Here is a Google Earth view of where I live. Most of you would consider it rural? As I have a few times stated, my street (40 mph) is the major road in the area so first to get snow plowed by the town. Houses within a mile each way of my house on my street probably range in price between $115,000 to...

And, I since learned that many of those in the cruise ship industry are registered under foreign flags to avoid paying U.S. taxes. Vinny Slightly off topic, but if they are doing that what does it tell you? Maybe that US taxes are too high compared to the other options? Or, maybe they are all owned...

It has been a little over a year since I read the book by Mr. Rowland and Mr. Lawson. I'm young (under 30) and was searching for direction in how to invest. I had read stuff by Bogle, and a few other "lazy portfolio" books like Coffee House investor, etc. I picked up Permanent Portfolio, ...

I'd rather add Beanie Babies to the PP. i actually know somebody with an extensive beanie baby collection that they inherited from their wife, and who has no idea what to do with it, how much markup can i get for brokering the deal. :D I'd head to eBay to see what they are worth... Vinny Capture.JPG

The three hosts could not restrain themselves from outbursts of laughter as it was being played. Like how Fauci couldn't contain his laughter and had to cover his face after Trump cracked the joke about the "Deep State Department" during the recent press briefing? https://media.giphy.com/...

People in the grocery store had sh** ability to stay away from me. I felt like I was at the Dojo today. Teens and olds have no concept of personal space. I'm one of those people that normally needs about six feet of space around me. I often find myself stepping back oh-so-subtlely, and more often t...

For those of you who went all in in the Permanent Portfolio at once (and, have good records)…. What was the date that you went in? And, at the time of purchase what was the level for the following Big 3 (I have the current levels in ()'s) Gold - $1,493 ( about 20% below the all-time high on 9/5/11)...

vnatale wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 9:03 pm So as to create a real return does anyone favor a "CPI Inflation Calculator" over this one?

https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm

Vinny

Asking again to see if I get any response this time around.

Vinny

dualstow wrote: ↑Thu Mar 26, 2020 5:37 pm irony:
Coronavirus: Mexicans demand crackdown on Americans crossing the border
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52053656

That means that they may not only pay for the wall, they will build the wall!!!

Vinny

Front page top headline in my local newspaper (from yesterday): Business is booming at liquor stores" In the accompanying picture it looks like the cashier and customer are no farer than two feet apart... First paragraph: "It seems many locals are throwing back a shot to forget about the w...

I am now going to fully open the last several days' (week's) worth of mail. After I complete doing so I will then do a day's worth of washing dishes to thoroughly cleanse my hands.

Vinny

Why indeed. Bars are closed but here come the cruise ships. Makes no sense. Why was Trump always making it a point of emphasis every day that we had to help the airlines industry, the hotel industry...……….the cruise ship industry??!! I did some limited research and it seemed like the entire world w...

And, there were a lot of neighborhood kids playing on the trampoline on the other side of the fence adjoining my property. Playing together, in a big group? ::) The white fence is about six feet high. Then the trampolines outlines extend for another three feet over it. Therefore I was not actually ...

I first heard it on the Sports Talk Radio station I have on all the time (along with C-Span being on all the time). I was not fully listening but then I was hearing some things and said to myself, "He did not really say that, did he??!!" Then I finally caught on what was going on. The thre...

Just went outside for the first time in two days to walk across the street to get two days of mail / newspaper. I was first hit by a totally frigid north facing garage. But much milder as I got outside. And, there were a lot of neighborhood kids playing on the trampoline on the other side of the fen...

Fake Trump Explains How He Will Bring The Economy Back To Life On Easter

https://crooksandliars.com/2020/03/fake ... will-bring

dualstow wrote: ↑Thu Mar 26, 2020 10:03 am 128GB RAM

I did meet someone who did software and he educated me on the super powerful computers that they use -- way outside the realm of anything I've ever used. Multiple super powerful CPUs.


Vinny

I assume that just by virtue of people having joined this forum that it would be overwhelmingly composed of "ants" over "grasshopper"? I am the ultimate ant! Vinny Yes, but I doubt most of us are as hardcore as you. I definitely don't still have any shirts or jeans from 20 years...

I assume that just by virtue of people having joined this forum that it would be overwhelmingly composed of "ants" over "grasshopper"? I am the ultimate ant! Vinny Yes, but I doubt most of us are as hardcore as you. I definitely don't still have any shirts or jeans from 20 years...

Day 14 here.....and for the record....I last had any alcohol in December 1974 (45 years ago) and, also, no other recreational drugs since.

Vinny

Received the attached earlier this morning. Extremely detailed six page "summary" of what is in the bill...

Vinny

What's more, the ant who prudently stocks up for a "rainy day" over the course of a decade or more (typically driving a 20-year-old car while his grasshopper neighbor pulls into the driveway with a brand new, decked out truck) is vilified for being a "hoarder." I assume that jus...

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 26, 2020 1:04 am 27E23857-CAC6-4F4B-97BB-CCAB39A11D98.png

She always looks like she belongs to some "royalty" within the cat family!

Vinny

Bogglyhead panic build... forum titles. Everyone has a plan until they get stabbed. Have we hit bottom? Time to buy? Selling 100% stocks on a bounce Why isn't this time different? Do ppl who rebalance annually do anything different in this type of market? Why not stand on the sidelines for a little...

Bonded pair abandoned by their owner in midst of Coronavirus pandemic




https://petrescuereport.com/2020/bonded ... -pandemic/