Recent content by flyfishnevada

So let me get this straight. Buying a second home in a depressed housing market is crazy? Investing in something when it is priced low isn't frugal? Interesting. I also enjoyed the frugality for millionaires. Rent you massive RV's, pick up you golf carts on the cheap at thrift stores and...

I love Southwest! They have some new charges for early check in, but beyond that you pay for a seat and you get a seat. You want to sit next to your spouse, check in early. A lot of people don't like the open seating, but I prefer it to the games the other airlines play, not to mention the...

We have Netflix and we get three movies at a time that I should change. Kids aren't always around on weekends anymore for movie night. The streaming is a side benefit since we live [-]40 minutes[/-] (forgot they just closed and become an AutoZone), 60 minutes from a real video rental store...

College is a scam! For a lot of people anyway. Many careers don't need it and you can be just as successful without a degree as you can with one. You don't need one for most trades or to open a business. If your kids are going to college to find themselves or pass the time, they'd be better...

All I know is every time I see a motorhome towing a Jeep, I say, "Living the Dream" ;D

I don't think the article is discussing a plan where those of us on E-R.org get to go along our merry way, while the government takes over everyone elses retirement planning. That's the problem. SS is mandated no matter how responsible you are. This kind of stuff isn't about providing a...

1. That article is in the dictionary next to the word "bias" 2. She did the only thing she could because her SS and 401K "wasn't quite enough"? If that's accurate, did she try reducing spending slightly? 3. "I'm happy being out of retirement and back to work", The woman is lying to...

This sound like an attempt to convince people to stop relying in themselves and begin relying on the government to take care of us. Investing yourself is bad, but the government can do better. I promise they won't take your money and spend it on social programs, defense spending and/or pet...

My tagline is "I was Born to Retire." Congrats! Glad you enjoy it and your DW's health is back to normal. I celebrate two years on the 4th of July. I hear they're planning fireworks and gave everyone the day off. ;D

I think the article places way to much blame on Wall Street. All companies have to make profit or they go out of business. Most of them seek to maximize that. Food is no different. And yes, the government is subsidizing this crop and not that one. But no one makes people buy food they don't...

We've cut my MIL off and my wife agrees. She has health problems, not cancer, just ongoing diabete, COPD, etc. She inherited half a million from my wife's grandmother, took her pension earlier as soon as she cashed out all the stocks, etc. and spent it all. she was a bad mother and is...

Sorry to hear about the diagnosis, but it sounds like you both have the right attitude. I had no idea that MS was linked to vitamin D. Strange, not enough sun leads to MS, too much leads to skin cancer. I don't know anyone with MS or even anyone that knows anyone with MS, but getting enough...

I guess that's the problem with pensions that weigh on my mind, though government pensions are a slightly different animal. Someone else is in control of my money (yes, my money as I contributed a butt-load to my own pension). If they screw it up, sell it off to balance the books or go out of...

Sorry, I don't trust anyone that has trademarked the term "Legacy Careers". She's selling something to all those folks that are afraid they might get bored in retirement. Withdrawing from paid work isn't the same as withdrawing from society and she's being a little disingenuous trying to say...

My dad showed me an article years ago that said more deer are killed on the roads of Pennsylvania every year than are taken legally by hunters in all 12 western states. I think since some of the states in the northeast have embraced hunting, especially bow hunting, the problem is a little...