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was out there celebrating a birthday with eight people. 00:00:36.560 |
- Oh, yeah, yeah, we were there for that, too. 00:00:44.600 |
I mean, it was more like, come on, $1,200 a head. 00:00:47.400 |
- Right, and we had our kids there, too, right? 00:01:04.240 |
And where do you think this culture all starts out? 00:01:22.800 |
and not really being LinkedInable or anything. 00:01:25.320 |
You know, when they look us up, they see nothing. 00:01:32.560 |
You know, I was thinking one of the good things 00:01:34.120 |
about the pandemic is that since we got rejected 00:01:41.200 |
But anyway, we got rejected by six of these top preschools 00:01:46.280 |
we wouldn't have sent our kids to the school anyway, right? 00:01:57.200 |
- Because we have the option and the flexibility. 00:02:11.960 |
is that a lot of these preschools were shut down 00:02:28.800 |
And we'll find out whether we get into anywhere 00:02:33.440 |
So it feels like the year has gone by quicker now. 00:02:40.120 |
Our daughter is gonna be one years old in December. 00:02:46.320 |
Happy that she's grown and progressed so much, 00:02:54.160 |
Which I guess in a pandemic is a good thing, right? 00:02:57.480 |
Because I know some people have really been struggling 00:03:07.280 |
And I think all of us are itching to go back to normal 00:03:54.040 |
But I've been used to being at home obviously since 2012, 00:04:03.800 |
Are you happy that you're not gonna be one of the first 00:04:08.680 |
- I think it's fantastic that they've come so far 00:04:14.520 |
and that it sounds like things are going well. 00:04:17.000 |
I think the UK approved the Pfizer vaccine this morning. 00:04:22.840 |
So I think it's great that we get the first responders, 00:04:45.640 |
So I think the people who need it should get it first. 00:04:50.480 |
- And the way to look at it is you're like the last bucket 00:04:54.700 |
- Is that every person who does get the vaccine 00:05:06.000 |
- And I think, yeah, who knows exactly for sure 00:05:25.120 |
and then just try to stay safe during the winter 00:05:31.640 |
- And in retrospect, I'm hoping that we all got COVID 00:05:35.760 |
because that would mean that we have some antibodies now 00:05:50.200 |
I really love celebrating the holidays with our family 00:05:53.880 |
and Thanksgiving this year, I really tried to help our son 00:06:21.840 |
And I'm actually wondering for all you listeners out there 00:06:29.880 |
It seems so far that it's been easier to raise our daughter 00:06:33.320 |
in the infancy stage and I'm not sure whether it's because 00:06:39.520 |
or because she's younger and she hasn't got to 00:06:48.040 |
- I think it's a mixture of a lot of different things. 00:06:50.840 |
I think it personality is part of it for sure. 00:07:00.280 |
- And she naturally has had to learn to be patient 00:07:04.320 |
from day one because we've got her brother to juggle. 00:07:09.320 |
And one of the things we talked about before she was born 00:07:13.340 |
is making sure that he didn't build a resentment 00:07:18.620 |
So we wanted, let's say both of them were crying, 00:07:22.500 |
we wanted to be able to approach our son first 00:07:35.420 |
- And then get to her, not say we're gonna ignore her 00:07:42.020 |
but we wanted to kind of help her learn to be patient 00:07:47.020 |
and also make sure his needs are getting addressed. 00:07:56.220 |
- Well, I mean, just, I don't know if it has to do 00:08:02.100 |
with gender or if it just has to do with personality, 00:08:05.180 |
but she just seems more calm than he was as a baby. 00:08:22.620 |
So I'd love to hear from all of you listeners 00:08:40.860 |
where raising girls is easier when they're younger 00:08:43.860 |
and it becomes more difficult as they get older. 00:08:53.860 |
I know I was a lot closer with both my parents 00:08:57.380 |
when I was young and I was very moody as a teenager. 00:09:05.820 |
and I think it's just from hormones and all that stuff. 00:09:10.220 |
- So my mother and I clashed a lot in my teenage years 00:09:14.020 |
'cause I just remember I was grouchy all the time. 00:09:21.740 |
that are probably gonna keep on coming up over time. 00:09:25.700 |
It's weird because I don't think I'm really grouchy or moody. 00:09:31.060 |
and something's not going smoothly as planned, 00:09:41.620 |
if you don't have kids now and you have kids, 00:09:44.220 |
you're gonna have some pretty moody and grouchy 00:09:47.300 |
years ahead of you, which you just have to get used to. 00:10:03.700 |
of getting used to the current normal per se. 00:10:24.380 |
- Yeah, and I also try not to watch the news too much 00:10:33.020 |
- Doom and gloom and fear and all that stuff. 00:10:40.580 |
because it's just, it's too depressing and too disturbing. 00:10:45.580 |
I think we all benefit more from positive thinking. 00:10:51.620 |
- Now, that's something that I've been trying to do 00:10:58.220 |
because you can look at both sides of the situation 00:11:00.420 |
all the time and why just focus on the negative, 00:11:14.580 |
that will boost his immunity system going forward 00:11:25.820 |
or the bacterial load or whatever kind of overwhelmed him. 00:11:38.580 |
Even though he still had a runny nose and whatever. 00:11:40.820 |
So I was glad that it didn't affect his spirit 00:11:45.380 |
or his mood that much, even though he had his symptoms. 00:11:50.380 |
- So a pessimist would say, "Oh, he got sick. 00:11:53.500 |
"Maybe he got COVID and that's a terrible time 00:12:00.540 |
and say, "Look, he needs to build his immune system." 00:12:07.380 |
but getting sick enough where you just kind of 00:12:12.220 |
So I feel like, okay, he wasn't sick for nine months, 00:12:15.700 |
whereas in preschool, he was off and on sick for-- 00:12:34.660 |
We're also very highly allocated towards real estate. 00:12:40.700 |
I wanna be buying the dip every time the S&P 500 00:12:53.660 |
And that's because the vaccine has a 97% efficacy. 00:12:57.500 |
That's something to think about when you're hearing 00:13:30.380 |
So you should continue to see strong borrowing 00:13:34.060 |
across consumer debt, mortgage debt, all that. 00:13:39.380 |
- In addition, you're seeing the S&P 500 dividend yield 00:13:46.540 |
Although the 10-year bond yield, watch out, folks, 00:13:57.020 |
And also it means that equities are less attractive 00:14:08.940 |
It hit a peak of about 3.15 in April, March, April 2020. 00:14:13.420 |
And now it's only, actually it's only around two now. 00:14:17.700 |
But anything above one is a relatively bullish indicator. 00:14:22.340 |
I'm also really excited about big city living again. 00:14:25.540 |
And that's why we're looking for opportunities 00:14:27.580 |
to purchase real estate in places like San Francisco 00:14:31.720 |
I really believe it's gonna be a rush back to the cities 00:14:36.140 |
because that is where the network effects are. 00:14:38.580 |
That is where the opportunities to land your good gig is. 00:14:52.260 |
It was dead for, I don't know, a year or two, two years. 00:14:57.700 |
and then boom, shakalaka, everything came back. 00:15:01.820 |
And it was kind of similar in 2008, 2009, 2010, 00:15:05.980 |
not as bad as I think the 2001 dot-com bubble. 00:15:10.460 |
So it's just the same thing over and over again. 00:15:39.780 |
And I'm proud that there has never been a week missed 00:15:48.220 |
or a newsletter published on average every week. 00:15:59.680 |
I've actually enjoyed getting back to work this year, 00:16:04.920 |
I'm hoping to continue that and actually get-- 00:16:09.740 |
- Wait, wait, wait, you're gonna get a part-time job? 00:16:18.300 |
to go back to work so we can get healthcare benefits 00:16:37.460 |
And it's challenging sometimes being at home with the kids. 00:16:45.140 |
like right when I'm in the middle of something. 00:16:55.460 |
and especially the mornings to try and get more things done. 00:17:11.860 |
- Joe Biden, sounds like he's gonna be president. 00:17:16.660 |
Maybe there'll be more healthcare subsidies for more people. 00:17:22.060 |
- Maybe we can just kick back a little bit more. 00:17:40.900 |
- Yeah, I mean, better than a poke in the eye. 00:17:42.500 |
$300, well, actually that can't buy you one meal 00:18:09.060 |
'cause we gotta be balanced and have an equal opportunity 00:18:26.820 |
Maybe get our mental health and physical health up to par. 00:18:31.780 |
We can still complete our goals that we set out 00:18:36.180 |
- I like to get excited about thinking about new goals, 00:18:42.180 |
that we set for this year that we haven't completed. 00:18:47.180 |
new goal is to review our old goals and complete them. 00:19:04.600 |
because we're so tired and we have so much to do.