Nick R. Boucher

🇺🇸 Faith | Family | Friends | Purpose | Curiosity 🇺🇸
Enjoy discussing economics, health, wealth, & business. Not advice.

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

Financial Literacy Month starts today.

It is my firm belief that Financial Literacy is what fuels the American Dream.

At @USTreasury, we are committed to providing the resources necessary to help jumpstart that journey through https://t.co/HuSxeWp7B7.

We live in the greatest country on earth and at the cusp of the 250th anniversary it is up to each of us to build a better foundation of financial knowledge so that we can ensure that United States thrives for the next 250 years.

Read more on our initiatives here: https://t.co/7KeUgCqmaf

Explore resources: https://t.co/dhdLfixBhT

[JD Vance @JDVance]

This is a great speech. Worth watching the whole thing.

[Nick R. Boucher @nrbouch]

For anyone who holds strong political views on either side, this piece is worth reading. It cuts through the noise and exemplifies macro-level thinking at its finest. A quote from the article:

"An essential ingredient for success is that the debt and money that are created are used to produce productivity gains and favorable returns on investment, rather than just being given away without yielding productivity and income gains. If it is given away without yielding these gains, the money will be devalued to the point that it won’t leave the government or anyone else with much buying power.

History shows that lending and spending on items that produce broad-based productivity gains and returns on investment that exceed the borrowing costs result in living standards rising with debts being paid off, so these are good policies."

[Ray Dalio @RayDalio]

https://t.co/Q2g2Rr30N9

[Aman @Amank1412]

Whenever I feel lost, I watch this.

[Nick R. Boucher @nrbouch]

Wealth taxes don’t fail because the rich complain.
They fail because the math collapses.
The problem isn’t moral—it's mechanical.
Let me explain.
https://t.co/ELRpTCK36x

[Ray Dalio @RayDalio]

https://t.co/jM7uZAfnQO

[Chamath Palihapitiya @chamath]

You can have all the money in the world, but if you don't have your health, you're broke.

I came from an unhealthy background (overweight, family history of heart disease and diabetes) and over the past decade have reduced my "health system" to a few critical things that works incredibly well for me:

Everyday: Exercise/mobility, eat as well as I can

Every 2 years: Full body MRI

Every 5 years: Contrast CT of my heart

We documented my protocol and followed me around for a week while I ran it.

[Manly Mentor @manly_mentor]

Men,
This is how you deal with Negative people in your Life ‼️‼️

[Nick R. Boucher @nrbouch]

Everyone was promised the American Dream.

But most were never taught the unwritten rules that make it real.

This isn’t a guide to getting rich — it’s a simple guide to building a life you can be proud of.

10 timeless truths about success: https://t.co/Zg8asqbptq

[Nick R. Boucher @nrbouch]

Not every 18-year-old should go to college — and that’s a good thing. College can be a great investment, but only if you treat it like one. My latest essay: https://t.co/Y8rwwLxddw

[Nick R. Boucher @nrbouch]

I Didn’t Move, The Map Did.

An essay on my journey through America’s shifting politics—and why I think many citizens feel the same way.

https://t.co/Yz0vjzHhgk

[Nick R. Boucher @nrbouch]

New substack article just dropped. Something Ive been thinking about for a while - how to build a resilient mind... Let me what you think. https://t.co/h0L5CHV0Lu

[Nick R. Boucher @nrbouch]

I choose to live a life of adventure and service; to live a meaningful life; to wake up everyday and make the world a little better; to love my family and friends; engage in and build our community; to be a Christian; to lead a life Jesus would be proud of; to be an American!

[Nick R. Boucher @nrbouch]

@Rainmaker1973 The housing market is broken. Why not resurrect these kit homes? A new generation could chart its own destiny by building rather than begging for affordability.

[Nick R. Boucher @nrbouch]

@grok @tedcruz It still blows my mind that the state of Hawaii is electrified primarily by diesel. 🤯

[Nick R. Boucher @nrbouch]

Starting to write again. This time on Substack - I'll be writing short essays on some ideas I've been wrestling with.

First up - unions. Once they built the American middle class. Today, they may be holding it back. Read the essay here: https://t.co/xRFFLs2bZF