A Healthy Obsession with Money
A Healthy Obsession with Money
By Retire Before Dad
I’m obsessed with money.
I think about earning, saving, and growing money most of the day. I’ve written about money for more than seven years. Saying someone is obsessed with money might conjure to mind words like greed, fame, power, influence, and opulence. Picture a celebrity flashing fancy clothes and jewelry on Instagram and their millions of envious followers. Or a hedge fund manager posing in front of a Hamptons mansion for a Fortune Magazine feature. How much is enough?
Money and politics? Barf. But money is a powerful tool for good. Sites like GoFundMe help us support families in our communities when they suffer a trauma. International charities such as Doctors Without Borders and World Central Kitchen can’t operate without generous financial donations.
The pursuit of money for abuse of power or to oppress others is a stain on humanity. But a healthy obsession with money, for individuals, leads to smarter money decisions. Years of making smart money decisions will eventually lead to personal wealth. Wealth provides financial security, the ability to purchase useful things and meaningful experiences, and the opportunity to give to others — all of which make our lives better. But the reason I’m obsessed with money is that it gives me options.
Options When Unemployed
In late summer 2017, I learned that the project paying for my employment would endure deep funding cuts. Management had to reduce staff. I was particularly vulnerable as a subcontractor. Though my experience and tenure might have been enough to carry me through the cuts, I asked the project managers to let me go. They dropped me, forcing my employer to lay me off (I wasn’t happy with my employer, but that’s a different story).
It all happened within a few days. I didn’t have a new job to fall back on. I wanted to leverage my expertise to build on my career, finding a better employer with excellent benefits and growth opportunities. That kind of job wasn’t immediately available. I had to wait for it. We had about $19,000 in emergency savings and $1,000+ of monthly income from investments and a rental property.
Instead of heading to the unemployment office, I focused on my side business to earn supplemental income. Sufficient emergency savings, investment income, and side income gave me the option to be patient during a potentially precarious situation.
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Ariel: Iraq’s Final Legal Trigger, Three-Zero Deletion, and the Real Rate Architecture
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THE CABINET SEAL — IRAQ’S FINAL LEGAL TRIGGER, THE THREE-ZERO DELETION, AND THE REAL RATE ARCHITECTURE
Here’s what the talking heads miss: Iraq doesn’t run on vibes. It runs on bylaws codified under the 2005 constitution, layered with IMF Article IV consultation commitments, and backstopped by the Central Bank of Iraq Law No. 56 of 2004.
Rob Cunningham: Oil, Gold, XRP, 2026 and Beyond
10-16-2026
Oil • Gold • XRP | 2026 + Beyond
Observable actions.
Common economic interests. Technological convergence.
Logically discernible outcomes. Decisions implemented in plain sight.
There is strong, evidence-based infrastructure in place showing the convergence of energy, stores of wealth and interoperable digital liquidity is a natural and increasingly deliberate direction of global financial modernization.
Bruce’s Big Call Dinar Intel Thursday Night 10-15-26
Transcribed By WiserNow Emailed To Recaps (INTEL ONLY)
Welcome everybody to the big call tonight. It is Thursday, October 15, and you're listening to the big call. Thanks everybody for tuning in again, wherever you're located, all around this globe, glad to have you back, and looking forward to a very nice call tonight. Good call,
All right. Well, that's excellent. Thank you, Bob. I appreciate that. Excellent. Let's do a little bit of intel and see what we have and where we are right now.
You know, we talked Tuesday night about Iraq, and this does come back to Iraq in the sense that they were to seat four governors in the Board of Governors. I believe they're calling it now.
Good Afternoon Dinar Recaps,
GLOBAL TRADE RESET WATCH: WTO REPORTS SURGE IN SUPPLY-CHAIN FINANCING FOR DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
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Reset Intelligence: Iraq Completes its Government
Iraq Completes Its Government
By Reset Intelligence | @EXIT_FIAT
Iraq’s parliament filled the last empty seats in Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s government on Thursday, Interior and Defence among them.
For 5 months the ministries that run the police and the army had no one in charge.
Coffee with MarkZ, joined by Mr. Cottrell. 10/16/2026
Some highlights by PDK-Not verbatim
MarkZ Disclaimer: Please consider everything on this call as my opinion. People who take notes do not catch everything and its best to watch the video so that you get everything in context. Be sure to consult a professional for any financial decisions
MZ: Iraq completes its cabinet, fraud arrests, Iranian quagmire, and is Europe falling? We touch on all these before Mr. Cottrell joins us to take your questions. Lucas joins at the end as well
MZ: I have group leaders and bond people that are through the roof excited. I expecting something by today …that has not occurred yet. I am hoping its going to be a good weekend.
Is the US Returning to a Gold Standard?
Heresy Financial: 10-15-2026
The landscape of American fiscal policy is witnessing a significant shift with the appointment of Judy Shelton as an advisor to the U.S. Treasury.
This move has sparked intense discussion among economists and investors alike, as Shelton is widely recognized as one of the most prominent advocates for sound money principles.
Ariel: Iraqi Dinar, Forex Re-entry, Bessent Doctrine, Final Sequencing
10-15-2026
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The freshly printed lower-denomination notes are already warehoused, the 2027 Budget and the Cabinet slate locked into a Thursday finish, so the domestic legal chassis is fully welded shut;
Good Morning Dinar Recaps,
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MilitiaMan & Crew: The Truth About Iraq’s Economy: CBI Updates & Exchange Rate
10-15-2026
The Crew: Samson, PompeyPeter, Petra, Daytrader, Sunkissed, GIGI and Militia Man
Straight reporting on Iraq’s economy. CBI policy, the budget, oil, banking reform, and the exchange rate — read clean and interpreted without the noise. This channel started as daily phone calls to Mom with the latest dinar news. After she passed in 2022, I built a team so that same standard could keep going for everyone following the story.
Follow MM on X == https://x.com/Slashn
KTFA
Thursday Night Video
FRANK26….10-15-26…..SIT DOWN
This video is in Frank’s and his team’s opinion only
Frank’s team is Walkingstick, Eddie and Omar in Iraq and guests
Playback Number: 605-313-5163 PIN: 156996#
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BRICS Is Hoarding Gold. Here’s What It Means for Your Portfolio.
Most news coverage of the BRICS gold story gets one thing wrong: it treats this as political drama rather than a portfolio signal.
It asks whether a BRICS currency will succeed. Whether it’ll topple the dollar. Whether the summit announcements are serious or just rhetoric. Those are interesting questions. However, they’re also the wrong ones if you’re trying to protect and grow your savings.
KTFA
Friday Night Video
FRANK26…10-16-26….BUDGET NEXT
This video is in Frank’s and his team’s opinion only
Frank’s team is Walkingstick, Eddie and Omar in Iraq and guests
Playback Number: 605-313-5163 PIN: 156996#