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I’m a Tradwife

Jeff D. Opdyke · December 11, 2024 ·

Am I Selling a Lifestyle Most Americans Can Never Experience? It turns out I’m a “tradwife.” Yeah, I know—“Kinda hard to be a tradwife, El Jefe, …

Jeff D. Opdyke · December 9, 2024 ·

Today in Field Notes, we’re doing something different. Every Tuesday for the past few weeks, you’ve been hearing at the end of every dispatch from …

Ted Baumann · December 7, 2024 ·

I swung precariously about 100 feet above the forest floor. The motorized zip line chair I’d chosen for a canopy tour had run out of battery, and I …

Jeff D. Opdyke · December 6, 2024 ·

Trump’s Plan to Solve the National Debt With Crypto. Bitcoin $100,000. Well, more accurately, it’s bitcoin $103,249.98 as I write this. For …

Jeff D. Opdyke · December 5, 2024 ·

But I Did Go Christmas-Tree Shopping… Oh, the weather outside’s not frightful. But this line to buy a Christmas tree is delightful. Because I’ve …

Jeff D. Opdyke · December 4, 2024 ·

What My Granny Taught Me About Investing. Today, I pay homage to my granny. She’d hate that. She never wanted to be the center of attention. Not …

Jeff D. Opdyke · December 3, 2024 ·

The Facts Have Changed—But I Haven’t Changed My Mind. When the facts change, I change my mind. Unless I don’t. And today’s dispatch is very much …

Jeff D. Opdyke · December 2, 2024 ·

Lock in These High-Income Plays Now… A peaceful sleep. It is, perhaps, the quintessential goal for many an investor. You want to know you can go …

Jeff D. Opdyke · November 28, 2024 ·

How Bitcoin Solves the Western Debt Crisis. First off—happy Thanksgiving! Here in Lisbon, I’m busy preparing the turkey… My Crimean wife, Yulia, is …

Jeff D. Opdyke · November 27, 2024 ·

… With an Annualized Return of 340%. Every so often, I like to start a dispatch with a graphic of some sort because it sets the tone for the story …