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2024/09/09

3 Questions That Will Get Your Finances — and Life — on Track

Question One: I want you to imagine that you are financially secure, that you have enough money to take care of your needs, now and in the future. The question is, how would you live your life? What would you do with the money? Would you change anything? Let yourself go. Don’t hold back your dreams. Describe a life that is complete, that is richly yours.

Question Two: This time, you visit your doctor who tells you that you have five to ten years left to live. The good part is that you won’t ever feel sick. The bad news is that you will have no notice of the moment of your death. What will you do in the time you have remaining to live? Will you change your life, and how will you do it?

Question Three: This time, your doctor shocks you with the news that you have only one day left to live. Notice what feelings arise as you confront your very real mortality. Ask yourself: What dreams will be left unfulfilled? What do I wish I had finished or had been? What do I wish I had done? What did I miss?

More than 4 years after closing, Metrocenter Mall in Phoenix is set to be torn down

According to the City of Phoenix's permit search, demolition permits have been issued to Resource Environmental, Inc., a demolition contractor based in Cerritos, California.

The permits were issued for three addresses: 9801 North Metro Parkway East (the former UHaul building), 9813 North Metro Parkway East (the former Dillard's building), and 9617 North Metro Parkway East (Metrocenter Mall).

Each permit is for the total demolition of one building. They were issued by the City of Phoenix on Sept. 5 and will expire on Nov. 19, meaning the demolition must be completed by that date. However, the exact day that the demolition will take place has not been announced.

A City of Phoenix spokesperson said in the May that the demolition was expected to take place this fall.

Todays Thought

You are never dedicated to something you have complete confidence in. No one is fanatically shouting that the sun is going to rise tomorrow. They know it's going to rise tomorrow. When people are fanatically dedicated to political or religious faiths or any other kinds of dogmas or goals, it's always because these dogmas or goals are in doubt.

-Robert M. Pirsig, author and philosopher (6 Sep 1928-2017)

Todays Thought

There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.

-Leo Tolstoy, novelist and philosopher (9 Sep 1828-1910)

2024/08/26

Phoenix readers react to impending demolition of Metrocenter mall

The iconic Metrocenter mall in Phoenix will soon be rubble and you had a lot to say about it.

Metrocenter’s days are numbered. The iconic local mall, which closed in 2020, is set to be torn down in late August or early September to make way for a $850 million redevelopment project.

According to city of Phoenix officials, the 64.2-acre property will be transformed into a walkable urban village featuring residential units, retail spaces, bars and restaurants.

The mall’s demolition, originally scheduled for summer 2023, was delayed for more than a year due to real estate developer Concord Wilshire Capital having issues with financing.

Todays Thought

A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind.

-John Neal, author and critic (25 Aug 1793-1876)

2024/08/23

Todays Thought

There is no such thing as a "self-made" man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts.

-George Matthew Adams, newspaper columnist (23 Aug 1878-1962)