A Fitness and Personal Finance Blog
Do you believe in food storage? What I mean by that is have you prepared for future emergencies by stockpiling 1,3, or even 12 months worth of food? It seems a little odd to me that some people do this, but lately I’ve been considering stocking up the pantry a bit. What do you think?
I have a hard time telling when I’ve pushed my workouts too far. Take this week for example. I’m planning to swim three days in a row because I’ll be taking a couple days off later in the week, yet I feel completely run down. It’s hard to pinpoint why I’m so tired, and I don’t know if I should take one of the three days off or push through.
Well, the financial markets have been going crazy lately. Although I’ve been a bit depressed about it thus far, I still think that prudence and conservative decisions will keep me ahead of the game. Reduce debt, save what you can, and cut your expenses. Whether the market goes up or down, if you’re employeed and spend less than you earn there is no way to “lose” the financial game. And God will provide for our needs, so there is no reason to fear!
It never fails to amaze me how many people are pushing gold as an investment. They say that on an inflation adjusted basis gold is a great buy, but the fact is inflation doesn’t affect everything the same. The truth is you need to look at real (over inflation) returns for an investment over a variety of time periods to determine if something is a good investment, and I just don’t see the consistant results that I would want with gold. Maybe it’s just me though….