Just scheduled a time to have my lawn aerated, and the guy said he'd give me a 10% discount for paying in bitcoin. He says it's going to $202k soon. So I told him "Well if that's true then I guess I'll be paying in cash!" ;D 202, that’s very specific Yes well you see he's built his own pr...

Just scheduled a time to have my lawn aerated, and the guy said he'd give me a 10% discount for paying in bitcoin. He says it's going to $202k soon.

So I told him "Well if that's true then I guess I'll be paying in cash!"

ochotona wrote: ↑Wed Sep 17, 2025 11:04 am Trump being the opportunist, successfully declared himself to be that person, and now he's just operating to help himself and his buddies to whatever value he can extract, and he's not really hiding that at all, is he?

The entrenched interests you've mentioned certainly describe it that way.

I Shrugged wrote: ↑Mon Sep 15, 2025 4:26 pm Perfectly happy with that, it's all I hoped for.

Yes, but imagine how much you could have had with a leveraged 100% equity portfolio! Such a shame.

To get what you're looking for, you're going to have to figure out how to quantify feelings.

Good luck!

As with many things in life, it depends on where someone is on the satisficer - maximizer spectrum. If someone is satisfied with their career, income, savings, investment results, etc. and the lifestyle they provide then what right does anyone have to judge whether they have sufficiently maximized a...

There was much more to it than just the logo.

https://x.com/robbystarbuck/status/1959 ... 78743?s=61

Anyone else taking care of aging/elderly parents? My wife's parents are both 24/7 total care. They've been able to stay in their home with a live-in caregiver (actually a rotation of a few people). It's very expensive but fortunately they have savings to cover it for now. My wife has almost a full-...

Anyone else taking care of aging/elderly parents? My wife's parents are both 24/7 total care. They've been able to stay in their home with a live-in caregiver (actually a rotation of a few people). It's very expensive but fortunately they have savings to cover it for now. My wife has almost a full-...

Things aren't quite as black and white as you make them out to be.

What is the job?

Any chance there could be more than one?

Perhaps we're finding out just how impure our governmental institutions and processes have always been despite the myths we cling to.

I've been happy with US Mobile . They're a "super carrier" that offers service on all of the big 3 and even lets you switch between them. Note that they refer to each network with a unique name, I assume that's due to contractual restrictions on branding, etc. I use "Warp" which ...

What would signal a good time to start buying 30-year bonds again? What's the likelihood that it would occur in the medium-term future? What's the likelihood that a less-active investor would recognize and act on it soon enough to profit from it? Seems like there are always some things being left ou...

boglerdude wrote: ↑Fri Jun 13, 2025 4:07 am > I’ll see you in the Daily Check-in thread?

Imagine thinking you can stop vinny

"You can't stop him, you can only hope to contain him."
- Dan Patrick, ESPN

Is there an age at which any of you would still hold long bonds (i.e. how many years younger would make a difference)? I realize that’s not the only factor here, just curious.

You shouldn't take Trump literally... except for when you should.

Most of the current discussions on this forum are not really about the Permanent Portfolio, and it's been that way for years.

OK doomer.

The Minnesota State Senator who filed a Bill defining TDS as an actual mental illness in Minnesota was arrested for soliciting sex from a minor. Good people! https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesota-senator-justin-eichorn-arrest There are pervs in every segment of society and plenty of these stories to ...

Hope this person gets the help they need.

yankees60 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 03, 2025 9:08 am

ochotona wrote: ↑Mon Mar 03, 2025 7:43 am Sure, for now. Software works until it doesn't if it isn't being actively maintained.

In Trumpland .... it's the quintessential only think about today.

You guys are trying too hard to perpetuate a particular narrative. It just makes you look silly.

The team that built Free File was let go but the service still exists.

https://www.irs.gov/filing/irs-free-fil ... s-for-free

glennds wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2025 2:35 pm To say Ukraine started the war is like saying a rape victim had it coming, so it's her fault, not the rapist's.

Doesn’t seem like he was putting it quite that way.

yankees60 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2025 9:16 am DID Ukraine start the war??!!!

Trying to determine if I should be believing our current president when he says things.

Here's one take on what started it: https://x.com/seanmdav/status/1892302423387000885