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Hello there. i am 62 and am looking at starting social security early. i have a disabled stepchild (14 yr old) and the child benefits for that along with the child in care spousal benefits, makes it beneficial for me to start social security now. we provide at least 50% of his support so...

opinions on TIAA CREF tax deferred 403b ( variable annuity ) plans anyone have any general opinions on the TIAA CREF 403b tax deferred ( variable annuity ) plans for example QCSTPX --> https://www.tiaa.org/public/investment-performance/investment/profile?ticker=268540687 my sister has these...

my mom is considering buying a condo that my sister will rent. so the question is mortgage or no ? she could theoretically just buy it outright (~ 130,000) but i'm thinking getting a mortgage with a largish? down payment might be the way to go. some info: 1) sister (single 57yrs) is very...

going to be in seattle for a few days (going to see bill frisell concert :) . any restaurant suggestions? i'll be primarily in the belltown and pioneer square areas. my default is etta's but something new would be nice.

https://shanghai.ist/2018/10/15/chow-yun-fat-lives-on-just-100-a-month-will-leave-entire-714-million-fortune-to-charity/ Movie star of crouching tiger , hidden dragon . Etc , appears to be an unassuming lbym er I am guessing the tuxedo in the article picture of him cost more than 100 dollars...

Is there a place on the vanguard web site where you can see the expenses incurred by the expense ratios etc.. of the funds you hold in vanguard for a (tax) year ? I looked around a bit, but i didn't find an easy way to determine this. Maybe i missed it somewhere :(

hi all, i'll have one day in carlisle / st bees area before starting on my coast to coast trek does anyone have any suggestions on where i should stay? i have to take the train the next day to st bees so somewhere with train service from london heathrow is required. i was looking at...

I'll be doing some hiking along the rogue river . once that is over I'll be heading back to Southern California afterwards in the afternoon . I was think of driving back from gold beach on Down to brookings beach and redwood national forest near arcata. Is there a place anyone recommends to...

Going to mt rainier in a few weeks . If anyone's has a favorite day hike in the park I'd be interested in hearing about it. Thanks for any input you may have ! Sent from my iPad using Early Retirement Forum

Has anyone done the coast to coast walk in England (that goes thru Lake Distr... Has anyone done the coast to coast walk in England (that goes thru Lake District) ? REI and national geographic have tours that look interesting - I am inclined to use a tour since I will probably be going solo...

Anyone happen to live in lafayette park in detroit? I have been considering buying a Mies van der Rohe condo in that neighborhood (it's somewhere slightly beyond the "day-dream" stage at the moment) so i thought i'd post here and see if anyone lives in that area or has any useful thoughts on...

Even though I'm retired from the Software world professionally, every once in a while the mood strikes me to do some recreational programming. Since the new apple tv coming out soon will allow you to make (app store released) apps , I thought it would be fun to try my hand at making one. Is...

Ok this will be a bit verbose and rambling but bear with me hopefully it will reduce some intermediate questions you might have.. I have a friend who has what i'll a single "collectible" that they have been offered a little north of .5M for this item. The offer is real, the buyer somehow...

How to get a muster of crows to fund your retirement

Can never have enough cat/dog threads so here goes ... :) The mini schnauzer waking up from a nap on his stuffed toy pile

I decided it's time to do a salt lake city -> grand teton -> yellowstone trip so, i'm heading out a week and a half from now. I tried to revive the old yellowstone thread but it said it was too old so i'm starting a new one for any tips anyone might have in mind since the old thread. I did a...

If we ever have an er.org shop. This would be a great item for it. I'm Savin' Up to Quit My Job

Anybody out there making music that they would like to share? I figured it would be a fun thread to have. Here goes.. MySpace.com - Mike Hoegeman - THOUSAND OAKS, California - Nu-Jazz / Electroacoustic / Ambient - www.myspace.com/mikehoegeman -mh

that is all... :) Nudibranchs - Wallpaper - National Geographic Magazine