April 25, 2017 Reflection (Personal Finance)

Thank you for the extra five minutes of reading at the beginning of class today! I love The Name of the Rose, as I've said in countless blog posts before this one, and those extra five minutes helped me get through two more pages of unwieldy (but extremely entertaining) prose. How is I, Robot going? Science fiction is one of my favorite genres, and I love Isaac Asimov! Perhaps my favorite sci-fi book is Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (though I'm not quite sure one could classify it as sci-fi exactly).

I think I should participate more in class. Today's discussion was so interesting, and unfortunately I had fewer questions than I hoped I would. I think Chapter 8 is the most useful chapter in Mr. Hallam's book because it makes me aware of what kind of risks lie in the investing world. I'd known about Ponzi schemes and about Bernie Madoff, but learning how to detect one of these schemes is extremely important. More important, I'd argue, than knowing how and where to make more money.

April 20, 2017 Reflection (Personal Finance)

I am really enjoying The Name of the Rose. I always feel a bit sad when the 15 minutes of reading are over. I find myself sinking into my seat and pretending that I'm in the monastery. The main character is not the same as the narrator in this book, which I find quite interesting. The narrator is a monk named Adso of Melk, while the main character is his teacher, Brother William.

Every night for homework I read a little bit of Millionaire Teacher. I've really been enjoying it so far. The reading due for today was Chapter 7. We had talked a lot about the ideas in the chapter in class already, so I didn't feel like I was learning anything new, to be honest. However, I like reading Mr. Hallam's stories because it personalizes things for me. Reading about the effects of a real person's financial habits can help me predict what might happen to me if I did the same thing.