Bermuda is not for the faint-hearted when it comes to the pocketbook. This island may be a magnet for international high finance but after your first trip to the grocery store you will question whether you are actually earning enough. Tax free or not. My first round of sticker shock occurred upon selecting a lovely … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2014
FLING OPEN THAT EMOTIONAL DRAWER
How much sentimentality is too much sentimentality? At a lovely English wedding recently the beaming couple could not have looked more happy. And during his speech the groom could not have not sounded more in love. It was very much a “you complete me” moment right out of the the movie, JERRY MAGUIRE. I … Continue reading
WHY LESS MEANS MORE
I might be a genius. And I don’t even have a PHD. For years I have thought, relatively speaking, that it was much easier to give up smoking than it was to lose weight. And now I have science to back me up. The authors of SCARCITY:WHY HAVING TOO LITTLE MEANS SO MUCH, say the … Continue reading
Come Bearing Gifts
Arriving empty handed when you’re invited for a meal at someone’s house is such bad form. Full stop. The only thing that’s worse is presenting something that is not first rate. Like a cheap bottle of wine. There is no need to go for an … Continue reading