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- Sat Mar 30, 2024 4:10 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hello from a Traveling Pet Sitter!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1902
Re: Hello from a Traveling Pet Sitter!
Cool site. Good idea. We had loads of positive reviews - 24 maybe? But because we didn't renew with TrustedHouseSitters they are gone now. "Full disclosure of active security devices (cameras, etc) in your home." - We had a camera in one sit. Host disclosed it as they were leaving and ther...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:12 pm
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: ERE or Semi-ERE past Age 65
- Replies: 131
- Views: 7546
Re: ERE or Semi-ERE past Age 65
@theanimal - Reading the interview - her position sounds similar to Jacob's. Leading the lifestyle, but with a financial backstop. Nice house. Multiple income streams. Enough money to identify as a value investor. Financially successful parents (inheritance?). Ivy league education. Not a criticism ...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:02 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hello from a Traveling Pet Sitter!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1902
Re: Hello from a Traveling Pet Sitter!
Hello and welcome. I look forward to reading about your adventures and perspective. My wife and I did around 25 house sits, mainly around Ireland and one in France. We enjoyed it a lot but there was some fatigue in looking after pets and places by the end. Fortunately or unfortunately since then we ...
- Sat Sep 09, 2023 3:49 pm
- Forum: Friends, Family, Relationships, and Community Questions
- Topic: Mommy, my sister is teasing me!
- Replies: 56
- Views: 23319
Re: Mommy, my sister is teasing me!
10 years on from the original post. Is the sister still working with a walker? Is the brother still working for free @60 and asking family to pay his bills?
Does sclass have a warm blanket?
Does sclass have a warm blanket?
- Sat Sep 09, 2023 3:12 pm
- Forum: Friends, Family, Relationships, and Community Questions
- Topic: How to maintain friendships frugally?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7643
Re: How to maintain friendships frugally?
I had forgotten we were friends back in the day....2Birds1Stone wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 11:03 pmThe people I was largely friends with in HS and college are now mostly overweight shadows in the cave, sedated by HFCS and reality TV, and they love to get together on the weekends to binge drink and complain about work/their lives.
- Thu Jun 08, 2023 3:39 pm
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: On debt and mortgage: Change my view
- Replies: 37
- Views: 13634
Re: On debt and mortgage: Change my view
Think your relationship with debt would be better if you earned more. Perhaps focus on acquiring useful skills to do that.
- Thu Dec 29, 2022 4:03 pm
- Forum: ERE Book/Blog/Forum
- Topic: A research paper about FI with an ERE mention
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3708
Re: A research paper about FI with an ERE mention
Yeah postgrad degrees are in the large horseshit for people who feared employment. Bums on seats = cash. In many cases a masters doesn’t even cover undergrad content (or assume it). Got a mate who got a ‘masters’ and he did a case study of a petrol/gas station and made some trite observations about ...
- Tue Dec 27, 2022 5:57 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Spend dividends or reinvest?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3542
Re: Spend dividends or reinvest?
Dividends are taxed as income here so it doesn’t matter if I use that income or any other to pay the bills. Grown would be the same as I regularly invest the difference between income and expenses. It was more a fun idea to divert dividends even in the accumulation phase to expenses to focus the min...
- Tue Dec 27, 2022 3:10 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Spend dividends or reinvest?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3542
Spend dividends or reinvest?
Pre FI. Accumulation phase. Spend or reinvest dividends? Reinvest you say, fool. But assuming your investment levels are the same, has anyone spent the dividends for encouragement and to see how investment income is working against bills? It could be fun. Knock bills off one at a time each year. Whe...
- Tue Dec 27, 2022 3:02 pm
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: Choosing a place to retire
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3109
Re: Choosing a place to retire
We relocated to rural Ireland from Australia where we lived for over 5 years. When Covid blew up we came back while things settled. Our current thinking is we like sunshine and to a lesser degree family. I like to look to animals for inspiration and I’ve had both a dog and cat who are happiest just ...
- Tue Dec 27, 2022 2:56 pm
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: Do you dream about money?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1930
Re: Do you dream about money?
Money no, but work trauma, yes. It’s like a ptsd. Nightmares about old characters and plots. Me trying to please them. Betrayal. But then I used to work in a large law firm. A snake pit. An old friend turned foe had a public humiliation a few years after I left work. My work nightmares almost vanish...
- Wed Dec 21, 2022 3:43 pm
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: Retirees, what do you do all day long?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5808
Re: Retirees, what do you do all day long?
I took off about a year and a half for covid. I returned to work because I'm a chicken and I don't feel like I have enough money, but for me there was definitely a period of sit and stare at the wall while you recover from job burnout. So that's also a thing that can happen and it can take about a ...
- Sun Nov 27, 2022 11:42 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: reepicheep's journal
- Replies: 205
- Views: 54808
Re: reepicheep's journal
I got irritated by Mark Boyle when he took the money from the sales of his book which advocated living without money and bought a house. He now advocates not using technology. He looks ill when interviewed.I’m not sure his lifestyle suits him health wise.
- Thu Nov 17, 2022 11:12 pm
- Forum: Friends, Family, Relationships, and Community Questions
- Topic: My theory is better evidence than your lived reality
- Replies: 37
- Views: 18865
Re: My theory is better evidence than your lived reality
This giving advice on the problems of others thread reminds me of a story about Steve Jobs: As well as being a sort-of-genius, Jobs was a truly weird man. As a young man, he was once put on the night-shift so co-workers wouldn't have to endure his BO. (Jobs was convinced his vegan diet meant he didn...
- Thu Nov 17, 2022 5:58 am
- Forum: Money and Investment Questions
- Topic: ETF valuation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1016
Re: ETF valuation
Thanks. I wonder about the Aussie Stockmarket being overvalued due to forced superannuation / retirement savings. But I guess if you go along for the ride it all works out. Re etfs I’ve been buying a few of the bundles. Down 12 percent from a year ago. Slightly addictive throwing cash in, still bett...
- Wed Nov 16, 2022 4:21 pm
- Forum: Money and Investment Questions
- Topic: ETF valuation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1016
ETF valuation
Novice here. Looking at vanguard etfs. Was wondering how the they get valued. Is it just the market? But if everyone piles in, do they get overvalued. Or are more issued?
Appreciate any insights,
Appreciate any insights,
- Wed Jul 13, 2022 10:20 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Successfully retired at 39. Then investment fail.
- Replies: 48
- Views: 16388
Re: Successfully retired at 39. Then investment fail.
I see he took a hit again when crypto and stocks shit the bed as one his commenters said…. Still looks like he is on track!
- Tue Jul 12, 2022 3:09 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Homebrew ROi
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4458
Re: Homebrew ROi
How is the winemaking experience vs the beer making experience? Is it easier to make wine in smaller batches so the need to move inventory is less a problem? I only made from kits. It was pretty easy but I did bottle which was a pain. I’m going to keg for my current batch but will get another gas s...
- Tue Jul 12, 2022 3:07 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Homebrew ROi
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4458
Re: Homebrew ROi
Wine takes less gear, no heat, can be made in very small batches. Ever heard of prison wine? :D If I remember correctly, you just buy a bottle of fruit juice, dump out some, add yeast, replace cap with an airlock, and wait. Hard cider is the same. Obviously it can get more complicated if you want. ...
- Tue Jul 12, 2022 3:05 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Homebrew ROi
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4458
Re: Homebrew ROi
My bootlegger coworker always mentioned sterility. He said wine didn’t require the cleanliness of beer. While the feedstock for the wine was more expensive than the beer making materials. He said those two things balanced out so it was a matter of picking your battles. Just what I heard. I haven’t ...