Sufficiency

“He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.”

• Lao Tze (6th-4th century B.C.), founder of Taoism

During this unpredictable time of COVID-19, a good friend has completed writing a book. It is not his first, and its topic is different from that of a prior publication. This time it’s on finance. I’ve had the privilege of reading the manuscript and helping edit.

Finance is not a strong suit for me. During my career, I was fortunate enough to make a pretty good living, but we never had any course on money management in graduate school, which, though perhaps inadvertent, is unfortunate. It seems most investor mistakes possible I found and made. This was no way intentional, but it happened, nonetheless. With not a little rue I recall the adage, “A fool and his money are soon parted.” The ways that can happen seem endless.

One of the purposes of the forthcoming book is to introduce readers to multiple ways in which they can maximize income. Some are contemporary and novel, such as P2P (peer-to-peer) crowdfunding platforms. Others, such as income-producing real estate, are time honored. Some of those ways may not be readily apparent or otherwise known. Thanks to the author, I myself have accessed some modalities and can attest to achieving a modicum of success.

Although, to maintain proper attitude and perspective, I should probably look around for wood to knock upon.

A waterfowl, shrouded by an unpredictable, perhaps thick mist, may be paddling out there…