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05-14-2010, 06:52 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by bbbamI
Guys used to do that where I grew up. It must be a male thing...I've never seen a woman throw nuts in a soda bottle...
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Originally Posted by JBmadera
Barbara Mandrel did, at least she bragged about doing it in one of her songs....
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Right about the one minute mark:
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05-14-2010, 07:03 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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When I was younger I used to spend recklessly - never going into consumer debt, but buying nice things and generous gifts. As I get closer to FIRE those things seem much less important. Nowadays "reckless spending" is usually under $50, and it's more likely to be about experiences, e.g. a bottle of good wine, a book, a concert ticket.
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05-14-2010, 07:15 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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I didn’t think DW and I were reckless spenders but due to our current situation we’ve had to take a very hard look at our spending. In the past I would brag about how far below our means we lived - solid income working in hi-tech but living in a modest paid for home with inexpensive paid for cars. But now that I am really looking at our spending weekly, line by line, I’m pretty troubled by what I see. All we had really done in the past is keep our fixed expenses low while our variable expenses went haywire!
We are now printing off our weekly budget each Saturday morning and tracking our spending day by day.
News flash: it’s MUCH harder for us to curtail spending that it was to just keep the income moving up.
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05-14-2010, 07:42 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Well now -after being a 'cheap SOB' for a reasonbly long enough period to ER and dinking around for 16 years in ER, I keep hearing this vicious rumor:
'you can't take it with you.'
heh heh heh - so I'm trying to lighten up - a tad. 
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05-14-2010, 08:37 AM
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gone traveling
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Quote:
Originally Posted by unclemick
Well now -after being a 'cheap SOB' for a reasonbly long enough period to ER and dinking around for 16 years in ER, I keep hearing this vicious rumor:
'you can't take it with you.'
heh heh heh - so I'm trying to lighten up - a tad. |
Splurging on those "designer" Carhartt bib overalls instead of the Big Smiths?
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05-14-2010, 10:44 AM
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I guess i really pushed the boat out yesterday as not only did I get my colour touched up, but I had them throw in some expensive highlights. Guess it was worth it as they make me look 5 years younger and 10 lbs lighter, well at least I tell myself that to justify the cost.
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05-14-2010, 10:58 AM
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gone traveling
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DangerMouse
I guess i really pushed the boat out yesterday as not only did I get my colour touched up, but I had them throw in some expensive highlights. Guess it was worth it as they make me look 5 years younger and 10 lbs lighter, well at least I tell myself that to justify the cost.
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This thread is useless without pictures... 
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05-14-2010, 11:01 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Admitting that on this board would be like telling someone on a vegetarian board that you just had a big steak dinner.
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"Hey, for every ten dollars, that's another hour that I have to be in the work place. That's an hour of my life. And my life is a very finite thing. I have only 'x' number of hours left before I'm dead. So how do I want to use these hours of my life? Do I want to use them just spending it on more crap and more stuff, or do I want to start getting a handle on it and using my life more intelligently?" -- Joe Dominguez (1938 - 1997)
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05-14-2010, 11:02 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by unclemick
Well now -after being a 'cheap SOB' for a reasonbly long enough period to ER and dinking around for 16 years in ER, I keep hearing this vicious rumor:
'you can't take it with you.'
heh heh heh - so I'm trying to lighten up - a tad. |
Better coffee shops?
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05-14-2010, 11:16 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Photos as requested:
Sorry had to edit can't work out to insert the photo
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I be a girl, he's a boy. Think I maybe FIRED since July 08. Mid 40s, no kidlets. Actually am totally clueless as to what is going on with DH.
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05-14-2010, 11:25 AM
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I recently bought a GPS and have it in the car but haven't actually used it yet, just turned it on and set it up. Seems most of the places I go around town are familiar and on the beaten path. I need to go out for a drive and play with it and recklessly burn some gas! 
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05-14-2010, 11:29 AM
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Are you sure that GPS of yours will work up in Alaska?
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05-14-2010, 11:37 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by DangerMouse
Photos as requested:
Sorry had to edit can't work out to insert the photo
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(Assuming this is not just an excuse) I, once, gave detailed instructions how to insert a file into a post:
http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...tml#post929034
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"It's tough to make predictions, especially when it involves the future." ~Attributed to many
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is." ~(perhaps by) Yogi Berra
"Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge."~ Lau tzu
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05-14-2010, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by DangerMouse
I guess i really pushed the boat out yesterday as not only did I get my colour touched up, but I had them throw in some expensive highlights. Guess it was worth it as they make me look 5 years younger and 10 lbs lighter, well at least I tell myself that to justify the cost.
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I bet it looks terrific. I had that done a couple of times for special occasions a few years back. My hair stylist offered to do mine "next time" for her special regular customer price but then a potential customer came asking the price. She hemmed and hawed and came up with a number too high for the potential customer. When I went in "next time" without going for the highlight/color treatment her haircut price was 12% higher. Next time I'll go to the barber shop; it's fun because they have real barber chairs, do a good job, and there is no sticker shock.
Am I the only one who feels vulnerable and ugly getting a haircut? Tense even, some of those places try to give neck rubs and I get even more uptight.  Fear of Delilah? Delilah-phobia?
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05-14-2010, 12:38 PM
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Tense even, some of those places try to give neck rubs and I get even more uptight. Fear of Delilah? Delilah-phobia? |
I've never received a neck rub..... 
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05-14-2010, 01:30 PM
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I may just have to take a leisurely drive to Alaska and find out. It was purchased at Costco so maybe I could take the GPS back and complain if it doesn't do Alaska. 
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05-14-2010, 02:06 PM
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My Garmin shows all of Canada and Alaska. From Here to Anchorage, for instance, is 3,371.2 miles (fastest time) and would take 57 hours and 48 minutes to drive. I assume they have satellite coverage up there.
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"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is." ~(perhaps by) Yogi Berra
"Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge."~ Lau tzu
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05-14-2010, 02:34 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Ok see if these pictures work.
Nope, guess you have to officially label me as technically-challenged on this occasion.
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I be a girl, he's a boy. Think I maybe FIRED since July 08. Mid 40s, no kidlets. Actually am totally clueless as to what is going on with DH.
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05-14-2010, 03:01 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Nope, guess you have to officially label me as technically-challenged on this occasion.
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No! No! Don't give up. It must be me not explaining properly. Let me try again:
Step 1. If you are not clicking on the "quote" button to start your response, then click on the "Advanced" button.
Step 2. Click on the "Paperclip" icon on the Menu Bar at the top -- under "Message:" (to the left of the smiley face).
Step 3. In the new window (that opened when you clicked the Paperclip)click on "Browse." In the new window (looks like "My Computer"), go to where your file is located and highlight the file name. Click on "Open." Click on "Upload."
Step 4. A new section will show up entitled "Current Attachments." When your file is listed there, close the window.
Step 5. Go back to your post, place your cursor where you want the image (attachment) to appear. Click on the "Paperclip" icon again. Your file will be listed. Simply click on it.
Step 6. Click on "Submit Reply," stand back and admire your handiwork.
You may want to print this out before you start. When you are done, let me know what happened so I can adjust my instructions.
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"It's tough to make predictions, especially when it involves the future." ~Attributed to many
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is." ~(perhaps by) Yogi Berra
"Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge."~ Lau tzu
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05-14-2010, 03:36 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Maybe this will help: How to add photos to a post
Lots of good info on that thread...
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