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Travis Shelton 10/23/25 Travis Shelton 10/23/25

Turns Out Old Isn’t Old

My friend had a different philosophy of life. In his words, we might die tomorrow, so we might as well have as much fun as we can now. And even if we don't die tomorrow, why wait until we're 50 or 60 to have fun, since we'll be too old to enjoy ourselves by then anyway.

Travis Shelton 10/13/25 Travis Shelton 10/13/25

Rewriting History

The entire concept of the movie is mind-blowing in and of itself, but at its heart is a concept that has long resonated with me: Our very human ability (and inclination) to rewrite history.

Travis Shelton 10/12/25 Travis Shelton 10/12/25

Hyperbole For the Masses

Plunged. Tumbled. Sank. Crashed. Tanked. The media has had no lack of hyperbolic words to describe what happened to the stock market on Friday.

Travis Shelton 10/11/25 Travis Shelton 10/11/25

My Collections

After much consideration, it dawned on me that I do, in fact, collect things. However, instead of collecting material things like I used to when I was younger, my collections look different now.

Travis Shelton 10/3/25 Travis Shelton 10/3/25

As Simple As a Name

A few years back, one of my clients had a big, big dream. It was the type of dream that practically everyone in his life (but for his wife and me) told him was "stupid." It was "reckless," "irresponsible," and "selfish." In other words, he had a pretty awesome dream!

Travis Shelton 10/2/25 Travis Shelton 10/2/25

Everything and Nothing

If you just blindly and arbitrarily dump money into a savings account that's intended for everything, it's actually used for nothing.

Travis Shelton 10/1/25 Travis Shelton 10/1/25

The Benefit of Hindsight

"You can't invest today in good faith. The &%$#@!& market is far too expensive. Every dollar you put in is begging to be lost. Stop giving your readers &@$#% advice!"

Travis Shelton 9/29/25 Travis Shelton 9/29/25

Thanks For the Pain!

"I'd like to once again take a second to thank my previous employer for laying me off. Every knockdown is just an opportunity to come back even stronger."

Travis Shelton 9/23/25 Travis Shelton 9/23/25

Someone Should Check On Him

My buddy had personally lost $200,000 (around 17%) and was now sitting on about $1,000,000 of cash in his portfolio. According to him, he was going to let the market continue to crash, and he would swoop back in to "buy the dip."

Travis Shelton 9/17/25 Travis Shelton 9/17/25

Where Does It Go?

An interesting question was recently brought up in a group conversation. "Where do you want your money to go when you die?

Travis Shelton 8/30/25 Travis Shelton 8/30/25

Deeper Than We Think

However, those who suffer on the other side of this coin typically suffer in silence. They often feel guilty, sometimes embarrassed, about not being able to spend money on wants.

Travis Shelton 8/29/25 Travis Shelton 8/29/25

Book It

Bill is terrified to spend money on things that matter to him. If he needs it (truly needs it), it's no big deal, done. However, whenever something veers into the want camp, especially if the price tag exceeds $100, he cowers.

Travis Shelton 8/26/25 Travis Shelton 8/26/25

Give An Inch, Take a Mile

The problem is that every time we give an inch, they will take a mile. In this case, by "we," I mean Cole and I, and by "they," I mean Cole and I. We gave ourselves an inch, and we took a mile.

Travis Shelton 8/20/25 Travis Shelton 8/20/25

The Discomfort in Comfort

The more we pursue material comfort, the more uncomfortable we actually become.

Travis Shelton 8/16/25 Travis Shelton 8/16/25

On Brand

Where many people go astray is when they make culture-driven decisions that don't actually align with their values. They do things because that's what other people are doing.

Travis Shelton 8/15/25 Travis Shelton 8/15/25

Bougie to Thee, Not to Me

Nobody agrees on what is considered bougie, and people rarely admit that their own decisions, actions, or purchases are bougie. Translation: Bougie is something above us that other people are partaking in.

Travis Shelton 8/12/25 Travis Shelton 8/12/25

Speaking of Forever Homes

A forever home is only a forever home because of our current context. As soon as our context changes, so too does the framing of our forever home. One of my friends is living in their fourth "forever home."

Travis Shelton 8/11/25 Travis Shelton 8/11/25

There’s No Escaping It

I occasionally write about a phenomenon called the Hedonic Treadmill. It's a term in the behavioral science world that refers to the inevitability that every time our life changes, good or bad, it quickly becomes "normal."

Travis Shelton 8/7/25 Travis Shelton 8/7/25

It’s All Connected

If it's true that it's all connected, then it feels like everything is a chain reaction to everything else.

Travis Shelton 8/6/25 Travis Shelton 8/6/25

Normalize Winning

It never dawned on him that he could create something this impressive. It never occurred to him that he possessed the ability to build something so cool.

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