2015

I understand that you want me to help you rewrite the text to make it sound more assertive. Here is the rewritten text:The Blue team did a fantastic job by hiring a top-class coach for the NHL. But let’s face it, paying over $50 million for an 8-year contract is ridiculous. I sincerely hope that the new coach can prove his worth and lead the team to victory in 2017, which marks the 50th anniversary of the last Blue team’s cup victory. As for the other coaches, they better step up their game if they want to compete. Who will be coaching the Red Wings now that Mike Babcock has left? Perhaps, Paul MacLean will come out of hiding? I remember the likes of Pat Quinn and Pat Burns, who were the last coaching greats. In any case, Mr. Babcock has a lot to live up to, and he must hire an experienced assistant to help him in his endeavors.

In other hockey money news, the Sens rewarded the Hamburglar Andrew Hammond with a 3-year one-way deal as well for about $4 Million dollars. Seems like the Sens now have a glut of goalies, someone will be taking the Via Train out of town soon (is my guess). Hope these folks have some solid financial plans to save this money.

Glad to hear that CPP is now worth $246 Billion dollars, that means I can live on low ash cat food when I finally retire (OK, I have a real pension, but I am allowed a little dramatic effect sometimes).

If you thought you were having a bad day, think of poor Li Hejun who lost $15 Billion on Wednesday, are they somehow implying that the stock market goes down? I suppose this means he had to be worth at least $15B before Wednesday ?

My Writings for Week Ending May 22nd

The Mad Men finale was fine by me, it wrapped things up nicely, and I got to sleep in the next day because it was a holiday, so there was nothing to be grumpy about there, either. A short week for me, but I did manage to get two articles done:

• The 10 minute rule with money is one of those articles I started about a year ago, but I couldn’t figure out where to go with it, luckily I found how to make it sentient.
• I keep comparing debt to things, I have previously said Debt is Like Fat, but this time, as I had been weeding my front lawn, I stated that Debts are like Weeds.
• Starbucks, Monty Burns and #BestMoneyStories

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