Search results

  1. SteveNU

    Strange piece of mail, not sure what to make of it?

    Today we received a piece of mail at our small church from a company called Ruition Express with an address in Pomona Calif. It was a 6*9 manila envelope addressed to Dear Resident and not the church. Inside was two random pages torn out of the March 2020 issue of the Costco Connection. Nothing...
  2. SteveNU

    ER forum app crashing this morning

    Anybody else having issues with the app today. It keeps crashing. I've uninstalled and reinstalled several times and rebooted my phone.
  3. SteveNU

    Move or stay?

    First a little background. I've been retired for almost six years and I'll be 62 this year. My wife has been retired three years and is 58. We have lived in Connecticut in the same house since 1983. We had always wanted to move to New Hampshire where she is from after we retired. We have three...
  4. SteveNU

    What did you find in Mom and Dad's closet?

    Going through some old slides that were in the closet at my mom's house and found these gems. Dad worked for NASA and he took these pics back in 1962 at Edwards Air Force Base. He was working on the X15 with Neil Armstrong as the pilot.
  5. SteveNU

    Another use for bacon!

    “she defended herself by repeatedly hitting the female offender over the head with a packet of bacon.” http://time.com/4414870/this-86-year-old-woman-fought-off-a-thief-with-bacon/ Sent from my Nexus 7 using Early Retirement Forum mobile app
  6. SteveNU

    Back surgery L3-L4 fusion. Now in recovery and looking for tips.

    I've had chronic lower back pain off and on for years. Over the past year or so it had been getting worse and I have tried some physical therapy which helped for a bit but didn't resolve the issue. Starting in April I noticed some weakness in my legs and tingling in my feet after walking short...
  7. SteveNU

    Not the apocalyptic asteroid impact event.....but it did put an end to any hopes of E

    A meteorite crashed into an engineering college in Vellore district on Saturday , causing an explosion that killed one man and injured three others, the Tamil Nadu government said on Sunday. Scientists question Tamil Nadu government's claim that meteorite blast killed bus driver in Vellore -...
  8. SteveNU

    What's your plan for something like volcanoes?

    Experts at the European Science Foundation said volcanoes – especially super-volcanoes like the one at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, which has a caldera measuring 34 by 45 miles (55 by 72 km) - pose more threat to Earth and the survival of humans than asteroids, earthquakes, nuclear war...
  9. SteveNU

    Anti-ageing drug could let you live to 120 in good health

    Tough to ER if this comes to be?? "The world's first anti-ageing drug will be tested on humans next year in trials which could result in people being able to live healthily well into their 120s" Anti-ageing drug could let you live to 120 in good health - Life & Style - NZ Herald News
  10. SteveNU

    W$$K

    "Weekly Overload Recreational Killer"
  11. SteveNU

    Working as a campground host

    I like to camp and have always thought it would be fun to work as a host in a campground. Well a few months ago I decided what the heck let's send in an application and see what happens. It was for a host position in a state park in Maine that we really enjoy visiting. Well I got a call from...
  12. SteveNU

    Man Completes Life $130,000 Over Budget

    Having drastically underestimated the expenses required for such an elaborate production, recently deceased local man Norman Dennison is said to have completed his 84-year life Tuesday approximately $130,000 over budget.* Man Completes Life $130,000 Over Budget | The Onion - America's Finest...
  13. SteveNU

    Health Insurance Premium Deductibility?

    I have a HDHP through my old company with an HSA. My health insurance premiums are paid as a deduction from my pension post tax. Are the premiums deductible if they exceed the 10% AGI limit? Also I would assume any other copays or deductibles that I did not reimburse from the HSA would be...
  14. SteveNU

    84 year old father in law portfolio 90%+ invested in mining and metals, how to convin

    My 84 year old father in law has his entire life savings of about 150k invested in three different brokerage accounts and it is about 95% invested in mining stocks. His reasoning is that it always goes up after it goes down and gold and silver can never go to zero. I have suggested that he may...
  15. SteveNU

    Saving money for the grandkids?

    I would like to set up a savings account for our 2 year old granddaughter. What is the best way to do it? Not sure if a 529 is the best way. My grandparents did this for us kids many years ago and it was a nice little surprise when they gave it to us.
  16. SteveNU

    Rollover 401K to a Roth?

    My sons girlfriend asked me a question about rolling her 401k into a IRA. She says the place where she is working is discontinuing their 401K and they need to open an account to roll it into. I don't have a lot of details but wanted to throw the question out there. I was wondering if it would...
  17. SteveNU

    Hello from Connecticut. ER coming up soon...

    Been lurking for a while but now its time to get into the details of my ER planning so wanted to introduce myself. I'm 54, DW is 50. We have one kid left at home and he just started college this fall. He is going to the local community college for a few years so he can figure out what he...
Back
Top Bottom