dualstow wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2024 12:04 pm Damn, Stu V read my letter on air on Fox Biz today and I had no idea it was coming.
Wish I had a DVR.

60% Total Stock Market 20% Long Term Treasurys (mostly individual issues) 20% Gold (about 2/3 physical at a depository, other 1/3 in SGOL ETF) I have lots of cash too, but I hold cash based on my need to sleep at night. I don't manage it based on wanting a fixed allocation, but if I were to weigh i...

Thus, a Bitcoin Standard, just like gold standard, would be actually a Bitcoin Certificate Standard, or a Claims on Bitcoin Standard (perhaps it didn't fit on the book's cover), but even more so. In practice, almost all bitcoin would be held in a few secure facilities that would be either controlle...

Unless you live in the city, you’ll probably encounter mugwort growing somewhere once you recognize it. It has been given the “weed” libel by gardeners, and understandably so. Warning here: https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-grow-mugwort-5077403 I bought some for calming tea. I love the bitterness fo...

I used to be very much into that, although I didn’t grow them. I’ve never planted anything but basil and sunflowers. (I don’t really have a yard). Used to take valerian pills in college. My roommate noticed that they stink O0 Tulsi, on the other hand, I used to use as a soap. I thought it might kee...

Wow, very nice. My wife wanting to do something similar in our yard. Unfortunately, neither of us has a green thumb. Has maintaining your garden been particularly labour intensive? The more plants you touch, the greener your thumb gets. I haven’t yet had a year where I felt like I maintained the ga...

I was dealing with some stress this spring, so I did some research into herbal medicine. I realized that a yard full of useful plants that I knew how to use was a form of wealth. I ordered some seeds. I was able to get several perennials established: valerian, licorice, astragalus, but failed with a...

dualstow wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 8:10 am I wonder what Jack Jones and others think about the idea of Elon as a sort of government efficiency czar

I think Elon should continue focusing on getting some humans to Mars.

Hal wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2024 4:55 am Some Harry Browne history....

Thanks!

Lyrics -- not a problem with YYZ of course. O0 You know I always found it odd that Elton John's lyricist posed with the band like he was part of it. I mean, his contribution was great, but is the photographer part of the band, too? I have no issue with that as he was a super integral part of Elton ...

I understand that perspective but don't necessarily agree. The last time the U.S. defaulted on its debt was 1971, and the time previous to that was 1933. We often paint this narrative that these were simply changes or repudiation to the gold standard, but in reality, they were simply defaults. Thos...

https://brownstone.org/articles/the-70-seconds-that-shook-the-world/ Interesting video. The way that she and Fauci look at each other, each smiling and nodding, acknowledging the deed had been done. This video is so surreal to me. Why will nobody take accountability of the decision to shut down eve...

^^ old thread warning ^^^ I asked chatGPT how much all the Bitcoin in the world is worth. 🤖 said about US$585 billion. Big number but smaller than what I was expecting. At least there is a fixed limit on the number of coins. Satoshi sat down at their computer, wrote a computer program, and shared i...

dualstow wrote: ↑Thu Jul 18, 2024 6:10 am Fail-safe ingesting.

Voting is a suggestion box for slaves and makes you complicit with whatever the government does. It's a humiliation ritual. If you vote you're saying this system of selecting leaders is valid and therefore the "will of the people" is valid and executed by the gov't. If no one voted the go...

I love this tradition of showing off Harry in exotic locales. I remember a similar thing from elementary school.

I gotta admit, after narrowly surviving an assassination attempt, I’m feeling differently about Trump. Everything was fucked in PA, but he prevailed against the forces of evil.

Perhaps he defines volatility in a different way? From his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33TWOZ4zfaA This video has been blowing my mind today (among other current events). My takeaways: [*] With a 5 year horizon, 20% stocks / 80% gold is safer than 40% stocks / 60% tbills. [*] At...

Also: isn’t one man’s evil candidate another man’s good candidate? If not, isn’t it still slippery like ESG investing? (And this time I’ll bother to type out: you might be tempted to reply, “This post isn’t addressed to those who already think they’re voting for someone good. It’s for those who’re ...

"Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil." - Jerry Garcia When you vote for the lesser of two evils, you are complicit. Vote for someone good this time around (even if it is doubtful they'll win), and maybe we'll get better choices next time around. We're not vot...

Nice job on keeping up w/ the house!

Good idea, using the yield of the PRPFX as a proxy:

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/PRPFX/performance/

0.58% seems low, but the metals aren't yielding anything, so maybe that explains it.

I’ve been with Vanguard for over ten years, and have also noticed degradation of service. I also have accounts with Schwab and Fidelity, and prefer the service I receive there.

dualstow wrote: ↑Fri Jul 05, 2024 8:45 am But if you buy gold, you’re supporting a market where the working conditions are often abysmal.

Yeah, I wasn't really making a moral claim about owning bonds on your fellow countrymen. I suppose it's better that citizens own these bonds than foreigners.

Wealth creation isnt zero-sum, if you loan me a tractor we can both have more food Money out of thin air is more complicated...if you want instant access to savings you should get 0 interest or even pay a storage fee. If you want interest the money should be locked up to prevent bank runs. We have ...