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Forum: Young Dreamers Yesterday, 09:35 AM
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Posted By brewer12345
The effects of stress on my health are why I am...

The effects of stress on my health are why I am pulling the plug at age 40 and going to ESR. I can see what it is doing to me now. I can only imagine what it would be like after another 10 years.
Forum: FIRE and Money 06-15-2013, 09:12 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 458
Posted By brewer12345
More profitable? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. ...

More profitable? Sometimes yes, sometimes no.

I have spent time as a junk/distressed debt analyst, so no doubt my views are not exactly unbiased. I like junk for two very simple reasons. ...
Forum: FIRE and Money 06-15-2013, 11:55 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 458
Posted By brewer12345
There are times when it is tremendously...

There are times when it is tremendously profitable to buy junk, and times when you really, really should sell completely out. I believe we are at the latter point in the cycle. Some ideas about...
Forum: Hi, I am... 06-13-2013, 04:13 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 4,334
Posted By brewer12345
AKA "Right Wing Circle Jerk"

AKA "Right Wing Circle Jerk"
Forum: Young Dreamers 06-13-2013, 04:03 PM
Replies: 309
Views: 18,872
Posted By brewer12345
Another one for the "greatest hits" file. This...

Another one for the "greatest hits" file. This is prominently posted on our internal homepage at the moment:
Forum: FIRE and Money 06-10-2013, 01:54 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,391
Posted By brewer12345
It does not work that way. SV fund is roughly...

It does not work that way. SV fund is roughly equivalent to a money market fund.
Forum: Other topics 06-09-2013, 03:13 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,779
Posted By brewer12345
I've walked through forests that will not be...

I've walked through forests that will not be there in 10 or 20 years and the deer look at you like you are trespassing in their living room. The biggest complainers are the people whose homes are...
Forum: FIRE and Money 06-09-2013, 03:00 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,391
Posted By brewer12345
Stable value funds are an ideal choice for fixed...

Stable value funds are an ideal choice for fixed income allocations at this part of the cycle. If I had access to one I would have all my fixed income exposure there.

Sorry, Ha, qualified plans...
Forum: Young Dreamers 06-07-2013, 08:35 AM
Replies: 309
Views: 18,872
Posted By brewer12345
Hah! No, this is a random drug tests and...

Hah!

No, this is a random drug tests and background checks for everybody kind of place.
Forum: Young Dreamers 06-06-2013, 07:30 PM
Replies: 309
Views: 18,872
Posted By brewer12345
As pathetic as it is, I will be on the road that...

As pathetic as it is, I will be on the road that day attending a meeting that is bad enough that would rather be in the chickenshit seminar.
Forum: Other topics 06-06-2013, 02:19 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,779
Posted By brewer12345
If one of my neighbors threatened my kids they...

If one of my neighbors threatened my kids they would definitely need to have the cops come. :bat:
Forum: Young Dreamers 06-06-2013, 01:33 PM
Replies: 309
Views: 18,872
Posted By brewer12345
I'd like to think of myself as an elephant seal...

I'd like to think of myself as an elephant seal among penguins, but the truth is probably closer to a buzzard. Like them, I relish picking over the bones for value and like buzzards my first...
Forum: Young Dreamers 06-06-2013, 10:24 AM
Replies: 309
Views: 18,872
Posted By brewer12345
We appear to have several copies on staff.

We appear to have several copies on staff.
Forum: Young Dreamers 06-06-2013, 09:57 AM
Replies: 309
Views: 18,872
Posted By brewer12345
We hear pretty much daily the drumbeat of needing...

We hear pretty much daily the drumbeat of needing to control costs, reduce expenses, etc. Travel on fairly critical jobs is being restricted. Yet I turned on my blackberry this morning to find that...
Forum: Life after FIRE 06-04-2013, 10:33 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,679
Posted By brewer12345
Sounds like you should give him a recycled...

Sounds like you should give him a recycled condom, seeing as how he is a cheap ****er.
Forum: FIRE and Money 06-04-2013, 09:32 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,941
Posted By brewer12345
Call it an insurance policy. I lived through...

Call it an insurance policy. I lived through several near misses from hurricanes, got hit with winter storms that resulted in extended power outages, etc. Last year I didged (by moving) a direct...
Forum: FIRE and Money 06-03-2013, 08:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 519
Posted By brewer12345
How much of a payout could you buy from a...

How much of a payout could you buy from a well-rated (Aa3/AA- or better) life insurer with that 57k?
Forum: FIRE and Money 06-03-2013, 08:28 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 214
Posted By brewer12345
You might be right and there might be money to be...

You might be right and there might be money to be made. OTOH, going back to 1987 what is the last time 10 year treasury rates were in the ballpark of 2%?
Forum: FIRE and Money 06-03-2013, 06:22 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 214
Posted By brewer12345
I noticed the same thing today in my regular CEF...

I noticed the same thing today in my regular CEF discount screen. The discounts are at a level that interests me, but I am leery of jumping on the pool. The problem is that the big discounts are on...
Forum: FIRE and Money 06-03-2013, 01:19 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,642
Posted By brewer12345
WIW has slightly (1% or so) underperformed TIP...

WIW has slightly (1% or so) underperformed TIP (TIPS ETF) in the last 3 months. The discount has widened a bit and TIPS along with other bonds have been getting hit. This is chiefly about the bond...
Forum: Life after FIRE 06-03-2013, 12:50 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 1,788
Posted By brewer12345
Let me go part time, work from home most days,...

Let me go part time, work from home most days, and limit my travel. That would be good enough for me to hang on for another year or so. Likelihood of my employer agreeing to same is the same as me...
Forum: Young Dreamers 06-03-2013, 06:36 AM
Replies: 309
Views: 18,872
Posted By brewer12345
Sort of, except the contractors in your example...

Sort of, except the contractors in your example have unionized gubmint jobs in my world.
Forum: FIRE and Money 06-02-2013, 04:27 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,941
Posted By brewer12345
We keep a couple thousand in cash around the...

We keep a couple thousand in cash around the house for disaster scenarios. We also have about 60 gallons of water, some MREs, bulk storage of rice, beans, etc., a portable generator and 10 gallons...
Forum: FIRE and Money 06-01-2013, 07:50 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,966
Posted By brewer12345
No argument from me. I love liquidity...

No argument from me. I love liquidity constrained markets as a buyer and I love an excess of liquidity when I am a seller.
Forum: FIRE and Money 06-01-2013, 05:48 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,966
Posted By brewer12345
Doubtful. TThis appears to me to be the classic...

Doubtful. TThis appears to me to be the classic retail rube scenario often seen in the equity market: They are too gutless to buy when its tough for a seller to get a bid, but when they see that...
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