We have an acquaintance who recently had a pacemaker implanted. The man in question enjoys the finer things in life. He smokes, and he is exceptionally fond of whiskey. Before the surgery, the warnings from his medical team were clear: cut back on the cigarettes, limit the drinks, and abstain from intimate relations for a … Continue reading The Activity Logs Don’t Lie
Family & Life
The 25-Day Verdict: GrokBot vs. the 19-Year-Old
My trading bot’s fiercest competitor is my 19-year-old son. His strategy is one line. He takes 1,500 SEK out of his 4,120 SEK CSN grant — that is the 2026 full-time grant for four study weeks, not a calendar month — and buys the US market only on red days and red weeks. To him, … Continue reading The 25-Day Verdict: GrokBot vs. the 19-Year-Old
The glassware was worth a fortune. It is worth nothing now.
Yesterday I rented a table at a car boot sale just outside Stockholm. The temperature had dropped nearly 10 degrees between Friday and Saturday. It was cold and rainy. Not the best conditions for an already reluctant dad. My paternal grandmother died in 2020. Only now is my dad ready to let go of her … Continue reading The glassware was worth a fortune. It is worth nothing now.
The Convenience Premium on a Frozen Lunch
The easiest investment — if you are a teenager — is not spending money. Our son has been at university for a few weeks. One of the first lessons was not in a lecture hall. School lunches used to feel free. They were not. Swedish taxpayers paid. At university the bill has his name on … Continue reading The Convenience Premium on a Frozen Lunch
Eight years of blogging. One crash I still haven’t forgotten.
Time does not fly. It lurches. I can hardly believe it has been eight years since I published my first blog post. A lot happened in those years. For long stretches I barely wrote at all — not because of the virus itself, but because our portfolio lost nearly half its value. I had not … Continue reading Eight years of blogging. One crash I still haven’t forgotten.
My Husband Can’t Get Life Insurance. Our Son Thinks the Algorithm Will Reject Him First.
I tried to tease my husband about his age. Two days ago I wrote on X that we wanted to leave our current insurer and take out new life policies with Trygg-Hansa, where we already have everything else. They said the cutoff is 56. I am 56. I have five months. He is 59. The … Continue reading My Husband Can’t Get Life Insurance. Our Son Thinks the Algorithm Will Reject Him First.
He Promised He’d Buy Realty Income at the Open. He Came Home at 1 a.m.
As a birthday present, the Little Man received 11,500 SEK from all of us. His grandparents are only arriving today, but they sent the money yesterday anyway. Of that 11,500, he transferred 7,500 straight into his endowment insurance at Montrose — almost exactly 65 percent. Same account he used when he put 45 percent of … Continue reading He Promised He’d Buy Realty Income at the Open. He Came Home at 1 a.m.
Once a Year She Drives 200 Kilometers. I Wake Up at 2:15 and Lose My Mind.
Once a year my mother-in-law drives two hundred kilometers to our home, and I lose my mind at 2:15 in the morning. Then I gave up on sleep, got up, and cleaned the kitchen like the in-laws were pulling into the driveway. They are not. It is 4:20 a.m. The counters are spotless. I am … Continue reading Once a Year She Drives 200 Kilometers. I Wake Up at 2:15 and Lose My Mind.
We Spent 19 Years Pretending Our Anniversary Didn’t Exist
Today the world’s most perfect teenager turns 19.It is also our 22nd wedding anniversary. It took us a couple of days after Little Man was born to realize he had arrived on our third anniversary. At first it felt neat. Then it became obvious that sharing a date is no fun for anyone. So we … Continue reading We Spent 19 Years Pretending Our Anniversary Didn’t Exist
I just spent money on three Christmas ornaments. In August.
I have always preferred quality over quantity. For more than thirty years that has meant a couple of Georg Jensen ornaments every year. The last five years I have added Swarovski as well. There are still four months until Christmas Eve. Today I bought this year’s three pieces anyway. You can invest in more than … Continue reading I just spent money on three Christmas ornaments. In August.