Recent content by HobbyDave

What I hope you don't do is sell now :) That often happens with those panic decisions. Get in with 33% of your portfolio, it goes down 10% and you sell. Anyway, I think GE is a good company, will "most likely" do you well, but I agree with everyone else. Your best bet is to come up with a...

Well, taking a look at that, I think it's asking you to log in with your Google account. I think the requirement for viewing a Google spreadsheet is that you have an account with Google. Someone can try with their Google account (or make one), and let me know if I'm right :)

Spreadsheet If you're interested, I posted my finance spreadsheet just now in the "Fire and Money" section, the post is located here: http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f28/spreadsheet-track-personal-finances-33199.html

So I found an older version of my spreadsheet I used to track finances, put it into Google Docs, and changed a bunch of numbers (don't want to give too much away :) http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p9E-fvXA2f7NlU_SuKUVSMQ&hl=en Let me know if that link doesn't work for people, I've never...

Since you already have a networth table you've made, perhaps you should consider using: Track, share, and compare Net Worth. How do you measure up? NetworthIQ I've been using it for awhile now, and I love that I can see a graph of our networth over time. Plus, I can certainly see when the...

A few quick things from a 30 year old point of view, even though it does sound like you have made some good progress. I don't like working (obvious since I'm posting here) and neither does my wife. We both have equal earning abilities. My wife has contemplated and proposed in the past changing...

Just today I noticed two articles talking about buying eye glasses online. I read a bit more and it seems to be a pretty good deal. We're talking less than $50 for frames + lenses. It is good timing, as my eyes have gotten worse over the last couple years since I last got glasses. Time to...

Conrats Doug, good to hear from you, and glad to hear that things are still working out well.

For some quick estimates, it seems that your numbers will work. You'll need to let your investments grow to be able to replace your non-cola'd pension as it slowly decreases in real value, but otherwise it seems like somewhat of a no-brainer. Of course, if you decreased your expenses by...

I'm somewhat fascinated by the reluctance of some board members to receive a single email from the forum administrators. As others have mentioned, almost all online communities / products / etc will send update emails about their service. I think a yearly email is nothing close to SPAM, and...

I also would suggest making a FAQ, and linking to the "best" posts that deal with the questions in the FAQ. I also view "Best of" and "FAQ" as very similar. I agree with CFB that the more fractured a place becomes, the more confused users get (particularly new users) While I agree we should...

I just had a slight problem with how this was phrased (could just be a language barrier problem). The whole "you haven't been working long, perhaps that doesn't merit a lifetime of retirement". The whole idea of saving money, capitalistic society, etc, is that you deserve to do whatever you...

I think the first question we need to ask (as someone mentioned) is if that $950k is all investment real estate, or if some is your home. That's a pretty big chunk of change difference. If your expenses are firm, you need to: 1. Keep working or 2. Get part time jobs to fill in the gap If your...

In the same thread that we earlier went through with Vanguard, I e-mailed Fidelity, offering to transfer over all of my accounts if they would do HSA administration. I received their response today: So it looks promising, they're looking into it, and have a pilot service going. It seems the...

Exactly. That's why David says that he is worried that nothing will be done until we're just about doomed. Because in the political world, until your eye balls are bleeding and your legs have stopped responding, the "Doctors" will keep telling you that it's all the other Doctors fault, and...