Interesting Thoughts, That Aren't Always Mine

Interesting Thoughts, That Aren't Always Mine

Just tidbits and info about whatever comes to my mind.


The Next Big Thing Has Already Happened

12 hours ago 1 minute read 2 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive

If you think you have found the next get rich quick scheme and you are not already rich from it, then you are too late.  I have been "interested" in crypto since about 2016, when a company I worked with had a backroom In their warehouse that was full...

Should You Buy Gold?

14 Jan 2025 2 minute read 3 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive

I guess the first question should really be, “Do you want to buy gold?”  Full disclosure, I myself have a little bit of gold stored away, and not because I thought it was a great investment, but, because I thought owning some gold coins would be cool...

Seven of the Biggest Bitcoin Crashes in History

12 Jan 2025 2 minute read 0 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive

I found this list while looking for stats writing my last article and found it interesting. I thought I would post some of it here for reference to the fact we still see major swings in the price of crypto, and while they may seem like some pretty bi...

Bitcoin Braced For A Huge Earthquake As Fed Shock Fuels Crypto Price Crash Fears

11 Jan 2025 1 minute read 1 comment SeventyFourSeventyFive

The title comes from an article on Forbes today. The basic idea from the article is: Bitcoin has swung wildly after robust U.S. jobs data sapped expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts and sent stock markets spiraling. "Bitcoin’s retreat t...

Pay Your Fair Share… Or Else

10 Jan 2025 3 minute read 2 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive

I am always nervous when some politician utters the phrase “Pay Your Fair Share.”  The phrase is often taken as a positive, as 99 percent of us by definition are not in the one percent of earners. Anytime a political person can say something they thi...

The End Of Cash

7 Jan 2025 1 minute read 0 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive

Since I ended up with some cash after the holidays again, I am revisiting the topic of cash being used less and less in the current economic climate. This is not what you may think from the title, just some musings from a recent challenge I had. In p...

Remembering Jimmy Carter (The Best Thing The Worst President Did)

5 Jan 2025 2 minute read 4 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive

This is from an article I wrote a few years back when inflation was nearing 10 percent. Carter by most standards was a failed president, but, most people reflecting on his life would also say he was one of the most well-intentioned and moral presiden...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Loses Bid To Get $56 Billion Pay Package Reinstated

2 Jan 2025 2 minute read 7 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive

Elon Musk had his pay package voided by Judge Kathaleen McCormick early in 2024 and she upheld that decision in December.  I don't know your thoughts on Elon Musk, or what you think about someone getting a 56 billion dollar bonus, but, I find this de...

As Soon As People Decide That Crypto Is Valueless, It Will We Be

31 Dec 2024 1 minute read 4 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive

Don't get mad at me for the title, it is not me saying it.  This is the first line from an article on the Guardian website. The actual title of the article is: If Crypto Is Incorporated Into Australia's Financial System, We Will Be Lucky To Avoid Con...

The IRS Enacts Sweeping Crypto Regulations (... And Why Crypto Users, And Most of The General Public, Distrust The Federal Government)

29 Dec 2024 3 minute read 0 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive

I don't usually like to get political, mainly because at the federal level, I distrust most all politicians on both sides of the aisles equally. I am not alone in this belief either. In the last fifty years, with the exception of a short period direc...