Comments on: Thomas Jefferson’s Wise Advice

By: terry

terry — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:04:13 +0000

Bozo said:

It’s no mistake that B. Franklin was chosen for the world’s most popular currency, the $100 bill.

By what measure is the $100 the world’s most popular currency?

My mother was a Bozoette at school.

By: terry

terry — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:50:03 +0000

4. Never buy what you do not want because it is cheap; it will be dear to you.

If you can arbitrage it, why not buy it?

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:03:49 +0000

Why aren’t all of these ideas taught in high school financial classes!?

I like #8 as well…reminds me of Mark Twain’s quote “I’ve been through a lot of terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened”. )

I’ve been a worrier my entire life, which often robs me of the pleasure of “NOW”. Recently I’ve been using some cognitive exercises that have definitely helped reduce my anxiety, particularly over finances. Now I’m able to see more opportunies and feel better.

And in my 47 years, I can confidently state that most things that can go wrong, don’t, and the things that do go wrong are things that you never saw coming.

All of those quotes by Jefferson are terrific!

By: Todd A

Todd A — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:57:39 +0000

#8 reminds me of what my dad has told me so many times, “Most things that could go wrong, don’t”. And, that is something that we can be thankful for.

By: Locke

Locke — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:00:23 +0000

i meant no. 9

By: Locke

Locke — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:37:02 +0000

Now, does no. 8 more or less mean “always look at the bright side”? Sometimes old American musings are worded a little bit unusually.

By: The Passive Dad

The Passive Dad — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:55:12 +0000

#4 is right on and hard to pass up. I remember a few months ago, donating some items at Goodwill and walking buy a bin of items all priced under a dollar. I had to look! Walked out with $10 of fishing tackle. Do I fish, yeah, 10 years ago I did

By: No Debt Plan

No Debt Plan — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:39:52 +0000

#8 is so true. We spend so much time worrying and 95% of it never comes true.

By: Bozo

Bozo — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:22:11 +0000

PS: If you hold a $2 bill up to the light, you’ll see that T. Jefferson is winking at you (just a joke). It’s no mistake that B. Franklin was chosen for the world’s most popular currency, the $100 bill. As the DEA has noted, the “Franklin” has more trace residue of cocaine than any other currency in the World. Franklins are also popular with “shady ladies” the World over. Franklin was as well, as his exploits in France might attest.

US politicians do have a history of randiness. I guess it’s part of our notion of “founding fathers” (John Edwards take note, you are just keeping alive the blood-line of randiness).

Tee Hee.

By: Bozo

Bozo — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:05:55 +0000

Perhaps Mr. Jefferson might have added another adage: “don’t pork the help”. He seems to have failed in that regard. But, then again, he did set the bar pretty low for our current politicians.

Yours,

Bozo