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Note that the $150k is for total household income.

My first digital camera, bought in 2002, was a Kodak. It was junk. I never gave them another try.

Today my politics based approach to career management was reinforced futher. My wife had a 33% raise and 2 level promotion in July. She survived a re-org induced round of lay offs in December. Unprompted, as part of the reorg, she was just promoted 2 more levels and recieved another 10% raise...

People do not change, they get better at hiding who they really are. The guy you have described cannot be trusted, period. It is a scary he is a doctor. I would not want to be his patient.

My first 401k had, I think, 10 funds. I just put 10% of my contributions in each of them. I am certain I was not the only one employing this strategy.

I dunno what all these ticker symbols you guys are talking about are, but I just buy the vanguard target retirement fund. It's named after my goal, how could I go wrong? I have not been able to figure out something I think is smarter and justifies the extra effort, given the amount I have...

I think buying a breathalyzer and hosting a "how drunk are you?" party would be great fun.

I did not expect the numbers in the linked chart. I see that it is treating a drink as 1oz of 40 proof (opposed to the 1.5oz measure we americans love to use). Still, the chart suggests I could drink 4oz of bourbon and be legal to drive. I don't even think I could ride a bike after having that much.

If the underlying material is all that matters, why not just study it on your own?

After a few times drinking too much, I had a solid understanding of what enough is. 1 drink per 100lbs of body weight is a good rule of thumb. Wine is the hardest to judge IMO. It's got a low enough alcohol content that one could empty a bottle into an oversized mug and drink the whole thing...

I deplore cardio. I have been doing 15 minutes on the elliptical for the past month, before I lift. This is 4 days a week. It is by far the hardest party of my workout, just because I hate doing it. Wouldn't you know it, the exercise is getting easier. Not only the cardio, but I recover faster...

If your survivors would be ok financially in the event of your passing, you do not need the insurance. The price of the insurance reflects the odds the insurance company thinks they will have to pay a claim on it. I bet you live well past 60, and 70's looking pretty good to! :rofl:

Also, look at the stats on the school: University of Oklahoma (Price) | Best Business School | US News 20% employed upon graduation? Average base salary of 60k? I know teachers earning that, and they get 3 months off of school every year...

It sounds like you already have very good experience. I would think that can land you a decent job without an MBA. Who you know and how they think if you is much more important than the letters behind your name. I think it's important to remember a university is a business, the degree is their...

Crossfit has a reputation for injuring people. Physical exhaustion is emphasized to the exclusion of almost everything, including safe form. The top competitors in their games did not develop their athletic ability doing Crossfit. Rather, they were athletes from other sports that came into...

IMO the value of an MBA is the relationships you develop and the people you meet. The more exclusive schools apply entrance criteria as a filter, to get you into a more exclusive network of exceptional people. The tuition is your price of admission. "We're going to make you rich, so you give us...

I can only imagine what housing prices would do if mortgage rates jumped back up to 6-7%...

This, to me, is by far the most appealing part of the goal. Work becomes play when I can do whatever job I want, with the flexibility of no concern for my financial well being. Already, LBYM has enabled me to take risks over the years that have improved my quality of life significantly.

Your parents have enough assets that estate planning should be considered. How do you minimize the tax burden as assets pass from generation to generation? That will probably influence how you manage the wealth now.

It's great to read about so many people prospering financially. Motivates me to stay the course.

When it comes to expensive, low frequency of use stuff - make friends with the guy who has a ___________ It's not like he's going boating alone.

I am curious what the most productive financial changes are others have made over the past year. My top 3 are: 1. We will close on a mortgage refinance Friday, reducing expected interest costs by about 50% over the next 10 years. 2. My wife was promoted significantly and I got minor raise...

My city does recycling for free, trash service is $X per month to rent a can with weekly pickup, or you can pay $Y per sticker and provide your own can. Garbage stickers weekly work out to about 2/3 the cost of renting the smaller can or 1/2 the cost of the larger can. After getting my own...

I like the idea of letting them know the gifts are being donated to charity. A transition to something like the white elephant game with a $20 limit would be great from my perspective. I am not sure others would feel that way. As marathoner suggested, they view the gifts as proof they love...

Over the years, my wife and I have adopted a strict "no gifts" policy. We neither want to give nor get things, for a variety of reasons. All we want is time together. Everyone we know has come on board with this (most welcome it), except her immediate family. The policy has been in place for...