Do You Have As Much Wealth As You Should Have?
#LifestyleDefining wealth is pretty tricky. A guy with a hundred goats in Morocco, who leases his land, could be considered wealthy. But if you bought 100…
Will Your Child Be As Lousy With Money As The Average Spoiled Accountant?
#Children #LifestyleIn his classic book, The Millionaire Next Door [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1589795474/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=usaphallam-20&camp=…
Should Tips Be Based Entirely On Merit?
#LifestyleI recently read an article in the New York Post, suggesting that the average person in New York City pays more than $3,300 each year…
Is the Middle Class An Endangered Species?
#LifestyleIn late December, my grade 10 students were taking a semester final exam. It was an American Literature class, with a single essay-type question that they…
Fancy a $109,000 Toyota Camry?
#LifestyleAs a Canadian school teacher living in Singapore, I have to admit that there are loads of perks. My income taxes, for instance, are a heck…
Holiday Season Gift Ideas
#LifestyleMy wife and I don’t buy Christmas gifts for each other. It’s neither right nor wrong, but each of us would rather hold the…
You, Your Spouse And Your Money
#LifestyleA few years ago, before Pele (pronounced like the soccer player) and I were married, we took a trip to Phuket Thailand. While sitting in the…
Prostitutes and Needle Pushers
#LifestyleA few years ago I made an appointment with a Singaporean man whose business was in the heart of Chinatown. He was giving me directions to…
Break from the crowd or the pile-up
#Lifestyle #MindsetWhen I was a kid, I used to do a lot of bicycle road racing. That was before Lance Armstrong even straddled a bike. He’s…
Retiring in Comfort—Without Ever Experiencing a Canadian Winter Again
#Retirement #Lifestyle #TravelI haven’t had to scrape frost off my car’s windshield for more than 8 years. I haven’t had to shovel a snowy path…