Forum: Other topics
01-01-2021, 06:34 PM
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Views: 4,013
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Forum: Other topics
12-30-2020, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 3,608
Views: 335,637
I just finished reading Radical Sabbatical by...
I just finished reading Radical Sabbatical by Glen Tibaldeo and Laura Berger. Currently reading Escape from the Ordinary by Julie Bradley. Both books are helping me get in the mood for retirement in...
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Forum: Life after FIRE
12-30-2020, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 314
Views: 36,388
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Forum: Life after FIRE
04-22-2019, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 314
Views: 36,388
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Forum: Young Dreamers
01-13-2018, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 14,615
My dream is to retire when I turn 58 and reach...
My dream is to retire when I turn 58 and reach full retirement age at work, and then immediately jump in our motor home and head south where it is warm in the winter. I envision being in the motor...
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Forum: Other topics
04-01-2017, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 203
Views: 11,476
Newspapers............I read a daily newspaper...
Newspapers............I read a daily newspaper for most of my adult life. Does anyone know of anyone under 35 years old that still reads a newspaper on a daily basis? I find that I read most of my...
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Forum: Young Dreamers
02-01-2017, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,826
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Forum: Other topics
01-21-2017, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 94
Views: 6,088
You have asked the question that I have been...
You have asked the question that I have been asking myself before I started this thread. I have found that I have kept increasing my own personal minimum required net worth threshold to no longer be...
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Forum: Other topics
01-20-2017, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 94
Views: 6,088
Changing "Classes"
I have always viewed myself as being part of the "working-class". It is probably because of my upbringing. Maybe that is why I have been able to save a relatively high percentage of my income over...
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Forum: Stock Picking and Market Strategy
01-11-2017, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,432
What history tells us about the future.
The following article made a lot of sense to me when I read it exactly five years ago before today. I decided to stay 100% invested in equities after I read the article.
Seeds of a New Boom for...
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Forum: FIRE and Money
01-07-2017, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 864
Views: 92,670
I was up 16.2% overall across all accounts. Up...
I was up 16.2% overall across all accounts. Up 9.5% for the $ invested in mutual funds via my 401(k) plan. The $ invested in individual stocks via my taxable accounts generated a return of 19.95%. ...
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Forum: Travel Information
09-07-2016, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 4,007
We own a 34 foot diesel pusher motor home. We...
We own a 34 foot diesel pusher motor home. We have gone on a two month sabbatical rv trip all over the country as well as one week trips to Key West, New Orleans and Maine. We have also enjoyed...
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Forum: Stock Picking and Market Strategy
09-02-2016, 04:35 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,093
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Forum: FIRE and Money
01-03-2016, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 689
Views: 76,524
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Forum: FIRE and Money
12-01-2015, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 689
Views: 76,524
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Forum: Life after FIRE
11-06-2015, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 314
Views: 36,388
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Forum: FIRE and Money
08-12-2015, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 10,339
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Forum: Stock Picking and Market Strategy
08-10-2015, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,093
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Forum: Stock Picking and Market Strategy
08-10-2015, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 8,445
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Forum: Hi, I am...
02-02-2015, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,111
We traveled from coast to coast and up into...
We traveled from coast to coast and up into Canada twice. Here's a list of some of the places we visited:
Cape Cod and Boston, MA
Lake George and Lake Placid, NY
Quebec City and Montreal...
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Forum: Hi, I am...
02-01-2015, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,111
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Forum: FIRE and Money
01-04-2015, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 9,361
9.5% overall return in 2014 on my taxable...
9.5% overall return in 2014 on my taxable accounts and 401(k) account. The 2014 return is less than 1/3 of the return I got in 2013. I got killed in 2014 on some energy sector investments in my...
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Forum: FIRE and Money
12-31-2014, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 10,339
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Forum: FIRE Related Public Policy
12-17-2014, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 100
Views: 15,367
I agree. The definition of insanity is to keep...
I agree. The definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing decade after decade after decade and expecting a different result. I also hope to travel to Cuba in the future.
Sent from my...
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Forum: Life after FIRE
12-16-2014, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 314
Views: 36,388
I'll join the class of 2021 too. I'll become...
I'll join the class of 2021 too. I'll become fully vested in a deferred comp plan when I turn 58 in January of that year plus our youngest child will have just turned 21.
In the meantime, I plan...
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