Recent content by Alderman

I like to spend time shooting guns and reloading my own ammunition. Since I’ve retired I started shooting air rifles to go along with my powder burner guns. Whole bunch of new stuff to learn to get the air rifles shooting like I want. I collected chainsaws while I was working and have always...

My first cameras were still picture cameras. Then my Son in Law got me one that would send pics right to my phone. Thought that was good but the ones I have now will do pictures and video but I have to pull the sd cards to view the video. They have cameras now that will transfer video directly...

That’s a good looking coyote. I don’t think any on the place here are that big. They sure look better after they get their Winter coats. Not so much in the Summer time.

Since I’ve been retired I have had more time to spend on the homestead. Always fun to check the cameras to see what critters are lurking about. https://youtu.be/IyJ0_Yg1SYo https://youtu.be/Lf0htFlKllE

No real advise and just want to say when I rolled things into Vanguard, they were helpful getting it done. Hope it goes as easily for you whichever one you choose.

Unions, love or hate but when I first went to work at the factory, truck drivers with their union were making considerably more money than what the factory was paying. For quite some time our union was able to get us 100% paid insurance, 10+ percent annual raises, and 7 weeks annual paid...

A poor man’s journey: I opened my first savings account when I was nine and was working a paper route so I’ve pretty much always been a saver. When I first started saving and investing I never dreamed I would reach this milestone. A common factory laborer putting away whatever extra money...

Thanks for the responses. I was just curious about this as on another thread it seemed some were advising against a sale due to capital gains. My personal experience with owning a rental property was not a good one as it seemed to be one problem after another and I most assuredly did not want...

It’s nice to hear from folks with a liking for country living. Was just wondering if there were many on the site as there doesn’t seem to be many posts about the contended country lifestyle.

I’m a novice at investing. I invested some in Venax—Vanguard Energy Fund At and so far it has had a decent return for me. It is a bumpier ride than with the Total Stock Market fund. What are the thoughts of others on the energy stocks? I keep thinking it will do well if and when the covid...

Isn’t the housing market out of the hands of the investor also so speculative and not actionable?

I’ve seen some threads of people with property to sell in retirement. Often they are advised not to sell due to the capital gains taxes incurred. My feeling is it seems to be a sellers market and the capital gains tax will apply anyway at the time of the sale. With the tax and spend...

Although the official definition is different, I think of it loosely described as getting some income or food produced on the land. Not entirely self sufficient from working the land. Doesn’t seem to be very many country folks on the retirement site.

Just curious if there are any homesteaders in retirement. I’ve never lived in a city and find all of the angst over covid to be quite different from my experience in the country. I still enjoy the physical labor of making firewood so I have turned the hobby into a little business where I can...

We are in NW Oregon. Pics are from our property above our home. Most of the property is zoned forest land but there is some zoned residential so the potential for 4 or 5 buildable lots. The forest land is taxed at a low rate. The power company just finished redoing the road up there and they...