π "Better Bitch than Mouse"
And New Moon = New You π
Hello 2020?
Yes itβs me - although Iβd really like to return you, I recognize there are some little sparks here and there
Like what you ask?
LIKE THIS NEWSLETTER FOR ONE ππΉπΎπ½π©π€‘π·
πΆπ» Like Sanβs baby boy, Elijah birthed, healthy and as Swiss x Nepalese as it comes!
π§ OG French Camembert. It STINKS but ha-le-lu-jah is that cheese or heaven on my tongue? And it costs less than β¬2/$2.5/Β₯16 ππ(my cheap Dutch heart loves this)
π Sundowners: you should aim to experience one every day. Seriously
This one is late, I was getting happily fat on Camembert and so should you.
Love you XOXO,
Sim
PS. Iβm trying out the newsletter on WeChat too - search for βHiSimonaβ
Better βBitchβ than βMouseβ
IT WAS SO FRUSTRATING to only discover about RBGβs existence since this weekend.. yes I just crawled from under a rock, donβt judge π π»ββοΈ. If youβre with me and didnβt know about her - hereβs a quick summary of why we shouldβve known about Ruth Bader Ginsburg already.
Ruth was one of nine women in a Harvard class of 500+ men, the second woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court and a pioneering advocate for womenβs rights. AKA the baddest B in town.
"To make life a little better for people less fortunate than you. That's what I think a meaningful life is. One lives not just for oneself, but for one's community."
Without RBG our lady friends in the USA wouldnβt have been possible to
Sign the right to a mortgage without a man
Prosecute husbands for raping their wives
Have a bank account without a male co-signer
The right to have a job indifferent of gender
Be pregnant and have kids at work
Let that just sink in for 2 secondsβ¦ π€―
And while you ladies and gents out there think youβre hustling thru life. Her mom died of cancer when Ruth was 17 yo. RBGβs husband was diagnosed with cancer when they were both attending Harvard Law School, so RBG attended on behalf of both of them while taking care of their baby daughter in the meantime. RBG also battled cancer herself four times since joining the Supreme Court.
*Mic drop*
I can share my Prime details with you if you donβt have an account. You should watch her documentary!!!! I hate documentaries (no patience) but Iβm at the first five minutes and loving it already. Watch it. Shirley, youβll love it.
WOAH, more inspo
Iβm stuck on the impressive boss ladies this week - so just continuing here. Tu Nga and my surfer friends this one goes out to you:
ππΌββοΈ That video is just cray. Who the hell surfs this?! Maya does. A Brazilian female surfer, who surfed the biggest, tallest (22.4 meters) wave of the year. Some might call herβriperβ (33 yo) but the more impressive it is that she is shortening the gender gap in a male-dominated sport. She is hoping βto inspire other women tooβ.
@Tu Nga - time to take on those 22-meter waves
@The rest of us - time to realize our lives and capabilities def donβt end at the end rim of 30
Iβm Investing: Vanguard S&P500
After last weekβs Vanguard FTSEβs All-World, this weekβs feature: Vanguard S&P 500
Whatβs Vanguard S&P 500?
Opposed to last weekβs All World tracker, the S&P 500 is an index fund that tracks companies aΜΆrΜΆoΜΆuΜΆnΜΆdΜΆ ΜΆtΜΆhΜΆeΜΆ ΜΆwΜΆoΜΆrΜΆlΜΆdΜΆ in the US that are making it rain.
Its main investment group is tech with 25.22% and its top 5 positions are Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook and Alphabet.
S&P500 Risks?
youβre investing
youβre investing in US companies only
you are exposed to the GBP/USD exchange rate
What are the gains?
π₯ I bought it for β¬51.72 and itβs now at β¬53.49 π€·π»ββοΈ. Better than Dutch savings accounts (0.01%) but π€―π€―π€― compared to Teslaβs past year performance ($50 vs $451).
Give me more
This talk at Google from 2014 to feel smart and have it on as background music while getting ready for your day of βworking at homeβ. It discusses to not invest in US stocks, how home country bias is a terrible idea and the general theme of diversifying.
It takes an hour. Donβt play it at 1.5x its speed.. I tried and failed.
The βThatβs-Niceβ Corner
The internet exploded this weekend, if it wasnβt about RBG it was about Jen/Brad/Matthew McConaughey/John Legend/Julia Roberts/Morgan Freeman and 33773 Hollywood actors doing this table reading. I donβt know what made me more nostalgic: Brad & Jen βreunitedβ or the full-on nudity and some other eyebrow-raising-scenes in the OG movie. Both are worth it to watch tho. Watch the table read first before the movie.
Apparently thereβs a thing called β Comedy Wildlife Photography Awardsβ. If youβre feeling out the ones above check these out
New Moon, New You
πThereβs a Super New Moon In Virgo which reminds us not to get stuck in the past, that life goes on, giving us the opportunity to start over and begin anew: aka take life by its balls because every day/moon is a clean slate
βοΈ Taurus: take the path of least resistance, have no discussions and reach out to friends who you have neglected (itβs time to call Simona)
π Chinese Oxes from 1985 and 1997: you have an exquisite knack for finding the right investment opportunities. But make sure you donβt get involved in businesses you donβt know. Avoid risks and go for the opportunities you already know (Edgar.. this one goes out to you)
πIf you love pizza: order pizza this Thursday
π€₯If you donβt love pizza: reconsider whether you are lying to yourself. Order a pizza this Thursday
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If not today, then when?
