Forum: FIRE and Money
02-10-2013, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 3,258
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Forum: FIRE and Money
02-10-2013, 08:36 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 3,258
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Forum: FIRECalc support
12-21-2012, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 470
I think it'd be worthwhile to indicate the span...
I think it'd be worthwhile to indicate the span of the data set used at the "top" of FIREcalc, or in the results, or both. I spent ~5 minutes looking around FIREcalc and all I saw was a Change Note...
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Forum: Health and Early Retirement
10-05-2012, 08:07 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 443
I don't have any input for you with respect to...
I don't have any input for you with respect to the resistance level, but have an idea that might ease the strain on your knees.
I've got a lousy right knee, and found that my natural stroke on...
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Forum: FIRE and Money
09-29-2012, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,205
Yeah. Once my investment portfolio's annual...
Yeah. Once my investment portfolio's annual returns started to exceeded my salary on a regular basis I was far less inclined to go the extra mile to try to get a ~3.7% raise on an 18 month basis...
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Forum: FIRE and Money
09-19-2012, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 3,334
My most recent purchase was a 2012 Mustang GT....
My most recent purchase was a 2012 Mustang GT. There are a handful of pretty active Mustang forums, so I was able to learn about a few peculiar incentives:
- one was a $750 brochure coupon that...
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Forum: FIRE and Money
07-19-2012, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,762
We were born in '59 & '60. I used 75% of the...
We were born in '59 & '60. I used 75% of the SSA's estimates when I began ER planning a decade ago, but use 90% these days because we are now so close to the hands-off age of 55.
I assume 100% SS...
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Forum: FIRE and Money
07-01-2012, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,736
Ages 51 & 52
70% stock (1/2 Int'l), 10% CCF,...
Ages 51 & 52
70% stock (1/2 Int'l), 10% CCF, 20% TBM
I retired 6 years ago, wife retired yesterday w/ HC bennies
I'd plannd to shift another 20% to FI upon her retirement, but can't bring...
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Forum: Health and Early Retirement
05-18-2012, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,216
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Forum: FIRE and Money
05-11-2012, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,815
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Forum: FIRE and Money
04-27-2012, 09:29 AM
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Replies: 93
Views: 3,819
From the podcast transcript:
"Guest: ...
From the podcast transcript:
"Guest: ...So, disability claims rise very rapidly when the unemployment rate rises. And we've seen a dramatic increase. So, for example in 2011 there were 2.9...
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Forum: FIRE and Money
04-26-2012, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 3,819
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Forum: FIRE and Money
04-26-2012, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 93
Views: 3,819
The Econtalk podcast addressed this topic...
The Econtalk podcast addressed this topic (http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2012/04/autor_on_disabi.html) last week:
David Autor (http://economics.mit.edu/faculty/dautor/index.htm) of MIT talks...
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Forum: Health and Early Retirement
02-11-2012, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 598
Thanks Ha.
I'll return the favor:
...
Thanks Ha.
I'll return the favor:
Musicians Radio - Radio for musicians, by musicians (http://www.musiciansradio.com/index.php/podcasts)
This podcast seems to have died a few years ago,...
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Forum: Health and Early Retirement
06-09-2011, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 2,212
A neighbor gave me a used Weider machine many...
A neighbor gave me a used Weider machine many years ago. The padding was thin and the pivot points were simple bolts passing through drilled holes. It creaked and groaned, but never broke. I wound...
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Forum: FIRE and Money
05-11-2011, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 129
Views: 9,815
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Forum: FIRE and Money
02-11-2011, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 3,055
Ain't that the truth!
Sometimes I'm almost...
Ain't that the truth!
Sometimes I'm almost persuaded by the Slice & Dicers, and think that I might shave equity volatility with broad diversification. Then I read compelling arguments for lower...
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Forum: FIRE and Money
02-11-2011, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 3,055
Portfolio A!
Let's say 50/50 and 80/20...
Portfolio A!
Let's say 50/50 and 80/20 portfolios both have 2-3% 40 year failure rates at, I dunno, a 3.7% SWR. Seem reasonable?
Ninety some odd times out of a hundred, the heavier equity...
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Forum: FIRE and Money
02-11-2011, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 3,055
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Forum: FIRE and Money
02-11-2011, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 3,055
For what it's worth, I left work at 47, and my...
For what it's worth, I left work at 47, and my wife is still waiting for that package at 50, so I spend very little time running 30 year scenarios. 40 year FIREcalc runs now include the late 60's...
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Forum: FIRE and Money
02-11-2011, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 3,055
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Forum: FIRE and Money
02-11-2011, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 3,055
The disparity in the ending values of the two...
The disparity in the ending values of the two graphs (~2.5x in my 40 year runs) is so large that I don't think that comparing the "spaghetti graphs" are all that informative.
I haven't really dug...
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Forum: FIRE and Money
02-10-2011, 09:04 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 3,055
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Forum: FIRE and Money
02-09-2011, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 3,055
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Forum: FIRE and Money
01-30-2011, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,430
I don't care for bonds as an asset class. The...
I don't care for bonds as an asset class. The thought of having hundreds of thousands tied up in an investment that barely beats inflation bothers me about as much as equity volatility bothers most...
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