IsThe Pumpkin Patch season is here. Lots of pumpkins available for sale and picture taking all over the DFW Metroplex. The Dallas Arboretum has Autumn at the Arboretum with over 90,000 pumpkins. The beauty of the pumpkin patch is enjoyed by all ages and it is a result of the careful planning and scheduling that occurs from planning till harvest and delivery.
What do Pumpkins have to do with investments and financial planning, you might ask?
Today marks the end of the 3rd quarter and a great time to reflect on events and lessons from the last 90 days.
Life Lesson #1 – Cash will always be King
September 1978
It was a magical time to be a college student. In Texas the drinking age was 18, the SMU Mustangs were winning football games and we had incredible date parties at the Phi Delta Theta house. We were college kids – stupid and funny and could not worry about it being on social media 32 seconds later.
Ever get STRESSED about life and how you are going to accomplish everything you have to accomplish? Trying to live the Financial Olympian™ Creed and feeling maxed out financially? Wondering how you are going to accomplish EVERYTHING?
We all go through the peaks and valleys of life, even the “Super Friend” you have on Facebook. You know the one, new travel spots every weekend, a new car they won at an auction or maybe it’s all the baby or grandbaby pictures trolling through your feed. Even these people have stress and struggle.
Labor Day was originally a day organized by the unions to honor the American labor movement. Now, 129 years later, Labor Day in the United States is a public holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September. It is the Monday of the long weekend known as Labor Day Weekend and it is considered the unofficial end of summer.
Long weekends have turned into vacation weekends or travel weekends. If you are a select soccer or volleyball parent, these have become weekends full of tournaments and travel. What if we proposed this weekend to be “Total Disconnect Weekend”?