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Forum: Life after FIRE 05-22-2013, 08:38 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 4,818
Posted By Amethyst
Ideally, yes. If one wants to go unpaid for that...

Ideally, yes. If one wants to go unpaid for that long... :frown:
Forum: Other topics 05-22-2013, 03:42 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,310
Posted By Amethyst
I wonder if this so-frequently discussed issue is...

I wonder if this so-frequently discussed issue is ever a problem for women?

I don't expect anyone to be interested (other than here, of course, and for a little while at work after I make my...
Forum: Other topics 05-22-2013, 12:29 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,310
Posted By Amethyst
This would have given me [-]paws [/-]pause,...

This would have given me [-]paws [/-]pause, too...cats as a form of transport :laugh:
Forum: Other topics 05-22-2013, 09:56 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,310
Posted By Amethyst
Say you work for the intelligence community, and...

Say you work for the intelligence community, and are not allowed to say what you do.

Amethyst
Forum: Other topics 05-22-2013, 09:54 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 11,820
Posted By Amethyst
He is 84?! From the back, he could pass for 30...

He is 84?! From the back, he could pass for 30 years younger. And hot, besides :dance: Look at that great, er, posture.

Amethyst
Forum: Young Dreamers 05-21-2013, 08:26 PM
Replies: 235
Views: 15,025
Posted By Amethyst
No, it's that way everywhere. There is a reason...

No, it's that way everywhere. There is a reason why they are called cow-orkers! :laugh:
Forum: Health and Early Retirement 05-21-2013, 03:31 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,323
Posted By Amethyst
OMG, Loki! Take care of yourself, you hear? You...

OMG, Loki! Take care of yourself, you hear? You don't want honey going through those shenanigans again...

Amethyst
Forum: Other topics 05-21-2013, 02:16 PM
Replies: 1,038
Views: 91,676
Posted By Amethyst
Just awesome talent, this kid makes an instrument...

Just awesome talent, this kid makes an instrument out of PVC pipe, awsome !! - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIBsoeK11fI)
Forum: Other topics 05-21-2013, 01:35 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 877
Posted By Amethyst
Me too! Have never forgotten the days when my...

Me too! Have never forgotten the days when my dollars - and dimes - had to be rationed, and my purchases agonized over.

Amethyst
Forum: Other topics 05-21-2013, 11:05 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 877
Posted By Amethyst
Gift wrapping tissue. Dollar-store variety costs...

Gift wrapping tissue. Dollar-store variety costs less than 1/2 what the department stores charge, works well enough, and gets thrown away by the recipient either way.

Amethyst
Forum: Young Dreamers 05-21-2013, 11:01 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,136
Posted By Amethyst
My impression throughout life - and this will...

My impression throughout life - and this will sound really sour, I know - is that when a man says he wants to marry a smart woman, he doesn't mean someone with great intellect. He is thinking more of...
Forum: Young Dreamers 05-21-2013, 06:57 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,136
Posted By Amethyst
I read so much on this forum about wives who...

I read so much on this forum about wives who spend lots of money and never count the cost. I wonder how often it's a case of a young man being attracted to a certain feminine "look," which he somehow...
Forum: Other topics 05-21-2013, 02:49 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,043
Posted By Amethyst
I have always seen the "guilty" in the title...

I have always seen the "guilty" in the title phrase as ironic.

Amethyst
Forum: Young Dreamers 05-20-2013, 08:20 AM
Replies: 235
Views: 15,025
Posted By Amethyst
I recently changed jobs and have been getting a...

I recently changed jobs and have been getting a bellyful of this behavior from 20-something employees. Previously I was not inclined to be cynical about them one bit. However, the ones I work with in...
Forum: Other topics 05-20-2013, 03:03 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,043
Posted By Amethyst
Gossip magazines. I don't buy them, but read them...

Gossip magazines. I don't buy them, but read them avidly when somebody else brings them into the gym. I know all this stuff about the Kardashians, but have never seen their show.

And there are all...
Forum: FIRE and Money 05-19-2013, 05:20 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 666
Posted By Amethyst
The Fidelity shares are only worth about $30K,...

The Fidelity shares are only worth about $30K, but there's still an appreciable gain, what with the recent market run-up. Bigger gains with the T.Rowe Price shares. I do thank you all for the...
Forum: Other topics 05-19-2013, 01:20 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,301
Posted By Amethyst
I agree. Thanks, everybody, for all your...

I agree.

Thanks, everybody, for all your thoughts. I didn't realize my small question would raise such an interesting discussion.

Amethyst
Forum: FIRE and Money 05-19-2013, 01:15 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 666
Posted By Amethyst
Thanks LOL, I didn't realize (although I suppose...

Thanks LOL, I didn't realize (although I suppose I should have) that "in-kind" and "like-kind" are different. I envisioned getting rid of the Fidelity funds, and using the money to buy a "similar"...
Forum: FIRE and Money 05-19-2013, 12:53 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 666
Posted By Amethyst
Thanks, everyone, for the advice. I doubt we have...

Thanks, everyone, for the advice. I doubt we have all the transaction info for the Fidelity funds, as they are 20+ years old and we knew nothing about tracking anything until a few years ago. Also,...
Forum: Health and Early Retirement 05-18-2013, 10:58 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,095
Posted By Amethyst
You could spend relatively trivial amounts on...

You could spend relatively trivial amounts on health care for 30 years, then develop Alzheimer's and run through $240K in nothing flat for home-health-care, nursing home care, etc.

Depressing,...
Forum: Health and Early Retirement 05-18-2013, 08:51 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 454
Posted By Amethyst
Unscientific/undocumented data point: my father...

Unscientific/undocumented data point: my father quit smoking at his doctor's urging, several years before the landmark 1964 surgeon general's report. And Dad used to tell us that HIS father (our...
Forum: FIRE and Money 05-18-2013, 08:45 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 666
Posted By Amethyst
Tax consequences of switching taxable accounts between mutual fund companies

Has anyone switched a taxable investment account from one mutual fund company to another?

I'd like to move our Fidelity and some of our T.Rowe Price assets into Vanguard, but they're all showing...
Forum: Other topics 05-15-2013, 05:05 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 1,347
Posted By Amethyst
Another thought: how soon could there be enough...

Another thought: how soon could there be enough resources to provide a greenhouse, some place where people can see "green space"? From talking to people who have been stationed in very arid parts of...
Forum: FIRE and Money 05-15-2013, 04:31 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,870
Posted By Amethyst
I'm a conservative worrier, too. I compromise by...

I'm a conservative worrier, too. I compromise by dollar-cost-averaging into a stock index fund which pays a modest dividend. That way, I get a bit of income from my money even when the total value...
Forum: Young Dreamers 05-15-2013, 03:46 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,607
Posted By Amethyst
Keep in mind, some posters may "seem" to have no...

Keep in mind, some posters may "seem" to have no kids b/c they don't particularly want to discuss underage youngsters on the Internet. Even on a nice forum like this one, there are lurkers whose...
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