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    Do you have any toys from long ago?

    Oh man. This thread is giving me regrets! My brother and I had lots of toys growing up but we always gave them away to the neighbours as we outgrew them. We did keep or original nintendo system for quite a while but then gave that away too. I sometimes miss my G.I. Joes and hockey cards. All...
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    Career mgt example - smart or dumb?

    Right. When employees behave like this managers just tend to forget that the information is available. Then they develop other methods of getting the info they need to make decisions. They just work around you. It can only hurt, in the end. My guess is that the employee mentioned in the...
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    Has Anyone Successfully Stretched His/Her Back?

    Hey TromboneAl, you may find this series of articles by Eric Cressey and Mike Robertson interesting. T NATION | Neanderthal No More - Part 4 Its a four part series on T-nation, the link is to part IV. Part IV also contains links to the first three parts. It is important to note that they...
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    RRSPs? Yes or no?

    Hello Nuiloa, I'm guessing the pension is a defined benefits pension plan. If so, you are in a sense already contributing to an RRSP. Your pension contributions are adjusted from your income and reduce your taxable income. Also, those contributions reduce the amount of RRSP "room" you receive...
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    The collapse of the middle class?

    The point, I guess, is to reconcile Warren's data with our experiences. I know I'm having a hard time doing it. If we can't reconcile the two, I don't really see how we can make progress on the problem of the shrinking middle class. Or, is it even a problem? The way I see it, Politics are...
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    The collapse of the middle class?

    I'm starting to think my family was working class poor rather than middle class. Could be.
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    The collapse of the middle class?

    I guess I cant really define the typical canadian middle class lifestyle of the 50-70s I can only base my perception on the experience of my parents and their cousins. So your point is understood. Do you think your father could support the same lifestyle today in the same profession? Would he...
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    The collapse of the middle class?

    I am not an American, so I cannot really comment on the squeeze of the American middle class. However, I guess I can say something about the Canadian middle class. The way I see it, today's middle class just has more options available (or become more consumerist depending on how you look at it)...
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    Work Collapses Around Me

    Hi growing_older. You have indicated that the solution you implemented in the past involved overtime (presumably when the production line is down?) To avoid uncompensated overtime you have withheld this information. People are just focusing on this part - you withheld information. I personally...
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    Goodbye Cruel World

    Maybe he took this thread to heart? Hope everything is well, and that life after er.org is awesome.
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    Confessions of a ESR wannabe

    Hi Nords, is it on the ERE blog? I can't seem to find it there. Thanks.
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    What type game system

    If one wants to play online, then the XBOX is the way to go. Pretty impressive online play system. One thing to note, however, is that xbox live (the online play system) is subscription based. I think it is 80 bucks a year or so. So, that is something to consider. PS3 and XBOX are pretty...
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    Stop the presses...

    I'm with you on this, Ha. I just cannot read the paper in my own home. It either has to be in a coffee shop or over breakfast in a diner.
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    The History of Early-Retirement.org

    HAHA! I did the same thing! REWahoo, great job. I was always curious as to how it all started. Also, the links provided much needed entertainment. I needed that!
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    Opportunity to throw the boss under the bus

    Haha! Took me a while to get this joke! Was thinking: "...but she doesn't work for the gov....oh, I get it!"
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