Search results

  1. C

    Jury Duty

    I'm not on an actual jury, but I just got the questionnaire they use to qualify people for the jury rolls and sent it in. I never understood why people hate jury duty so much, and always try to get out of it. I can understand it if there's an urgent personal or financial reason that would be...
  2. C

    Re: Justin and Cool Dood screwing around

    Re: Justin and Cool Dood screwing around deleted by moderator
  3. C

    Damn

    Still no CFB. (Well, only a brief cameo in the JG thread.) So... how much longer until G. is old enough that we can coax him to start posting here, or to push the old man into coming back? ;)
  4. C

    The Smith Manoeuvre

    Financial planning manoeuvre allows deductibility of home mortgage interest (Long excerpt) I don't know if the same tax deduction exists in the US. Is anyone familiar with this? Or do any of the financial geniuses on the board have any thoughts on this?
  5. C

    Buying a business

    I think I initially thought of this when I came across a post on these boards by a fellow (a Hawaiian, as I recall) who was looking to FIRE, part of which entailed selling his business, and he mentioned that he was surprised just how low the typical price would be for selling a business (I think...
  6. C

    Maybe this will tempt CFB back to the forum

    World's Fastest Kayak
  7. C

    More ludicrous bullsh*t from my financial services company

    This is just embarassing -- it's printed on my latest credit card statement, right below the list of transactions: Gee, thanks a whole bunch -- free money and I only have to pay 18.5% annual interest rate on it! :laugh: The sad thing is, I'll bet a whole lot of people will actually think it's...
  8. C

    RIP Syd Barrett

    Obit. I guess you could call Syd a FIRE, although I'm not sure it's the kind of retirement most people have in mind... Shine on you crazy diamond....
  9. C

    A new low - this has got to be a joke

    Wow, you think you've heard it all.... I usually ignore the spam my brokerage sends me, but every once in a while it will make it through the filter, or I will randomly decide to have a look just for the hell of it. I knew it was all crap, but boy was I surprised to see their newest...
  10. C

    Duration of retirement and size of retirement fund

    What does the curve look like of portfolio size versus the length of time for which it's required? If you're going to retire for one year (say you plan on shooting yourself at the age you'll reach in a year), you can safely withdraw 100% of your portfolio and spend it on what you like, with no...
  11. C

    Brits?

    Most English-language discussion forums seem to have a good contingent of people from Britain and Ireland. I've noticed mostly Americans, American ex-pats, and the occasional obnoxious Canadian here. ;) Or are you all taken care of from 35 to the grave by your friendly government? ;) Or perhaps...
  12. C

    New Hampshire

    Hmm... maybe I'll join the Free State Project and move to New Hampshire. Any Granite Staters here? I guess the weather's lousy (I think all of New Hampshire is to the north of where I am in Canada), but other than that it seems like a really nice place. And there can't be any deadly armadillos...
  13. C

    The key to a long, healthy life: "cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women"

    Honours for Britain's oldest man
  14. C

    BEST JOB

    OK, we've started the WORST JOB thread, now how about the best? I enjoyed a summer at an ice cream shop in a historical, touristy area.
  15. C

    Vonage IPO

    Vonage selling stock to customers So... what do y'all think?
  16. C

    The Bogle Blog

    No doubt many of you know John C. Bogle, of Vanguard -- now he has a blog: http://johncbogle.com/wordpress/ If someone's already mentioned this, please delete my post.
  17. C

    Found another picture of JG

    (Or, apply to a poster of your choice...)
  18. C

    Good news for American investors/FIREs

    http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aUT7fAETTkmk&refer=top_world_news (And it's supposed to pass in the senate, too.) Whine, whine whine: Hmm..... ;)
  19. C

    I hope this guy isn't any of you!

    http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060423/BIZ01/604230350/1010/LIFESTYLE01 Jeff, do you post here? ;)
  20. C

    Margin for leverage?

    I have a question for you financial experts here. With a young person's mostly or completely stock portfolio, is using margin for leverage over a number of years an approach that's wise, unwise, or depends on the specific situation? Are there better or preferred routes to take for gaining...
  21. C

    Level of ejication pole

    Not for internal or scientific use
  22. C

    Tennessee

    My latest obsession is the great state of Tennessee, and as I seem to recall that a number of people here are from there, I thought I'd solicit the low-down. I'm interested in hearing about how suitable TN would be for a young adult (working, semi-ret., and FIRE), cost of living, jobs, climate...
  23. C

    Where's CFB?

    Hm, he hasn't been around for more than the usual while...
  24. C

    Pervert

    Friggin' cat decapitates everything she catches. It's kind of disturbing to find headless animals lying around the house...
  25. C

    You think your commute is bad, Part 2

    http://biz.yahoo.com/bizj/060412/1271956.html?.v=1
Back
Top Bottom