I like to complain. And I like to analyze stuff. The complaining I will attribute to my Jewish upbringing--enough said. The analytical mindset comes from my educational (math major, MBA) and career (investment banking, trading and mostly consulting) pursuits. The outcome: The most seemingly mundane things in everyday life tend to piss me off--from a meal at a restaurant to the technology in a public bathroom. Rather than just ignoring these everyday "setbacks" like most people, I complain about them. But I take it a step further, as you will see in future posts to this site. My wife, friends and family have had to endure my "analysis" for years; now you can too. Think of me as Larry David meets Albert Einstein. But I'm a lot younger and better looking than both of them (at least that is what my wife says).
I think you will take away three things from my future posts: 1) You'll feel lucky that you don't have to suffer through life as I do. 2) You're going to learn some valuble business, money management and life lessons, taught through these everyday situations. 3) Hopefully you'll be entertained along the way.
Why am I doing this? Why am I sharing all of this with a bunch of clowns on the web that I do not even know? Well ultimately I think there is tons of $$$$$$ to be made from sharing these valuable insights. But I'm too busy and too lazy to write these all up in a book right now (or create a course I can hock on late night tv). But if I create enough of a following here, I'll monetize this in the future. And if you want me to speak at your kid's Bar Mitzvah or your corporate event as a motivational speaker, I'm available. But in the meantime, I AM making money doing this right now--indirectly. You see I spend a lot of my free time trading my own account: stocks, bonds, commodities, you name it. And I've got a cold hand right now. The wife--who is a REAL comedy writer (books, screenplays, not this crazy blogging stuff) says my stuff is funny. But I think she really wants me to spend time doing this so I take a break from trading. If I am not trading, I'm not losing, so I AM making money. If you see my posts slow down in the future, it means I got my hot hand back, and I have better things to do than share all my secrets with YOU.
I hope you enjoy my blog and I welcome your comments.
The Grumpy MBA
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