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The other day, I was listening to the "Retire Inspired Podcast" hosted by Chris Hogan. During this particular podcast, he listed off characteristics of highly successful people. I jotted down notes and wanted to dive more in depth into each topic. One particular characteristic stuck out to me.
A shoe game is a game played by students (maybe even some adults) in schools. I don't know the age range of the participants, but the students in 7th and 8th grade at my school worry about their 'shoe game.' A shoe game is a comparison between the amount and type of shoes owned. This is a big deal to my students in middle school, because having a bunch of different shoes and really nice shoes is a status symbol. This could possibly be from the fact that my school has a dress code for shirts, jackets and pants, but no dress code on shoes.
As a child, I didn't understand the importance of Thanksgiving. All I cared about was Christmas! I wanted those presents (just like any kid). So as a kid, Thanksgiving was kind of a boring holiday, because all we did was get together eat food and hang out with family. I didn't understand the simple importance of spending time with family. I didn't understand the little things in life that make this world great.
This past summer, I worked summer school at one of the high schools in my school district. Just like at my school, there was an opportunity to get a free meal from a financial advisor. I normally avoid the teachers lounge on these days, because I like to avoid the awkward conversations. This time, I was interested to hear what they had to say. I took this as an opportunity to listen to the message and report back to my readers. Plus, I was interested to learn more about TRS.
We are one week into the election of Donald Trump as the President of the United States. There were plenty of theories on what would happen to the market if Trump was elected, and these theories mainly projected a Brexit like dip. I was even hoping for this outcome. I love to buy, when the market is on sale. When the market dropped after the Brexit vote, I invested $1,000 in the market and I have earned a good chunk of money on that one decision.
