I’ve heard lots of aphoristic-isms* over and over in my life: “Brush twice a day.” “Call your mother.” “Stop staring at me.” And some less frequently, but still reasonably often enough to be taken as fact:
- “If you want to learn to invest, read [all of] Warren Buffett’s Letters to Shareholders.”
- “Jimmy Buffett is awesome.”
Now, two things have stood in the way of my personally validating:
- I am lazy. Warren Buffett’s letters are long. They’re about finance. And there are more than thirty of them.
- I can’t stand “Margaritaville” or the cheeseburger song, the only JB ones I can half-name. But I have it on good authority from Wife/Co-Investor that Jimmy Buffett has some legitimacy. We have a couple albums. She’s even been to concerts in the college days. We shall see.
How will this effort address these issues?
- I’m reading — nay, devouring — every one of WB’s letters, one per week, for 32 weeks.
- I’m listening to — nay, devouring (like a cheeseburger?) — every one of JB’s studio albums, one per week, for 32 weeks. Yes, there are 32 of them too. Kismet. As it turns out, Jimmy has been one prolific bastard.
Corollaries to above:
- I will invest some $1000 American dollars each week based on the above Buffett influences (primarily #1), in actual currency, from my actual bank account, in an effort to see what I’m learning.**
- I will write and record one song a month based on the above Buffett influences (primarily #2), in an effort to see how inspiring Jimmy can be.
Let’s get going. You’ll find out more about me later.
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*things that sound like aphorisms but aren’t
** I’m no longer buying based on the calendar. This makes me slightly less of an idiot. You can read more at the bottom of this post.
