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by drbl
Mon Feb 03, 2020 4:03 pm
Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
Topic: Heirloom Product Blog
Replies: 19
Views: 4563

Re:

I forgot to mention old clocks... Recently, I've been teaching myself how to repair clocks from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. You know, the old weight or spring driven brass movement clocks, the things our great-grandparents used to tell time with before electricity came to the f...
by drbl
Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:20 am
Forum: ERE Community
Topic: Boston meetup 2019
Replies: 2
Views: 2521

Re: Boston meetup 2019

Thanks a bunch! Will check those out.
by drbl
Thu Feb 21, 2019 10:53 am
Forum: ERE Community
Topic: Boston meetup 2019
Replies: 2
Views: 2521

Boston meetup 2019

HI all, anyone interested in a Boston meetup? Would be interested to meet like-minded individuals.
by drbl
Fri Feb 01, 2019 1:43 pm
Forum: Housing and Transportation Questions
Topic: How to find ERE roommates (Boston)
Replies: 7
Views: 2707

How to find ERE roommates (Boston)

I've been looking for housing within 2 miles of Longwood Medical Area in Boston, and it seems likely that I'll have to find a roommate with whom to share a 200-300 sqft studio or bedroom, if I want to keep housing costs under $600/mo. I have friends who are willing to room with me but only if I allo...
by drbl
Mon Jan 28, 2019 1:42 pm
Forum: Money and Investment Questions
Topic: Real estate vs. Stocks long term: stocks win by a landslide?
Replies: 59
Views: 18859

Re: Real estate vs. Stocks long term: stocks win by a landslide?

The reason for buying the house was not that I believed that RE would outperform but simply that local NAVs were much below rent. Also the neighbors upstairs were getting exasperating getting up and trampling around at 5am every morning. The area we bought in has a high rate of immigrant/subprime i...
by drbl
Wed Dec 05, 2018 4:38 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Hello!
Replies: 2
Views: 1051

Hello!

I'm a bioinformatics grad student in my mid-20's living in Massachusetts. I first heard about ERE 4 years ago through Jacob's blog and book, and have been on and off implementing the philosophy in my own life. But now is my first time on the forum! I came here because this quote from Jacob's article...