Author: Jared Korver
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A path of peace
The world is always on fire. Fear is rampant, anxiety is the norm, and cynicism is the soup of the day. Peace is a word more likely to produce a barely concealed snicker than it is a sense of hope. Of course, peace is not merely the absence of fear…
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Pick it up and set it down
It is possible to be wise and thoughtful in the ways you approach your finances without letting money be the central animating force of your life. It doesn’t need to be like smart phones are for so many of us, constantly there and somewhat distracting. You can simply pick it…
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Sandpit economics
“Money is the sandpit of the soul.” That’s a line from Irish rock band Fontaines DC, and I think it’s true. Just as the imagination and ideas of kids show up in the way they play in a sandpit at school, so the values and longings of our souls show…
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Two types of real
There is a character in Dickens’ Bleak House who gets into a great deal of trouble because of a mistaken belief that someday, someday he would receive a large sum of money from a suit tied up in Chancery court. Sam Bankman-Fried is going on trial tomorrow because it seems…
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Finish the last lap
You can do lots of work with (and pay a not insignificant amount of money to) an estate attorney in order to plan for how your assets will pass to heirs, but most of the time that involves a very simple and final step of updating account beneficiaries. If you…
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Contagion
Complaining is contagious. Stinginess and scarcity and cynicism spread like wildfire. But gratitude, generosity, abundance, and hope, while perhaps spreading a bit more slowly at times, leave a more permanent mark on those who catch it, who find their lives marked by the love of those who care enough to…
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Legacy is overrated
I’m convinced that what we do today exists on and will impact an eternal story arc, which is precisely why “legacy” as it’s often discussed is not worth thinking much about. If money will be worth giving away from your estate, give it away now. Don’t wait until you sell…
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Hiding behind the tools
The practice is always more important than the tool. Tools should be taken care of, tools will become more useful over time at the margins as practitioners get better, and periodically a tool will even become revolutionary, but the truth remains: the practice is more important. It’s important to remember…
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Control is not a virtue
There is a pretty strong body of evidence pointing toward the idea that the reduction in independent play in children has been instrumental in the rise of anxiety and depression in children and teens in the U.S. As a parent, this makes intuitive sense on some level, but then again,…
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Bird watching
When you go bird watching with a local Audubon group, you’ll discover fairly quickly that you must do much more than simply look with your eyes. You do lots more walking, and standing still, and mostly listening. But after awhile and with some practice you may get to watch some…
Meaningful Returns 