No one noticed (or at least no one mentioned) that last week’s Three Content Thursday piece Stoics and Pitbulls actually had four pieces of content instead of three. What I’m Researching  Cryptocurrency, specifically Grayscale. I am not in love with cryptocurrency for investment purposes; however, I think the technology is fascinating. Grayscale allows investors to buy into the cryptocurrency market just like it was any other stock or mutual fund without having to manage the secure keys/wallets, a new application, or any of the currency management tasks that come with owning cryptocurrency. Although I am not suggesting people should invest, I think it is worth the time to do a…

It’s another Three Content Thursday week here at 3AT, and I can’t wait to share it all with you!! What I’m Listening To Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman. Ryan Holiday has done it again. He has found a way to make dudes born before Christ seem interesting and relevant to our modern times.  The book is an inspiring guide to the lives of the Stoics, and what the ancients can teach us about happiness, success, resilience, and virtue.  But this book is more than a mere history book: every example in these pages, from Epictetus to…

You may notice a new format debuting today; I call this my “Three Content Thursday” format. On occasion, I will share with you three pieces of content that I am still in the process of exploring. So here we go: what I’m listening to, reading, and watching…. What I’m listening to — The Simple Plan to Wealth by JL Collins.  This is a personal finance book that grew out of letters the author wrote to his daughter on the topic of personal finance. It is well written, entertaining, and basically boils down the simplest path to financial freedom. Here’s an example excerpt  from the book: “A parable: The Monk and…

In my last piece, I delivered my book review on The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel. No matter your level of financial savvy, Housel’s book delivers thought-provoking content from which all of us can benefit.  This week, I am bringing the doom and gloom. I want to summarize how the current middle class is living in America and how, if they do not make sweeping changes, they will continue going down a path toward financial ruin.   But don’t fret, I’ll also supply an action list to bring a ray of sunshine to the situation! In all honesty whether you consider yourself part of America’s financial middle class or not,…

I hope (and pray) that your 2021 is already trending better than your 2020. Have you started thinking about what kind of content you want to read this year, and how that might drive positive change in your life? Well… I recently finished my first book of 2021. It’s called The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel. In general, personal finance books cover the topic of money through a purely process and mathematical lens. They tend to focus on the tactics one should use to reach their financial goals, the order in which they should deploy those tactics, and the importance of letting time do the rest. In a fresh…