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11-19-2008, 11:19 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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11-20-2008, 06:37 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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11-20-2008, 06:40 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by haha
The mods have given us a little more room for sexual banter, since the rest of life is so annoying these days.
Anyway, sounds good to this old man.
Ha
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sex, money, and in-laws.
we don't have common in-laws to complain about, our money is disappearing, so what's left to talk about? 
keep it clean and dance on the edge of the sword.
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11-20-2008, 07:42 AM
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#44
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Lawn chair in Texas
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She's a keeper!
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11-20-2008, 08:15 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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We got lucky selling the big house in late 2005 for lifestyle reasons but like everyone else getting hammered on investments. The worst is VGTSX, man that thing went from the star of my portfolio to the dog among dogs in no time.
Bright side = we're both in peak earnings years and still employed so leaning on the "buying cheap" mantra even if it does sometimes feel like the band playing on the deck of the Titanic these days.
I'll join in the toasts, make mine a Heineken Light, something I've recently discovered I like very much.
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11-20-2008, 08:44 AM
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So, lets see.
In the past 25 years I have experienced a civil uprising, martial law, armed violent military takeover. I have been threatened by both secret police and military (as in, you're gonna disappear or such) . I lived through a banking system collapse, three maxi devaluations, currency controls that effectively reduced by 90% the hard currency value of my entire net worth. Twice.
After the banking system collapsed - which made up about 25% of our entire company revenue stream - my US based boss said to me - in front of the entire staff - that I was exaggerating to compensate for not being good enough in sales (I was sales manager) - and then tried to fire me.
The apartment we planned on retiring to was sold at a substantial loss - and our entire retirement plan fell apart when a country transformed from paradise to $hit.
I was in a plane that landed in foam because the wheels didn't descend properly, another plane that landed and ran off the runway.
My wife was kidnapped , my daughter declared brain dead at birth. I was held up, my son held up twice.
So, today my wife and I are healthy (well, relatively at least) my daughter (the one mentioned above) now grown, quite beautiful and working at Wachovia , another daughter expecting, my son getting married and moving to japan. We catered an 80th birthday party for my mother last december - a real blast with mariachis and a great meal. Life is good.
No a$$hole boss, we have a nice house, no debt, eat well, drink well, enjoy the family like never before. Actually, life has never been better.
In the midst of a crisis the pain is unbearable - partly from the damage done and partly due to the continuing uncertainly and fear.
There are thing you can recover from and things you can't. Financial loss isn't fun, but there are always things we can do to minimize the damage, even if that means changing plans. It's important to appreciate life and the things we have that may not be there tomorrow.
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11-20-2008, 09:15 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Great post, MichaelB.
You obviously have not p*ssed off God, congrats!
Ha
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11-20-2008, 09:18 AM
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#48
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Consult with your own advisor or representative. My thoughts should not be construed as investment advice. Past performance is no guarantee of future results (love that one).......:)
This Thread is USELESS without pics.........:)
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11-20-2008, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by haha
You obviously have not p*ssed off God, congrats!Ha
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Thanks. I can tell you that I had many doubts. And still do. It just helps to keep in mind that quality of life is not about money.
Michael
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11-20-2008, 12:42 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Sheesh MB, you're doing ok on not being caught in an erupting volcano?
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11-20-2008, 01:49 PM
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Phew, if I think my financial losses were bad so far, I'd hate to see how poor I'd be after hiring a lawyer and losing the house!
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11-20-2008, 02:12 PM
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Well down another 400 plus points again today. At the rate were going we will be down to zero just before Christmas. A little faster than I thought, but might as well get it over with. Glad I had enough sense to put half my money in cd's. 
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11-20-2008, 04:30 PM
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C'mon guys, do you really think that the market won't have recovered in 15-25 years, which is when you will be using much of the money that's in your stock funds right now?
I am itching to rebalance and get in on these low prices.
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11-20-2008, 04:39 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Maybe only 10 if we can get a reduction due to good behavior
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11-20-2008, 04:45 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Originally Posted by TromboneAl
I am itching to rebalance and get in on these low prices.
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A real man wouldn't wait... 
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11-20-2008, 04:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TromboneAl
C'mon guys, do you really think that the market won't have recovered in 15-25 years, which is when you will be using much of the money that's in your stock funds right now?
I am itching to rebalance and get in on these low prices.
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You go first--I'm waiting til 2010.... or late 2009....
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11-20-2008, 04:49 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TromboneAl
C'mon guys, do you really think that the market won't have recovered in 15-25 years, which is when you will be using much of the money that's in your stock funds right now?
I am itching to rebalance and get in on these low prices.
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Geeze, 15 to 25 more years? Unless you think everyone is 20 or younger I wouldn't consider that retiring early. Just retiring.
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11-20-2008, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Bestwifeever
You go first--I'm waiting til 2010.... or late 2009....
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Your splitting hairs......might as well go with a DOW 2010. 
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11-20-2008, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Frugality_of_Apathy
Geeze, 15 to 25 more years? Unless you think everyone is 20 or younger I wouldn't consider that retiring early. Just retiring.
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Or dead. 
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11-20-2008, 05:29 PM
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#60
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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