Shocking Numbers from Africa This is data is taken from the 2022 Ibrahim Index of African Governance–the most thorough, intensive research report I’ve seen on the continent. I’m in the process of breaking down some important results (by overall governance trends and then it’s individual categories) that I strongly encourage you to check out by […]
Author: ontheball1
Stranded on an island with Tuition debt
Your Life is Worth More Than Your Grades Oh boy, you’re graduating high school soon and you’re still unsure what to do? Life= Over There’s many conflicting messages: Your friends are battling for the top universities; one family member is encouraging you to take a trade like carpentry or plumbing as though they have discovered […]
This is Now An Obsolete Idea
The Piggy Bank Died Long Ago Mom and Dad are usually right, but they’re wrong about this thing. They are wrong when they say “Save your money”. Get a job, and “save it in your bank account”. “If only you saved your money…” I’m writing to suggest to you that you are (practically) unable to […]
Azerbaijan
Using Fire Protectors as Wealth Protectors What in gods name is this article about… Fire protec–using a fire blanket to protect my cash? Not quite. There’s a country out there that very few people hear about, can point to on a map, or know anything about. While they’re not the richest (& likely won’t be […]
Positive Presentation
Shake It Out I wanted to write this that may assist you in a job interview or making a good impression, despite it being a somewhat tiny detail in your behaviour. Handshaking. I’ve recently met some people while travelling internationally [check out a whole other page called OnTheBall Travels!] and I immediately noticed how timid […]
Continents for Kids
A Grade 4 lesson that Americans Don’t Know Every so often one of those talking puppets on television puts on an episode to ask people on the street questions on where a country is on a map. The answers are shockingly wrong. And it’s not like, “where’s Togo?” its like “where’s Canada?” and the answers […]
Weapon of Mass Destruction:The Dollar
When God made Hell, he did not find it bad enough, so he made Mesopotamia—and added flies. Arab Proverb Mesopotamia = Land Between Rivers. You’ll know it as Iraq. It’s always been a place of unpredictability, causing shivers of fear to those who live there. It’s amazing blessing from oil has also conjured up a cursing of unimaginable catastrophes. I […]
$SWBI
171 years and Still Firing I wanted to bring some eyes to a sin stock that’s not too sexy, ground-breaking or “up and coming”–but at a time when we can expect more and more turmoil in society, sin stocks aren’t too bad of an idea. Smith and Wesson is a company that has 171 years […]
SKN CBI
This Country Sells Plastic Booklets for its GDP There’s a Caribbean country that is particularly known for it’s program called Citizenship-by-Investment (CBI) whereby a donation to their state fund or a purchase of real estate (subject to terms/restrictions) can grant you a passport & consequently naming yourself a citizen of that twin-island country. The country […]
Japan Article
A recap of Japan & their trouble; but at least they’re aiming Japan has been an economic disaster brewing for a long time. Their debt to GDP stands at a staggering 263% and many are calling Japan the canary in the coal mine to see how they’re going to manage that pile of debt. Despite […]
