Recent content by Beer man

So what did you do?

I do like the idea of not changing anything at work for a couple of months and seeing how my attitude adjusts to work life without any debt hanging over me. But I do feel the need to do SOMETHING to celebrate and would appreciate any ideas. I was thinking about a cholesterol laden meal at my...

If your mountain biking experience is anything like mine, you are a bike technician. Congrats on your new career! If that doesn't work, ask if they are interested in expanding their life insurance portfolio. Ned Ryerson! - Groundhog Day (1/8) Movie CLIP (1993) HD - YouTube

Love that explanation!

DW and I are very excited about our pending mortgage payoff next month! We felt that after 2008 market meltdown the best place for us to put any discretionary money was toward the house. Our thinking was that, being years away from retirement, doing away with the monthly payment would allow me...

Carmel is very self contained. Great parks, dining, entertainment, shopping available without leaving town. Safe streets. Nice homes and condos in the downtown district and everything else for housing from ranch homes to estates. Great highway access. Close to Indy which has better...

Not that I completely agree with Zorba, but it always gives a chuckle!

The Full Catasrophe In my own life the words of Zorba the Greek keep intermittently coming to mind.

My thoughts are that I love to ski, my kids love to ski, my wife loves to ski, and my friends lov e to ski. Rather than throw money in that black hole known as the market, I can spend it on something I love. At the end of 15 years I will have something to show for it.

I've been thinking for some time about purchasing a vacation home. I love to ski and have been following ski town real estate for over ten years. I currenty spend a significant portion of my vacation budget on lodging, and that would be enough to cover about 3 to 4 monthly mortage payments a...

bacon diet I spent a week at a friends house in Montana over new year's. Did a lot of skiing, but mostly ate bacon 2-3 meals a day. So I was worried when my company announced mandatory health screening and cholesterol check. Unbelievable... my total cholesterol was down 30 points to 179...

You are right on Hankster. I love making a big pot of soup while the "game" is on(whatever game that is). Kids enjoy helping cut up veggies and stirring the pot. It smells wonderful and cooking is a wonderful bonding activity.

Thanks everyone for your comments. The Bogleheads forum was quite helpful. Another question. I've been hit by the alternative minimum tax the last few years. Does the capital lose deduction go away with the AMT? Also, does it make any difference if the losses are short or long term? That is...

I've been thinking of converting some of my small cap index funds and S&P 500 index fund into a total stock market index fund to harvest the capital loss. But as I understand it in the future(when I sell shares at a price that i hope is higher than what I initially paid) I would owe more capital...

Worst job: working in the nursing home laundry and hauling a load of poop and pee filled laundry in the back of the van without airconditioning in 90 degree heat. Best job: bagging groceries for a large supermarket when I was in college. Because I treated the cashiers well, my steaks never...