead videos for five or six years. She only puts out a video every month or so, but she is smart, interesting and has a completely different perspective. She’s got to be good to post a video that infrequently, and still have 2 million subscribers.
I am disengaged from popular culture, so there is no way that I’ve got the time or patience to participate in internet culture. She is a good way to learn what the cool kids on social media are talking about. It’s almost like listening to a good story teller from another country. And she’s cute.

What Jimmy Kimmel said about Charlie Kirk shooting that got his late night show pulled
Jimmy Kimmel initiated a new battle front in our civil cold war.

Heated exchange between Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and FBI Director Kash Patel
That’s just funny.
At Congressional hearings, the politicians are always grandstanding and putting on their own show, rather than asking questions. It’s about time someone calls bullshit.
President Trump’s state visit to Windsor Castle reminded me that Wales gets screwed because they don’t have a national anthem anyone has heard of. Some countries do a good job, so looked them up.
Nobody does a big show like England.

Flying used to be fun. People dressed up, the stewardesses were posh, and everyone was a little excited.

Sparky doesn’t realize that he almost walked into a disaster. We were out for our night walk as Sparky was patrolling the fence line. He was about five feet from meeting a skunk walking along the fence toward him. Fortunately, I grabbed his leash and redirected him before he knew the skunk was there.

