The blog as moved to Substack as This is the Top. Everything’s unprecedented. In 2008, I moved from Florida to New York City to watch the global economy fall apart. I was 24 and just starting my career in personal finance. They were “unprecedented times,” a term that keeps applying to millennials and our challenges[…]
New York is in my blood. My parents, grandparents and great grandparents all hail from New York. I was born there in 1984, but soon moved to Boca Raton, Florida a few years later. But even Boca, which is more than 1,200 miles from the island of Manhattan, is considered the sixth borough because the[…]
(A Guest Post by Heather J. Boneparth) Despite COVID-19 ravaging the state of Florida, Walt Disney World proceeded with its planned reopening last month. Anyone who believes in science knows this was a bad idea, but anyone who understands business knows it wasn’t about that. There are people willing to visit, which means money to[…]
In our kitchen, looming over all of us, is a whiteboard that reads, “House Rules for Staycation 2020”. It lists the following: Mail stays up front. Packages to the back. Boxes outside. Wash your hands before all food preparation and meals. Any time returning home. Clean phones twice per day. Other tech often. Disinfect common[…]
The blog post originally appeared on March, 31 2020 as an op-ed for CNBC.com This May the oldest members of Gen Z will be graduating (virtually) from college. On the heels of historic jobless claims, they will attempt to enter the workforce at one of the most precarious economic environments since the Great Recession. It[…]
These past few weeks have had their moments. With everyone in triage mode, it’s been hard to find the center. Last week in particular, my family desperately began laying down a foundation to ensure that we could all be there for one another in addition to being there for those who rely on us. We[…]
After January’s dramatic cancellation of our trip to Disney World, we finally made it down to Florida to introduce our daughter to the happiest place on Earth. For the weeks leading up to the rescheduled trip, my wife and I barely spoke about it. We even packed our suitcases the night before, too worried that[…]
Just like one bad week in the markets can wipe out a year’s worth of gains, one bad week in your life can make it feel like the wheels are coming off. That’s what last week felt like. Before that, everything was firing on all cylinders. The market was rising, prospects were calling, the kids[…]
Heather had been planning the trip since September. For her birthday, Hazel discovered she was going to Walt Disney World for the first time. To many kids, going to Disney is a right of passage. It’s a ticket into a world of magic, happiness and childhood splendor. As a native Floridian, I remember my parents[…]
Well, it’s day five of our little staycation. The children gain in power while their adult chaperones are weakened in each passing minute. Conservatively, I give us until about Friday before they completely overthrow the kingdom. Please, don’t remember me for my financial writings. Remember me for the dank memes. [home with kids for two[…]