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Which Comes First: Saving Money for Your Retirement? Or Your Kid’s College?

When money is tight, you have to make choices. Which is why if you’re putting money away into your child’s college account while trying to also save up for a retirement, you may well wonder – what should be the priority? Certainly there are some reasonable arguments for making your savings priority be college – and then … Continue reading Which Comes First: Saving Money for Your Retirement? Or Your Kid’s College?

“Gateway” by Michael Warren (Dun Laoghaire) – No Longer There

“Gateway” by Michael Warren (Dun Laoghaire) – No Longer There Image by infomatique I have heard all sorts of stories about this piece of ‘public art” including a claim that it suddenly appeared and that no one knew who was responsible. The controversial Gateway sculpture that has cast long shadows over the streets of Dun … Continue reading “Gateway” by Michael Warren (Dun Laoghaire) – No Longer There

A guide into the weird numbers that run our world, describing both financial bubbles & climate change

Summary: Two of our greatest challenges in the 21st century are climate change and management of economic crises. They’re similar in that their mathematics are unlike that of the normal life — the routine world of averages, variances, and bell-curve distributions. These phenomena take us deep into the mysteries of science. Before we can predict … Continue reading A guide into the weird numbers that run our world, describing both financial bubbles & climate change