MattA

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Facts: A 3% mortgage rate was never normal The historical average since 1971 is roughly 7.7% 2021 was the anomaly. Today’s rates are much closer to historical norms

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.

the market transfers Bitcoin from the emotional to the patient

Rich men stay rich by mastering boredom. Poor men stay poor by chasing excitement.

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1 PTO day = 4 days off • Jan 1–4 → Take Mon Jan 4 • Jan 15–18 → Take Fri Jan 15 • Feb 12–15 → Take Fri Feb 12 • May 28–31 → Take Fri May 28 • Jun 18–21 → Take Mon Jun 21 • Jul 2–5 → Take Fri Jul 2 • Sep 3–6 → Take Fri Sep 3 • Oct 8–11 → Take Fri Oct 8 • Nov 25–28 → Take Fri Nov 26

Other strong stretches • Nov 6–11 (6 days) → 3 PTO (Mon–Wed before Veterans Day) • Nov 11–15 (5 days) → 2 PTO (Fri + Mon around Veterans Day) • Dec 23–27 (5 days) → 2 PTO (Thu + Mon around Christmas) • Dec 30–Jan 3 (5 days) → 2 PTO (Thu + Mon around New

WoW. I hadn’t really looked at this until now. The Gold price chart on the monthly timeframe looks terrible. It looks like it’s headed back to retest $3,900 then possibly to $3,500.

so, Steve Jobs named his company Apple. & then he named his youngest daughter Eve.

Diamonds got cheap in a lab, Gold is next on the fusion menu, but Bitcoin stays scarce because you can’t grow more of it…. no matter how fancy your reactor is

the only time I can still sneak a kiss on my teenage son’s cheek, just like I did when he was a soft, chubby little baby, is when he’s fast asleep

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reconditioned this 20yr old butcher block cutter board 220 grit sandpaper mineral oil & woodwax

my entire wardrobe of 5-10-20 year old polos & long sleeve button up shirts, gym clothes, beer/ brewery t-shirts even my New Balance 990s have been absconded by my teenage sons.
They tell me I dress like a frat bro. I told them the frat Bros dress like me. I was here first.

tonights dinner menu: scratch margaritas & red chicken chili

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I learned to play the credit card rewards game when I was 19. Over the years, I’ve enjoyed countless free flights, hotel stays & rental cars simply by paying off my cards every month.

When Gemini launched its Bitcoin rewards card in 2022, I jumped in early & used it exclusively throughout the 2022–2023 bear market. Meanwhile, my Marriott, Delta, & Capital One reward points continued facing inflation & devaluations. My Bitcoin rewards went in the opposite direction.

$2,272 in Bitcoin rewards is now worth $3,919. A 72% gain on money I was going to spend anyway. Same spending habits, but very different outcomes. Just another part of the game of trying to accumulate wealth & enjoying free experiences along the way. Play the game wisely! 🟠 > 💵

Bitcoin’s first-ever inclusion in JPMorgan’s annual long-term capital market forecasts. (but also FK Jamie Dimond) JPMorgan Asset Management projects Bitcoin will outperform U.S. stocks, bonds, & gold over the next 10–15 years, forecasting 10% annualized returns.

A major milestone in Bitcoin’s evolution from a speculative asset to an institutionally recognized long-term investment.

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since I’m currently unemployed I’m working on improving my culinary skills

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In September 1719, French authorities arranged marriages between male prisoners & women labeled as prostitutes, then sent the couples to colonial Louisiana to help populate the territory. Historical accounts describe couples being chained together & marched to ships bound for America. This was part of financier John Law’s effort to populate & economically develop French Louisiana.

year-round marital costume

the baby backs were smoked & consumed on this rainy day

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viva la Tesla

Most people are never fully present. Their minds remain trapped between the regret of the past and the anxiety of the future, constantly reliving pain or anticipating suffering that has yet to arrive. Over time, this becomes a form of psychological imprisonment, preventing them from experiencing peace in the present.

True freedom begins when we stop allowing what cannot be changed and what has yet to happen to control how we live today. The past should provide wisdom, not regret. The future should inspire preparation, not fear. And the present is where life is meant to be lived.

Because the greatest prisons are often the ones we create within our own minds.

🚨 fresh take… the Tesla Roadster stunt wasn’t just for the crowd…. it was Elon’s loudest recruiting pitch for engineers… “Yo, come build the kind of impossible cool shit that makes the rest of the industry look gay & boring.”

Tesla Roadster doing aerial barrel rolls like gravity is optional 🤯

Bitcoin, as it has for so many others, changed me. More importantly, it amplified a trait I’ve carried within me my entire life.

It fundamentally altered my relationship with time, money, freedom, & personal responsibility, shifting my perspective from living out of obligation to living with intention.

Bitcoin pushed me to stop doing things simply because I felt I had to, & start making choices based on what I genuinely wanted from life. 💪🏽🟠

🤯 One door closes, & another opens. Sometimes, the timing of life is almost too extraordinary to comprehend. Just as my 20 year career came to an unexpected end through corporate restructuring, my wife was in the final stages of interviewing for a significant leap forward in hers.

Today, she got the offer. She’s stepping into a senior leadership role at a Fortune100 company. An extraordinary achievement & a testament to her years of dedication, hard work & perseverance.

And here’s where the irony becomes remarkable. Her new annual salary alone will equal what our entire household earned just four years ago. Her annual bonus potential could nearly match what I anticipate earning in my next professional role. In the span of just a few weeks, one career came to an unexpected halt while the other reached an extraordinary new height.

It’s a fascinating reminder that success & adversity don’t always arrive separately. Sometimes they show up at precisely the same moment, completely reshaping our perspective on what comes next.

Her achievement also brings our family a new level of financial freedom, giving me the opportunity to approach my next professional chapter with a different sense of possibility & purpose.

One door closed for me, an enormous one opened for her, & thus, perhaps another is beginning to open for me. Together, we’re stepping into an entirely new chapter, one neither of us could have imagined just a few months ago.

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I am declaring this prognostication.

If Elon Musk were to die tomorrow, his thought processes, analytical capabilities, decision making patterns, temperament, discipline, instincts, & cognitive frameworks will live on through xAI. An artificial extension of Musk himself will assume oversight of his entire business empire, operating with the strategic vision, intellectual architecture, & decision making capabilities of its founder.

Musk isn’t simply building businesses designed to outlive him. He’s building the technological infrastructure to replace himself when the time comes. Elon Musk will become the first digitally immortal human.

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what a lucky guy!

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they looked at both & decided the fun & interesting parts were the first thing that needed to be cut

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GM 🤙🏽☕️💪🏽☀️

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Bitcoin’s price structure remains remarkably healthy. Don’t be shaken by the liquidity hunts & washouts. They’re merely stoking the coals for the coming inferno.

Bitcoin is the world’s premier collateral asset. Soon enough, that reality will be indisputable. 💪🏽🟠

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my chicken broccoli casserole actually looks promising… & I checked the center. it’s cooked through 👨🏻‍🍳

#foodstr i’m making my wife’s chicken broccoli casserole recipe for dinner & I have absolutely no fkn idea what I’m fkn doing

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this is just totally fked! 🤬

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my new resume be like:

Relentless Sat Stacker
HODLing Bitcoin in cold storage Bitcoin & AI Bro Financial Planning

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop

tonight felt unworldly

I hadn’t had to seriously reevaluate my CV / résumé in over a decade. Now, listing “proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Photoshop” as a professional skill just feels fkn embarrassing & imbecilic

these sure look comfortable

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