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Old 11-22-2008, 09:33 AM   #1
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Anybody join the millionaire club recently?

With the action in the Treasury market last week I did finally - yay! With all the shared pain on this board recently I thought I'd start a positive thread.

Don't hurt me ...
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Old 11-22-2008, 09:35 AM   #2
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First time poster rubbing salt in our collective wounds. Expect to get a very warm welcome...
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Old 11-22-2008, 09:37 AM   #3
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Not yet... but I feel like I am being clubbed with a baseball bat and spike sticking out of the business end of it.
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Old 11-22-2008, 09:38 AM   #4
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Chinaco, I think you may have misread the thread title...
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Old 11-22-2008, 09:43 AM   #5
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No salt intended! It's not all bad, anybody with exposure to Treasuries should be happy.
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Old 11-22-2008, 09:44 AM   #6
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Chinaco, I think you may have misread the thread title...
Oh... your right... I thought he meant lost a million. My bad.
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Old 11-22-2008, 12:50 PM   #7
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Old 11-22-2008, 12:56 PM   #8
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No salt intended! It's not all bad, anybody with exposure to Treasuries should be happy.
Hmmm-- a new millionaire, who likes working, and who believes other posters also have exposure to Treasuries.

Welcome... but what makes you think that you have anything in common with the rest of this board's posters?
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Old 11-22-2008, 01:00 PM   #9
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In retirement - joining is fun(I did it three times).

It's the un - joining that sucks.

Depending on my mood - I can watch the Saint's play the 4th qtr and pray/swear or I can mutliply 25X my pension and SS and feel 'richer' when added to my portfolio.

Or look at the income stream and hum:

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Old 11-22-2008, 02:05 PM   #10
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In retirement - joining is fun(I did it three times).

It's the un - joining that sucks.
Yup, I can attest to that. We joined the club 2 years ago, and now we're on the verge of being kicked out.

In fact, we may already be out. I've been reluctant to look at our investment account statements.
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Old 11-22-2008, 02:19 PM   #11
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Yup, I can attest to that. We joined the club 2 years ago, and now we're on the verge of being kicked out.

In fact, we may already be out. I've been reluctant to look at our investement account statements.
Same here - joined 2 years ago - close to un-joining now.
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Old 11-22-2008, 02:29 PM   #12
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I think the "Lost over a million" club will be drawing a lot of members from your million dollar club.....not that any of us want it that way
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Old 11-22-2008, 02:50 PM   #13
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If I live for another 30 years the payout from my pension would be 1.3 million dollars.
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Old 11-22-2008, 02:59 PM   #14
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Anybody join the millionaire club recently?

Umm, from which direction?
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Old 11-22-2008, 04:24 PM   #15
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I can't believe people are "joining" the millionaire's club these days?
I got thrown out un-ceremoniously about 3 months ago. Hoping I can join again during the coming year.
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Old 11-22-2008, 05:24 PM   #16
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I wonder if Millionaire Mommy Next Door had to change her name?
I'm sure it's mega-multi-millionaire-mommy-next-door. After all, she must have seen this downward trend coming.
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Old 11-22-2008, 06:08 PM   #17
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Like maybe I'd enjoy FIRE too? Said I like my job, don't love it.

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Hmmm-- a new millionaire, who likes working, and who believes other posters also have exposure to Treasuries.

Welcome... but what makes you think that you have anything in common with the rest of this board's posters?
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Old 11-24-2008, 05:53 PM   #18
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Congratulations Architect, that is an impressive feat in this market.

Now if you made it by shorting stocks, I'd be organizing a lynching party.
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Old 11-24-2008, 05:57 PM   #19
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With the action in the Treasury market last week I did finally - yay! With all the shared pain on this board recently I thought I'd start a positive thread.

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Marry me! I'm just kidding...i'm already taken.

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Old 11-25-2008, 11:54 AM   #20
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I joined the club in September of last year. I was asked to leave the club or thrown out violently August of this year.
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