Monthly Archives: June 2012
The Price of Eliminating Failure
| June 28, 2012 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson Do you like to lose? Me neither. That said, sitting out the game because of the possibility of a loss is not a good strategy either. Our experiences shape who we are. By eliminating the possibility of failure, we may be shielding ourselves from the very adversity critical to experiencing serendipitous success, […]
Stolen Life
| June 21, 2012 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson Increasingly, retailers, movie studios, and home improvement chains have been whining about Generation Y. “Generation Y won’t go to the movies.” “Generation Y won’t buy our [overpriced] labels.” Generation Y “is to blame for our crappy sales.” Huh?!? First, the notion that businesses feel entitled to the Millennials’ money is borderline comical. Calling […]
Uncommon Money News Round Up: “Alledgedly Fake” House Hunters Edition
| June 20, 2012 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson Although I rarely catch an episode now, my wife and I have watched countless episodes of HGTV’s House Hunters over the years. Now, I know reality TV is a misnomer, but for some reason, I didn’t think a show about families searching for their next home needed to be staged. Forgive my […]
The Art of Doing Less
| June 13, 2012 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson One of the reasons that the rich get richer is because they are proficient in doing more and more with less and less. Their ability to extract the best out of their portfolios, businesses, and other assets, even in cases of limited capital, speaks to their mental leverage and ingenuity. I find […]
Trickle-Down Consumption: Do The Rich Cause The Non-Rich To Overspend?
| June 6, 2012 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson Versace, Manolo Blahniks, Christian Louboutins, Jimmy Choos, Tiffany’s, Bergdorf… oh my! We’ve been indoctrinated with a culture of excess. “Everything,” or at least everything “worth” talking about, is glamorous if you are to believe the ads on TV, a sampling of popular shows, and many of the songs on the radio. Even if […]
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