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[46] John Cheung, CPA, Stoic Philosopher, and Brooklyn Native
Moon Tea Links:
Email us: [email protected]
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iZ4EAqK6TM4olrpjAeVq1?si=xO-AlKidSUiGIWtoTxQHIQ&dl_branch=1
Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82NTlkMTJlMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/moon-tea
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:10 Welcome to the Moon Tea podcast with Jon Kim and Hugh Berryman, and the introduction of John Cheung.
00:40 Do two John’s make a right? How do the guys all know each other?
01:05 Who is John Cheung? John introduces his backstory, his career history in his mutual asset firm, and they discuss their mutual friends.
02:20 So where do we start? From CPA to charisma, John summarizes his life. Where is John from and how did he end up in Brooklyn, New York City?
03:47 Where do the guys live? Hugh explains that he lives in Arizona and Jon explains that he lives in Upper West Side, New York temporarily. They discuss what football teams they all support.
05:50 What is John’s ethnic background? John explains his Hong Kong heritage and Hugh discusses his background. John describes the life-changing trip he made to Hong Kong.
08:05 Can John speak Cantonese? The guys discuss the extent they can speak their families’ native language. Hugh shares his childhood memories of going to the library with his grandmother.
09:25 What’s it like being a ‘halfie’? John opens up and shares his ‘best of both world’ experiences and how his parents met.
11:25 Where in the world has he travelled? Are Americans ignorant to the rest of the world? Hugh explains how his recent coffee with a lady from Pakistan enlightened him on cultural differences. John explains what ‘Americans in the wild’ look like.
15:05 Jon asks John, ‘Where in the world has captured your heart?’ John explains his love for the Czech Republic.
17:50 What are John’s thoughts on the education system of New York? John elaborates his ideas on public vs. private school, and how it affects your future outcomes. Hugh and John reflect on the decreasing standard of treatment for teachers.
21:50 Boomers vs. the new generation: John gives his take.
22:45 How did John get into accounting? John goes over his career history and the stability of accounting.
24:45 What are John’s thoughts on TurboTax? John dispels the myths that tax codes are complicated and the demonization of the IRS.
26:55 Does John invest in crypto? John explains his interest in cryptocurrency and his perspective on the different types of coin.
27:45 To what extent has the IRS screwed over crypto users? John gives his take, explaining capital assets and capital gains. Hugh and Jon explain their interest in crypto.
29:05 What are John’s future predictions on tax accounting, crypto, and stable coins? John explains the risk of inflation, including the rising cost of gas and rent.
31:05 Does John live with his parents or on his own? Jon and Hugh discuss the benefits of living with your parents. John explains how he protected his mental wellbeing during the pandemic, and Jon expresses his gratitude at still working full time during the pandemic.
33:20 What is Stoicism? John and Jon discuss the power of meditation and the Stoicism philosophy, and John describes the value in truly loving every bad thing that happens to you.
39:35 How did the death of Kobe Bryant impact on John’s outlook on life? John gives examples of how he seized the day.
41:35 What did Jon learn from his career history in door-to-door sales and multiple rejections?
42:50 What did Hugh learn from his time in college?
45:05 What can we learn from Parmenides vs Heraclitus and other philosophical beliefs?
48:35 What did Jon learn from when he emailed Ryan Holiday, the author of The Daily Stoic?
49:50 Is reading coming ba
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Moon Tea Links:
Email us: [email protected]
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iZ4EAqK6TM4olrpjAeVq1?si=xO-AlKidSUiGIWtoTxQHIQ&dl_branch=1
Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82NTlkMTJlMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/moon-tea
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:10 Welcome to the Moon Tea podcast with Jon Kim and Hugh Berryman, and the introduction of John Cheung.
00:40 Do two John’s make a right? How do the guys all know each other?
01:05 Who is John Cheung? John introduces his backstory, his career history in his mutual asset firm, and they discuss their mutual friends.
02:20 So where do we start? From CPA to charisma, John summarizes his life. Where is John from and how did he end up in Brooklyn, New York City?
03:47 Where do the guys live? Hugh explains that he lives in Arizona and Jon explains that he lives in Upper West Side, New York temporarily. They discuss what football teams they all support.
05:50 What is John’s ethnic background? John explains his Hong Kong heritage and Hugh discusses his background. John describes the life-changing trip he made to Hong Kong.
08:05 Can John speak Cantonese? The guys discuss the extent they can speak their families’ native language. Hugh shares his childhood memories of going to the library with his grandmother.
09:25 What’s it like being a ‘halfie’? John opens up and shares his ‘best of both world’ experiences and how his parents met.
11:25 Where in the world has he travelled? Are Americans ignorant to the rest of the world? Hugh explains how his recent coffee with a lady from Pakistan enlightened him on cultural differences. John explains what ‘Americans in the wild’ look like.
15:05 Jon asks John, ‘Where in the world has captured your heart?’ John explains his love for the Czech Republic.
17:50 What are John’s thoughts on the education system of New York? John elaborates his ideas on public vs. private school, and how it affects your future outcomes. Hugh and John reflect on the decreasing standard of treatment for teachers.
21:50 Boomers vs. the new generation: John gives his take.
22:45 How did John get into accounting? John goes over his career history and the stability of accounting.
24:45 What are John’s thoughts on TurboTax? John dispels the myths that tax codes are complicated and the demonization of the IRS.
26:55 Does John invest in crypto? John explains his interest in cryptocurrency and his perspective on the different types of coin.
27:45 To what extent has the IRS screwed over crypto users? John gives his take, explaining capital assets and capital gains. Hugh and Jon explain their interest in crypto.
29:05 What are John’s future predictions on tax accounting, crypto, and stable coins? John explains the risk of inflation, including the rising cost of gas and rent.
31:05 Does John live with his parents or on his own? Jon and Hugh discuss the benefits of living with your parents. John explains how he protected his mental wellbeing during the pandemic, and Jon expresses his gratitude at still working full time during the pandemic.
33:20 What is Stoicism? John and Jon discuss the power of meditation and the Stoicism philosophy, and John describes the value in truly loving every bad thing that happens to you.
39:35 How did the death of Kobe Bryant impact on John’s outlook on life? John gives examples of how he seized the day.
41:35 What did Jon learn from his career history in door-to-door sales and multiple rejections?
42:50 What did Hugh learn from his time in college?
45:05 What can we learn from Parmenides vs Heraclitus and other philosophical beliefs?
48:35 What did Jon learn from when he emailed Ryan Holiday, the author of The Daily Stoic?
49:50 Is reading coming ba