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- Wed Dec 28, 2022 7:59 am
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: Is there a name for this phenomenon?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 9370
Re: Is there a name for this phenomenon?
@kane, just wanted to say that I found your comment to be very close to how I see things.
- Sat Dec 03, 2022 5:59 am
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: Is there a name for this phenomenon?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 9370
Re: Is there a name for this phenomenon?
Hello again. As always my perfectionism got in the way of replying to a thread I created myself lol. Unfortunately the last week was quiet hard for me (illness) but I still managed to think about the original point of the thread. I've realize that, over the years, I molded myself to always try to fi...
- Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:14 am
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: Is there a name for this phenomenon?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 9370
Is there a name for this phenomenon?
Hello, I've been doing some "soul-searching" this year and I started thinking more about how I behave and think. This exercise has been productive because I found that I was not treating myself the same way I would treat any other person. Basically, I tend to bee too harsh on myself. The l...
- Mon Apr 25, 2022 12:54 pm
- Forum: Money and Investment Questions
- Topic: Living Off Your Money by Michael McClung
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10099
Re: Living Off Your Money by Michael McClung
Sorry I misread TIPS as REITs lol
- Sun Apr 24, 2022 4:47 am
- Forum: Money and Investment Questions
- Topic: Living Off Your Money by Michael McClung
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10099
Re: Living Off Your Money by Michael McClung
As a non-American, if you take a sample portfolio from the book, you will expose yourself to currency risk. You already do that even if you are from the US. The Emerging Markets and TIPS are exposing you to currency risk. I have to read the last chapter of the book and then I will go back to some c...
- Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:59 am
- Forum: Money and Investment Questions
- Topic: Living Off Your Money by Michael McClung
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10099
Re: Living Off Your Money by Michael McClung
Sorry for digging this thread out of the grave but I am also reading Mcclung's book and am finding it to be very good. A side question: what do you guys mean by ERN? And two questions more related to the book: * how would you adapt his portfolio recommendations for non-americans? Still own a buch of...
- Thu Jan 21, 2021 3:22 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Sometimes I write when bored
- Replies: 5
- Views: 767
Re: Sometimes I write when bored
Bored again, time to write. I feel like my mental health has been going down again since last week. I had my last school exam in the middle of December and I spent maybe a month completely hooked to Football Manager (FM) (a game where you are the manager of soccer clubs or international teams). I do...
- Mon Dec 21, 2020 6:55 am
- Forum: Work & Education
- Topic: Help me think about the next step in my life
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2904
Re: Help me think about the next step in my life
So I'm back after a few months
Some good feedback here. Thank you all =). I will be start looking at the job market soon and will also start studying some computer science.
Some good feedback here. Thank you all =). I will be start looking at the job market soon and will also start studying some computer science.
- Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:19 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Sometimes I write when bored
- Replies: 5
- Views: 767
Re: Sometimes I write when bored
Decided to take a break in my day to reflect on what I'm doing. When I get into "auto" mode I tend to overdo whatever it is that I want to do (usually video games) but I end up regretting it later. Yesterday was a quite positive day for me, got a lot done, took a nap in the afternoon and f...
- Sun Oct 18, 2020 5:15 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Sometimes I write when bored
- Replies: 5
- Views: 767
Re: Sometimes I write when bored
@ertyu Thank you for taking the time to comment. I agree =) Moving on to today, I feel jaded and tired. Yesterday I got fixated on unlocking cooperative play in Genshin Impact (game me and SO are getting into) so I went to bed after 1 am. That is a big no for me because I tend to wake up very early ...
- Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:24 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Sometimes I write when bored
- Replies: 5
- Views: 767
Sometimes I write when bored
I've noticed I tend to think and behave more compulsively when I'm bored. Right now it's one of those moments so I came up with the idea of starting a Journal. Disclaimer: you probably won't learn anything here and maybe it's a boring read. The objective is to discharge boredom and feel like I'm &qu...
- Thu Sep 10, 2020 4:47 am
- Forum: Work & Education
- Topic: Help me think about the next step in my life
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2904
Re: Help me think about the next step in my life
I just want to thank the people that have answered so far. I will be monitoring the thread and think about the suggestions. Regardless, I am very hesitant to work in a place like a Hedge Fund. The ideas that come to mind when I think about that segment is stress and long hours. But I guess there are...
- Wed Sep 09, 2020 6:20 am
- Forum: Work & Education
- Topic: Help me think about the next step in my life
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2904
Help me think about the next step in my life
Hello, I am a late 20s person from Europe who works part-time at a low-skilled job and is nearing completion of a masters in Financial Mathematics (FM). I also have an undergraduate degree in Economics and a post-graduate degree in Finance. Previously I’ve worked full-time as an IT consultant, in R&...
- Thu Jul 30, 2020 5:43 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Headphone recommendations
- Replies: 41
- Views: 18933
Re: Headphone recommendations
The OP mentions headphones with life long warranty? Does anyone know of any brand that offers this? I prefer earphones though.
- Wed Jul 29, 2020 9:07 am
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: What do use for a cell phone?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6322
Re: What do use for a cell phone?
I echo what some people have said about their smartphones. It has so much utility packed into one inexpensive device that I honestly don't think its worth it for me to have a dumb phone + other things. I have a Samsung S4. Bought it used + new battery for 75€ early this year. If it lasts 2 years tha...
- Wed Jul 29, 2020 5:13 am
- Forum: Money and Investment Questions
- Topic: Precious metals
- Replies: 51
- Views: 12896
Re: Precious metals
The book Permanent Portfolio has a chapter on gold and it probably answers most of your questions. If I remember correctly: * Advices against investing in gold miners stock; * Advices against investing in any precious metal other than gold; * Gives some specifics to keep in mind when it comes to gol...
- Sun Feb 16, 2020 7:12 am
- Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
- Topic: Economists respected in the ERE movement
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4200
Re: Economists respected in the ERE movement
First, sorry for abandoning a thread the second I open it. It's a habit of mine =p. @Solvent Rereading my original post I realize I didn't expand enough on what I wanted to discuss. I guess what I was pushing back on was the narratives and theories we hear everyday on mainstream news (even if they d...
- Fri Jan 31, 2020 5:11 am
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: Bored out of my mind
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3974
Re: Bored out of my mind
@daylen I like the things I'm studying, they are quite engaging and there is a lot of depth to it. If I said that about spacial thinking I probably meant that if I have a mental picture of the math (or any other topic) it's easier for me to understand and memorize it. I don't deal very well with tex...
- Wed Jan 29, 2020 5:18 pm
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: Bored out of my mind
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3974
Re: Bored out of my mind
@daylen I'm doing a Master's in Financial Mathematics. ODEs, PDEs, SDEs, Measure Theory, Stochastic Calculus (SC), Numerical Methods, you name it. We have it all :P Honestly I was never good at memorizing what each letter meant in the MB system. I also hear it's not consensual among people who study...
- Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:30 pm
- Forum: Resources & Recommended Reading
- Topic: Lifespan
- Replies: 85
- Views: 13060
Re: Lifespan
Funny side note: on new year's eve I went to a dinner with mostly total strangers. They laughed at me when I told them the only reason I exercise is to decrease the probability of pain and suffering in the future.