Greg's Take

Discussing how money works. - Studying money to better understand ourselves, our thinking and the world. I'm retired from mortgage lending. This is Greg's Take. Take what you need, leave the rest. Thanks for stopping by.

Borrowing Thoughts, Not Money 02/10/2026

Borrowing Thoughts, Not Money Do you own your name? Did you borrow it? If so, how do you pay it back? #personalfinance #inflation #debtfree #moneytalks #federalreserve #budgeting /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/40042915

What Money Can't Buy 02/10/2026

What Money Can't Buy A book review of: The Art of Spending Money: Simple Choices For a Richer Life - by Morgan Housel /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/40057515

Courage To Be Disliked 11/16/2025

Courage To Be Disliked From Stoicism: “I do not care about the opinions of people whose morals and values I do not share”. /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/39048940

Speak And Spell 11/15/2025

Speak And Spell Abracadabra = Avra Kehdabra (Aramaic) = I will create as I speak. You've got the power of the universe at the tip of your tongue. Breathe into that. /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/39043930

Time Can Be.... 11/05/2025

Time Can Be.... We are timeless and can learn to be less about time at the same time. /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/38921875

Museum of Our Past 11/03/2025

Museum of Our Past Why to not live in the museum of your past. The occasional visit is fine. /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/38892805

Within And Without 11/01/2025

Within And Without Why are we searching for noses, and not seeing the one on our face? /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/38873870

Love, Hate, and Criminal Banks 10/27/2025

Love, Hate, and Criminal Banks Criminal banks are here to stay. Let's Learn a better way to live with them. Video Resource: - by Mike Maloney /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/38793220

Don't Hold on Too Tight 10/16/2025

Don't Hold on Too Tight Don't hold on too tight. You'll smother yourself. Learn to let go and breathe. /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/38609130

The Human Will 10/11/2025

The Human Will Human will is first principle. The will to flourish, expand, grow, multiply. Awesome and difficult at the same time. /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/38550010

Homemade Spaghetti 10/08/2025

Homemade Spaghetti Our habits are like old recipe cards. If we want different homemade spaghetti, we need to change the way we cook and what we cook with. /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/38509855

Mental Dumpster Fire 09/27/2025

Mental Dumpster Fire Are our negative thoughts piled up in a mental dumpster fire? Here's a water hose if the answer is yes...... /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/38377600

Half The Harm 05/20/2025

Half The Harm Exploring T.S. Eliot's quote: "Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important." Resource: YouTube channel - The Functional Melancholic /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/36639075

8 Billion Drama Queens 05/14/2025

8 Billion Drama Queens Why we spend our entire lives acting. #gregstake #mindfulness #spirituality #mortality #immortality #fearofdeath /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/36566320

The Fiat Thief 05/12/2025

The Fiat Thief Why the money we use is counterfeit and who the criminals are that sell it to us. #federalreservebank #counterfeit /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/36527200

No Such Thing As Loss 05/09/2025

No Such Thing As Loss How the lessons of loss are actually something gained. #gregstake #grief #mindfulness /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/36502860

Look, Look And Find a Book! 04/23/2025

Look, Look And Find a Book! The advantages of reading physical books vs digital. Literacy is power. Where would you be if you could not read? #gregstake #literacy #fictionbooks #books /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/36277180

The Long And Winding Road 04/21/2025

The Long And Winding Road Life is like a trip on a long and winding road. Enjoy the time behind the wheel. #gregstake #meditation #gratitude /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/36240340

Holy Techballs Batman! 04/20/2025

Holy Techballs Batman! Technology is no substitute for real human interaction. You can never be replaced by a machine. #gregstake #AI #transhumanism /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/36235695

How To Be What We Are 04/17/2025

How To Be What We Are I discuss the importance of being authentic. As my friend Robert Leath said, "Just be what you are and speak from your guts and heart. It's all a man has." #gregstake #robertleath /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/36208830

The #1 Question To Ask On Your Job 04/15/2025

The #1 Question To Ask On Your Job I'll discuss some wisdom from the late Jim Rohn. #gregstake #unslaved #jimrohn /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/36159655

Sickness Of The Mind 04/11/2025

Sickness Of The Mind I discuss a wonderful quote from Syd Banks that can unlock powerful insights for us. #gregstake /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/36105475

It Adds Up - Daily Discipline 04/11/2025

It Adds Up - Daily Discipline Have we lost our appreciation for patience? Daily disciplines over time make all the difference. #gregtake #jimrohn /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/36092365

Was Chicken Little Overly Dramatic? 04/10/2025

Was Chicken Little Overly Dramatic? Lots going on in the world of finance. Tariffs, possible Fed bail outs, etc. Recommended book - The Big Print: What Happened to America And How Sound Money Will Fix It by Lawrence Lepard / #gregtake /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/36078560

The Farm Called AI 04/09/2025

The Farm Called AI What's the deal with intelligence that's artificial? Isn't real intelligence good enough? #gregtake /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/36066685

Micro-Dosing With Kindness 04/07/2025

Micro-Dosing With Kindness Not too much, not too little. Just the right amount of kindness will do the trick. #gregstake /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/36042335

Tech Time And What We Miss 04/06/2025

Tech Time And What We Miss Technology is cool and serves its purpose. I suggest why we should balance tech time with no tech time. #gregstake /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/36026295

Die To The World 04/02/2025

Die To The World Know the world is illusion to be taken seriously but not too seriously. A simple exercise to help practice this knowing. #gregstake /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/35976265

Number Go Up ! 04/01/2025

Number Go Up ! What can numbers do? Look at the spelling. They can numb us. /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/35967025

Dealing With Procrastination 03/30/2025

Dealing With Procrastination Why putting things off isn't necessarily good. /episode/index/show/5979deb5-4c7b-438c-89a8-51165877b3d5/id/35928190

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