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[disneysteve]

Please avoid political comments when responding...

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We choose our seats when we buy our tickets, and we pay accordingly.

That said, if we could get equivalent seats, like move from the left...

[disneysteve]

As expected. Tomorrow will likely be ugly as the tax increase was even worse than anticipated. I think this will make 6 of 7 losing weeks on Wall Str...

[disneysteve]

Exactly. People lump together FIRE but it is really two distinct things. FI comes first. At that point, you can decide when or if you do the RE part....

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It will be interesting to see what happens once we know the details. It can't possibly be good for the market or the economy. It will be the largest peacetime...

[disneysteve]

Agreed. Plenty of items are made here, though many are made with foreign parts or materials that simply aren't available domestically. For example, try...

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Yeah, I'm not having any of that. My window, my decision as to whether the shade is up or down. Personally I only buy aisle seats but if I am stuck by...

[disneysteve]

NO


NO


If it's disturbing me, I'll ask them to turn it down, or ask a flight attendant to do so.

Even...

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I'm not sure why you dredged up a 4-year old post about a different topic to say this, but this is exactly why more and more places are charging a fee...

[disneysteve]

I like this analysis and agree. I mean I have no idea what $10 million plus would feel like since we're not there, but $3-4 million is comfortable. We...

[disneysteve]

Paying off the mortgage would make a big difference obviously. And yes, some spending will change, like not needing business clothing any longer. But...

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My goal had been $600/mo net, but that turned out to be too low. If my reselling can at least pay for our health insurance, I would count that as a win,...

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We live in a global economy. Trying to deny that is a fool's errand. Manufacturing is NEVER coming back to this country. It literally can't. There are...

[disneysteve]

Yes. I fully retired at the beginning of June 2024. I was 59. I effectively retired in August of 2022 at 57 when I switched to per diem employment because...

[disneysteve]

It's a little different than the buffet issue because there is still consumer demand for buffets. If they had them, people would come. There is far lower...

[disneysteve]

Good deal, then. Enjoy it....

[disneysteve]

I understand, but for budgeting and planning purposes, you need to include ALL spending in your calculations. You don't want to retire and find you don't...

[disneysteve]

March 2025 wrap up

ebay:
$1,068.04 gross
$825.83 net

Replacements:
$889.75 gross
$444.22 net
...

[disneysteve]

Ah, so the budget you posted is incomplete. If your actual spending is $1,700/month higher than what you listed, that obviously is an important factor...

[disneysteve]

That's fair, but you could also walk into any store anywhere and find a similar watch for the same price. Target, Walmart, Boscovs, etc. They all have...