This was from a friend who has, let's say, some interesting ideas about finance and investment. He is deeply into crypto, whatever that might say about his paradigm, and it's hard to tell from our conversations where he stands politically: he is not MAGA by any means, but shocked me with his not-all-in stance on reproductive freedom. Anyway, let's say we laugh a lot when we infrequently chat over the phone, and both have twisted senses of humor.
Having said that, the following "financial" advice was offered, in all seriousness. I checked that it wasn't a joke. Several times.
"When people ask me how they should invest, I tell them to buy canned salmon."
With mad laughter, I said, "What if I don't like salmon? Tuna? Is tuna good?" but he insisted this is the most solid financial advice he adheres to and recommends. He was Not Joking. Deadly Serious. It left me wondering about meds. I've got nothing. You asked for strange. My head hurts.
As far as I could understand, it's not prepping, it's about grocery prices and inflation. He feels there is no safe investment other than crypto. But it does feel a bit...preppish in an apocalyptic kind of way, and in an "all the financial systems are going to be destroyed" kind of way. It's not about buying shares in a canned salmon company, so I am imagining cases of the stuff stacked in a corner. What to do about an expiration date and how to sell it are things that make my head hurt. 🎣🐟
re: worst piece of financial advice. Even though this article reads like satire, I'm fairly confident it's not. One of the strangest financial pieces I've ever read, but I did read every word. It's like a train wreck, I could not stop reading it lol.
So maybe this is one of the WEIRDEST financial advice articles I've ever read.
I had to share it because I almost felt like I was being gaslit somehow! There appear to be a few nuggets of actual advice in there, but they are wrapped in such a strange framework that I'm still not sure how to process it all.
PS re: "I wish I could offer a more general list of 'what you can avoid in the news,''' although not exactly pointed to what we can avoid but how to filter news and push back, a number of people found this post helpful: https://verbihundcafe.substack.com/p/disinformation-fighting-back
This was from a friend who has, let's say, some interesting ideas about finance and investment. He is deeply into crypto, whatever that might say about his paradigm, and it's hard to tell from our conversations where he stands politically: he is not MAGA by any means, but shocked me with his not-all-in stance on reproductive freedom. Anyway, let's say we laugh a lot when we infrequently chat over the phone, and both have twisted senses of humor.
Having said that, the following "financial" advice was offered, in all seriousness. I checked that it wasn't a joke. Several times.
"When people ask me how they should invest, I tell them to buy canned salmon."
With mad laughter, I said, "What if I don't like salmon? Tuna? Is tuna good?" but he insisted this is the most solid financial advice he adheres to and recommends. He was Not Joking. Deadly Serious. It left me wondering about meds. I've got nothing. You asked for strange. My head hurts.
I would love more explanation! Is this a financial thing? Is it prepping?
As far as I could understand, it's not prepping, it's about grocery prices and inflation. He feels there is no safe investment other than crypto. But it does feel a bit...preppish in an apocalyptic kind of way, and in an "all the financial systems are going to be destroyed" kind of way. It's not about buying shares in a canned salmon company, so I am imagining cases of the stuff stacked in a corner. What to do about an expiration date and how to sell it are things that make my head hurt. 🎣🐟
re: worst piece of financial advice. Even though this article reads like satire, I'm fairly confident it's not. One of the strangest financial pieces I've ever read, but I did read every word. It's like a train wreck, I could not stop reading it lol.
So maybe this is one of the WEIRDEST financial advice articles I've ever read.
https://www.financialsamurai.com/the-rise-of-stealth-wealth-guide-to-staying-invisible-from-society-rage/
LOL same!! Thank you so much for bringing this into my life.
lol no problem!
I had to share it because I almost felt like I was being gaslit somehow! There appear to be a few nuggets of actual advice in there, but they are wrapped in such a strange framework that I'm still not sure how to process it all.
The comment section is also bizarre. People like "yea, this is great advice..."
I know, right??!! I forgot to mention to check out the comments; I'm glad you did lol.
PS re: "I wish I could offer a more general list of 'what you can avoid in the news,''' although not exactly pointed to what we can avoid but how to filter news and push back, a number of people found this post helpful: https://verbihundcafe.substack.com/p/disinformation-fighting-back
Thank you!