Futures

Seems companies are betting big
    on real estate in the metaverse…
I cannot possibly surmise
    an investment in a scheme that’s worse.
Perhaps you’d like an NFT?
    Afraid it’s all fungible to me…
Or maybe cryptocurrency?
    Once again, it seems all Greek to me.
Give me some land to plant my feet;
    vegetables in a garden sweet.
Some borrow to reduce the shock;
    I’ll stick to cash and not go in hock.
I know I’m an old-fashioned guy,
    and probably more so when I die…
So I’ll invest in my grandkids,
    hope when I pass that they say, “He did!”
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Krutsinger Avatar
May 19, 2022 at 12:53 PM
We have decided to invest in ourselves. The children will inherit the house and the mess, and the grandchildren can have my six hundred paintings.
Kyser Avatar
May 19, 2022 at 6:45 PM
600, oh goodness, are they framed ? The grandkids will go broke framing them otherwise, lol
Wolf Avatar
May 17, 2022 at 7:54 PM
I'm with you, Jeff... Just invested in 'Non-Arab-Bull Land' and 'Blank Holograms.' See you in the Poorhouse. :) gw
Hankins Avatar
May 16, 2022 at 10:56 AM
Yes!!!! I had a friend try to convince me to invest in cryptocurrencies. I told him I had more sense! I, too, am an old-fashioned guy. But, in many ways I like to think I'm in step with the times. IDK!
Kyser Avatar
May 16, 2022 at 11:34 AM
Peter Lynch always said don't invest if you can't draw a picture of what they do.
Kauffman Avatar
May 16, 2022 at 10:19 AM
Life's many riddles so well expressed Jeff. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Lucky grandkids! Blessings.
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