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- Tue Feb 15, 2005 3:52 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Fool.com REHP membership and comps
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15811
Fool.com REHP membership and comps
Wauw looks like the other FIRE board at fool.com suddenly losened the purse strings and gave out comps left and right! :shock: I can imagine the panic meetings in management when they realized what would happen should they not comp. I have not renewed - and no comp... :cry:- ah, am actually ok with ...
- Fri Feb 11, 2005 11:21 am
- Forum: SWR Research Group
- Topic: Hocus your FIRE status?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 104375
- Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:04 pm
- Forum: SWR Research Group
- Topic: Hocus your FIRE status?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 104375
- Tue Feb 08, 2005 2:11 pm
- Forum: SWR Research Group
- Topic: Hocus your FIRE status?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 104375
Most already covered by JWR and Hocus (thanks!). If you do a search on posts by me you will find quite a few from me babbling about not knowing what will go up next and therefore I buy the lot. Current holdings: vti+ijj/brsix/efa+vtrix/eem/vnq+pcl/pcrix/vgpmx/tip/pfuix/pebix 10% in each (where "...
- Tue Feb 08, 2005 12:11 pm
- Forum: SWR Research Group
- Topic: Hocus your FIRE status?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 104375
Might have to change that avatar into some fat slob so I can actually understand the postings! 8) And yes plan to deal some cards at the casino tonight. Sofar up $570 against the casino here (yes, I keep a spreadsheet for that too) - will see whether my Bond luck will last. My last posting in Asia h...
- Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:52 am
- Forum: SWR Research Group
- Topic: Hocus your FIRE status?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 104375
- Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:21 am
- Forum: SWR Research Group
- Topic: Hocus your FIRE status?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 104375
- Tue Feb 08, 2005 5:18 am
- Forum: SWR Research Group
- Topic: Hocus your FIRE status?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 104375
Hocus your FIRE status?
Hi Hocus :D , Now that you have reached ultimate fame with your own Hoco-mania board and everything, I am sure that there are may interested in your FIRE status based on your current plan. One big confusion point I believe is how you manage on an income from $400k only (family of 4 - maybe one more)...
- Mon Feb 07, 2005 1:58 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Getting to Enough
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15881
- Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:21 am
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Getting to Enough
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15881
Good post Karma (again). I started thinking about reaching FI 6 years ago working in Africa an an expat. Being a natural LBYM I was surprised to see how much of my (mid manager level) salary I could actually put aside when I did not get caught up in the expat-spending-trap (I can write a complete po...
- Sun Feb 06, 2005 3:38 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Goals in Retirement
- Replies: 24
- Views: 39767
Karma I think you have a great point though. My mom who did the more traditional retirement (besides some part time work for fun) says that she does not have enough hours in the day to see how she ever had time for work. I think I will feel the same way in FIRE - just too many things I want to do to...
- Sun Feb 06, 2005 2:21 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Goals in Retirement
- Replies: 24
- Views: 39767
- Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:54 pm
- Forum: SWR Research Group
- Topic: Valuation-driven, contrarian investing
- Replies: 30
- Views: 46284
No worries Petey; no grudge here! :D Only about 2% of my base portfolio is in large cap growth (via VTI being 70% SP500 of which about 60% is large growth) so I also seriously under weight that specific asset class, being the main one we find overvalued, myself. Hocus: Ok, so I had it right - 20% in...
- Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:20 am
- Forum: SWR Research Group
- Topic: Valuation-driven, contrarian investing
- Replies: 30
- Views: 46284
- Sun Feb 06, 2005 6:55 am
- Forum: SWR Research Group
- Topic: Valuation-driven, contrarian investing
- Replies: 30
- Views: 46284
Delawaredave; you hit the head on the nail. While I enjoy peteys and hocus's discussions I see the problem you mention. Money where your mouth is: petey is not in market at all yet and as he mentions still talking small money available for that, and hocus about $400k in TIPs and CDs (besides a paid ...
- Fri Feb 04, 2005 1:49 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Goals in Retirement
- Replies: 24
- Views: 39767
- Thu Feb 03, 2005 4:19 pm
- Forum: Town Center
- Topic: Site Administration Issues
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14477
ES; I know that pal. Hocus; I believe those rules are followed quite well at both this and the raddr board. Even fool.com follow it most of the time but a lot of noise there though. I did not renew my fool membership, not in protest, but simply have plenty of other boards to attend and too little ti...
- Wed Feb 02, 2005 6:22 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: Payouts during ER
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12527
Well I have almost my entire nest egg offshore (am an expat) with free access and no taxes as such depending on what country I base myself in of course. For my company pension I can only touch at age 60 and will probably pull as much out as I can then - it is ALSO kept offshore. Some of it is forced...
- Wed Feb 02, 2005 6:00 pm
- Forum: Town Center
- Topic: Site Administration Issues
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14477
- Tue Feb 01, 2005 2:09 pm
- Forum: FIRE Board
- Topic: How I spend my post-FIRE time
- Replies: 70
- Views: 74771
A goal oriented objective? Flying certificate, dive instructor, financial advisor degree, language studies, fittness instructor education are already on my list (and yes I already do a bit of dipping into most of these to check if my interest is still there). Travel: I will travel to meet my friends...