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Thomas Malthus scholar, clergyman, philosopher, writer and political theorist was one of the most influential thinkers of the 19th century. He made important and significant contributions to economic, political, social and scientific thought. He is even credited with introducing the … Continue reading
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In Basic Financial Literacy – Part 2 – Creativity I said “The knowledge that things are scarce doesn’t translate into docile acceptance nor the extinguishment of wants or desire. Rather it nourishes the will to survive, to create, to overcome … Continue reading
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ResponsibiliTy This post discusses the last of the 4Ts, responsibiliTy and so concludes the 10 basics of financial literacy (see index page). To recap the other Ts are scarciTy, creativiTy and realiTy. The Roman philosopher Cicero best summed it up … Continue reading
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My posts to date have dealt primarily with developing a basic knowledge of personal finance through the curve metaphor. In this post I’m going to discuss several background issues for those whose flow is well above the curve and is … Continue reading
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Philanthropy The American Heritage Dictionary defines philanthropy as the effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind as by charitable aid or donations. You may ask what does philanthropy have to do with financial literacy? There’s several answers that … Continue reading
Getting to know The Curve and Flow There’s lot’s of numbers in personal financial planning, so it can get overwhelming fast. To keep the “overwhelmed factor” in its cage I hooked up with my good buddy and ad man extraordinaire … Continue reading
Government No discussion of the personal finance environment would be complete without considering government, especially its economic attributes and their impact. A good place to start this explication would be with defining public goods. These are items whose consumption is … Continue reading
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To spend today or spend tomorrow that is the question? I’ve created the formulas below to help in considering the question. For any given period of time like a month or year: 1) Available to consume (ATC) = Income – … Continue reading
Complexity (path = personal finance/environment/reality/natural_forces/complexity) I don’t want to belabor complexity as an environmental factor because it’s obvious. I just want to arouse in you a certain consciousness about it. Think of how simple life as an infant was. Eating, … Continue reading
In Financial Literacy 1, 2 and 3 I discussed scarciTy, creativiTy and the first component of realiTy time, environmental factors all to which personal finance is subject. In the next several posts I’ll be discussing what I’ve named the … Continue reading
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