THE RICH are getting richer by writing controversial/shocking books. The masses are buying the books and getting all worked up about them.
Whether the author's advice is valid or not is beside the point.
The point is whether or not is spurs you to buy a copy of the book.
Most authors don't get rich by writing books.
george29 said:When the rich start worrying, it is time for all of us to worry, similar to when one sees Rats abandoning ship.
Uh, I think you mean John Grisham. Tom Gresham hosts Guntalk, and although I'd much rather spend a day talking with Tom, I'm guessing that John has a few more $$$$.4v50 Gary said:I'm sure best sellers like Tom Clancy, Tom Gresham have made money too.
Dorryn said:I will say one thing on this debate... its interesting how even the thought of TEOTWAWKI brings out the selfish, me-first nature of some people.
I had the good luck to come from a family that has been prosperous for many generations (most of the time). this is how we do it-- HEDGE
Health
Education
Defense
Grounds
Energy
It's sort of an investment strategy. If things are going well or not, you need to have access to all of these things, for your own, and if you can provide them to others then so much the better. And you need to have them in a form that can not be readily confiscated by the state or soonersp101. Money can become worthless at times. Being able to put food on the table, ward off enemies, and provide vital services to those around you (I'm not being altruistic here, BTW), are valuable even if we go back to the stone age.
As long as I have my guns and ammo I'll never starve. Some rich person with no guns and no ammo will give me his/her food.
Ned Flanders next door who suddenly panics because he doesn't have food or water and you do.
As long as I have my guns and ammo I'll never starve. Some rich person with no guns and no ammo will give me his/her food.
Springmom he wasn't talking about various arbitrary points, he did specifically mention record highs and lows. That's pretty definite, if accurate. The connection was record high=bad times coming, record low=good times coming. The problem is that it cannot be used as a predictive tool, because you don't KNOW you've reached the bottom, until far later when you look back.
Correlation is not causality
I find it highly amusing that a bunch of Ph.D.s are going to be living on a farm.