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Edition #14: Revenge spending is coming. Should your portfolio change?
Plus: Vaccines & Tree Removal, WeWork Shaq SPAC, and Same Day Insurance
Hey there. You are the economic recovery.
- Last week, I talked about the role of psychological distance in personal finance
- Today, I talk about getting vaccinated, cutting down a tree, the economic recovery, WeWork, and making same day insurance changes.
🌳 Personal updates
A wave of relief washed over me. I got vaccinated on no finer day than April Fools. It pricked even less than the the normal flu shot, and I don’t feel any symptoms. I wanted to celebrate with my vaccination group, but as Covid customs would have it, I got back in my car and silently raised my fist. V Day.
The timing is surreal. Last year, when Covid started, I was going through a breakup. During that time, it helped a ton to do some massive spring cleaning on my yard. I cleared out weeds and shoveled in sand and stone. It was therapeutic.
Spring cleaning came to me this year. The early March winds knocked down big branches. Luckily no one and nothing got hurt. It was a sign. After years of avoidance, I needed to cut down this tree. It was a hard decision because of how grand…