Recent content by deserat

Announced on Bogleheads, now here. Official date is 21 June when I fly back to USA and new house/car in FL. Was 'retired' before, but early 50's divorce popped me back into employee land. Already have road trip across USA planned for late fall, trip to India in early December, trip to...

I consult in the area of clinical decision support. ChatGPT is like using a machete for what they were trying to do. There is some recent research in this area using better data (actual live streaming physiological monitoring data, episodic physiological sensor data, and lab data) to build...

There are some trials upcoming in the USA for Prostatic implants and this may be another treatment option. Google it....I'm under NDA, but do know this is another option based on some consulting work I am currently doing.

Very interesting thread - I am coming up on my second retirement. A late in life divorce led me to go back to work, although financially it might not have been necessary. I did get to go live overseas again for five years, and gain another pension - that was not part of the plan. However...

Do you have any other criteria outside of % of net worth? That would give you a range of costs that would meet that criteria. For example, I am awaiting the delivery of my new car in June, when I move back to the USA. My main criteria was a manual transmission :-) That seriously narrowed...

On topic now-mom and Dad the silent generation....their parents did WWII. Dad flew in Vietnam....I was born 6 mos after JFK assassination. I relate to the poster who said Carter, 55 mph, gas lines, inflation, Reagan, Grenada, Iran hostages, ets, were the more defining world events....from an...

Tweener. End of Baby Boom beginning of GenX...and my life and outlook does straddle the two generations.... REWahoo and Nords...I have finally pulled the plug....official retire date is 22Jun, my DEROS from Germany....I have a belt, suspenders, elastic waistband and stretch pants to cover me ...

Love,love,love deadlifts. Currently have a trainer 1x weekly for bar and kettlebell work. When I retire this June and move back to USA will do what you did, convert the supposed third car garage area to a gym with rack, barbells, bench and plates. My back pain is pretty much non existent now...

That is genius! Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful! How did you mount the stained glass panels?

I echo many here - have been a USAA member since 1981. They used to be a great one-stop shop - not so much anymore. I use their insurance products and keep a notional amount of cash in my checking account to cover the auto-pay to my credit card for the insurance premiums. I have had several...

Normally, I do not. If I have an issue I like to handle it via email or phone. However, if I do not get a response, I do a review. Just did that with Booking.com. The review was even-handed but highlighted there was no hot water in the shower/sink. That got the owner's attention and they...

Very interesting numbers - just looked at mine; I'm on track to be fine with my upcoming final retirement, although this spring I will be spending more money than I have even in my life purchasing my home and a new car as I move back from Europe....but after that, accounting for the decrease in...

I have a 20+ year old fiber optic light tree. I bought it at the Chinese booth at the Nurnberg Christmas market in 2001. It was quite novel then. I love it - it is table top size. It uses 220v, so I bought a transformer to use it in the USA :-) It uses a spinning disk with different colored...

Head on over to Bogleheads-VPW spreadsheet or TPAW spreadsheet. They offer suggestions for withdrawals based on your pension income, asset allocation and portfolio worth and age. Fairly easy tools to use.