Recent content by StevenJ

I have been borderline hypertensive for several years (about 128-132 / 85-92 when relaxed) and have managed to avoid BP meds. On top of that I have white coat hypertension and it’s not uncommon for it to run 150/100 or higher during doctor visits. Cool as a cucumber on the surface but evidently...

You'll want to get it off pretty quick. Tree sap can be bad news for the car's paint job. It will eat into the clear coat resulting in what looks like water spots.

Up 3.2% overall. (down from 13.9% last year.) Up 2% on S&P 500 funds Down 13.7% on International funds Down 3.9% on Small Caps Up 7.8% on GNMA funds Up 7.9% on other Bond funds Here's to a better 2012!

1. Decided to retire Dec-2012 @56. My response to co-workers when when asked "why?" : "Because I can!" 2. Reworked the finance plan to include budget & cash flow for 5 timeframes: current, retired <59.5, retired 59.5 - 62, 62 - 65, and >65. This was very enlightening and helped me make the...

I've changed many oil filers over the years and every now and then one of them is a bugger ... usually because it's in a hard-to-get-to place. In my younger years I actually did drive a screwdriver through a filter to get it off but haven't done that in decades. If your filter socket wrench...

Interesting thread! Here's my data: Discretionary 1200 Car 291 ins, tax, fuel. No payments Comm 299 phone, TV, Internet, sat radio Food 500 Health 52 insurance is company paid Home 144 tax + insurance. No Mortgage Security 20 identity & computer data Subscriptions 30 newspaper...

jIMOh, where did you see this stat for this portfolo? SD of 9.9 percentage points seems like a HUGE numerber for a portfolio containg 45% bonds. I have an idea of what the 9.9 actually applies to but would like to see the data before commenting.

Congrats Marty, I'll leave the workplace for the last time a few weeks before you. Dec-31, 2012 will be my last day unless I catch the "one more year" bug. That will mark 26 years with the company and is just short of my 57th birthday. My boss is also a friend (how many of us can say that?) and...