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by SHL
Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:34 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: What do you do to keep your mind sharp?
Replies: 65
Views: 7669

Re: What do you do to keep your mind sharp?

This is a great topic. I'm 62 and beginning to notice occasional 'senior moments' when I can't remember a name, etc. My mother has Alzheimer's, so it's a real concern for me. I'm about to retire from my job, and I hope that playing music will help me stay sharp. Will definitely follow some of the suggestions here. Thanks!
by SHL
Wed Jul 26, 2017 3:56 pm
Forum: US Chapters
Topic: Roll Call for the Retirement Class of 2017!
Replies: 334
Views: 91846

Re: Roll Call for the Retirement Class of 2017!

Miriam2 wrote:
SHL wrote:I'm 62 and planning to retire at the end of 2017. After that, I plan to realize my dream of becoming an unemployed musician! :happy
Welcome to the class SHL and congratulations on becoming unemployed :shock: :shock: !!

Most musicians I know have a dream of being an employed musician :mrgreen:

Let us know your release date and good luck in your new ventures :happy
Thank you! My graduation date is planned for 31-Dec-2017.

And by 'unemployed musician' I meant that I plan to live on my Boglehead savings and play music (guitar and ukulele) as a hobby. :happy
by SHL
Mon Jul 10, 2017 3:52 pm
Forum: US Chapters
Topic: Roll Call for the Retirement Class of 2017!
Replies: 334
Views: 91846

Re: Roll Call for the Retirement Class of 2017!

I'm 62 and planning to retire at the end of 2017. After that, I plan to realize my dream of becoming an unemployed musician! :happy
by SHL
Thu Mar 30, 2017 4:00 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Keep two cars for one person to drive
Replies: 34
Views: 8604

Re: Keep two cars for one person to drive

I recently bought a 2016 Honda CR-V, and kept my 2000 Civic that I've been driving for the past 17 years. Why? The Civic costs very little to own and operate, so I'm still driving it to work and keeping the miles off the new CR-V. I'm planning to retire by year-end, so I'll sell the Civic when I no longer have a harrowing daily commute. :mrgreen:
by SHL
Fri Jul 17, 2015 11:02 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: What Book Are You Currently Reading? Part VI
Replies: 7638
Views: 1712824

Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading? Part VI

I was reading Mark Twain's Innocents Abroad, but got bogged down midway through it, so I read Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan instead, which was pretty entertaining.

Currently reading The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey, which is a real page-turner! :happy
by SHL
Wed Jun 24, 2015 2:43 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: What ratio are you stocks/bonds and how old are you?
Replies: 449
Views: 95624

Re: What ratio are you stocks/bonds and how old are you?

Age 60, 2 years from retirement - 40% stocks, 60% bonds
by SHL
Thu Jun 11, 2015 1:27 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: What Movie Have You Recently Watched?
Replies: 11037
Views: 2066611

Re: What Movie Have You Recently Watched?

I watched "Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1" on bluray disc. It was pretty intense, but had a beautiful film score.
by SHL
Thu Jan 15, 2015 12:50 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Finally joined the two comma club
Replies: 42
Views: 8524

Re: Finally joined the two comma club

Congrats, way to go!
by SHL
Wed Jan 07, 2015 1:27 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: What do you drive, and why?
Replies: 255
Views: 43783

Re: What do you drive, and why?

I drive a 2000 Honda Civic with 125K miles, because it's cheap to own. I plan to drive it until the wheels fall off. The money I would otherwise spend on a fancy vehicle is going in my retirement accounts instead. :moneybag
by SHL
Tue Dec 09, 2014 12:24 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: [What UN-frugal thing do you do? What do you splurge on?]
Replies: 785
Views: 82861

Re: What do you splurge on?

Musical instruments, mainly ukuleles.
by SHL
Tue Jul 22, 2014 1:07 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: What to do in a market correction
Replies: 32
Views: 4851

Re: What to do in a market correction

As Mr. Bogle might say: "Don't just do something, stand there!"
by SHL
Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:21 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: BBQ Road Trip
Replies: 50
Views: 6319

Re: BBQ Road Trip

Moonlite BBQ in Owensboro, Kentucky. That's all you need to know! 8-)
by SHL
Fri Mar 07, 2014 2:58 pm
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Two commas...
Replies: 32
Views: 4345

Re: Two commas...

island wrote:SHL congrats! It's the season, my 401K did the same last week! :sharebeer
Congrats to you as well! I guess a rising tide does lift all boats (at least the ones in the water). :happy

Thanks y'all!
by SHL
Fri Mar 07, 2014 12:38 pm
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Two commas...
Replies: 32
Views: 4345

Two commas...

for me, myself, and I. :mrgreen:

At market close on Thursday, 6-March-2014, my retirement accounts reached the 1-million mark. I just wanted to commemorate the occasion.

I'll keep working and saving, but am planning to retire three years from now at age 62, when my house is paid off.

I'm very grateful to John C. Bogle and all the Bogleheads. Thanks!
by SHL
Wed Mar 05, 2014 12:21 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: How Many Funds Do You Have in Taxable?
Replies: 97
Views: 8539

Re: How Many Funds Do You Have in Taxable?

Three in taxable, all Vanguard: total stock index, total international stock index, and intermediate tax-exempt.
by SHL
Thu Dec 12, 2013 10:40 am
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: What percentage of your income are you saving?
Replies: 208
Views: 26374

Re: What percentage of your income are you saving?

I save 20% of my salary in my employer's 403(b), and have also contributed the maximum amount to my IRA each year for the past 25 years or so. Together, it's about 27% of my current annual income. I'm 58 and planning to retire at 62.
by SHL
Thu Dec 05, 2013 5:18 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Wine for daily consumption?
Replies: 105
Views: 10588

Re: Wine for daily consumption?

+1 for Cupcake wines and for the Menage a Trois Red Blend. Also, Callia Alta Malbec is pretty good. :thumbsup
by SHL
Wed Oct 02, 2013 1:51 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: 2007 Honda Civic, to sell or not to sell?
Replies: 57
Views: 6820

Re: 2007 Honda Civic, to sell or not to sell?

If you want to keep your cash, then keep your Civic. I have a 2000 Civic EX coupe with 110K miles, and I plan to drive it 'til the wheels fall off!
by SHL
Tue Jul 09, 2013 1:45 pm
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: How to get over finance envy
Replies: 377
Views: 57952

Re: How to get over finance envy

I find contentment by not comparing my insides to other people's outsides.
by SHL
Sat Jun 22, 2013 10:55 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Need help with Windows.
Replies: 35
Views: 3139

Re: Need help with Windows.

Macs are cute, but most people prefer real computers.
by SHL
Fri May 31, 2013 11:52 am
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Advisor wants to separate me from my money
Replies: 24
Views: 3567

Re: Advisor wants to separate me from my money

I don't know anything about DFA funds, but if passive investing via mutual funds, is all you want to do, then skip the advisor, open a Vanguard mutual fund account, and start buying and holding Vanguard funds. You'll save on investing costs, and begin keeping more of your money. You may also want to read some of the investing books listed in the Bogleheads wiki, such as Bogle's books on mutual funds, and The Bogleheads Guide to Investing, to get the gist of our investing approach around here. Also, when opening a Vanguard account on-line, and transferring other accounts to Vanguard, I recommend being on the phone with a Vanguard customer service rep. during the process, and let them walk you through it step by step. That's what I did, and h...
by SHL
Fri May 17, 2013 6:49 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: What were the little things that led you to index investing?
Replies: 60
Views: 6094

Re: What were the little things that led you to index invest

khh wrote:Not exactly little, but when I saw Jack Bogle on WSW, it was like the light bulb came on. I think this was in early 1984.
Me too!
by SHL
Mon May 13, 2013 5:01 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Just Sold Out. What do you think?
Replies: 95
Views: 10342

Re: Just Sold Out. What do you think?

Sounds like an all-or-nothing form of market timing.
by SHL
Wed May 08, 2013 2:40 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Too lazy to write an IPS
Replies: 14
Views: 1960

Re: Too lazy to write an IPS

Save at least 20% of my gross income each year, and invest for retirement using the Bogleheads Investment Philosophy.

There, I just wrote my IPS.
by SHL
Sun Apr 21, 2013 1:02 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: Why are you a boglehead ???
Replies: 60
Views: 6224

Re: Why are you a boglehead ???

Working class background here. I've always had a little sense regarding money, but not a lot of investing sense, until I saw a Jack Bogle interview on TV. Mr. Bogle's approach to investing makes the most sense to me, so here I am: Vanguarding & Bogleheading! :mrgreen:
by SHL
Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:03 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: TV recommendation
Replies: 33
Views: 2858

Re: TV recommendation

Sharp Aquos TVs are really good.
by SHL
Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:13 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Permanent email address
Replies: 45
Views: 6861

Re: Permanent email address

I've been using the new outlook.com e-mail and it looks pretty good. Has a nice Calendar function as well.
by SHL
Sun Apr 07, 2013 9:13 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: What Book Are You Currently Reading? Part V
Replies: 3372
Views: 1561120

Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading? Part V

Now reading Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo.
by SHL
Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:01 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Do I really need a Smartphone?
Replies: 433
Views: 46379

Re: Do I really need a Smartphone?

Not sure if I'm smart enough to use a smartphone. Besides, I don't need another BMB (Big Monthly Bill). :mrgreen:
by SHL
Sat Mar 23, 2013 8:26 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Why Can't I Bring Myself to Buy Me a Nice Watch?
Replies: 193
Views: 25318

Re: Why Can't I Bring Myself to Buy Me a Nice Watch?

I bought a nice Seiko watch recently, on sale for $125 USD. It looks nice and keeps excellent time, so it's perfect for me.
by SHL
Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:20 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: Stocks are at a 5 year high, now what?
Replies: 55
Views: 9440

Re: Stocks are at a 5 year high, now what?

Fasten your seat belts and enjoy the ride. :happy
by SHL
Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:33 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: Shakespearean take on diversification
Replies: 47
Views: 5898

Re: Shakespearean take on diversification

Seriously, "struct me"? :oops:

As the Bard might say:

To spell-check or not to spell-check: that is the question.
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of Internet ridicule
Or to take arms against a sea of grammar nazis,
And by proof-reading end them? To cry: to weep;
So get thee to a dictionary, go!

:mrgreen:
by SHL
Fri Feb 01, 2013 6:28 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Stopping Junk Mail
Replies: 51
Views: 7340

Re: Stoping Junk Mail

Alex Frakt wrote:
SHL wrote:Subbed for good info...
You don't have to do this. If you look at the bottom of the page (on the blue bar), there's a link that says "Subscribe topic". Click it and you will get update notifications. Note: if you are subscribed, the link will show as "Unsubscribe topic". Click it to stop the notifications.
Thanks Alex!
by SHL
Fri Feb 01, 2013 3:18 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Stopping Junk Mail
Replies: 51
Views: 7340

Re: Stoping Junk Mail

Subbed for good info...
by SHL
Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:07 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: How loud is impact noise?
Replies: 24
Views: 2756

Re: How loud is impact noise?

I suffer from tinnitus and hearing loss, caused by Ménière's disease and past noise exposure. I can relate to the OP's concerns because hearing loss is permanent and tinnitus can be maddening, so I try hard to save the hearing I still have. I avoid loud noises whenever possible and always have disposable foam earplugs handy, just in case.

I read somewhere that listening to music can relieve the effects of tinnitus, so I usually go to sleep at night while listening to classical music on the radio with the volume turned down low to mask the ringing in my ears, and it seems to help.
by SHL
Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:00 pm
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: "Are You Brilliant, or Lucky?"
Replies: 48
Views: 5904

Re: "Are You Brilliant, or Lucky?"

"Over the past 12 months, according to Morningstar, investors have pulled $132 billion out of actively managed stock funds and added $57 billion to passive funds."

What did they do with the other $75 billion? :?
by SHL
Wed Nov 28, 2012 7:03 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: What kind of car are you driving?
Replies: 368
Views: 45706

Re: What kind of car are you driving?

thomasbayarea wrote:
SHL wrote:
thomasbayarea wrote:Nobody with motorcycles?
I have a 2004 Suzuki SV650, but I don't ride much anymore. It's just getting too dangerous out there. Will probably sell the bike come Spring time, and enjoy the (relative) comfort of my Civic instead.
Naked SV650 rider here too. I don't ride as much as I want to... Just busy with kids, family and work.
Great bikes aren't they? Tons of fun, and cheap to own (as motorcycles go).
by SHL
Wed Nov 28, 2012 5:21 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: What kind of car are you driving?
Replies: 368
Views: 45706

Re: What kind of car are you driving?

thomasbayarea wrote:Nobody with motorcycles?
I have a 2004 Suzuki SV650, but I don't ride much anymore. It's just getting too dangerous out there. Will probably sell the bike come Spring time, and enjoy the (relative) comfort of my Civic instead.
by SHL
Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:00 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: What kind of car are you driving?
Replies: 368
Views: 45706

Re: What kind of car are you driving?

Those Geo/Chevy Prizms that folks have mentioned are GREAT little cars. I believe GM & Toyota went in together and built the Prizms and Corollas at the same factory in California. The Prizms are surely some of the best built GM cars ever. They just keep on going, and it's amazing how many of them are still on the roads once you start to notice them.
by SHL
Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:34 am
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Can One Further Develop One's Brain?
Replies: 55
Views: 3772

Re: Can One Further Develop One's Brain?

gatorman wrote:
SHL wrote:Well, there's Lumosity and other brain training sites.
Have you tried it yourself?
Yes, I've used Lumosity for a year or so. According to their web site, my brain has gotten much better, and I'm in the very top percentile of all people who have brains. But I think I've just gotten better at doing the Lumosity games & exercises.

Some of the games are challenging, and as a result I've noticed my memory has gotten a little better and my analytical thinking and concentration are maybe a little sharper. YMMV.
by SHL
Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:32 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Can One Further Develop One's Brain?
Replies: 55
Views: 3772

Re: Can One Further Develop One's Brain?

Well, there's Lumosity and other brain training sites.
by SHL
Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:29 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: What kind of car are you driving?
Replies: 368
Views: 45706

Re: What kind of car are you driving?

2000 Honda Civic - 100,000 miles
by SHL
Mon Nov 26, 2012 10:43 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Best tablet for toddlers?
Replies: 27
Views: 4414

Re: Best tablet for toddlers?

First, toddlers don't know Android from Apple, nor do they care. Second, with four grand-kids, you're going to need four tablets, or there will be more fighting over them than sharing them. Having said that, the best "tablet" for toddlers is the LeapPad2 Explorer Learning Tablet from Leap Frog. Last Christmas, we bought two of them for the grand-daughters (ages 3 & 4), and they LOVED them. The girls hardly put them down for months, and now a year later, they still play with them. Plus, they've learned quite a lot from playing with them, without even realizing it. The LeapPad has a simple kid-friendly interface with games, videos, ebooks, art, camera, etc, and it's all about learning. It accepts downloadable apps and/or cartrid...
by SHL
Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:57 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Looking for a Good Historical Fiction Series
Replies: 48
Views: 8024

Re: Looking for a Good Historical Fiction Series

I'm reading O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series now, and really enjoying it; currently on the third book, H.M.S. Surprise.
by SHL
Thu Oct 04, 2012 6:32 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Do you use Social Media?
Replies: 45
Views: 4193

Re: Do you use Social Media?

I'm on Facebook, although I don't publish any personal infromation and seldom post anything.

Recently joined Twitter as @Steedy357 and enjoy tweeting. So far, Donald Trump is my favorite "tweep". :mrgreen:
by SHL
Thu Oct 04, 2012 10:11 am
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Any regrets moving from a active manager to passive indexing
Replies: 52
Views: 6661

Re: Any regrets moving from a active manager to passive inde

No regrets whatsoever! Switching to Vanguard index funds, in Vanguard accounts, has been my best investment decision ever.
by SHL
Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:47 pm
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Anyone use HDTV free air over cable?
Replies: 73
Views: 11495

Re: Anyone use HDTV free air over cable?

I recently upgraded to two "HD" TVs. First, was a 32-inch Sony Bravia. Second one is a 60-inch Sharp Aquos. Both are pulling in my local stations crystal clear with old-fashioned rabbit ears antennae. This Boglehead can't afford cable or satellite TV, so 720p on the Sony and 1080i on the Sharp looks perfectly good to me, especially for free! :happy