A few years ago, I thought I had leprosy...but of course I didn’t have leprosy. When I eventually visited my dermatologist, she effortlessly diagnosed my mundane case of eczema, prescribed a topical steroid, then sent me on my way. I was not proud of the misdiagnosis I gave myself. Humbled, I marinated on this week-long experience and realized something interesting, special in fact. The Mission>
20% today is the APR on a credit card, not the interest rate on an investment. So, does that mean we’re in ‘The Good Old Days’ and can finally reassure Andy Bernard, from The Office, that there is a way to know we’re in the good old days, before we’ve actually left them? Well, if he’s talking about interest rates and not his acapella group at Cornell, then yes. Living in The Good Old Days of interest rates might yield a secondary effect on us later in life too. Debt: The Good Old Days>
Join me on The Weathered Wallet podcast, where I talk with Brian Kennedy of the wildly popular YouTube Channel, BKXC. Hear about how Brian is living his best life, traveling the world, mountain biking in the most remote corners of the globe, while bringing along more than 250,000 subscribers. Of course, we talk bikes and travel, but Brian’s perspective on saving, investing, and using his money to buy a great life is the real thrill ride. Listen Here>