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notify them and move on....quickly. The company would not hesitate to cut your position if it were in their best interest. My son went thru this several years ago...interviewed, hired, and worked for 6 weeks along with 25 others recent college grads, then 50% were eliminated. No remorse on their par...

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I have started the stretches (backward aging) by Miranda Esmond White.

Pretty good routine, no doubt it will take quite awhile to see results. Also biking and lifting weights.

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Flexsteel served us well over the years.

I am 6'7" - 250, number 1 son is 6'8 and 300 while number 2 son is 6.7' - 200 pounds.

We also had a very large dog.

Ed

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"Tiger Woods" by Benedict and Keteyian. While I am not a golfer, Woods is a fascinating figure. With his recent PGA tour win, he seems to have returned. This is a very detailed book of his life, including all the trouble Woods experienced. Excellent look at a legendary and troubled figure. Hopefully...

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I have individual stocks and have found the premium service has been of value over the years.

Not so much if you simply go with index funds.

I also use the premium service for non financial information on potential customers.

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I am a little ahead of you in age - 63 years old and also on a couple of other issues. Both of my sons are "off the payroll". My wife has two adult children who are also "off the payroll". What we have found that while we are no longer the "employer" we are often the "consultant". Thus, the hard dol...

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Why is this a concern? This is an issue which is set up as a risk hedge.

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I found that by middle age a number of my interests or hobbies were put on the shelf.

Now that the child rearing portion of my life is over, I have resumed all and added more. Lots more time on my hands and hobbies beat TV.

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I have recalled a couple other mistakes: 1. Stayed in a dead end job way too long. Fortunately the next job was a winner and I am still there. 2. Bought Van Waggoner mutual funds in the height of the dot com era. 3. thought Warren Buffet was too old to invest in during the mid 90s when BRK was at $1...

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Jose had a great commentary on work for some people (including me). It is an important part of my life. DW (retired a year ago) is concerned about my social life once I retire. She is probably concerned about having to spend more time with me! My guess is that I will ease into retirement, having the...

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Northwest Indiana.

Seriously....check out the home values, taxes, finanacial stability of the state, and commuting infrastructure.

Ed

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1.Purchased an individual stock in 1996 (200 shares @ $21.00 per share). Sold the 200 shares in 1999 to finance a vacation (200 @ $45.00 per share). Current value of shares - 1600 shares (split 4x) @ 123.70 = $197920. However, it did finance a great vacation which my terminally ill wife was able to ...

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"Shameless" is back!

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I just finished writing today's entry in my Acco Brands "Daily Reminder". I have written daily since 1980. It is probably my most valued possession.

These will go to my oldest son. He can either keep or destroy. My guess is he will keep them.

Ed

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Our garden has done quite well after a slow start. Asparagus was about 3 weeks late and didnt produce too well. It is growing now, but doesnt seem as thick as in the past. Spinach - slow due to cold. Sugar snap peas ditto. Then it warmed up and we have had lettuce all summer, including warm weather ...

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wabbajack: I can offer a little bit of advice regarding travel of the state and more advise regarding getting there. First, my wife and I drive to all vacations. I hate to fly and as you mentioned, the cost of rentals is HUGE. Also, more important for us is we can take all the stuff we want to take ...

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We will be coming across from Limon to Colorado Springs and then to Salida and considered Cripple Creek as a side stop. Thanks for advice.

Ed

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dave55 - James Lee Burke is outstanding and the Robicheaux series is one of my favorites. Just received a notice from Goodreads that his latest is being released next month. I just finished "The Redeemers" by Ace Atkins...a new author for me. Set in Mississippi, Atkins has a series on Quinn Colson, ...

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Thanks for all replies. Here is tentative and definite itenerary: Saturday - leave NW Indiana....overnight in North Plate, Nebr area Sunday - NP to Colorado Springs to Salida area. Still working on accomodations. Places we want are booked. Looking for B&B or mountain inn. Monday - explore area and s...

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You have around $95,000 in pension incoming within a few years between you and wife. You have $1.5m in qualified assets, which should more than double by the time of MRD at age 70.5...thus giving you $3.0m at that time plus you have 3-4 years to add to 401k, so that figure should be closer to $3.1m....

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We stopped at Salida two years ago and our impression was the same - young and hip. It is on the list of possible places to stay. So far we have 2 nights in Westcliffe, and one at Mineral Hot Springs. My wife really wants to soak in the springs. She is searching for a more natural spring area. Not s...

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Sorry for the lack of info. Will be arriving first week of September, probably Sept 2nd. Other interests - day trips with interesting towns or regions (yes, Colorado is covered with this), mineral hot springs, horseback riding, fly fishing, hiking, antiques, wine, craft beer. No real adventures such...

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Two years ago DW and I headed to Colorado for a week of vacation. We drove to and from and thru the state, staying at Rocky Mountain YMCA, Leadville, Panara, and Gunnison....basically a north central loop. We are returning to Colorado and will be concentrating on south central area...we have two nig...

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I scored at a level of 25 - 50% so...I guess risk assessment is not my cup of tea. Was this a test of personal preferences (such as $100 sure thing vs the probability of a higher result)? Or was it based on probability alone. I will take the $100 sure thing all the time, even tho the risk is higher ...

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"My Cross to Bear" by Greg Allman.

One of my "misses" was never seeing the Allman Brothers Band (another was Tom Petty and Heartbreakers). I have always enjoyed the ABB blues based music.

I am about 2/3 thru this and he has quite a bit to tell about his life, wives, addictions, and music.

Ed

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Finished "Tin Star" on Amazon. Interesting but violent show of an English cop and family who move to Big Bear Lake, Alberta where he is the Police Chief. An oil company moves in to open a refinery and the calm peaceful town becomes a town with lots of violence and killing. It is being renewed for Se...

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Colorado or Vermont/New England.

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I hit my "crisis" at age 34, actually a year or two prior, but at that age I did something about it. However, I was in a dead end job and miserable. Sunday nights was an unpleasant time as the realization that in 12 hours I would be unfulfilled and underpaid. Made a change, as I had been with the sa...

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Unfortunately I have had to work thru that issue. My wife died of cancer at age 43 and we had 14 and 5 year old boys. I also talked to a mutual acquaintance at church yesterday who's wife died at a similar age leaving him as a single dad with a daughter entering high school and son a few years young...

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'since my copy of the Boglehead Handbook for Living has been misplaced, I will attempt to wing it: 1. I own individual stocks...15 or so. 2. I use several managed funds. 3. Own probably 35-40 securities (rather than 3 fund). 4. Check my portfolio a couple of times weekly. Possibly a few more. Ed

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Mr400meterdash

That was a great system.

You learned, both in and out of the classroom.

Ed

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I am anti debt, particularly for college. Both of my sons had college funds established (UGTM) set up shortly after birth with regular contributions. Both have graduated with no debt and actually had funds in reserve. One just graduated and will possibly attend grad school for MBA but he knows that ...

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Recently finished "The Staircase" about the Michael Peterson trial in North Carolina. Really enjoyed it. Currently watching "Sharp Objects" each Sunday night and then rewatching during the week to catch the small clues. Also watching "Tin Star", finding it hard to follow the English accents, but lik...

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Valuethinker.... You might be correct in your assessment (and my error on GS). It might have been BS which took the scrappier kids. I have an acquantance who worked GS and I recall him saying they had the smartest people in the room. Please accept my correction. My comment was based on a book read a...

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Two young people who are friends of my son attended Indiana University and work in IB, both starting in NYC then moving to Chicago. Goldman Sachs has always had the reputation for hiring young people like you, rather than the gold plated educational Ivy Leaguers. One of the young men, now 32, got ou...

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Whatever works for you is fine with me. For me, it was a 20 mile ride at sunrise this morning on a $500 Trek 702 bike in 1:15 burning off 1050 calories per my heart rate monitor. Seeing a doe and 2 fawns was a bonus. I bike outside as much as possible from April thru November then head to the YMCA f...

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I went out and checked the plant. There is a crack in the stem at the base but no holes which I could see....I didnt examine very long as it started raining (we need it). After the rain, I will examine more closely and probably add both sevin to base and copper fungicide to leaves...I have both. The...

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The leaves on our spaghetti squash are drying out, actually turning brown and dying. This seems to have occurred also in the past. This year my wife is retired and taking interest in the garden and she is concerned about eating the squash. We have researched on line and it is either a fungus or a vi...

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Twenty eight plus years with the same company and I still enjoy the sales career....although changes are in the mix at a more rapid pace than ever before (that I can recall). I am not motivated at a high level at all times, but that is healthy for me. Is it possible to go at 100% at all times? Proba...

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We binged on "The Staircase" this week which is a murder trial documentary involving Michael Peterson from 2001 to 2017. Produced by same directors as "Making of a Murderer" (which we havent watched), this was quite a long term look at a trial, including the investigators, defense team, and family. ...

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We watched "Sicario" (Emily Blount) this weekend. Very good movie weighting the good and bad about CIA involvement in the Mexican heroin cartel. I really enjoyed it and gave a great platform for discussion....what steps should be taken in the opiod war? Not a movie, but what the heck....Episode 3 of...

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DW and I used to go to WF a few times a year. The closest one was on Roosevelt Rd in Chicago. We had a competition...who could spot the first shopper who seemed "happy". For the most part it was a store of thin shoppers pushing very small carts with limited groceries due to cost. Usually not many sm...

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3 hours per day in travel.

That would make it a no brainer for me. I enjoy working upstairs at home.

Ed

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"The Trapped Girl" by Robert Dugoni.

Tracy Crosswhite series set in Seattle. His best book in a very good series.

Ed

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Not exactly a movie, but Amazon Prime - Bosch, Season 4. We are 8 episodes in.

Great series.

Not exact to the books, but close enough.

Ed

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What am I learning or studying? Several things: 1. Learning Trigonometry functions and other math using a slide rule. I have a couple of old textbooks. 2. Studying binary stars, using my telescope to identify and "resolve" as many binary or double stars as possible. Also hope to spot the Great Red S...

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This is an outstanding thread. I really enjoy discussing careers with people and typically you do not get to ask what kind of compensation is involved. I am in sales for a graphics manufacturing company...large format digital and screen printing, primarily graphics seen on trucking fleets or other f...

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I have paid off mortgages twice and in both cases, took an aggressive approach with making larger monthly payments....after my retirement and non qualified investments were addressed. The second mortgage was somewhat different as after a few years I did make a lump sum final payment. The reason was ...

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Two people into fountain pens....I am not but am beginning to collect old mechanical pencils, particularly those with advertisements from the 50's and 60's. My wife and I go to estate and garage sales and I usually pickup a few that are grouped into a bundle with old pens, pencils, etc for 50 cents....

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Northwest Indiana It has been a very strange spring. Cold into May. I literally planted and replanted snap peas, spinach, and lettuce. Finally all are producing but we really missed out on spinach. Lettuce is doing quite well, but with a week of 90 degree weather, who knows for how long. Yesterday I...

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