Write about your approach to budgeting. My title should probably be “Bad Example of Budgeting.” My approach is not one that people should necessarily follow. When my wife died, I gained a healthy insurance payout. I paid off my car and banked the rest. When I sold my house, I invested that in some productsContinue reading “Bad Budgeting”
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I Won the Lottery!
What would you do if you won the lottery? Okay, maybe that should read, “I have won the lottery.” Maybe twice. But I have no idea what happened to that $10. I assume that the prompt means, “What if you won the lottery with a massive payout and now have millions of dollars, not toContinue reading “I Won the Lottery!”
Meal$$$
What’s the most money you’ve ever spent on a meal? Was it worth it? At one point in my adulthood, while living near Berkeley, I saved my aluminum cans and took them to a recycling center for money. That would buy a dinner for two at McDonald’s at the time. Prices have risen substantially sinceContinue reading “Meal$$$”
Acting Choices
Are you seeking security or adventure? When acting a role on stage, we constantly make choices. Why does my character say that then? What happened to the character in the past that led to this moment? What in my life is similar that I can use to relate to this event in the play? LifeContinue reading “Acting Choices”
Having It All
What does “having it all” mean to you? Is it attainable? Is “having it all” attainable? Well, first, I think it means success in career and a happy home life, and checking off all the boxes on the bucket list. Incidentally, does anyone know where the term “bucket list” came from? I know there wasContinue reading “Having It All”