gcgang
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Another good one, QCOM +2,625% since 1996, may come to an end w possible Broadcom acquisition.
Another good one, QCOM +2,625% since 1996, may come to an end w possible Broadcom acquisition.
....My mom died when I was 15. She didn't have much (recently divorced, went back to get her college degree and had just started a teaching job), but what she did have went into a trust for my sisters and me. But the trust stipulated that we would receive our share when we each turned 24 (she wanted to make sure that we finished college and got a job first). And it must have been invested well. So 9 years later when I turned 24, it was enough for a downpayment on a condo that I never would have been able to save the money for, at least not from my first job. ....
Oh man. Back in the day, before Qualcomm was even on most people's radar, I had knowledge of what was going to happen to that then-little company.
Surprised with the responses and lack of power, I see lots of dinks and dunks, singles and doubles but not many base clearing hits. I thought I’d see some early Apple or Facebook holders or some business owner who blew up their business or some similar stories
Yeah, I'd rather be the Rickey Henderson of ER. Just get on base, and make the pitcher sweat....You are thinking like most of the general population. They think they can't save money and win the game while blowing money every week. It's that money that many on this forum saved and invested to win the game.
"Base clearing hits" are few and far between.
You are thinking like most of the general population. They think they can't save money and win the game while blowing money every week. It's that money that many on this forum saved and invested to win the game.
"Base clearing hits" are few and far between.
My first car loan was my last.
You are thinking like most of the general population. They think they can't save money and win the game while blowing money every week. It's that money that many on this forum saved and invested to win the game.
"Base clearing hits" are few and far between.
Like splitwdw says, you don't have to do this. You kind of make it sound like a homer is going to come your way at some point, but you may never get your pitch. You may have to take big chances. People talk about hitting it big in XYZ stock, but to hit a homer with that in many cases you have to invest a pretty good amount, or somehow managed to hit it from bottom to top.I achieved fire through power hitting but I can hit for average also by way of living below my means and saving money. With the help of my first home run, accumulating Home Depot stock and going through 3 splits in 4 years, I was able to set up my next at bat which was a grand slam, smacked out of the park.
Like investing, to hit for power you have to get “your pitch” then square it up and drive it
I just thought that most members here would have hit at least a home run or two.
A lot of people here did it in less than 40, but whether it's 25 or 30 or 40, yes, it's an accomplishment.Something that came to mind reading through responses.... is working 40 years and achieving Fire really an accomplishment? 40 years of service, 1/2 your life, to be taken care of for the remaining 15 or 20 years of it? Is that really “retiring early”
Not intended to demean anyone, just a viewpoint from someone whom literally Fired off 12 years in the workforce and hit a couple very meaningful home runs
Something that came to mind reading through responses.... is working 40 years and achieving Fire really an accomplishment?
I'd say it is more of an accomplishment than hitting the lottery, retiring early and trolling on the internet.