Sometimes when I think of all the stress and mental work that comes with highly volatile penny stocks, I imagine my grandfather, all sun-weathered and drenched in sweat, bull calves bawling, and him drinking a Pepsi and bitching about the physical requirements of farming.
“Ought to be an easier way to make a living than this!”
If the old man said it once, I know I heard him say it a thousand times while we worked cattle together. And now, more than ever, that image of him complaining is as clear now as it was all those times I stood beside him with sweat running down the crack of my ass.
Memories.
And I believe that’s a good thing. Because when I get frustrated with all the reading and research that’s required to run my own portfolio, I always think about all the shittier things I’ve done for a dollar. And coming from that perspective, it’s easy to see there truly is an easier way to make a living—no matter how mentally taxing investing might be.
Still, like in Econ 101, "There's no such thing as a free lunch." And there is indeed an [**E-PLOBS ratio**](https://www.reddit.com/r/CountryDumb/comments/1hbx800/sweaty_ass_vs_numb_asswhich_yields_the_greatest/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) that must be considered.
What's yours?
\-Tweedle
