Recent content by notTwain

Count one more for aerospace engineering/middle management satellite design. Still working since my trigger is stuck. For me, my career started as a hobby in electronic design but slowly deteriorated to monotony - well maybe not slowly, more like the first few days of work. There are some...

I always mis-spell it 'holloween' ... anyways, What's wrong with professing early retirement with young vixons ... while still very young. ... and still needing a vixon? Is it Halloween or is it freedom that is so inticing to the masses?

Re: What is the maximum  possible tax rate on SS b When I reach my 87k it feels like a big raise that is my bonus for sticking it through almost a year. Then the year begins, and I start thinking, "now I can just start maximalizing (sic) my 401K to a market not moving - and the cycle begins...

I heartily agree that saving costs on annual expenditures like insurance (and property tax if you live in CA) is the sure winner to beat inflation and FIRE. When I updated my car insurance from Statefarm to Liberty, my rates went from $810 to $570 with better coverage. That saves about $6000...

I've finally finished off Berstein's FPOI and appreciate his critical thinking - I really enjoyed his brief discourse of the impulse rate of technological advancement around 1850's - primarily communication and transportation. He did a good job putting things in perspective in our times that...

I'm a vanguard fan ... but i guess competition should be good. Fidelity seems to be on board now... http://yahoo.smartmoney.com/bn/index.cfm?story=20040831014750&afl=yahoo it's tempting to get the best bang for the buck for index funds that ride time - especially if rebalancing assets (which...

Austin seems like a great place to have an active retired lifestyle. That 2.2% property tax seems outrages after now getting the benefits of prop 13 for california. My property tax is now 0.4% and enough reason for me to hang out here for the first few breaths of me FIRE life. When I visited...

Let me go out on a limb on this one... maybe it really doesn't qualify as pure retirement. While I am just about ready to pull the trigger, some close friends are curious on how they could possibly accomplish this ... after not accumulated much more than 100K or 200K. Buy a laundromat, all self...

Jack is William Berstein

Just a note that I have been checking out the following site for the expat's info on living in Thailand. http://bkktonite.com/cgi-bin/forum/index.cgi If you check out the living and money matters sections it does agree well with what lance professes. my cheers go out to lance. I'd also...

While I am working I refuse to commute further than a mile to work - biking is better than coffee in the morning. But in doing so I just buy what I can afford as close to work - which is hot real estate in so cal - so finding a shack is fine with me - but now that shack is up to $550,000 and it...

I was watching WSJ report this sunday morning and heard a recommendation to consider buying Canadian Bonds - in that they currently have good rates and the exchange rate should favor a US investor in the next few years. Sounds pretty good - has anyone had this allocated in their assett...

I think I'd have to work my way up to PT .... not exactly an easy feeling to have all of a sudden. The Terhorsts actually eased into it after establishing a home base in Argentina. I fully relate to Surfs Up - divorced, no kids, 41, with a desire to surf, ski, motorcycle cruise, and travel...

Just about left work today ... since I have met my goal earlier this week. It's funny that I feel I have to wait a few days or weeks with a feeling that there's smoke to clear to see where the assortman of well-diversified portfolio settles ... but I guess that's a never ending feeling. There...