Sounds like something they could tip over and break???lynneny wrote:My cats won't drink from their water dish either, and they ignore the cat fountain I bought them. But for some unknown reason they like drinking from the flower vase in the living room, so I just add fresh water to that every day (and no longer put flowers in it).
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- Sun Jan 11, 2015 8:37 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: cat water fountain
- Replies: 75
- Views: 22654
Re: cat water fountain
- Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:37 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Is "stay the course" a commandment or a suggestion?
- Replies: 60
- Views: 6792
Re: Is "stay the course" a commandment or a suggestion?
It's the only choice we have.
It's a reminder we're human.
It's a reminder we're human.
- Tue Jan 06, 2015 4:18 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Today is a Good Day to fund the 2015 IRA
- Replies: 69
- Views: 11040
Re: Today is a Good Day to fund the 2015 IRA
Today was even better.
- Mon Jan 05, 2015 10:13 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: 2015 BOGLEHEAD CONTEST REGISTRATION
- Replies: 557
- Views: 57674
- Mon Jan 05, 2015 1:36 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Bogleheads 2015 Hedge Fund Contest
- Replies: 227
- Views: 48974
Re: Bogleheads 2015 Hedge Fund Contest
Name: Manager See Manager Do Fund
Long: EW, EA
Short: COH, MAT
Long: EW, EA
Short: COH, MAT
- Thu Feb 27, 2014 3:03 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Do children become less expensive as they grow up?
- Replies: 93
- Views: 13231
Re: Do children become less expensive as they grow up?
swaption wrote:I have to laugh. Definitely not. I see the mention of figure skating expenses. I can check that box. For my other girl it was gymnastics and now dance. This won't be applicable to everyone, but throw in summer camp
Yeah, but isn’t this just a keeping up with the Joneses thing?
I don’t remember anyone growing up taking dancing, gymnastics, skating lessons or any of this stuff.
“Play” was in the yard , and if you were lucky, you had something that resembled a pool to go in.
(or at least a hose)
As you can probably guess, I don’t have kids.
Id probably be as guilty as anyone else, but the monster we’ve created is amazing.
Thanks
SP-diceman
- Wed Jan 29, 2014 12:15 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Does anyone have a bat house?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3181
Re: Does anyone have a bat house?
I only have a bat cave.
- Sun Jan 26, 2014 11:36 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Rebalancing the same than timing the market ?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2135
Re: Rebalancing the same than timing the market ?
If you're worried about being called a "market timer" just ask them what they're doing?deikel wrote:Not trying to provoke the wrath of the bogleheads, but....:
Is rebalancing not a form of market timing ?
- Sat Jan 25, 2014 10:57 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: about snow and the stock market
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2317
Re: about snow and the stock market
I thought everyone knew?
Its "fog" that controls markets.
(yes, cloudy crystal balls count)
Its "fog" that controls markets.
(yes, cloudy crystal balls count)
- Fri Jan 24, 2014 2:50 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Glad I own bonds today!
- Replies: 56
- Views: 6715
Re: Glad I own bonds today!
I heard something about "the sky is falling."pastafarian wrote:Is something happening in the stock market? I'm not watching CNBC.
- Fri Jan 24, 2014 2:42 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: percolator vs drip
- Replies: 109
- Views: 12106
Re: percolator vs drip
Instant.
I know, I know, its right up there with daytrading!
I know, I know, its right up there with daytrading!
- Fri Jan 24, 2014 2:36 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Careers you've enjoyed
- Replies: 47
- Views: 5435
Re: Careers you've enjoyed
The best times Ive had at work was when I controlled the vertical and horizontal of my day.
(only a few short years out of decades)
The rest of the time I was in a Dilbert cartoon vs. drawing one.
(only a few short years out of decades)
The rest of the time I was in a Dilbert cartoon vs. drawing one.
- Thu Jan 23, 2014 2:17 am
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Investing in a carwash
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11529
Re: Investing in a carwash
I had a neighbor.
During the 2008 downturn I would see him leave for work in the morning.
I was glad to see that he stayed employed.
Over the summer I found out he owned/ran a carwash down the street.
I "figured" it was one of those invinicible things like car repair.
(people will get the car washed even in bad times)
Last month he moved out.
Moved back in with his mom.
(he's probably about 55 years old)
Said he couldnt put his rent on his credit cards anymore.
Thanks
SP-diceman
During the 2008 downturn I would see him leave for work in the morning.
I was glad to see that he stayed employed.
Over the summer I found out he owned/ran a carwash down the street.
I "figured" it was one of those invinicible things like car repair.
(people will get the car washed even in bad times)
Last month he moved out.
Moved back in with his mom.
(he's probably about 55 years old)
Said he couldnt put his rent on his credit cards anymore.
Thanks
SP-diceman
- Mon Jan 06, 2014 10:02 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Relax... Even "poor" bogleheads are exceptional
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5329
Re: Relax... Even "poor" bogleheads are exceptional
...of course I'm exceptional.
- Sun Jan 05, 2014 12:52 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: The Funniest Movie Ever
- Replies: 227
- Views: 27988
Re: The Funniest Movie Ever
The Owl and the Pussycat.
(Streisand/Segal)
A Shot in the dark.
(Sellers)
A Guide for the Married Man
(Matthau)
(Streisand/Segal)
A Shot in the dark.
(Sellers)
A Guide for the Married Man
(Matthau)
- Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:43 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: A stock picker's market
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1545
Re: A stock picker's market
Every year is a stock picker's market.
...picking the stocks is the problem.
...picking the stocks is the problem.
- Thu Jan 02, 2014 2:10 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What does a Bogle TV look like?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 8457
Re: What does a Bogle TV look like?
When I was at a Labor Day barbecue a few years ago,Draak wrote:Do you use your old school television until it dies?
my cousin asked, “where do you throw out a TV?”
I said, “I’ll take it.”
A 1980’s style, CRT type.
(nothing flat here)
I’ll have to see how long it lasts, and if the Guinness folks need to be contacted.
- Thu Jan 02, 2014 1:52 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: "Cheapskate of the Year"
- Replies: 87
- Views: 13381
Re: "Cheapskate of the Year"
You had glue?VictoriaF wrote:Cut letters from marketing junk mail and glue them into words to save the printer cartridge.
Victoria
- Thu Jan 02, 2014 7:59 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: The inevitability of rising inflation--is it so?
- Replies: 130
- Views: 11798
Re: The inevitability of rising inflation--is it so?
Is inflation natural/necessary?
Can there be a world of stable prices forever?
(things like “crop damage from weather” seem temporary)
Certainly inflation existed before the FED.
(and I would assume problems, solved themselves naturally, through supply/demand)
If inflation can be created, why would deflation be feared?
Can there be a world of stable prices forever?
(things like “crop damage from weather” seem temporary)
Certainly inflation existed before the FED.
(and I would assume problems, solved themselves naturally, through supply/demand)
If inflation can be created, why would deflation be feared?
- Thu Jan 02, 2014 7:40 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: REGISTRATION FOR THE 2014 BOGLEHEAD CONTEST
- Replies: 537
- Views: 44151
Re: REGISTRATION FOR THE 2014 BOGLEHEAD CONTEST
A year for round numbers:
2200
2200
- Thu Jan 02, 2014 7:38 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Bogleheads 2014 Hedge fund contest
- Replies: 160
- Views: 26661
Re: Bogleheads 2014 Hedge fund contest
Monkey See Monkey Do Fund.
Longs: QCOR, UVE
Shorts: LAYN, AVHI
Longs: QCOR, UVE
Shorts: LAYN, AVHI
- Mon Dec 30, 2013 1:39 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Favorite Christmas Gift
- Replies: 43
- Views: 4453
Re: Favorite Christmas Gift
Relatives celebrating Christmas on 12/28/13.
(so no one has to be on the roads/travel Christmas day)
(so no one has to be on the roads/travel Christmas day)
- Sun Dec 29, 2013 11:16 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Are Bogleheads "robots with Excel Spreadsheets?"
- Replies: 74
- Views: 6858
Re: Are Bogleheads "robots with Excel Spreadsheets?"
letsgobobby wrote: who aren't thinking decades ahead to retirement.
A telling line.
Retirement happens by magic.
Someone else does the heavy lifting.
No discomfort, plan, or future thinking necessary.
By the way,
why is today any different?
Were folks guaranteed retirements
in the 1960’s, 1850’s, 1700’s?
Has no one prior to this generation been employed
over 65 years of age?
- Sun Dec 29, 2013 11:03 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Are Bogleheads "robots with Excel Spreadsheets?"
- Replies: 74
- Views: 6858
Re: Are Bogleheads "robots with Excel Spreadsheets?"
ofcmetz wrote:I have suspected for some time that posters like nisi and livesoft may in fact be robots that were invented by Mel and Taylor.
As to the article, there was a telling quote.Leslie Lynch, 52, of Glastonbury, Conn., had $30,000 in her 401(k) retirement account when she lost her $65,000-a-year job last year at an insurance company. She'd worked there 28 years. She has depleted her retirement savings trying to stay afloat.
"I don't believe that I will ever retire now," she says.
She must of saved less than $1000 a year.
…using a 4% withdrawal rate,
$30,000 should last decades.
- Sun Dec 29, 2013 10:38 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Are Bogleheads "robots with Excel Spreadsheets?"
- Replies: 74
- Views: 6858
Re: Are Bogleheads "robots with Excel Spreadsheets?"
Bogleheads are a fortunate group.letsgobobby wrote:"Retirement specialist Teresa Ghilarducci of the New School for Social Research in New York says the voluntary plans "work for a robot with an Excel spreadsheet," not for people trying to pay bills and care for children who aren't thinking decades ahead to retirement."
…they’ve never had children/bills.
…necessities are free for Bogleheads.
…if a Boglehead comes up short in savings
their employer will give them more money.
…in the unlikely event a Boglehead has missed
their “target” both interest rates, and market returns,
will “adjust” to make up the difference.
- Sat Dec 28, 2013 10:05 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: 'Play' Money
- Replies: 95
- Views: 12798
Re: 'Play' Money
This is just "play" rationalization.leonard wrote:- then skydiving, racing, snowboarding, and many others provide excitement without knowingly making an irrational financial choice.
I'll take a small stock investment over skydiving any day of the week.
(difficult to hit the ground at terminal velocity)
...only allowed with a larger car or, a longer, more elaborate, vacation.If it's the excitement (of losing money) ]
- Thu Dec 26, 2013 9:54 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: 2014 Boglehead Predictions Thread
- Replies: 57
- Views: 7599
Re: 2014 Boglehead Predictions Thread
Yield will be the new black.
- Thu Dec 26, 2013 9:48 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: [Why did my fund suddenly drop in value?]
- Replies: 347
- Views: 393553
Re: Why did VCVSX drop 8% today?
...was a dividend paid?
- Thu Dec 26, 2013 9:40 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: 2014 Boglehead Predictions Thread
- Replies: 57
- Views: 7599
Re: 2014 Boglehead Predictions Thread
Market prices will fluctuate.
- Thu Dec 26, 2013 7:33 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Current price of U.S. stocks vs. long-term moving average
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2113
Re: Current price of U.S. stocks vs. long-term moving averag
Its always brightest before dusk!
- Wed Dec 25, 2013 3:07 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Something I don't understand about music
- Replies: 108
- Views: 10017
Re: Something I don't understand about music
I wonder what your opinion would be if you didn’t know Dylan?
Sometimes we actually like what the person stands for or represents
vs. technical skills.
(or if famous, we think we should like him)
All types of “bias” creeps into the mix.
…he’s the “common man.”
…classical is “boring.”
…opera is too “stuffy.”
….I like “feel” vs. “technique.”
…its “raw” not “polished.”
…and so on.
We find ways to like it.
Just look at Andy Warhol or Lou Reed.
Thanks
SP-diceman
Sometimes we actually like what the person stands for or represents
vs. technical skills.
(or if famous, we think we should like him)
All types of “bias” creeps into the mix.
…he’s the “common man.”
…classical is “boring.”
…opera is too “stuffy.”
….I like “feel” vs. “technique.”
…its “raw” not “polished.”
…and so on.
We find ways to like it.
Just look at Andy Warhol or Lou Reed.
Thanks
SP-diceman
- Wed Dec 25, 2013 2:24 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: What Was Your Best Portfolio move in 2013
- Replies: 125
- Views: 12874
Re: What Was Your Best Portfolio move in 2013
Sitting on my hands.
- Wed Dec 25, 2013 2:22 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: How many folks have a dog?
- Replies: 112
- Views: 13596
- Wed Dec 25, 2013 10:22 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: turkey was juiceless
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5160
Re: turkey was juiceless
I cook it in a bag.
...seems to work better.
...seems to work better.
- Thu Dec 19, 2013 8:48 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Obamacare and Cancellation of Non Conforming Insurance
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2480
Re: Obamacare and Cancellation of Non Conforming Insurance
Thats the idea.Ged wrote:My son had a personal experience with the current healthcare transition process that might help some people.
He is currently on an insurance plan that does not qualify under the new rules. As such he was informed that his plan will not be renewable in 2014
I'm sure they will all be canceled eventually.
Just a question of when.
- Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:38 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Stock Picking is Hard
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2652
Re: Stock Picking is Hard
Stock picking is easy.
Beating the indexes is hard.
Beating the indexes is hard.
- Sat Dec 14, 2013 1:21 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Porter Stansberry advising going to 100% cash - Help!
- Replies: 61
- Views: 16791
Re: Porter Stansberry advising going to 100% cash - Help!
From Barrons:
Who do I listen to?
Now where am I?Wall Street strategists expect stocks to rise 10%, boosted by a stronger economy and fatter corporate profits. Bullish on tech, industrials.
Who do I listen to?
- Wed Dec 11, 2013 11:45 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What's your definition of "drive it into the ground?"
- Replies: 50
- Views: 7200
Re: What's your definition of "drive it into the ground?"
280k miles.
When the trans went, it was (as the song goes) time to say goodbye.
When the trans went, it was (as the song goes) time to say goodbye.
- Tue Dec 03, 2013 10:17 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: trend following
- Replies: 80
- Views: 7946
Re: trend following
I seem to recall something about tulips?VictoriaF wrote:How far back should we go?
- Mon Nov 25, 2013 1:26 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: S&P beats 421 Boglehead guesses [2013 Contest]
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2397
Re: S&P beats 421 Bogleheads guess [2013 Contest]
Prices have reached “what looks to be a permanently high plateau.”
- Thu Nov 21, 2013 11:49 am
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: I Know Nothing! Absolutely Nothing!
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5333
Re: I Know Nothing! Absolutely Nothing!
Could be called: Sane Money!mlh46 wrote: Maybe I can start my own CNBC show and repeat "I know nothing and neither does anyone else" over and over for an hour.
- Thu Nov 21, 2013 11:44 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: How much should you give for a wedding gift when...
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8394
Re: How much should you give for a wedding gift when...
Split the difference.
$175
$175
- Wed Nov 20, 2013 2:58 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Thinning hair/ hair loss products
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7596
Re: Thinning hair/ hair loss products
Typically the ones that get in your soup!VictoriaF wrote:Some beards are more palatable than others.frugaltype wrote: I don't know any woman who actually likes a beard on a man.
Victoria
- Wed Nov 20, 2013 2:33 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Thinning hair/ hair loss products
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7596
Re: Thinning hair/ hair loss products
My brother has a piece.
It gets attached to the hair you have left.
As the real hair grows its gets loose, and needs to be refitted.
(costing hundreds of dollars)
While it looks just like his hair did,
he doesn’t know how to get out of it.
(basically you get stuck maintaining the illusion)
If he takes it off, folks will say, “where did your hair go?”
Knowing what he knows now, he says he would just let it go.
It became the “in-thing” to be bald.
As his brother, I’m not familiar with the problem.
I seem to have even more hair than when I was young,
without a hint of thinning or receding.
It gets attached to the hair you have left.
As the real hair grows its gets loose, and needs to be refitted.
(costing hundreds of dollars)
While it looks just like his hair did,
he doesn’t know how to get out of it.
(basically you get stuck maintaining the illusion)
If he takes it off, folks will say, “where did your hair go?”
Knowing what he knows now, he says he would just let it go.
It became the “in-thing” to be bald.
As his brother, I’m not familiar with the problem.
I seem to have even more hair than when I was young,
without a hint of thinning or receding.
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 5:54 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Dying with $1 in Pocket
- Replies: 52
- Views: 4840
Re: Dying with $1 in Pocket
As long as you're accurate!mathwhiz wrote:What exactly is wrong with dying with $1 in your pocket?
- Thu Nov 07, 2013 1:08 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: google does math
- Replies: 53
- Views: 6327
Re: google does math
Its not even a fibonacci number.Imperabo wrote:http://bit.ly/swfnZ6VictoriaF wrote: Right. Especially, because we have already eliminated the liveliest topics about life, universe and everything.
We can all go home now.
- Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:44 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Brent Arends: you can beat the market with smart timing
- Replies: 89
- Views: 9221
Re: Brent Arends: you can beat the market with smart timing
The “average-Joe” probably doesn’t have $100,000A few key statistics can help average-Joe investors buy low, sell high
“saved” for retirement.
He may want to work on saving vs. smart timing.
- Mon Oct 28, 2013 2:42 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Am I the only scifi fanatic who thinks that Gravity is lame?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 8104
Re: Am I the only scifi fanatic who thinks that Gravity is l
Gravity was lame when it brought the market down in 2008.
- Sun Oct 20, 2013 11:48 am
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Wine Investment
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4241
Re: Wine Investment
Nothing like “liquid assets.”
- Sat Oct 19, 2013 11:38 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Whats the diff between index investing vs buying your own?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 4137
Re: Whats the diff between index investing vs buying your ow
Another problem.techcrium wrote:
Say you have $500K to invest.
Most dont start there.
Funds allow small dollar purchases over time.
(and fractional share dividend renvestment)