Portal Forums Links Register FAQ Community Calendar Log in

Join Early Retirement Today
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Retirement planning is choosing fruit salad
Old 11-29-2010, 07:07 AM   #1
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Onward's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,934
Retirement planning is choosing fruit salad

"Curious Behaviors That Can Ruin Your Retirement." Here is a basic but fun interactive mini-course on retirment planning. It's from the Center for Financial Literacy at Boston College.

BCCFL - Curious Tool
__________________
And if I claim to be a wise man, it surely means that I don't know.
Onward is offline   Reply With Quote
Join the #1 Early Retirement and Financial Independence Forum Today - It's Totally Free!

Are you planning to be financially independent as early as possible so you can live life on your own terms? Discuss successful investing strategies, asset allocation models, tax strategies and other related topics in our online forum community. Our members range from young folks just starting their journey to financial independence, military retirees and even multimillionaires. No matter where you fit in you'll find that Early-Retirement.org is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with our members, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create a retirement blog, send private messages and so much, much more!

Old 11-29-2010, 09:21 AM   #2
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
W2R's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: New Orleans
Posts: 47,500
Thanks! That was fun, though longer than it might need to be.

It is a little annoying that they blame every possible financial mistake on "DNA" instead of on stupid behaviors.

I chose to take the cup of coffee NOW instead of getting $4 from them next year. Bad DNA? Or perhaps, the fact that I am in serious need of a cup of coffee at this moment.
__________________
Already we are boldly launched upon the deep; but soon we shall be lost in its unshored, harbourless immensities. - - H. Melville, 1851.

Happily retired since 2009, at age 61. Best years of my life by far!
W2R is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-29-2010, 09:33 AM   #3
Full time employment: Posting here.
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 628
I remember seeing a video on the 'torture' that the four year olds suffered on agonizing over saving or enjoying their treats. Fabulously funny!
devans0 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-29-2010, 10:27 AM   #4
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
calmloki's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Independence
Posts: 7,298
fun in the last frame to decide to make a decision next month... Poor ol' Barry gets so disappointed.
calmloki is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-29-2010, 11:37 AM   #5
Full time employment: Posting here.
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 886
Quote:
Originally Posted by W2R View Post
Thanks! That was fun, though longer than it might need to be.

It is a little annoying that they blame every possible financial mistake on "DNA" instead of on stupid behaviors.

I chose to take the cup of coffee NOW instead of getting $4 from them next year. Bad DNA? Or perhaps, the fact that I am in serious need of a cup of coffee at this moment.
Perhps you are missing part of the point. Our genetic heritage can be overcome by Culture, but it takes work.
All behaviors are a mix of genetic, physical/ environmental and cultural influences. Whether heritable or cultural factors dominate is very difficult to say in any given case.

Have a good cup of coffee
Emeritus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-29-2010, 12:09 PM   #6
Administrator
Alan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: N. Yorkshire
Posts: 34,128
Fun little visual lecture and demo. Thanks for posting it.
__________________
Retired in Jan, 2010 at 55, moved to England in May 2016
Enough private pension and SS income to cover all needs
Alan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-29-2010, 12:32 PM   #7
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
haha's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hooverville
Posts: 22,983
Interesting to see Alicia Munnell. I have read a lot of her work, and have always been impressed. Nice to see that she appears warm and engaging in this clip.

Good dresser too.

Ha
__________________
"As a general rule, the more dangerous or inappropriate a conversation, the more interesting it is."-Scott Adams
haha is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Dried fruit, Anyone? Anyone? redduck Health and Early Retirement 16 06-17-2010 01:22 AM
Choosing a Target Retirement Fund Chaos Abounds FIRE and Money 4 06-20-2008 09:35 AM
fruit trees Martha Other topics 7 07-22-2007 03:24 PM
Blackberry, the Fruit haha Other topics 12 08-14-2006 10:52 AM

» Quick Links

 
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 02:52 AM.
 
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.