Recent content by Zoocat

Thanks for the welcome, Tom52.

Thanks, Moemg!

That was probably me. I had a plot in a community garden. Returning to the forum after five years has been fun, so far, like a college reunion or something!

Hi all, I used to post as Oldbabe but disappeared from here about 2010 after a minor kerfuffle with the moderator. Since I posted a reply on a thread I thought I should re-introduce myself. I'm not a typical early retiree, having originally joined the forum soon after a divorce in order to learn...

I used to post as Oldbabe then disappeared from here about 2010. I have popped in now and then and saw this thread on the issue of early retirees running out of money. I never ran out of money but have to say that the crash of -08-09 scared me a lot. I kept working part time, even though I...

The worst "plan" I've heard of is the one I hear way too often: "I'm never going to be able to retire." Unfortunately, retirement will likely be forced upon these folks. Employees get downsized, people lose their health, or just can't get a job that pays enough in their senior years. Then what...

Coffee with a new friend. Errands in town. Hair appointment. Wandering downtown with a stop at a new chocolate shop. Iced hot chocolate is divine! Returned home. Cooked curried fish w/brown rice for dinner. Emailed a few contacts. Being lazy and unsocial this evening.

My ex and I were very incompatible financially. I, after putting myself through college and grad school as a single mother, was (am) very financially responsible, and frugal if necessary. I was/am a saver. He was not a saver when I met him. He liked to spend on luxury items and resisted even...

Ah ha! I thought so. Isn't that double, maybe triple, taxation? What a dastardly plan! Let's hope that Mr. Stockman retires from his campaign before he does too much damage.

You're right, of course. But then would Stockman be referring to the wealthy who have a lot of cash that they spend every year? If some sort of tax was initiated, then wouldn't the wealthy just find some hard assets to buy? His statement really puzzled me at the time and I've been trying to...

With all the conversation this thread has attracted, I'm surprised that no one has considered that it is entirely possible that if a spouse cheated, he/she may not want to be forgiven. He/She may have enjoyed the experience and decided that he/she didn't want his/her old spouse anymore. It does...

I would never buy or live in a residence where people had been murdered or where someone had committed suicide. My experience having lived in a haunted house informs my feelings on the matter. The "spirits" in my haunted house were not malevolent but some very very strange things happened there...

Recently,I heard David Stockman speak, in person, about the economy and his debt solutions and he said, twice, that "we have to find a way to tax people who spend out of their wealth." I was pretty surprised to hear that, and thought it sounded like an underhanded idea. I am pretty sure that he...

Haley, no doubt, is fabulous! and I hope that she has a equally fabulous career. Crystal Bowersox from a previous season was fabulous too but I haven't heard whether or not she made a CD. She certainly didn't have instantaneous success, which is too bad.

That's usually the attitude. But, as a 62 yr old, do you think you would feel the same? Most of the men I meet are looking to find a partner who brings financial responsibility, as well as hotness, intelligence and great core values. That's a big package and women are looking for the same...