Did your dad drink alcohol or smoke? I lost all four of my grandparents to those, three in their early 70s. Their bodies just fell apart. No, he didn't smoke or drink. Neither of my parents did. My Mom is still alive at age 95 but not doing too well. I don't smoke but I do drink which is why I cut ...

Therefore, if you're trying to get your shit together and avoid dying of hamburger poisoning at age 45, your first step would be to kick all vices. From there, try if possible to lose weight and stop being black. Then and ONLY then, begin to worry about whether or not this or that obscure dietary t...

I assume that you pay off the card each month in full? Yes, it's paid in full automatically every month. I've been doing this for many years and never rolled over a penny yet. The thing I love most about "virtualization" of finances, if that's what we're calling it, is how we're able to p...

I'm 67 and use neither cash nor a debit card for all my spending. Instead, I use my American Express credit card with 2% cash back on all purchases. Usually amounts to about $800/year deposited directly into my checking account.

Pointedstick wrote: I notice a distinct absence of threads bemoaning the PP's poor performance now that things are going well. Everyone happy again?

No, because I only look in January. I'll get back to you then.

If I'm understanding the news correctly, Hillary has an appointment scheduled for a "talk" with the FBI which is something she has said she was looking forward to. I'm no expert on these things but according to Andrew Napolitano, when you are called in for a "talk" with the FBI i...

Police officers  ... we know from body and dash cams that there are plenty of times that they behave badly. ... Also, the DOJ found a "pattern or practice of unlawful conduct" by the police department, in routinely violating the constitutional rights of residents, by discriminating agains...

MachineGhost wrote: You're not gonna get more prosperity by data mining to the past. 

How do you know that? (And I mean how do you KNOW that)?

I've also adopted the Golden Butterfly Portfolio with a slight tilt toward stocks and it seems to be doing well right now.

when these things aren't really possible to know with any certainty. How do you know THAT with any certainty? You're doing exactly the same thing: assuming that your viewpoint is true, and then treating others based on your own view. Reminds me of this quote from Mark Twain .... "It ain't what...

The title of this book was very interesting to me because I was once a Christian and I often "felt" the presence of God. Now that I'm no longer a believer I've been left wondering what that was all about. The author had similar experiences and so far he's doing a good job of explaining it...

2. What is experience? If you are atheist you will lose on #2 pretty much every time. I just started reading a book called "The Illusion of God's Presence, The Biological Origins of Spiritual Longing". If the author proves his case maybe  this won't be such a losing argument for the athei...

2. What is experience? If you are atheist you will lose on #2 pretty much every time. I just started reading a book called "The Illusion of God's Presence, The Biological Origins of Spiritual Longing". If the author proves his case maybe  this won't be such a losing argument for the athei...