Big week in sports. Apparently, almost half of America watched the Pacquiao-Mayweather “fight”. I think many people came away disappointed because they were finally looking for somebody to finally knock that loudmouth Maywheather out, but that’s just not going to happen. He fights very defensively, so the only way to beat him is to punch, punch and punch some more, and hope that he will make a mistake. Not only did Paqcuiao not do that, but he actually got outpunched! No chance to win that way. And now we hear that Manny had a shoulder injury, and Floyd said he’d be willing to give him a rematch. I’m sure he would, since it would be another $100 million+ payday. I should have been a boxer!
The sports scene wasn’t all bad. The NBA playoffs have been great so far, with the Clippers and Spurs giving the most dramatic finish to a series in recent memory. The Clippers literally won on a circus shot with one second left from Chris Paul, who was essentially playing on one leg in the second half. The NBA playoffs have been spectacular the past few years, and this year looks to be the same. I personally would like to see Memphis win it all. I really like their twin tower duo of Randolph and Gasol, and Mike Conley is the most underrated point guard in the league. They play true team basketball.
Mayweather and Pacquiao don’t need to read these articles, but there is some good advice in them for the rest of us:
–How to Save for Retirement: The Waterfall by Debtless in Texas: Came across this blog recently and it is definitely a diamond in the rough. Great post here illustrating an efficient and effective way to decide where to park your money.
–Why You Should Never Discount Success When Other Praise You by Luke 1428: Very interesting article on something many people do without even thinking. I’ve been guilty at times of deflecting praise, but I’ve learned over time that it’s best to accept it, and try to do even better.
-Social Security Will Make us All Millionaires in Retirement by Financial Samurai: Most articles about Social Security are all doom and gloom, so it’s nice to see an article that actually points out the positive. Many people say that Social Security won’t be there in a few decades, but that will never happen because members of Congress want to get re-elected so none of them would propose this. The benefits will be reduced and/or retirement age increased, which is fine since people are living longer. Kind of a refreshing thought. Still not going to factor it into my retirement savings plan.
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