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Recycles dryer sheets
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Originally Posted by MarieIG
I can understand that.
There is at least one poster who is happy for him and hopes that he totally enjoys driving around in his awesome new car - with the top down!  |
More than one. I was inspired by his willingness to talk about enjoying his wealth.
Although I enjoy the comfort of having a nice sized investment account, I frequently have to remind myself that the point was not to save as much as possible, the savings was a means to an end. The end was maximizing my enjoyment of life.
We all have different amounts to maximize, and danmar (and a few others here) remind me that doing what I enjoy at a level that is reasonable given my savings, is an okay (even good) thing to do.
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04-08-2018, 09:34 AM
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#82
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Spending the Kids Inheritance and living in Chicago
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I think of you every time we drive past Belleville, wondering if you are on a cruise to San Juan PR. 
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04-08-2018, 09:39 AM
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#83
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 8,368
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Saturday we sail out of Santo Domingo! 
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04-08-2018, 09:58 AM
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#84
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Tampa
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We are planning to go to DR in a few years. I would love to hear about your cruise details out of Santo Domingo when you come back. 
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04-08-2018, 10:08 AM
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#85
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2011
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We sailed out of Santo Domingo to Barcelona aboard a French ship in 2015, and will be sailing from there to Lisbon aboard a Spanish ship this coming Saturday.........the only reason we go to Santo Domingo is because that's where the ships left/leave from.
2015 we overnighted before catching the ship, this time we arrive and leave the same day.
(And, since the French line no longer sails from there, and we hear that this is the last TA with the Spanish line, we'll never set foot there again.)
But, almost assuredly, there will be a nauseatingly boring slide show to follow this trip. 
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"Exit, pursued by a bear."
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04-08-2018, 10:24 AM
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#86
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by Nemo2
We sailed out of Santo Domingo to Barcelona aboard a French ship in 2015, and will be sailing from there to Lisbon aboard a Spanish ship this coming Saturday.........the only reason we go to Santo Domingo is because that's where the ships left/leave from.
2015 we overnighted before catching the ship, this time we arrive and leave the same day.
(And, since the French line no longer sails from there, and we hear that this is the last TA with the Spanish line, we'll never set foot there again.)
But, almost assuredly, there will be a nauseatingly boring slide show to follow this trip. |
Okay understand. Nevertheless, looking forward to the slide show.
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04-08-2018, 10:39 AM
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#87
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Not sure if anyone remembers Nodak I believe he has passed away. I didn't know him but I meet him here on ER.
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04-08-2018, 10:52 AM
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#88
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Texas
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I had to go look at the members list to help me refresh my memory of a few names. I do miss MartyB's post. It's been a few years since he's posted but I see he visited a few months ago so I guess he's just lurking now from time to time. (Hello MartyB if you see this). I noticed a few names have completely disappeared from the member list since they were on the list the last time I checked. I guess you can asked to have your name removed or there is some other criteria for removal.
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04-08-2018, 11:12 AM
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#89
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Sep 2012
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Originally Posted by street
Not sure if anyone remembers Nodak I believe he has passed away. I didn't know him but I meet him here on ER.
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I remember. And one day the posts just stopped.
Sorry to hear this.
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04-08-2018, 11:25 AM
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#90
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by JoeWras
I remember. And one day the posts just stopped.
Sorry to hear this.
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Yes that is right.
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04-08-2018, 11:29 AM
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#91
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2008
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I actually had lunch with the unfamous JG once...
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I went to a financial information seminar long, long ago before I found out they were not value added activities. There was a guy there that was a real @sshat, arguing and monopolizing the presenter's time. When I started getting on the Motley Fool ER site later, then here, I eventually discovered he was active on those sites with a screen name of h***s. Luckily my other in-person meetups have been better.
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04-08-2018, 11:41 AM
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#92
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Lawn chair in Texas
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Originally Posted by harley
I went to a financial information seminar long, long ago before I found out they were not value added activities. There was a guy there that was a real @sshat, arguing and monopolizing the presenter's time. When I started getting on the Motley Fool ER site later, then here, I eventually discovered he was active on those sites with a screen name of h***s. Luckily my other in-person meetups have been better.
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Ah, the name that shall not be mentioned... [emoji12]
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04-08-2018, 11:42 AM
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#93
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Flyover country
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Originally Posted by street
Not sure if anyone remembers Nodak I believe he has passed away. I didn't know him but I meet him here on ER.
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Very sorry to hear that. IIRC, he hadn't been retired very long.
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04-08-2018, 12:15 PM
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#94
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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To the forum member who asked for the city-data retirement forum URL - I could not respond to your PM b/c your inbox exceeds forum limits. So here is the URL - watch out for squawking chickens!
Retirement Forum - Social Security, age, moving, relocation, finance, savings, early, hobbies, nursing homes - City-Data Forum
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04-08-2018, 12:31 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Not sure if anyone remembers Nodak I believe he has passed away. I didn't know him but I meet him here on ER.
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Is this obit possibly Nodak? A number of details fit his profile with age, retirement year and work details, but can't be sure as I did not know him.
Obituary | Curtis Schweitzer | Askew Funeral Homes
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04-08-2018, 12:34 PM
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#96
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: northern Michigan
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Not sure if anyone remembers Nodak I believe he has passed away. I didn't know him but I meet him here on ER.
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I remember him, and I'm very sorry to hear that. Seems like he just posted here not too many months ago........I thought maybe he was just taking a break.
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04-08-2018, 01:40 PM
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#97
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Everything fits with what he posted here, so I'd be comfortable saying that obit was his. Just a few days after his last post here. RIP.
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04-08-2018, 02:09 PM
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#98
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: Chicago
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Thanks Amethyst (I think...... not sure about those "squawking chickens!")
I cleared out some space in my inbox after I was informed your PM bounced due to my over capacity situation! Guess I better pay more attention to that.
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04-08-2018, 02:12 PM
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#99
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It seems to be him.
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04-08-2018, 05:31 PM
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#100
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Yes that is him. I enjoyed his posts about the small town he lived in. He even posted a live web cam of the small town.
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