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Re: The WSJ and the conventional wisdom
Old 05-12-2007, 02:01 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by unclemick2
I feel a mini-rant coming on:

duuuuh! back when I worked for a living I 'somehow' managed to live on my income.

In retirement - the infamous 'pension plus portfolio plus SS' or SWR or - I have 'somehow' managed to live on 'that' income.

Now don't ask how I managed to vary it 12k low to 89k high taxes included(1993 - 2006).

I think I need to buy a really 'pretty' frame for my Curmudgeon certificate.

heh heh heh - thanks again sgeeee! Pssst! - the 89k was a remodeling year.
My own personal spending varies significantly from year to year. I've got detailed records going back to 1998 [mostly retired in 2003, fully(?) retired last year] and I can't see significants trends even if I hold the plot at an angle and squint real hard.

I'm not sure a Curmudgeon certificate should be placed in a 'pretty' frame. Seems like it belongs in a frame built from slightly burned and scared scrap wood.
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