In many cities in the US, you can visit a fun and free museum about money at the local branch of the Federal Reserve Bank. I recently visited the New Orleans Museum of Trade, Finance, and the Fed, and I can vouch for it. Located at the New Orleans branch of the Atlanta Fed, the… [Read More]
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Ireland: Say Nothing
I started my plan to read one book about every country in the world back in the pandemic. More than three years later, I’m still plugging away. I’ve read more books and watched more movies that fit this theme than I’ve written up, because writing them up takes a lot of time! Also, there are… [Read More]
Recapping Velvet: Season 1, Episode 13, “Blue Velvet”
Warning: there are many, many spoilers about the Spanish drama Velvet ahead. You can see it on Netflix. It’s daybreak, and all the magazines feature photos of Princess Grace walking out of Velvet. Rita takes a copy of one to Clara and finds Mateo hiding in her room. Mateo sneaks out and runs into Don… [Read More]
Fun with population pyramids
Last week, I spoke at FinCon, a conference for people who work in personal finance. My presentation was on Generation X and retirement, and I included a spiffy population pyramid showing that the generation is smaller than the age cohorts born before and after. And to my surprise, very few people in the audience were… [Read More]
Malta: Sites for Coin Collectors
Most travelers go to Malta for the gorgeous weather or the history. Because of its strategic location in the Mediterranean, the island has been taken over by one group after another. History forms literal layers that you can see almost everywhere you look. And among those layers are lots of coins. If you’re interested in… [Read More]
