Joel Cox

Episode 5 – Stoicism

August 23, 2021 jcox Mental, Stoicism 00:28:47 0 Comments

The Mensch and the Machine – Episode 5 outline: Stoicism

Books

  • A guide to the good life
  • Meditations
  • Daily Stoic
  • Ego is the enemy
  • Letters from a stoic

What is stoicism?

Why is it having a resurgence now?

What you can control

  • A short list

Meditation

  • The observer/watcher

How to practice it?

  • Detachment
  • Emotions versus thoughts
    • Becoming a cyborg
  • Finances
  • Insults
  • Death

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Episode 4 – Financial tactics

August 9, 2021 jcox Discipline, Habits, Mental, Processes 00:21:54 0 Comments

The Mensch and the Machine – Episode 4 outline: Financial tactics

Books

  • I will teach you to be rich
  • Richest man in babylon
  • Rich dad, poor dad
  • Total money makeover

Where did you learn about finances

  • Parental influence
  • School?
  • Books/blogs/etc.

Getting your house in order

  • Where is your money going
  • Budgeting tools that work
  • Envelope system
  • Basic money script
    • If you get an extra $100 how do you allocate it

Debt

  • Good debt/bad debt
  • Credit cards
  • Loans
  • Snowball method vs Higher APR target

Savings

  • Cash
  • Rate of return
  • Save for specific things

Investments

  • Retirement
    • Employer match
  • Assets

Next Week’s topic: Stoicism

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