If you hold EE bonds for 20 years they are guaranteed to double. So they have a guaranteed rate of 3.5% (if held that long). Obviously not a good deal if we ever had a reoccurrence of that inflation similar to the mid-60s to early 80s time period. Vinny Well of course any long-term bond, or even ju...

Anybody been re-exploring the idea of using EE Bonds as a sort of deep-bond/cash hedge for an accumulation strategy? The big idea was a few years ago that the doubling of value of an EE bond over 20 years represents a 3.5% compound RoR vs the 1.13% currently paying out on actual treasuries, and has ...

Thank you drumminj!

I appreciate your input. I'm all ears.

It's too bad Coffee hasn't been around the forum, lately. Dog trainer. Remember him? https://www.amazon.com/Adam-G.-Katz/e/B00ALFYYU6/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1 Yes... what a vet. Interesting dude, and could use his brand of advice, but appreciate any input people can give. I found a video that almost e...

Moda, congrats on the new addition to your family. As someone who has adopted quite a few dogs, I think you are correct with your comment, "He's probably had a sordid past, like many "rescues," and he's from Mexico." I'm not sure that the Mexico part means anything unless he was...

Hi All, I figured maybe members of this board could enlighten me how to handle a situation, either via a good book, training regimen (even if I have to pay for it online or something), etc. We just adopted a rescue dog, and he's about 9 months old, a terrier mix, and is extremely well-behaved on sev...

You know, when you announce that your entire family is on Medicaid while simultaneously posting about the joys of early retirement and the creative ways in which your considerable assets and talents are being invested, you sort of disqualify yourself from the soapbox when it comes to the question o...

I don't have anything to add, but I would like to cast my vote. Shouldn't the anger be directed at the multinational monopolist corporations who, aided and abetted by the U.S. military, a host of NGOs, and approximately 235 whores, have been harvesting these countries for decades? These aren't clim...

You know, when you announce that your entire family is on Medicaid while simultaneously posting about the joys of early retirement and the creative ways in which your considerable assets and talents are being invested, you sort of disqualify yourself from the soapbox when it comes to the question o...

You're living in a dream world. Governments need to enforce the laws that are on the books. If that doesn't happen, then we just slowly turn into the type of nation that these immigrants are trying to get away from. Government bureaucracy is a terrible thing to fall into. Ask me how I know. It's no...

Agreed, good find Vinny. Going back to what ocho said, I guess I'd agree with him, the way he phrased it. But If those same people saved a bigger percentage of their incomes, they would have a much better success rate with their retirements. It's a good feeling knowing you don't have to do anything...

My experiences here as well as in real life during the Trump era have left me fundamentally convinced that you must give no quarter to trolls, fascists, and any others with no respect for their fellow man or ability to hold rational discussions when they try to join polite society. You need to push...

Ah, you're lucky, Moda. My wife and I usually eat different things at home, as I often go for something lighter in flavor (but richer in calories), where as she puts sauces on everything, but weighs under 100 lbs. I don't understand it, because when we go out, she invariably likes what I order over...

That's a neat recipe above. I like that it has honey included. I've been making baked ziti. ✓ simple, ✓ delicious, maybe not healthful. I don't think it qualifies. O0 I recommend salsa verde . Easy to make and very tasty. I make far smaller batches than this as there are only two of us in the house...

I think this would be a good spot to throw up a spot for good recipes. We’ve probably done this before but doesn’t hurt with a new crowd. I’ll go first... although I’m already breaking a rule, as I wouldn’t call it “easy” necessarily, but definitely not difficult. Cajun Salmon Salad on Quinoa w/ Lim...

Moda, Fair enough. I'm not a government hater though. They are protection rackets, that's kinda the point. Personally I like being able to go about my daily business without an AK-47 constantly in tow and I'm willing to exchange some of my earnings and even some of my freedom for that protection. O...

Moda, I just think you have a default setting for everything regardless of facts. I gave you the key for how to figure out what reality is when it comes to casualties caused by whom. Draw a line south of Najaf and the odds are very high the person was killed by a Shia militia or most likely Shia pl...

Facts are good things...take a look at the data yourself. Iranian caused or Iranian supported American deaths in the hundreds, easy, and accurate. http://icasualties.org/App/Fatalities?cause-contains=fire&page=364&rows=10 Sunni caused American deaths in the thousands also accurate. I guess ...

Horton leans ancap, so I doubt he ever sees any country as a legitimate “ally.” I think he’s just accurately describing the role of Iran in Iraq considering who we were also supporting. Further, here’s another good podcast on the topic. And the guy doesn’t sound like a pothead... just a touch of cot...

Scott Horton’s my go-to on this stuff. He’s leagues better than any shithead Iran hawk New-Con or namby-pamby selectively anti-war (except when Obama does it) liberal. Here’s interview with him on the topic. https://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/b/1/2/b1291706f5617a35/FPF439.mp3?c_id=61527665&forcedn=atta...

What we just saw (are seeing) was/is a classic escalation cycle...eventually someone blinks or you have a war. Let's just ignore "who started it" recently and for the past several decades. History matters of course to both sides. The current cycle went something like this: Trump/Bolton in...

https://reason.com/podcast/trumps-irani ... peachable/

Good podcast from Reason on the topic.

What we just saw (are seeing) was/is a classic escalation cycle...eventually someone blinks or you have a war. Let's just ignore "who started it" recently and for the past several decades. History matters of course to both sides. The current cycle went something like this: Trump/Bolton in...

dualstow wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2020 8:13 pm Ricky Gervais eating the Left:

https://twitter.com/RitaPanahi/status/1 ... 89632?s=20

This and everything else he did was fantastic.

Scott Horton’s my go-to on this stuff. He’s leagues better than any shithead Iran hawk New-Con or namby-pamby selectively anti-war (except when Obama does it) liberal. Here’s interview with him on the topic. https://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/b/1/2/b1291706f5617a35/FPF439.mp3?c_id=61527665&forcedn=attac...