A Little Bit of Everything

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I went to see my financial planner today. He's a nice guy, but I HATE going to see him. It's not because he's a jerk in any way or has he mismanaged my money, it's just that I hate money.

As I mentioned previously, there are things I hate doing -- changing my bike tires, doing my taxes, AND managing my money.

When I go to see this guy, it's painful, because he wants to explain everything in detail. And, I'm done by the time he says, "Hi, Jean." After he says that, I just want to scream, "Just tell me what to do, and I'll do it, k?!" :-)

So, when I first entered his office today, I said, "Look, I want to sell everything and put it into pork bellies." Of course, I was joking.

See "For Pete's Sake.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071514/.

Of course, he didn't "get" it, and he immediately said, "You might be right. Commodities is an emerging market, especially in China!" And, did you also know that China consumes 50% of the world's concrete? Yeah, me neither, and I'm not going to lose sleep over it either.

I said him, "Err, did you see "For Pete's Sake?"
He said, "No" as if it was a movie that just came out in the last six months.
I said, "Well, you see, it's all about pork bellies."
And he said, "Well, with China being an emerging market, you may want to invest in Monsato."
God, this was how a joke goes so horribly wrong! :-)

After I said I wasn't interested in commodities (well, I was but only for the laugh factor, which was lost on him!), he looked at my portfolio and said, "Everything that is worth owning in the world, well, you own it indirectly."

Okay, so it was Friday. I didn't have a job, but I could say, "Thank, God. It's Friday, and I don't work, but I own the entire freaking world..............indirectly!" He went over EVERY fund with me, and come to find out, I am invested in BRIC - Brazil, Russia, India, and China.

At the end of the day, I don't really care about money. Well, I have earned it, I spend it, and I invest it, but I'd rather not spend time thinking about what to do with it as far as investments go.

At this point in my life, the most important things are the emotional investments. And, this past week, after seeing Tunabreath and Marcia, I knew I already owned a piece of everything in the world that was worth owning..........directly! So, his news wasn't new news to me. Lastly, I knew "A Little Bit of Everything" was the title of the next chapter in my life. <3

Person Who Wins the Homemade Cookies Because He Dared to Use a Photo Instead of the Boring White, Black, and Gray Mug Shot: Jeff! Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars, right?! <3

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