Only Shirts, No Pants, No Coats
Thursday, September 16
We all now have our experiences with 16 months of living with a pandemic. I have been contemplating what some of the less obvious impacts will be going forward. One thing the media kept telling us is the massive impact of the lockdowns on many aspects of the retail and hospitality industry. That ...
What Can we Learn About Changes in Real Estate from 'Nomadland'
Thursday, September 09
As someone working and talking to people about real estate on a daily basis, it was interesting to hear about the success of the movie “Nomadland”. For those of you who don’t know about this movie and what it’s about, here is what Wiki says in its description: “Nomadland is a 2020 American drama ...
How Much Evidence Do We Need to Make Changes in Our Lives?
Thursday, September 02
Last Sunday I had a very interesting discussion with my mom. She lives in Germany and was telling me how negatively she feels because the winter this year has been long, and wet, and cold, and unpredictable. It almost feels like it doesn’t want to end — even though we are approaching the end of A...
Why the INCREASE in Housing Prices doesn’t stop my investing strategy
Thursday, August 26
The other day I had the pleasure of being a guest on a podcast and the host asked me: “Axel, are you worried about this crazy increase in real estate prices, and rent increases, and just overall that we are going to see a tremendous crash coming?” My simple response was; “No, I am not” Let me tel...
Why Aren’t New Home Builders Improving their materials?
Thursday, August 19
I am getting closer to my TFP — my Time Freedom Point. That’s the point in time on the calendar where my passive income will be sufficient to cover all our expenses, and I no longer have to exchange my time for money. That’s exciting, and the journey I took to get there — and help other people wh...
7 Steps to let go of Old Perceptions & Improve your Finance fututure
Thursday, August 12
A Study in Perception vs. Reality A few videos and articles recently caught my attention. As we have surpassed one year of pandemic conditions Pew Research wanted to find out how people perceive themselves and if it has changed compared to data from 2019 or earlier. Before jumping into financial ...