Prior to last night, I was going to write a post exclaiming how smart I was for picking Houston in a bracket. Ranting how I hadn’t watched a minute of college basketball but understand how to pick a bracket in a small entry tournament to still win. With a possibility of winning $1k+ if Houston won, I bet more on Houston, instead of hedging on Florida. Thankfully I didn’t find the egg on my head with a post, only a smaller wallet.
I don’t gamble for the money so it’s another loss in the long established memory bank. It’s not so much that I expect to lose, but I’ve gotten past the point of feeling bad about losing. It’s a dull spot of being incorrect. Humans are fallible and I’m not different. To continue to be motivated to be better is what drives me, sort of. Make sure you check my betting log to see who’ll be losing me money in the Masters this week.
Adding to the feeling is losing money in the market, and then losing more money in the market as I tell myself how cheap all the stocks are (I’ll continue doing this until I’m in the poor house). I marvel at the people who have no money invested, what a glorious time to boast how poor you are. This feeling of a sum of money being swung up and done makes the small term purchases seem irrelevant. Almost makes me want to spend more on dumb shit because who knows if you’ll have it any longer.
I am not too worried about the global economy as people overreact in these situations. Like Chicken Little and the sky is falling, it’s easy to think Trump can destroy the world. I don’t think it works like that. He’s causing a short term uproar with hopes of a long term solution. Most people care where they’re buying groceries or feeding their family. They’ve never had a conversation with a country in their life. Who is qualified to comment on what’s going on? The idea isn’t to self implode. It’s to position the country for success. This situation is so complex that, and I write this literally, no one has any idea what will happen. I know the USA is $36 trillion in debt, has huge government efficiencies, and is on a path to financial ruin. Where were your cries of outrage that let this happen?
I talked to a President of a company in Germany today who says that the tariffs won’ t work because it will raise the prices, people will buy less, companies will lay off people, and it’s all going to hell. I hear that and understand the ramifications. Here I am as a business person adapting to the situation. Can we provide value to our customers when the industry is going apeshit raising prices and worrying about nonsense that an unpredictable President can alter in a moments notice? This is another point in time where you either handle it or you freak out. Which one are you?
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