Recent content by skyvue

I have journaled my diet and exercise in great detail for over 15 years now and I can say for certain that diet is a much bigger factor in weight loss for me personally. I know from my data that if I eat around 2,300 calories per day (as a weekly average) I will maintain my weight. Eat more...

I too have dreams of doing a lot of solo RV travel around the US when I quit working in a year or two. The assumption I am making is this will be cheaper than driving and staying in middle of the road 3 star hotels. For those who track their expenses closely have you confirmed the RV route...

I had an "Economics Geography" course in college in the late 80's. One of the key facts I remember from that text book was the prediction that the world would be completely out of oil and coal by like 2030! Similar earlier predictions by other credible sources said the world would not be able...

For FIRE people who have a lot of "wealth" but very little "income", do they qualify for current ACA subsidies? For instance, you could feasibly have a couple million in assets, but only $10-15K in "income" for a given year.

I use Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond Fund ETF (VCSH) as place to stash my money that I used to put into a Money Market.

The company I work for (Fortune 500 company) has grown earnings/profit on average 15% per year over the past 5 years. The average merit increase has been 2.75% over the past 5 years. The money is all going to the very top of the company via bonuses and especially stock options. They pump up...

I have been investing in the REIT "APTS" with the hope of taking advantage of millenial trends to rent instead of buy. It has done very well for me over the last year plus.

They will do nothing right now. When they eventually do a 1/4 point raise, the markets will be down 3-4% that day.

I must be missing something. My current insurance (not ACA) almost never pays the full amount my doctor charges them. My doctor or healthcare provider then sends me a bill for what is left over and I pay it. Wouldn't they do the same for an ACA policy that didn't reimburse the full amount...

Voted by mail last week.

Many of the people I have met from Texas already think they are their own country! :)

I was spanked very infrequently by my dad (2-3 time in my life). When he did it (with a belt), I remembered it and certainly did not want it to happen again. I am guessing it happened last when I was 8-9 years old. With my mother, it was usually a weekly occurrence. I gave her much more...

I watch the show. What amazes me is most of these scams only fell apart when we had the market crash 2008. Seems like many could still be going on today without a steep market correction?

Wow! Those have to be among the lowest rates in the country?

Will the average Vermont resident have to pay a premium for this coverage? Any info on what that might be?