Hier c'était la journée Star Wars avec le fameux May the 4th be with you et pour cette occasion Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment a annoncé le contenu retrouvé sur les disques 7-8-9 de cette saga.
C'est en janvier dernier que la saga complète en Blu ray de Star Wars fu mentionné à travers tous les médias. Cette saga comporte 9 disques Blu-Ray dont 6 dédiés aux films et 3 pour des « archives ». Ce n'est qu'hier que j'ai reçu le communiqué de presse annonçant le contenu des 3 derniers disques. Je vous dis, cette saga risque de salir plusieurs paires de jeans, de la PrOn pour geeks !
(Roulement de tambours….) – Je vous fais un copié-collé car vous lisez tous l'anglais et il me reste seulement 5 minutes à mon heure du diner.
o NEW ! Star Warriors (2007, Colour, Apx. 84 Minutes) – Some Star Wars fans want to collect action figures…these fans want to be action figures ! A tribute to the 501st Legion, a global organization of Star Wars costume enthusiasts, this insightful documentary shows how the super-fan club promotes interest in the films through charity and volunteer work at fundraisers and high-profile special events around the world.
o NEW ! A Conversation with the Masters : The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later (2010, Colour, Apx. 25 Minutes) – George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan and John Williams look back on the making of The Empire Strikes Back in this in-depth retrospective from Lucasfilm created to help commemorate the 30th anniversary of the movie. The masters discuss and reminisce about one of the most beloved films of all time.
o NEW ! Star Wars Spoofs (2011, Colour, Apx. 91 Minutes) – The farce is strong with this one ! Enjoy a hilarious collection of Star Wars spoofs and parodies that have been created over the years, including outrageous clips from Family Guy, The Simpsons, How I Met Your Mother and more — and don't miss "Weird Al" Yankovic's one-of-a-kind music video tribute to The Phantom Menace !
o The Making of Star Wars (1977, Colour, Apx. 49 Minutes) – Learn the incredible behind-the-scenes story of how the original Star Wars movie was brought to the big screen in this fascinating documentary hosted by C-3PO and R2-D2. Includes interviews with George Lucas and appearances by Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.
o The Empire Strikes Back : SPFX (1980, Colour, Apx. 48 Minutes) – Learn the secrets of making movies in a galaxy far, far away. Hosted by Mark Hamill, this revealing documentary offers behind-the-scenes glimpses into the amazing special effects that transformed George Lucas' vision for Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back into reality !
o Classic Creatures : Return of the Jedi (1983, Colour, Apx. 48 Minutes) – Go behind the scenes — and into the costumes — as production footage from Return of the Jedi is interspersed with vintage monster movie clips in this in-depth exploration of the painstaking techniques utilized by George Lucas to create the classic creatures and characters seen in the film. Hosted and narrated by Carrie Fisher and Billie Dee Williams.
o Anatomy of a Dewback (1997, Colour, Apx. 26 Minutes) – See how some of the special effects in Star Wars became even more special two decades later ! George Lucas explains and demonstrates how his team transformed the original dewback creatures from immovable rubber puppets (in the original 1977 release) to seemingly living, breathing creatures for the Star Wars 1997 Special Edition update.
o Star Wars Tech (2007, Colour, Apx. 46 Minutes) – Exploring the technical aspects of Star Wars vehicles, weapons and gadgetry, Star Wars Tech consults leading scientists in the fields of physics, prosthetics, lasers, engineering and astronomy to examine the plausibility of Star Wars technology based on science as we know it today.
Précédent [cinéma] Sortie de Thor le 6 mai !


Tonight I washed dishes (even all the hand wash!) and made some tea. It always makes me feel good to have all the dishes cleaned. For an instant, I have a corner of my life Martha-Stewartized--peaceful and clean and I can pretend it always looks like that. While I cleaned I thought of a friend of mine who will likely be stopping by this week. We've known each other since I was 11 and she gave me the knives that you can see drying as a wedding gift. She haggled for them in Germany and told me that she looked forward to seeing them being used years in the future when she came to visit us. That gave me the kick the rear to get a start on hanging our knife racks...and to discover that they are too long to fit in the one spot I could come up with for them. I think I'm going to look into those knife organizers that fit into drawers (I don't like knife blocks much). Any suggestions?
Funny to see you did dishes. We just finished doing dishes over here. It took one hour. One long hour of dishes. That's just crazy.


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Lacombe Historical Society facing loss of up to $70,000 in wake of provincial budget cuts
Published on: November 5, 2019 | Last Updated: November 5, 2019 6:24 AM EST
Melissa Blunden, Lacombe and District Historical Society executive director, shows off one of the oldest quilts in their collection as part of a heritage quilt display at the Lacombe Performing Arts Centre. The quilt, which features a log cabin traditional pattern, is made of wool and linen with a silk binding, and the dark purple material likely comes from a mourning dress which were worn six months after a death and sometimes used afterwards to complete quilts. Ashli Barrett / Lacombe Globe
The Lacombe and District Historical Society could see a loss of up to $70,000 in the wake of the UCP government's austerity budget.
In a release issued last week, the society said they weren't sure of the full impacts, but expressed concern over cuts outlined in Budget 2019, which will see programming, operation hours, and employment, particular for summer students, affected going forward.
"The society needs the support of the community now more than ever and urges residents to reflect upon the value of work all non-profit organizations give to your local communities," said Lacombe and District Historical Society Executive Director Melissa Blunden.
The society receives $25,000 from the Alberta Museums Association annually, and had banked on another $12,500 from the Alberta Museums Association for 2020. They also were expecting $10,000 from the Alberta Lottery Fund, and some $5,000-$8,000 each from the Alberta Volunteer SCiP incentive, Summer Temporary Employment Program (STEP), and the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation, much of which may not be realized.
Chief amongst the society's concerns is the dissolution of the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation, an arms-length organization that will now see its responsibilities in overseeing the province's heritage absorbed by the Department of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women (CMSW), as well as an eight per cent reduction for preservation grants.
Preservation grants allowed the historical society to undertake the original preservation of both the Michener House Museum and Blacksmith Shop Museum, as well as its 2019 restoration. With their reduction, such efforts may not be possible in the future, and could affect local property owners' and potential decisions on having their buildings designated as municipal historic resources, which would afford them access to provincial grants.
STEP was also axed, a program that has been crucial in enabling the society to hire summer students and "will have direct implications for museums across the province, including the Lacombe & District Historical Society, who rely on this program for staffing, limiting our capacity to participate in seasonal tourism, be open to visitors and deliver programming."
Further, through Bill 20, the Alberta Lottery Fund, which put $331 million towards 8,000 charities in Alberta in 2017-18 will also be eliminated in a move Finance Minister Travis Toews says will streamline government operations and save $13 million. During debate in the Alberta Legislature, he said the elimination of the fund won't stop gaming revenue from going to charities and non-profits.
End to lottery fund won't impact charities relying on it says UCP
Still, there will be an eight per cent reduction in Community Initiatives for 2019-20, and a 34 per cent reduction for the Community Facility Enhancement Program, both of which the society had planned to take advantage of to attain a new building for collections and community archives.
The budget also got rid of the Heritage Markers Program, which was going to be part of the society's 50th anniversary plans for 2021.
In a direct Facebook response to one of the Lacombe and District Historical Society's posts on the subject, CMSW Minister Leela Aheer said "there will be a small reduction in the total amount for heritage, but all programs will continue through the department and processes will remain the same, including the grant funding."
Concern remained, however, and the society met Oct. 24 at the Flatiron Museum to draft a letter to Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Ron Orr. The society also says it will now turn to the community for support.
"In light of recent budget announcements, the Lacombe & District Historical Society has reached out to the various heritage groups in the City of Lacombe and Lacombe County in an attempt to foster partnerships to avoid the loss of any of our regional community heritage resources," said Blunden.
"What future partnerships may look like is unknown at this time. We are, however, dedicated to maintaining our shared history."
Those looking to help, or find more information, are asked to contact the Lacombe & District Historical Society at (403)782-3933 or info@lacombemuseum.com.
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Drink lots of water morning, noon, and night when you are away at a conference. All of the networking and running around will take a toll on you, especially if you're in a dry place like Las Vegas.
When I get settled at a conference, one of my moves is to run out and buy water at a local Walgreens, CVS, grocery store, etc.
You can pick up a 12-pack for cheap, and then you don't have to resort to the $5 bottle in your hotel room when you're parched and desperate.
While you are there, grab some snacks and caffeine sources, in case you're running low on energy, as well as Nuun Hydration (if you didn't pack it).
Also, with all of the talking, you might get dry lips. Grab some lip balm, so you don't have that gummy white crackhead looking stuff on your lips when you're trying to do business.
Oh yeah, and some breath mints and gum. I don't care who you are – if you have dragon breath, I am instantly looking for an exit strategy from our conversation.


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Het Zeeuws maritiem muZEEum is een maritiem museum in het centrum van Vlissingen, in de Nederlandse provincie Zeeland. Het museum is gelegen aan de jachthaven van de stad. Het is de opvolger van het Stedelijk Museum Vlissingen.

Gebouw
Het muZEEum is gevestigd in een gebouwencomplex met panden uit de 16e, 17e, 18de en 21e eeuw. Deze panden zijn door moderne architectuur met elkaar verbonden. Een van de belangrijkste delen van het complex is het Lampsinshuis. Het Zeeuwse koopmans- en redersgeslacht Lampsins; Cornelis Lampsins liet dit huis in 1641 op de Engelse Kade (nu: Nieuwendijk) bouwen in de destijds nieuwe stijl van het Hollands classicisme. Hij betrok het als woonhuis, maar vestigde er ook het kantoor van het befaamde handelshuis Lampsins, waar onder meer Michiel de Ruyter in dienst was op 12-jarige leeftijd in de functie van touwslager. Achter het Lampsinshuis bevinden zich ook de originele pakhuizen van dit stadspaleis, ook deze maken deel uit van het complex. In 2002 werd begonnen met de nieuwbouw van het complex, naar een ontwerp van Rijksgebouwendienstarchitect Marc van Roosmalen.

In het 'Lampsinshuis' wordt de vaste collectie getoond in de 'Zeeuwse maritieme Geschiedenis'. Daarbij is een indeling gemaakt, die de gelaagd-structuralistische beschouwingswijze van Fernand Braudel. volgt. Op iedere verdieping is deze indeling thematisch terug te vinden.

In de Pakhuizen worden tijdelijke tentoonstellingen met een bovenregionaal karakter gehouden. Daarnaast beschikt het muZEEum over 1 kleinere expositiezaal de 'Scheldezaal' waar tijdelijke exposities worden tentoongesteld met een  lokale Maritieme karakter.

De museumbrasserie 'Gecroonde Liefde' is genoemd naar een van de schepen van Michiel de Ruyter.

Collectie
De vaste collectie van het muZEEum bestaat uit stadshistorische voorwerpen en objecten uit de maritieme geschiedenis van Zeeland tonen. Daarbinnen zijn de deelcollecties en studiecollecties ingedeeld volgens MusIP.

De stadshistorische collectie van de gemeente Vlissingen
Na 23 jaar onderhandeling tussen de gemeente Vlissingen en het bestuur van de Stichting Maritiem Museum Zeeland is in 2020 een beheersovereenkomst gesloten voor de gemeentelijke historische collectie. Een deel daarvan dat werd beheerd door het Gemeentearchief Vlissingen, is in datzelfde jaar overgedragen aan het Zeeuws Archief.

Voorwerpen afkomstig uit de historische kunstcollectie, waaronder:
 zilveren gildestukken
 schilderijen
 bouw- en interieurfragmenten, waaronder tegels en gevelstenen.
 Kunstnijverheid
 Meubels en interieurinrichtingsonderdelen, waaronder haardplaten en vogelkooien in de vorm van historische gebouwen
 Schilderijen en modellen betrekking hebbende tot de Tweede Wereldoorlog door Cees van de Burght
 Prenten

De scheepsarcheologische collectie
Voorwerpen afkomstig van VOC-schepen
 't Vliegent Hart
 Rooswijk
 Geldermalsen
 Campen
 Woestduin

Zeeuwse maritieme collectie
 Portretten, waaronder Michiel de Ruyter en Anna van Gelder, Joost de Moor, Joost van Trappen Banckert en Geleyn Loncque, gebruiks- en siervoorwerpen uit bezit van Zeeuwse helden
 Gereedschappen en werktuigen
 Maritieme prenten
 Scheepsmodellen van vaartuigen van de Zeeuwse en Vlaamse visserij, de Olau Line en het loodswezen, VOC-schepen, een 18e-eeuws slavenschip en modellen van duik- en bergingsmethoden.
 Na opheffing van de Provinciale Stoombootdiensten in Zeeland zijn gebruiksvoorwerpen, scheepsmodellen, scheepssier uniformen en andere realia door de provincie Zeeland in beheer gegeven aan het muZEEum.
 Door de ruiming van wrakken in de Westerschelde, als gevolg van afspraken met België voor de Scheldeverdieping, zijn door Rijkswaterstaat artefacten, waaronder scheepssier, Duits servies uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog en persoonlijk bezittingen overgedragen voor de collectie.
 Schilderijen en realia met betrekking tot de Stoomvaart Maatschappij Zeeland.
 Schilderijen, kaarten, beeldhouwwerken en gebruiksvoorwerpen van voormalig waterschap Zeeuwse Eilanden.

Studiecollectie
Het muZEEum bezit naast getoonde collectie, ook studiecollecties.

Numismatische collectie
Door schenking van Carel Albert van Woelderen van zijn verzameling munten en penningen, is de basis gelegd voor de vorming van een van de grootste numismatische collecties van Nederland van ruim 3500 voorwerpen.

Tegels
Afkomstig uit de renovatie van de binnenstad van Vlissingen zijn ca. 4000 wandtegels uit de 16e, 17e en 18e eeuw.

Kunstcollectie
Naast de schilderijen van leden van de Kunstkring het Zuiden, bezit het muZEEum werk van diverse andere kunstenaars:
 Jan Pieter van Baurscheidt de Jonge
 Jan François Brouwenaar
 Cornelis van der Burght
 Alfons Josephus van Dijck
 Philip van Dijk
 Charles Howard Hodges
 Wim Hofman
 Engel Hoogerheyden
 Anselmus van Hulle
Cees Kimmel
 Johannus Hermanus Koekkoek
 Maarten Krabbé
 Gerard van Lom
Cornelis Louw
 Eugène Lücker
Lex de Meester
 Salomon Mesdach
 John-Henry Mohrmann
 Jan Willem Pieneman
 Nicolaas Pieneman
 Leendert van de Pool
 Jan de Quelery
Han Reijnhout
 Jan Sanders
 Johannes Christiaan Schotel
 Johann Friedrich August Tischbein
 Pieter van de Velde
 Eugène Wolters
 Pieter Christoffel Wonder

Informatiecentrum
Het muZEEum kent een bescheiden besloten museumbibliotheek, waarin informatie met betrekking tot de collectie is terug te vinden. De collectie bevat naast vakliteratuur enkele historische boeken, waaronder de bibliografie van Michiel de Ruyter door Gerard Brandt. Bijzonder is de complete editie van reisverslagen die wordt uitgegeven door de Linschoten-Vereeniging.

Nominaties
 In 2004 werd het muZEEum genomineerd voor de European Museum of the Year Award.
 Daarnaast heeft muZEEum nominaties ontvangen voor de Bouwfonds Award en de Schreudersprijs.

Galerij

Externe link
 Website van het Zeeuws Maritiem muZEEum
 Raadpleeg de maritieme collectie
 Vereniging Vrienden van het Gemeentearchief Vlissingen en Zeeuws maritiem muZEEum
 museumbrasserie Gecroonde Liefde

Museum in Vlissingen

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The table below is courtesy of Camelot's phone line (0845 9100 000 *10). The jackpot prize pool for this, the 213th single rollover draw and the 242nd rollover in total, included £2,672,551 (33.3%) rolled over from the previous lottery, in addition to the original jackpot prize pool of £5,361,746 (66.7%).
The average Lotto HotPicks prize was £58.59.
The draw used ball set 3 in the Topaz machine and the average main Lotto prize was £31.00. One in every 59.1 main Lotto tickets won a prize (=1.69% of players).
If all 13,983,816 ticket combinations were additionally purchased for the main Lotto game, they would have made a loss of £6,976,011.
The prior history of the main Lotto jackpot ticket included 28 wins totalling £340.
Unclaimed prizes from this week expired at 5.30pm BST on Thursday 2nd April 2009 and have been added to the National Lottery Distribution Fund.


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Profit First for Real Estate Investors
By Sandra M	December 8, 2021 Real Estate Investing Secrets
Show Summary
Welcome back to the show! I'm really excited to have my friend, David Richter on the show today! We are going to talk about Profit First for Real Estate Investors. He just wrote a book on it and it just came out yesterday!
We all get into this business for freedom – financial freedom and time freedom. But then a lot of us end up working really hard, we're making money but we don't really know where it's at, or what is due or how to manage our finances. Today, we are going to fix that and David Richter is going to help us! Let's get started!
Resources and Links from this show:
Investor Fuel Real Estate Mastermind
FlipNerd Real Estate Investor Facebook Group: Join for Free!
Investor Machine Real Estate Lead Generation
David's Book: Profit First for Real Estate Investors
Listen to the Audio Version of this Episode
FlipNerd Show Transcript:
Mike: [00:00:00] Hey, everybody. Welcome back to the show. Really excited to have my friend David Richter join us today. We're gonna be talking about profit first for real estate investors. He just wrote the book on it actually, and it just came out yesterday. So we're going to talk about the benefits of, I mean, we all get into this business for freedom and financial freedom, specifically a time freedom.
Right. But then we all end up a lot of us end up finding out that we're working really hard and we are making money, but we don't really know where it's at or what's due or how to manage our finances. Uh, and we just keep plowing forward on the day-to-day of the business. Today, we're going to fix that.
My friends and David Richter is going to help us welcome to real estate investing in secrets. We're all looking for freedom and the opportunity to live better, more fulfilling lives. But most of us were trained our entire lives to work for someone else to chase their dreams. How can we use real estate investing as a vehicle to achieve financial freedom?
My life is dedicated to answering your real estate investing questions and helping you build an investing business that allows you to change your. And the world around you [00:01:00] and to enable you to turn your dreams of financial freedom into a reality. My name is Mike Hambright from flipping her.com and your questions get answered here.
Hey David,
David: welcome to the show. CECO aside to be here, Mike, I really appreciate your friendship and just, you know, having me here. I love getting this message out the
Mike: door. Yeah. It's been great. Getting to know you better over the past few years. I think we've probably known each other for. I don't even know how long five or six years anyway, but I think we've gotten to know each other a lot better over the past, you know, 18 months, 24 months or so.
And, uh, you're a member of our investor fuel mastermind. You've been a huge giver to that community and the type of guy that seemingly always just shares and helps other people's and, and co sometimes you question, what are you getting out of this? You know? Uh, but I know you just have the heart of a servant.
You like to help people. So really excited to have you here. My friend.
David: Thank you. And I really appreciate that. I want to give back I've I feel like so many people have poured into me. It's like, I need to give back, you know, to other people. So really appreciate that.
Mike: Yeah. Well, and I think that mentality, and you know, [00:02:00] this is the part of the culture that we have at investor fuel is the more you give, the more you get.
And, um, you know, we've, we've clearly seen it. The people that have the biggest hearts that people that give the most, uh, get the most back in return one way or another through reciprocity or the universe or whatever you believe it comes back around caramels alive.
David: Right. Yeah. I totally believe that. And uh, one person puts it be a conduit, not a bucket, you know?
Cause if you just fill up, there's a women to what you have, but if you're just conduit and can go right through and as much as humanly possible. Yeah. Well
Mike: your book just came out. I think as of the time we're recording this and the time this is released, it literally just came out in the past couple of days here.
I was fortunate to get an early version of copy of a profit first for real estate investing. Uh, amazing book, lots of great content in. And I'm excited to talk about it today. Maybe before we start talking about the book, we talk about how you got started in real estate investing at all, because that was a precursor at
David: all of this that's and [00:03:00] that's one of the reasons I wrote this book because my background is real estate investing.
Most people look at me and they say, oh, he's definitely a CPA, or he's a numbers guy. And I'm like, well, yes and no. So I started off in real estate, investing, reading rich dad, poor dad in college. I bought my first house, fixed it up, you know, like did all that, rented it out, did a lease option with it, turned into a great deal.
Cause the guy cashed me out six months later. So I was like, I got to keep doing this. So I started working with a company outside of Chicago and we did that. Then we took it from like five to seven deals a month, about 25 30 deals a month. So I've seen a lot of different deal types, like wholesale turnkey, fixed and flip, you know, lease options, seller finance, like everything in between.
So I've got one. A lot of exposure to a lot of different types of deals, been a part of over 850 deals so far in the, and up to this point. So I've gotten a lot of that exposure, but that also helped me in the small business world, because we grew from like five employees to like 25 and 30 employees. And so I got to see, you know, that [00:04:00] small business grow and grow and I got to sit in every seat.
I was kind of like a utility man there. So go into. Fix the problem let's move on. So I would, you know, I was in acquisitions dispositions. I was project management, property management, the finances, you know, transaction coordination, like anything you could think of in real estate investing. I sat in that seat.
And so it gave me a good window into the inner workings of a real estate company. And from beginning to end, going from smaller to larger and that's. Gave me, you know, the passion for real estate investing in for helping people, because I saw like we were changing lives in that business, but then one thing that did strike me was the financial side.
When I sat in that seat, just seeing the money flow from beginning to end and seeing how, okay, how acquisitions flows into all the way from the end to. You know, selling the property or the rental and, you know, making it a rental. And that was just super eyeopening for me. So that's what I also saw too, in that company, like we were doing 25 30 deals a month, six, [00:05:00] seven figure months spending six, seven figure months till, you know, it was like that vicious cycle.
So I got the good, bad and ugly of like seeing we're not just a real estate company, but just a small business in how it can, how it can be. So freeing to entrepreneurs, but also can chain them to, you know, almost to their desk, you know, as well too. So that's how I got started in real estate investing then a little bit of the background on the financial side, but yeah, that my passion is real estate investing.
I had a portfolio of properties and I loved, you know, I loved being inside of the real estate company. Yep. We
Mike: have a sign right inside of my. Office here, you know, I've got, um, I've got, we've got canvas prints everywhere, actually. So many that I don't even have any more wall space. Uh, but we have one right inside of our door that is kind of my original FlipNerd mantra, which is we help others achieve financial freedom through real estate investing.
That really is my goal. Even through investor fuel investment and all the other business I've created, it's always to help other people achieve financial freedom, uh, or [00:06:00] take it to take their freedom to the next level, or be able to impact more people. Right. But I will tell you this. Most of the best real estate investors.
I know. And you know, a lot of the same people, they're great operators that are great. Marketers. They're really good at things. The financial side, not so much, that's where they struggle. And sometimes they're making a lot of money, but they just don't know where the bones are buried and you know, where the coffee cans are or whatever.
And I can tell you a separate little side story. My, my wife, Lindsay, uh, used to be an investment banker on wall street is very savvy. Then she was a consultant for. Oh, bankruptcy and turnaround from, and truthfully not much got turned around. It was mostly liquidations. And she just has this ingrained that she went into.
I mean, talk about massive corporations like MCI back in. They have a huge telecom companies and their biggest problems were. Poor cash management. Like they just didn't manage their financials. They have these empires and they just crumbled because financially they just didn't have the right mindset or they weren't protecting themselves for the very things that you are helping people that you wrote about in this book, the very same things.
Right, [00:07:00]
David: right. It's amazing to me because most people don't have Lindsey's background, like the finances or whatnot. So like that's where I feel like most people are embarrassed or scared, confused about the financial side. That's why we don't go because there are, there's a ton of information on marketing sales systems, operations, like.
Stuff and like webinars and all this, but like, no, if anyone touches the financial side, it's how to save money on taxes. And how do you know like that in which is right? Like you need that, or self-directed IRA investing or like, if they're talking about the financial side, but no one's tackling like how to actually manage the cash, you know, like your active cash that's flowing through your business.
And it's funny, you mentioned that company that she was working with because just yesterday I was on a call. With a multi multimillion dollar real estate company, you know, like doing they're in there, like five, $6 million range, no idea, no idea what's going on with their cash. No idea. What's going like, but they're having millions of dollars flow through their company.
And it's the same thing when you're that big or when you're just [00:08:00] starting out. Like, unless you have a. Foundation. It's going to be, it can just, the nightmares only get bigger as a neglected.
Mike: So, David, I know that you have a lot of passion for this and helping real estate investors. And I know that's part of why you wrote the book, but just tell us, just kind of tell us, like, why did you write the book?
Why, why do you feel the need to share this information with.
David: So, like I said, that kind of starts with that story of the real estate investor. I was working with up in Northwest Indiana, outside of Chicago because he lost everything in 2008 and nine, like all of his rental properties and then was building up this big business again, like starting from scratch, like square one, starting again.
And then I saw him kind of get into that rat race again, like at the bigger level. And I'm like, I don't want this to happen. Like I love this guy. This guy has mentored me. For five years, you know, I want to like help people and get, not get to that point. But then also five years into that, I also had the ability to live anywhere.
At that point we sold off properties, you know, was able to become financially free. So [00:09:00] then we moved across the country. I started working with another investor because that's my passion. I wanted to help him. And I liked partnering up with people. So started working with. First thing I said was, I got to see your numbers.
Like, let me look at your books, let me look at this data because you can tell me anything, but the numbers don't lie. So like, let me see them. So I dove in and the numbers were a mess. Like they weren't, they weren't in order. And so I didn't see a clear picture of his story of like what his business was doing.
So I said, let me help. Let's get this in order first, before we start rocking and rolling. So what I did right away, we saw, and then we saw that he had a little portfolio. But he had poured a ton of his own money into them, like where budgets went over or didn't get enough private lending or whatnot. So he poured a lot of his own money in there and we saw like we could refinance some of those properties and he was able to, and he got like several hundred thousand dollars just from a few properties.
And he looked at me and said, More clarity over my numbers than I've ever had. And now I've got this cash sitting in my account like this has, this is transformational [00:10:00] because I feel in control of my business now because of the, I can control it from data and not just from my gut feeling all the time.
And that was to me, the light bulb moment of. I want to help other investors. Like if I buy, could have done this bag in Northwest Indiana or something like this, or like the same thing I want to help more investors just realize that you don't have to be a numbers whiz. You don't have to be like some, you didn't have to get any degree in accounting because I that's not my background.
So I just, there needed to be someone who could take it simply and say, here's how you simply manage the cash inside your business. So I called a mentor, a person we know. Uh, together, Mike, it was a Gary Harper at that time, I called him and said, I'm thinking about starting this fractional CFO company to help real estate investors with their finances.
Like, I don't see someone helping them and like speaking their language. He said, yes, do that. That sounds great. But have you read profit first? The book by Mike Macau it's and I said, no, I've never read that book. So I did, I downloaded [00:11:00] that book that night took like 10 pages of notes and said, this is an amazing framework to help manage just the cat.
The the, what really matters from the financial aspect inside of a business when you're no matter where you are the first thing to get a handle on, to feel in control. So that's where I then started implementing it with real estate investors for about a year, then went to Mike and said, you know what, to Mike Macau it's and said, Hey, this has been working.
People are getting clarity. Like people are getting confidence in their business control. Like I want to write the book if you don't mind about for profit first for real estate investing, because there's so many nuances, like there's so many things, this is not a service-based business. This is not cut and dry.
You get this payment every single month, you know, like even if you have a rentals, you know, it's not just always running rollercoaster. Right. Exactly. It's a rollercoaster. So I said, what do you think about that? And he said, yes, let's do that. You know, like I would love to get that out there. And so that's where I saw finally, like this was my chance to [00:12:00] give back in a big way to the real estate investing community that had poured like 10 years into me.
And this was like, here, I can get this info out. So people don't have to feel stuck in the rat race. They don't have to feel like a living deal to deal always on that roller coaster and like helping them even out one of them. Scary. And one of the most, you know, big hurdles inside of the business. So that's really what got me started in writing the book.
Mike: Well, that's great. Hey, before I want, I want you to share a couple of the key points that are in the book, but before we do again, wants everybody to see the book here. Where do you get the book out? How do you it's available now? I know it's been, you've been, I've seen you from the beginning. When you told me you were going to write the book and I think it's, gosh, it's been what?
Probably 18 months. It's been awhile. It's been awhile. You've put a lot into this. I know there's a lot of great information here to help people.
David: So you can go to simple C F O book.com. That's where you can order it. It's also available on Amazon. So if you just type it in there, they, I only mentioned that other website too.
Cause if you're doing any bulk ordering whatnot for friends, yourself, a group or [00:13:00] whatnot, and we give discounts there that Amazon doesn't give. So that's where you can pick it up either place. So say that link one more time. Simple. C F O. Dot com CFO, chief financial officer. Yes.
Mike: Yes. Okay. So, so tell us a little bit about, um, what the main kind of points that people buy the book.
And honestly, maybe you can even talk to the people that might be having some pain points that they're having and stuff. If you, if you have this issue, here's why you should read the book. Kind of tell us a little bit about.
David: Who's going to win. So profit versus made up of two big things. Two main points, I would say the mindset and then the practical use behind it.
So the mindset is we've heard this formula probably from a lot of different places, maybe our CPAs or accountants or whatnot, where we hear sales minus expenses equals profit. Meaning I make a sale, I pay all my expenses. Then hopefully I have something leftover at the end of the day. You know, hopefully there's profit at the end of the year or whatever.
And then. But we're hoping and praying for profit. You know, hopefully it's this event that happens, but profit first says it's sales minus [00:14:00] profit equals expenses. That's the formula. That's the correct formula that we should be as healthy business owners. Meaning I make a sale, I take the profit first and then we have to live on what's left over for the business, which radically.
Train transforms our mindset from always being scarcity almost to like, I feel like now this is the abundance of like now I make sure that we're healthy. So that way the whole business and my mindset can be healthy. And the only problem with this though, when I read profit first is I know what this sounds familiar.
Like I've read this in rich dad, poor dad, or like the richest man in Babylon, or like all these books that say pay yourself first. I'm like, this is, this is that concept. But then I started reading more and that's where. The second big point is the practical application. Like, how do you pay yourself first?
I'm like, boom, this is why I love this system because there's that practical steps behind it to make profit a habit inside of your business. Because one of the biggest things we see is. Most people look at their profitability, like on a deal basis, but maybe not the [00:15:00] whole organization or like they start getting into real estate and they're like, oh, I just made 25,000 on this deal.
Guess what? $25,000 for marketing baby, you know, like I'm just going to pour it, dump everything back into it. And they're not thinking. The long-term or how to structure it like a true business. And that's where taking that mindset and making it a reality, getting that formula in place and then making it a reality, which is the second portion, which is made up of three steps.
But I'll only go over one because in the book you can read the first and third step in, which is really about where you are and where you're going. But the big step is if you've ever heard of the envelope system, like Dave, Ramsey's made that popular and maybe you do it with your personal finances or heard it at your church or whatever, you know, like put, you know, you have these envelopes and then you put cash inside there for your different expenses.
It's the same thing in. For profit first, the system where you set up literal bank accounts to separate out your money. Because the biggest mistake we see investors make that I do like working with dozens and hundreds of [00:16:00] businesses now that we have seen is where everyone just has this one big bank.
Where all their income and expenses go out of, and it's just this cash salad that they're just keep tossing. I have no idea what's going on inside of their business, running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Like we have money today. Like let's go spend. And then tomorrow it's all gone because everything gets zapped out of their payroll hits and you know, all these marketing, you know, hit and then it's like, what just happened?
So that's what. If you set up bank accounts that help you, the business owner have control. And what are those bank accounts? I, like I said, I look like the finance person. I look like that nerd, so I totally embrace this. So that's where I love the big epic stories like star wars or Harry Potter. They always have three main heroes inside the business.
Like Lou Khan layout, always pushing the story forward for good. They're always making sure good wins in the end. Your business is your epic story. It's your saga that you're living right now. And if you don't have specific heroes for yourself, and especially on the financial side, [00:17:00] you're going to burn out, you're going to crash and you won't win.
Evil will win in the end. Those expenses will take over your business. So that's where you set it up. Three main accounts. I call them the golden trio. That's number one, the profit account. Number two, the owner's compensation account. Number three, the owners tax account, the owner's income tax. That first account, that profit account is for you.
The owner, to feel like the reward at the end of a quarter. Take a draw every quarter from that profit account in order to feel like we're a successful business owner to give yourself that reward of why you started the business, that owner's compensation account is to make sure you are paying yourself first.
This fulfills paying yourself first that we hear over and over again, like do this would be your salary. Like if you're on W2 or taking distributions, however you take that. That's where you would get. That account to make sure you're paying yourself like on a weekly or bi-weekly monthly. However, you're paying yourself for the work you do inside the business.
Then owner's income tax. This has been so incredible working [00:18:00] with real estate investors that have this tax account. Now that pays their taxes when tax time is due, because we've had. Clients that we're working with that have safer taxes throughout the year, instead of just scrambling. Now at the end of the year where they're now, like this year, I had someone call me and say, I'm giving myself a little refund this year.
It was like a $13,000 refund because I saved too much in the taxes, but now I can go out and use that for whatever I want. So that's what that tax account is for is to make sure that you're saving throughout the year instead of scrambling. And when it comes tax time and then having to push it off and get on a payment plan and then Sue, you know, then just everything you'd just give you.
That's stress. So like, those are what those three accounts are for. I always add the fourth one, the income account, which is just a holding bucket. All it is is a holding bucket that income deposits come in to that account. And then you transfer from that account. I like to call it the control account to where you control now and pushing it.
To your profit, to your owner's compensation, to your [00:19:00] owner's tax. So that way you are in control of where your money goes. Instead of having that one big account where everything just gets tossed around in there. So that's where those four main accounts, then you have your OPEX that you already have set up your operational expense account to pay the expenses out of those are the foundational accounts.
And then. Once you start seeing yourself pour those, the money to those different accounts and transfer that's when you finally see the formula, the mindset, the Robert Kiyosaki is the richest man in Babylon, all those start to click and it's like, this is what they meant by paying yourself first. And like, now I feel like a true business owner.
Like I feel in control. I can take the vacations when I want, I can do the things that I've always wanted to do. Have more time with my family, my friends, whatever, by taking control of the financial side of your business. Biggest objection we get though, is I five bank accounts? Are you serious? Like, what are you talking about?
Like, that seems like a lot of work. Number one, this system is for you. Like, I want to make sure, you know, those accounts are all for you to manage the business and give yourself the cash profit that you've always [00:20:00] wanted. But secondly is if you're like, I just want to, you know, the, I don't know if I want to set all those up right now, set up one account.
At least if you go. From this, from this little, you know, section here, this podcast with this one action item, set up one bank account, name it, profit, and transfer 1% of any income into that account and start getting into the habit of being a profitable company. That's what it is from every single deal you do or rent that you collect or whatever.
You're just getting into that. Instead of that being some nebulous event at some time that you said, you know, like, hopefully I have profit in the future. So if you can do that, that I would consider this podcast is success. If you could just at least do that one step and get into a habit. So that's the overview of profit first there's other things I talk about specifically about the real estate investing version we could get into Mike, if you want me to, but that's like the core fundamental.
You know of what profit first is. It's good
Mike: stuff. I think people have a lot of, you know, obviously I've advised a lot of businesses. [00:21:00] I've seen a lot of businesses. You've seen a lot of businesses. I've seen. There's a few things that I see over and over again is people are not setting aside money for certain things.
Taxes is a big one. Um, marketing is another big one because people like, you know, they're just like, well, I'm not going to market this month because I'm a little low on cash. It's like, if you want to stay small as a small business, that's the surest way to do it is to not save some of these expenses.
Marketing is one taxes and other ones, but you can't end be inconsistently advertising or generating leads in your business that that will ensure that you stay small and make that kind of rollercoaster even steeper. Right. Yes. I've seen people that I'll like, uh, we'll either do to either other two to two common things.
Either they spend everything they've got, and they're not preparing for taxes at all. Only to find out at the end of the year that they're screwed or they wait. And this is, this is where we were for a lot of years, is we wait until the end of the year to go through the tax plan process, even find out like how much money we even made this year.
Right? Like we're kind of squirreling it away. Just worst case [00:22:00] scenario. And like you said, Not enjoying the fruits of your labor throughout the year. And sometimes it like emotionally, it brings you down because you're kind of living in this feast or famine mode, and you're kind of living through the famine, uh, because you're worried, you know, that there's going to be some, uh, somebody's gonna jump out of the bushes and take your money at the end of the year or whatever.
Right. But that's because we kept it all in, in one or two big buckets and we didn't really set it aside for specific things.
David: Yeah, I think what you hit there at the psychological effect of building real reserves in your business. I dedicate a whole chapter of this because sometimes I feel like we as entrepreneurs and especially real estate investors, we hate lazy money.
We hate all that. So we feel bad. We feel bad if there is money sitting anywhere and it's like, no, that is good. That is to help you grow in the proper way. Like, so that way you're not, you know, living deal to deal. But then it's also, I see this over and over again with who we work with and how we see this played out with when people actually implement it.
It [00:23:00] gives them that freedom and that peace of mind of like, I don't have to go after that next deal. I don't have to be rushing all the time. It doesn't have to be the roller coaster. So they're making better decisions. It's like not decisions out of fear. Like I have to have this next deal, even though it's a slim deal.
And hopefully we make some money on it. It's like, well, no, we can get the deals that we want to get. We can make the best business decisions that we can. So that way we don't have to put ourselves in this rat race over and over and over again, and then they feel in control of their business. So yeah, it's the psychological effect is huge.
Mike: Awesome, good stuff. Well, David, one more time. Tell us where folks go to get a copy
David: of the book here. Yeah, simple. C F oh, book.com. Simple C F O book.
Mike: Awesome. And guys, I can tell you if you don't know David, he's an amazing guy. So you're going to get to know him a little bit through the book here. Powerful book, like our are both, both of us that are on here.
Our mission is to help entrepreneurs specifically real estate investors. Cause that's the, that's the, uh, that's the realm that we operate in. And, um, you know, I [00:24:00] think the more financially sound you can make your business. I I'm. Blessed to know many of the most successful real estate investors in the country.
And some of them, I will tell you are not the people that you think they are. There's some people that have amazing businesses, huge businesses that are crushing it financially. They're a mess. Right? And then there's some people that are a little bit low below the radar. Their businesses crushing it.
Maybe they're not all over social media talking about it, but financially their mindset is so sound that they're reinvesting their, their business, their money into other things. So you had multiple bigger multi-family deals and they're just, stair-stepping their business up year after year after year.
And it's because they have these financially sound principles by following things like what David talks about here. So definitely encourage you guys to grab the book. We'll add a link down. Uh, below so you can make sure you get a copy here quickly. And David congrats on, on, I know, just congrats first off.
Thanks for sharing this information with everybody. Congrats on finishing the book, because I know it was a huge effort for you over the past, you know, 18 months or so.
David: I appreciate that it is going [00:25:00] into the book. World was a different realm for me. Like I've self published before. And that was like, you know, that was pretty simple process.
I, you know, but this one was definitely like a heavy lift. So I appreciate that. It really was a labor of love. Like I feel like this is how I give back to, you know, one of the big ways first way is I want to give back to the real estate investing world. So really appreciate
Mike: that. Awesome. Well, thanks again, everybody.
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Just before Christmas, I got a flyer in the post for a new and forthcoming book coming out to commemmorate my secondary school's 150th year. (A little creepy, this, as i was there for its Centenary).
The book was to be called "The Best School of All" and its editor was asking for memories of the school.
The examples they showed were the usual crap about 'the happiest times of our lives".
I know you've been commissioned to write a celebratory book about Clifton, and so won't be interested in my memories of the place at all.
But as I opened the flyer this morning and found myself invaded by memories, I felt very strongly I wanted to remind you, at least, that it is not all a rosy glow; and that for many of us the words of that vile song, "the best school of all" seemed like a sick joke.
I was at Wiseman's from 1963-67. The housemaster at the time was a stupid insensitive man whose traces of kindness were utterly ineffectual. The school was run by a system of vindictive institutionalised bullying that was designed to promote insensitivity, sexual repression, and emotional illiteracy. All glossed over by the repulsive hypocrisy of compulsory visits to the college chapel.
One teacher in particular, my house tutor, a Mr. Tomes, saved my life. Looking back, it's clear he did, though he shouldn't have had to, and he may not have known what he was doing (I would like to find him again, so i could thank him).
I loved the school library, because it was a refuge from the brutalities of the school world; and I loved the house library, because it was there we used to rehearse for the house plays.
I was so happy there.
I always got the girl's parts, and soon that too became another source of torment because it became clear to me that I would much rather be a girl.
The discovery terrified me and filled me with shame.
And again, there was no help. I could tell no-one.
It also left me terrified of the theatre, and almost completely turned me away from my true vocation.
I didn't get my first play performed until i was 35.
About ten years ago, I was in Bristol again to record a radio play at the BBC.
I went back to the school. I looked at Wiseman's house.
I realised that i did not suffer through my own failings (as the school led me to believe). I suffered because I was trapped in an evil institution.
Evil for me, at any rate.
I am proud of the fact I did not succumb; proud that my stubborn resistance to it and its core values led me to where I am now, having in spite of everything acghieved much success and happiness.
But one shouldn't have to develop in spite of adversity. Or else die.
That's not how it should be at all.
I know that's not how it was for many people, and they are the ones whose voices get heard. They attend the reunions, they contribute to the magazines.
They are the ones to whom you are contractually obliged to give heed.
And forgive me if my memories upset you. I repeat: somehow our voices, too, need to be heard.
I'm about to go on a 5 day retreat.
Good heavens, Jo. If I were to receive such an invitation for my school's anniversary, I'd be writing to them with exactly the same thoughts. I even had to get out of our chess club room because it turned out not to be the refuge I hoped. The physics and maths classrooms in my final year were the best places I found. Mind you, the unofficial motto of my school was: "Wisnae me."
Best wishes for your big trip abroad, when it happens. I stayed on home soil, and the event was absolutely worth it.


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Discovering our world: Munich, Germany
Ready for another trip?
Today let' discover Munich, Germany.
Rich in gardens and royal palaces, Munich is a true architectural marvel. Surely you know it as the homeland of the Oktoberfest, but Munich is not only this, it is also culture with its art galleries of great importance, technology, sport and history, so much history, made of churches with bell towers that almost touch the sky, with commemorative works and much more.
Munich is a city that respects all the clichés that the collective imagination has attributed to it. Usually, when you think of this town protected by the Alps, cozy breweries and cordial faces comes to your mind, beautiful and ancient buildings that tell us of a glorious past.
Munich is exactly as one can imagine it: full of beer, history and friendliness. Can be defined without exaggeration as the "other" capital of Germany, a second Berlin in which modernity has not swept away tradition. The most famous beer festival in the world, the "Oktoberfest", is a clear example of how past habits have become an active part of the present in Munich.
The historical center of the city is the concrete example of how the past and present of Monaco are part of a single, harmonious context. In fact, in the central square are the Alte and the Neue Rathaus, old and new town hall, one built around the 400, the other dating back to the beginning of the 900. The two municipalities draw an interesting path through the history of the city, through the Gothic architecture that give Munich a timeless beauty. The streets of the city have seen the passage of important historical figures such as the great composer Wolfgan Amadeus Mozart, who in Munich sought a job at the court of the Wittelsbach family, who ruled the Bavarian city for about 800 years, to Pope Benedict XVI who was the Archbishop of Munich.
The old (Altes) and the new (Neues) town hall of Monaco are two of the most beautiful and interesting buildings in the whole city. Are located in the center of Munich, on the sides of the Marienplatz, the square dedicated to the Madonna, whose statue is in the center of the square.
On the beautiful Gothic façade of the Neues Rathaus is the Glockenspiel, the carillon clock, embellished with animated statues. At 11 and 12 o'clock (in the summer also at 5 pm), the bells of the Glockenspiel ring and the characters on the façade begin to move to the delight of tourists who remain with their noses in the air. The movements of the statuettes recall the traditional dance staged by horse dealers to avert the plague.
The Altes Rathaus was almost entirely rebuilt after the war, but attempts were made to maintain the original style of the building. Inside the "old town hall" there is a beautiful collection of ancient toys and from the top of the building you can see entire Munich from above. The sight is suggestive, but the 306 steps to climb to reach the top may not be so pleasant but is well worth it. The square is dominated by the bell tower of Alter Peter, better known as the Peterskirche (Church of St. Peter), the oldest church in Munich.
The Residenz
The royal residence of the Wittelsbach dynasty is one of the most spectacular palaces in all Europe: inside the various members of the family have contributed to beautify and enlarge the structure, giving life to a real museum of works of art.
Construction works on the building began around 400, when the Wittelsbachs realized that they were no longer so well-liked and they could not live anymore in the "Alter Hof", a house that was not excessively fortified. The Residenz, in fact, was built following the revolt of some peasants who targeted the royal house. So it was that the royals decided to build a more impressive and above all fortified palace. One of the entrances, the one overlooking Max-Joseph-Platz, was inspired by the famous Palazzo Pitti in Florence. The oldest facade of the building has two large portals, guarded by a statue of the Madonna. Inside the "Ahnengalerie", the gallery of the ancestors, really leaves you breathless for the beauty of the frescoes that frame the representations of the Wittelsbachs. The entrance is kept at bay by four bronze lions that, according to legend, were caressed by the military before leaving for wars as a superstitious gesture. It is not known how many of them returned to caress them though.
Dom zu Unserer Lieben Frau
The Cathedral of Our Lady (Dom zu Unserer Lieben Frau) is the imposing building that dominates the city of Munich. Built between 1468 and 1488 in pure Gothic style, the Cathedral was built on the remains of an ancient Romanesque basilica.
The brick façade accompanied by two columns 99 meters high, give the Cathedral of Our Lady of Munich a grim and severe appearance. The brass domes mounted on the top of the two towers have a very particular shape: they are usually called the "onions". The bombing of the Second World War seriously damaged the Frauenkirche which, with the restoration work completed in 1994, regained the ancient and severe aspect of the Cathedral of Our Lady.
In the pavement of the Church there is a tile on which is imprinted a foot, called "The imprint of the Devil". It is said that the builders of the Church challenged Satan, stating that they would build a Cathedral without windows. Looking at the altar from where the footprint is, the windows are covered by the columns: apparently, thanks to this trick, the builders managed to win the bet with the Devil, who realized he had been fooled only after the consecration of the Cathedral.
Kunstareal
Kunstareal, is "the art area", the neighborhood built in the first half of the nineteenth century with the aim of concentrating the real institutions that hosted works of art from all over the world in a single area of the city. Inside the Kunstareal are the three most important and spectacular art galleries in Munich: Alte Pinakothek, Neue Pinakothek and Pinakothek der Moderne. From the Italian Renaissance to the works of the French, Spanish and Flemish masters, up to the modern art of Andy Warhol and Joseph Beuys, in these three art galleries all tastes are really satisfied.
Lenbachhau
But the Kunstareal district also houses the Lenbachhaus, the museum dedicated to impressionism, expressionism and art nouveau. The Munich museum complex also offers an important insight into the history of ancient art, with collections of works from Greek and Roman cultures, housed in the Glyptothek and Staatliche Antikensammlungen. You will be surprised and enthralled by the richness of the museums at the Kunstareal.
The Deutsches Museum
The Deutsches Museum in Munich is the largest museum dedicated to science and technology ever made in the world. There are about 28,000 objects on display for the enchanted eyes of the many visitors who, in every period of the year, crowd the halls of the Museum.
In addition to the grandeur, beauty and vastness of the exhibition, another peculiarity of the Deutsches Museum in Munich is that it is built on the small island of Kohleinsel, island of coal, later renamed Museumsinsel, museum island. The headquarters of the museum, in fact, stands in the middle of the Isar river that runs through the entire city of Munich.
The Deutsches Museum in Munich is a special attraction for both adults and children, for which special attractions, surprises and games have been set up within the museum. Walking through the rooms you will see the first models of inventions, which today are an integral part of everyday life: from the first Benz motor car, to the first diesel engine, to the first equipment used to discover nuclear fission.
The English garden of Munich
The English garden of Munich is the beautiful green lung of the Bavarian city, which extends for about four kilometers. It is one of the largest parks in the world and is highly appreciated by both Munich citizens and tourists.
It was built in 1789 as a garden for the military, but in the early nineteenth century it was also allowed for civilians, transforming the "Englischer Garten" into the first public park in Germany. One of the peculiarities of the park is that inside, near the entrance, it houses an area reserved for nudists. In summer, in fact, the park is ideal for enjoying some sun, swimming or just spending a few hours in contact with nature. In some areas it is possible to see young enthusiasts who even surf, using the jumps of the streams.
To celebrate the wedding of Prince Ludwing I of Bavaria a big party was organized that lasted from 12 to 17 October 1810. The main attractions of the celebration days were the horse race and the famous Bavarian beer.
The success of the party was such that it was decided to repeat it every year: the Munich Oktoberfest was born. The event gathers around six million visitors a year under the huge tents set up in the area of the Theresienwiese (gardens), where liters and liters of the most famous Bavarian beer brands are served.
In Munich, the climate is continental, with cold winters and mild summers. Being located close to the Alps, the city is exposed to waves of frost from the mountains, making it one of the coldest city in all of Germany, while in summer it is subject to heavy thunderstorms. During the autumn season, however, a warm dry wind coming down from the southern Bavarian Alps, the Fohn, can cause sudden increases in temperature and drops in relative humidity. Generally, however, temperatures fluctuate between 0° C in the cold months and 19° C in the summer months with abundant rainfall between May and August.
The best time to visit Monaco from the climatic point of view is between August and October, when the temperatures are still pleasantly warm and the fairly frequent sunny days will allow you to roam freely around the city, without having to run looking for shelter to escape the sudden storms.
Unfortunately, however, it is also the most requested and therefore most expensive period since the last two weeks of September is the Oktoberfest. If you are not particularly interested in this event, even if I strongly recommend it if you decide to visit Munich, you could opt for the summer months, and in particular in June and July.
Munich is a very rich city and finding cheap hotels is really difficult. I do not say that it is impossible but will be very tough even going out of the city center. At this point it is better to choose a hotel close to the main places of interest. Spending on sleeping in Munich will be one of the highest things from your travel budget, but you may console yourself with the fact that the service will be worth it.
Munich is the most important city in this part of Bavaria, and its proximity to the Pre-Alps and the Alps makes it a place of mixture between the more rigorous Teutonic characters and the "softer" ones of the part bordering Central-Southern Europe. All this is reflected in every single aspect of the Bavarian identity, including its cuisine which, in hindsight, as a dominant trait certainly has various meat dishes to which it is inevitable to accompany a good mug of beer!
You can't go to Munich and not spend an evening in a brewery eating sausages and drinking lots of ale. It may be banal, taken for granted and even a bit old-fashioned, but it is something to absolutely do.
The bretzel, the softer version of the pretzel, is one of the symbols of the German-speaking countries, to which each area gives a different name. It is a bread made of soft wheat flour, malt, brewer's yeast and water, to which lard is often added, or another type of flour is used, such as wholemeal flour, spelled or other cereals. The bretzel is prepared according to the so-called Laugenbach method, ie the procedure by which the bread, before cooking, is immersed for a few seconds in boiling water and caustic soda: it is this last one that gives that external shiny appearance, after which it is cooked then all traces of the chemical will be lost. At home, instead, simple baking soda is used. Its origin dates back to the French and northern Italy monasteries, as they were the small prize that the monks used to give to the children who memorized the verses of the Bible. They go with almost everything and have that unmistakable taste.
Knodel or Canéderli, the big dumplings made with simple stale bread, are real delights, essential if you want to know the true cuisine of Munich and its surroundings, although it is a popular dish both in northern Italy and in German-speaking countries. The knodel is the classic so-called "empty the fridge" food, as it is possible to use various ingredients along with leftover bread. They usually have the shape of balls of 4-6 cm which go very well with goulash, sauerkraut, cabbage, chicory.
Weisswurst is a specialty that cannot be missed in Bavarian cuisine: a sausage made from boiled white meat, recipe that some says date back to 1313. Another rather appreciated variation is the Bratwurst, a sausage generally based on red and grilled meats.
A real institution in Munich is the famous pork knuckle, which restaurants and clubs of all kinds successfully repeat throughout the world, with additions and modifications to the original recipe. However, if you want to understand and taste the true essence of this recipe, you must necessarily eat it in Bavaria. Here it is cooked with the skin on, in order to create a real tasty crust, which gives the dish that added value that makes it unique. The pork knuckle is the tradition, the present and the future of Bavarian cuisine, because it draws its origins from the peasant roots, which have always been based above all on substantial flavors and meat. Usually served with potatoes, especially roasted, and also with sauerkraut.
Prinzregentetorte or Prince Regent's Cake, we could call it the Sacher Torte of Bavaria, for its importance and goodness: known at the level of the famous Viennese cake, its attribution is uncertain, even if in general they tend to give the authorship to Heinrich Georg Erbhäuser, appointed pastry chef of the court of Luitpold of Bavaria, after he created the recipe for the regent's 65th birthday. The original recipe is a set of at least 6 discs, but usually 7 such as the Bavarian government districts, of cookie dough brushed with apricot jam, alternated with layers of chocolate butter cream, covered with chocolate icing. Today the most common variant is to use sponge discs.
I'm lucky enough that my sister lives in Munich and I had the chance to visit the city several times but is that kind of city that every time you go is a different experience.
If you have the chance go for it as is really worth it.
Thank you all for reading.
Join me next time as is time for another delicious recipe.
And if you enjoy traveling as much as I do, you may visit my other posts and discover our world one step at the time.
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Bryan Fagan says:
We were in that beautiful city last summer. Most of the pictures you included we visited. We were there for two days. So much history.
Beautiful city full of history indeed! I'm glad you liked it!
What a beautiful place! Thanks for sharing those stunning views, and the palace looks so impressive.
Thank you very much Megala! I'm glad you like it!
Tra Italia e Finlandia says:
Una delle città che amo di più al mondo. Buona giornata!
Bellissima! Grazie mille cara e buona giornata anche a te!
jackcollier7 says:
Looks like a fabulous city, and you describe it beautifully 😎💖💖💖
Thank you very much! I'm glad you like it!
Actually there are more nudists at the Isar which is a real gem and the most beautiful thing to see here.
Don't buy the Alps thing. You cannot see them from here despite the popular postcards. You need to head south, some 2 hours to be precise.
Dom? No one calls it that. It' the famous Frauenkirche.
Friendly, you said? Well, there are assholes everywhere. Take my neighbors. They are perfect examples of aggression, disinterestedness, negativity and yes unfriendliness.
Well my sister lives there too and let's say that we cannot be generic in this situations! I think nowhere in the world we can be generic! There are good and bad people all around the world! Sometimes it happens to be surround by the not so good neighbors…my sister in this way she was lucky as she got a lot of help from her neighbors!
However, friendly or assholes, we find them everywhere and I do find Munich a pretty city which deserve to be seen!
As for the rest, what can I say?! Most of my friends and my friends' friends are foreigners. I wonder why.
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I must say the gif you put are really awesome and funny 🥰 Munich is really amazing, Look atbthe artwork😍 That marien platz reminds me Karnataka Mysore palace😀 dont know why🤔 they are no similiar for sure.🙄 The cathedral of our lady, that is really BIG😍 and exploring this much in one blog✨👌 Really great work. Lot of history behind all these. Love to explore and You just gave US a visual tour to this beautiful city.🤗 Have a beautiful week Ribana✨🤗
Thank you Simon for your time and for your kind words! I'm glad you like my little trips 🙂
Have a great day ahead!🤗
I love Munich and have been fortunate to visit it many times. It's probably my favourite German city.
Thank you for sharing! Is really a beautiful city!
lastflyingcow says:
Incredible pictures! Thanks for the share! It's pretty much a "Sausage lover's cornucopia of delights" among a thousand other things!
Oh yes 😉 thank you very much for stopping by! I'm glad you like it!
ptrikha15 says:
Wow!!! I felt as if I am watching a travel show on "Travel XP" a channel I regularly see, and for some time I felt being in Munich.
A side note: I think at a few places in your post, you have mentioned "Monaco" instead of "Munich".
Thank you very much! I'm glad you like it! Oh did I? Well, sorry, sometimes I'm thinking in English and writing in Italian or viceversa 🤪😊
The last time I travelled to Germany, I was 6 years old. I don't remember if I've been to Munich or not.
I went to German school when I was 6 years old, but I cannot speak German. I only took 3 years of Saturday morning classes and had to quit when my dad could no longer decipher my homework. My dad immigrated from Germany to Canada when he was 6 years old, and yes, I'm part German. 🇩🇪
Emigrated from Germany, immigrated from Canada 🇨🇦
Thank you for sharing Hilary! I guess was not easy that time but glad you still remember that experience! I barely remember anything that happened to me when I was 3 or 6 years old 🤣🤪
Oh wow, German language is pretty difficult…my sister lives there and it was very difficult to learn the language 🤪
my big wish !We visited Berlin this year 🙂
Great! So beautiful to have the possibility to travel 😉
Wow, that looks like it would be a wonderful place to visit! I enjoy all your trips to different places, you give such a great view of things! Thanks for the great tour Ribana!😁😸
I'm very pleased you like it Steve! I appreciate your kind words and support! Thank you for traveling along with me 😉 Say hi to Muffin 😻
I always enjoy your travels Ribana! Muffin meows "hi" to you also!😁😻⛄
Thank you Steve! I'm glad you join me in these travels 😉😻
nitinsingh says:
Describe beautifuly
neseknows says:
Amazing post
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Pit says:
I don't think you'll believe it: despite having been born in Germany and havinglived there for nearly 60 years, I have never been to Germany. Since I moved here, it has been on my agenda to show it to Mary, but the only time it was on our itinerary, in 2019, we had to cancel the trip because of Covid. Now we hoe for next year.
Glad you had a nice trip there.
Hahaha, that happens so often…we may live in a country or nearby and never visit the surroundings 😆 Munich is a beautiful city, so I hope you'll visit it soon 😉


Authorities found thousands of dollars in the suspect's carry-on luggage.
WASHINGTON – A 60-year-old former defense contractor was charged Thursday with transmitting classified information to Chinese government agents in exchange for thousands of dollars in cash.
Authorities were first alerted to Kevin Patrick Mallory of Leesburg, Va., in April when the former State Department Diplomatic Security agent failed to disclose $16,500 stashed in carry-on luggage on his return to the U.S. from Shanghai.
The incident at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport prompted a follow-up interview last month when FBI agents recovered three documents – one marked top secret and the other secret – from a communication device that Chinese agents had provided Mallory on a previous trip to China.
According to federal court documents, Mallory told agents that he had only provided his Chinese contacts with two unclassified "white papers'' on U.S. policy matters that he authored and culled from open sources. The self-employed consultant who owned a defense company called GlobalEx held a top secret security clearance until he left government service in 2012.
Mallory, however, did not appear to be aware that the private communication device retained a history of communications that allegedly disclosed the classified documents and other messages in which he allegedly discussed payment for his work.
"Your object is to gain information, and my object is to be paid,'' Mallory allegedly wrote to his Chinese handlers on May 5.
"My current object is to make sure your security and try to reimburse you,'' one of the Chinese agents allegedly replied.
"The conduct alleged in this complaint is serious, and these charges should send a message to anyone who would consider violating the public's trust and compromising our national security by disclosing classified information," Boente said.
If convicted, Mallory faces a maximum punishment of life in prison.