Jul 1, 2017

MoneyBites: Independence Day!

Revue

July 1 · Issue #11 · View online

Happy 4th of July everyone!
As we celebrate the day our country announced her independence to the world, thought it may be a good exercise to imagine:
What would make you feel financially independent?

Would it be when… you get rid of your debt? …you reach a certain net worth (if so, how much)? …you buy a house?

Be as specific as you can. Would love hear what that moment looks like. What are you doing, who are you with, and how do you feel?

Interesting article on how “imagining your financial future,” or this ability to contemplate the future, is what makes us uniquely human. Are you in the “plan for the future” or “live in the moment” camp?

The New York Times: We Aren’t Built to Live in the Moment

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We are misnamed. We call ourselves Homo sapiens, the “wise man,” but that’s more of a boast than a description. What makes us wise? What sets us apart from other animals? Various answers have been proposed — language, tools, cooperation, culture, tasting bad to predators — but none is unique to humans.

We’re skipping the MoneyBites podcast this weekend and going straight into games! We found a list of 100 best icebreaker questions by Museum Hack. Try it out during this long weekend. Here are some of our favorites:

#14. If you were a wrestler what would be your entrance theme song?
#16. Who is the better businessman or business woman and why? (Example: Justin Timberlake or Justin Bieber?)
#17. What was the worst job you ever had?
#27. Have you ever completed anything on your “bucket list”?
#28. Say you’re independently wealthy and don’t have to work, what would you do with your time?
#40. What is your favorite item you’ve bought this year?
#57. What is your favorite time of the day and why?
#78. If you were left on a deserted island with either your worst enemy or no one, which would you choose and why?
#97. If you could eliminate one thing from daily routine, what would it be and why?
#100. What was your favorite game to play as a child?

Hope to see you next week!

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