Sometimes my husband surprises me…
in ways that make me a little uneasy…
Hot Nerd: Bought a bunch of BP stock a few days ago.
Me: Why?
Hot Nerd: It was dirt cheap.
Me: But we hate them!
Hot Nerd: Money is money.
Me: What?! What about the turtles?
Hot Nerd: You can’t have ethics when you’re investing. It’s more or less all earned on the blood of others.
I suppose this is why I don’t work in investments.
It’s also why I don’t like taking out the trash.
It’s messy.
And I often feel like I need a shower afterward.
I do like pretty things, though- things that are often expensive.
Perhaps that’s why I am a little uneasy.
Not because of him,
but because of me.
He’s probably, from an investors sense, totally right on, but you’re right, I’d have to take a shower after this conversation!
xo Erin
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it’s a tough one.
i believe that every person makes a difference and that choosing ethically can change the world. But you know that all those richy rich old money oil families are buying it up and going to get even filthier rich from this tragedy. So, perhaps you could see it as taking away one small part of their money? and therefor helping to reduce the evils of oil?
Oooh, perhaps.
If we make money from this- then it must be used for the power of good… and perhaps a really good pre-school…
“i do like pretty things, though…”
i love your stream of consciousness.
… shiny…
my husband does the same thing – bottom of the barrel buying. He's the finance guy in the Kiss Hizza. Even though I'm the cpa. I do that crap at work, don't ask me to do it at home too, jeez.
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BP is a really cheap stock at the moment. Keep it a while and i think your husbond will earn quite a bit. Let him do the investing:=)
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