by Caleb Jones | Dec 17, 2014 | Economics
Well, it’s finally happened. If adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP), China is now the world’s largest economy, making the United States number two for the first time in 142 years. If you put the currency of both countries on level footing,...
by Caleb Jones | Dec 9, 2014 | Personal Effectiveness
You only need to watch the first 5 minutes of the above video to get the gist. A self-made billionaire making the exact same points I’ve been making about college for years. The cost of college has gone up ten times since the 80s. Even if you adjust for...
by Caleb Jones | Nov 26, 2014 | Personal Effectiveness
If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate. ~Thomas J. Watson The greatest successes in the world, the people who make the most money, or accomplish the greatest things, are fantastic failers. They are good at failing. When they fail, it...
by Caleb Jones | Oct 15, 2014 | Books
I have been neglecting the topic of books I’ve been reading on this blog and I’m going to rectify that immediately. As of now, I will be making regular blog posts about the fiction and non-fiction books I have been reading. Today I’m going to talk...
by Caleb Jones | Oct 13, 2014 | Personal Effectiveness
Lets say you’re a lower-income person and you own a crappy car worth $3000. Let’s also say you still owe $6000 on its loan. Also, it needs about $2000 worth of repairs to make it decently driveable. This presents you with two bad choices: 1. Put $2K into a...
