{"id":215,"date":"2015-03-27T06:21:48","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T13:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.com\/blog\/?p=215"},"modified":"2015-03-27T06:21:48","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T13:21:48","slug":"what-makes-you-itch-weekend-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/what-makes-you-itch-weekend-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes you itch? Weekend reading"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. \u00a0The world owes you nothing – it was here first. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>– Mark Twain<\/em><\/p>\n

You can’t make footprints in the sands of time by sitting on your butt…..and who wants to make buttprints?\u00a0<\/em>– Anonymous<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Go<\/a><\/p>\n

We love to read and share – here’s some notable things from the last week covering life, investing, planning, financial literacy for kids and caveman living plus a look at what we were up to this time last year.<\/em><\/p>\n

Perspective<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

“Embrace experiments, ship, learn from failure, and fail faster” – some wise words from Leo Babauta at zen habits – Fail Faster at Habits<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

There is a vast delta between being busy and being focused – a rich life with less stuff – Not Busy, Focused<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

I don’t know what to say – don’t read in an open plan office –\u00a0Before I Go: A Stanford neurosurgeon\u2019s parting wisdom about life and time<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Our habits shape our existence –\u00a0Better than Before: A Psychological Field Guide to Harnessing the Transformative Power of Habit<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Getting back to basics with HD –\u00a0Thoreau on What It Really Means to Be Awake<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

How would you really enjoy spending your life? – What do you desire?\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

I’ve been a bit bitter about my ski pass this year but this puts it all in perspective –\u00a0Photographic proof that Canada’s east coast is basically the ice planet Hoth right now<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Investing<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Albert Einstein once said compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe – hats off to Mr Read – The Power of Market Returns<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

It’s March Madness baby! \u00a0Some great parallels to investing – here’s one: nobody knows anything! – The March Madness Theory of Investing<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

I don’t time the market – it’s always a good time to understand your risk tolerance, be ready and embrace whatever comes – How to Survive a Bear Market<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

We aren’t wired to deal with downturns – your emotions are your portfolio’s worst enemy – Your Brain is Rigged to Panic in the Next Correction<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Investing is a lifetime endeavor –\u00a0What Constitutes Long-Term in the Stock Market?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Planning<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Most people don’t have an emergency fund, but you should – What should your emergency fund look like?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Please don’t miss out on the RESP – how often can you get a 20% return on your investment and free money from the government? – 5 common money mistakes new parents make<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Financial literacy for kids<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

You can never start early enough – What we’re teaching our kid about money<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Sometimes it feels like it’s out of our control but money and kids is a tough one –\u00a0Raising Kids Who Are The Opposite of Spoiled: An Interview With Ron Lieber<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Caveman Living\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hard not to look like a weirdo with those barefoot shoes, but I love them – How to Safely and Enjoyably Transition to a Barefoot Lifestyle<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

I’ve been on the fence on this for a while but tempted to check it out –\u00a0SIX REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN A CROSSFIT BOX<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This time last year<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Boca\"<\/a>
Boca, Buenos Aries – the dodgy part of town – home of Diego Maradona’s Boca Juniors, the Tango and you two if you’re not careful.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. \u00a0The world owes you nothing – it was here first. \u00a0 \u00a0– Mark Twain You can’t make footprints in the sands of time by sitting on your butt…..and who wants to make buttprints?\u00a0– Anonymous We love to read and share – here’s some notable things […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":225,"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215\/revisions\/225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}