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    current favorite youtube channel

    We like the sailing shows. Fire in paradise. We just started watching SV Zatara. Lots of fun, and good people
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    Class of 2020

    Part of my count down is the last time list. Last week it was buying my last pair of steel toe boots. This week last set of tires for the work truck. Whats next?
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    Share your FIRE Milestones - 2013- 2020

    Bought what should be my last pair of Red Wing work boots today.
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    Shutdown-Follow up

    Planning for a rainy day is part of being a construction worker. Your job as a construction tradesman is to work yourself out of a job. As your trade wraps up the portion of the building you hope that the sales team has a new job for you to move too. But typicaly you get laid off or sit at home...
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    Driving at Age 97

    I often say that it is an accident that many of the drivers make it to where there going. SoCal is full of bad drivers. On the subject of retesting, I could only imagine what that would do to our already poorly run DMV system.
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    When I was a kid, I........

    Threw a pillow at my little sister to get her to move the rabbit ears so we could get a better picture or change to one of the other two tv stations we got. That is up until midnight when they went off the air.
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    Gas prices

    Missed out on that one. And now that the rest of the country wouldn't be helping us pay on property tax makes it hard to keep up with our sunshine tax. Sorry about the thread hijack
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    Gas prices

    You can fix the lower gas price problem like we did in CA, just vote yourself additonal gas tax. Problem solved.
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    How long do you plan to keep your car?

    I keep my trucks for ten years. Going to retire in 2020 and will sell this truck just before I sell my business. And buy a new 3500 4x4 diesel that should last me much longer without the trashing of working out of one has.
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    Update on our retirement and a Thank you!

    I just googled Dubuque zipline. I'm sorry but Dubuque was never on our list of places to go. It is know. The area looks beautiful. What is the best time to go? Nice weather and less people. Don't mind a little cold.
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    Update on our retirement and a Thank you!

    And you get paid for that? You should feel guilty Sounds like fun.
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    Thoughts on TESLA

    Got passed by a lady in a red Tesla yesterday, like Ricky Bobby said" I have to admit, I got a little chubby". She as behind me on the freeway, and we both moved over at the same to pass a slower truck. She jumped over a second lane and flew past me. What a great looking car.
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    Update on our retirement and a Thank you!

    Zipline guide, as in flying through the trees? Cool
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    Returning from Vacation Travel post-FIRE

    Sound great, can hardly wait. May 2020, 528 days. Thanks for the inspiration
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    How much do you spend on your home?

    Primary is $1,650 $958 Taxes $292 Insurance $400 Maintenance 2nd home is $2,093 $566 Taxes $317 Insurance $1,010 HOA $200 Maintenance
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    Purchase a vacation home ?

    A couple things I am picking up on from the thread post is that some don't like the idea of being tied into one place and some like the idea of having a place you can just jump in the truck and be there in a few hours. For me the thought of having a secluded place in the woods, on a lake or a...
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    Purchase a vacation home ?

    We love our "vacation" home. Bought it in 2017, RE in 2020. So nice to be able to just go, already have a closet full of clothes, our tooth brushes, and all set up the way we like it. The convenience and privacy to me is worth it. If at some time we decide that it is no longer what we want, we...
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    Blow that Dough! - 2018

    Wedding for my oldest daughter. She is worth every penny of it
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    With this Market, most likely moving FIRE from 2020 to 2022

    Sticking with 2020. I have a five year CD ladder to get me through if needed.
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    Our Little Fire Dept . Sending Firemen to Cali

    Thank you, we will keep them in our prayers
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    Shopping for Funeral Services

    Good information. Having gone through the funeral arrangement process way to many times we plan on taking care of our pre-planning, to keep the love one from dealing with it in such an emotional state. The link to planning your own funeral had some good points to ask when making the...
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    Poll:How Often Do You Wash Your Car?

    Once a month, and enjoy doing it. Try to wash my kids cars when ever they stop by. Wash the motorhome three or four times a year, that takes 3+ hours.
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    Should I pay off my mortgage?

    This is directed to the "don't pay it off because you are selling in two years" post. So what is the quantity of years that would change your mind to pay it off?
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    Travel spontaneously?

    Yes, that does make sense, how would they control it. On the subject of full planes. We fly to Kauai quite often and the plane is not always full. The direct flight on Alaska from San Diego to Kauai on Friday OCT 12th show thirty available seats today as they did yesterday when I posed the...
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    Critter in the crawl space

    Are you sure its alive? Could it be water hammer in the pipes? Your pressure regulator could be failing and as a result the pressure in a line could cause water hammer in the pipes. A leaking toilet could trigger it each time it fills and shuts off.
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