Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Other discussions not related to the Permanent Portfolio

Moderator: Global Moderator

User avatar
Smith1776
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 3872
Joined: Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:01 pm

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by Smith1776 »

lmao
You can never have too much money, ammo, or RAM.
User avatar
Smith1776
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 3872
Joined: Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:01 pm

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by Smith1776 »

Happy (belated) birthday to Harry Browne!!!
You can never have too much money, ammo, or RAM.
User avatar
Smith1776
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 3872
Joined: Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:01 pm

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by Smith1776 »

:'(
You can never have too much money, ammo, or RAM.
User avatar
dualstow
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 15229
Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:18 am
Location: searching for the lost Xanadu
Contact:

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by dualstow »

Smith1776 wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2024 8:57 pm:'(
What’s wrong - no cake left?
Abd here you stand no taller than the grass sees
And should you really chase so hard /The truth of sport plays rings around you
User avatar
Smith1776
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 3872
Joined: Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:01 pm

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by Smith1776 »

dualstow wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2024 9:05 pm
Smith1776 wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2024 8:57 pm:'(
What’s wrong - no cake left?
Now I have two things to cry about.

😆
You can never have too much money, ammo, or RAM.
User avatar
Smith1776
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 3872
Joined: Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:01 pm

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by Smith1776 »

hawk tuah
You can never have too much money, ammo, or RAM.
User avatar
dualstow
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 15229
Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:18 am
Location: searching for the lost Xanadu
Contact:

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by dualstow »

Smith1776 wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2024 11:57 pmhawk tuah
What’s that, the sound of a phlegmy throat?
Abd here you stand no taller than the grass sees
And should you really chase so hard /The truth of sport plays rings around you
User avatar
Smith1776
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 3872
Joined: Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:01 pm

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by Smith1776 »

GQjyNfeW4AA4DKi.jpeg
GQjyNfeW4AA4DKi.jpeg (76.4 KiB) Viewed 12739 times
You can never have too much money, ammo, or RAM.
User avatar
Smith1776
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 3872
Joined: Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:01 pm

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by Smith1776 »

You can never have too much money, ammo, or RAM.
User avatar
Smith1776
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 3872
Joined: Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:01 pm

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by Smith1776 »

You can never have too much money, ammo, or RAM.
User avatar
Smith1776
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 3872
Joined: Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:01 pm

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by Smith1776 »

You can never have too much money, ammo, or RAM.
User avatar
Smith1776
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 3872
Joined: Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:01 pm

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by Smith1776 »

ok last one:

GQjcaOgWoAAsjbm.jpeg
GQjcaOgWoAAsjbm.jpeg (255.13 KiB) Viewed 12737 times


omg i can't stop laughing at the trump one


my wife thinks i'm an idiot lmao
You can never have too much money, ammo, or RAM.
User avatar
dualstow
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 15229
Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:18 am
Location: searching for the lost Xanadu
Contact:

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by dualstow »

Abd here you stand no taller than the grass sees
And should you really chase so hard /The truth of sport plays rings around you
User avatar
Smith1776
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 3872
Joined: Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:01 pm

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by Smith1776 »

dualstow wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2024 4:41 pm For Smithers, our javascript fan
https://sansec.io/research/polyfill-supply-chain-attack
Daaaang.

I recently did a tech demo for my local meetup group. I built an e-commerce site using Ruby, and the very first product that was listed for sale on the site was JavaScript. ;D
You can never have too much money, ammo, or RAM.
User avatar
dualstow
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 15229
Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:18 am
Location: searching for the lost Xanadu
Contact:

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by dualstow »

Happy Fourth 🇺🇸
Abd here you stand no taller than the grass sees
And should you really chase so hard /The truth of sport plays rings around you
User avatar
Mountaineer
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 5072
Joined: Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:54 am

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by Mountaineer »

May the fourth be with you. 🎆🇺🇸🧨

Let us thank the Lord for our nation’s independence.
Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no help. Psalm 146:3
Jack Jones
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 680
Joined: Mon Aug 24, 2015 3:12 pm

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by Jack Jones »

Happy Independence Day, all.
User avatar
Smith1776
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 3872
Joined: Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:01 pm

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by Smith1776 »

Happy Independence Day everyone!



Watch this to get into the patriotic mood. O0
You can never have too much money, ammo, or RAM.
User avatar
dualstow
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 15229
Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:18 am
Location: searching for the lost Xanadu
Contact:

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by dualstow »

I wonder if mathjak saw the new WSJ article on Vanguard. (new CEO, army of dissatisfied clients)
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/va ... l-c2da0491
Abd here you stand no taller than the grass sees
And should you really chase so hard /The truth of sport plays rings around you
User avatar
Mountaineer
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 5072
Joined: Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:54 am

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by Mountaineer »

I agree that the Vanguard service has gone down hill significantly. Seems like it began with the push to brokerage accounts. I’ve tried for over 3 months, unsuccessfully, to get check writing and checks sent to me for a joint money market account. Absolutely abysmal service.
Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no help. Psalm 146:3
Jack Jones
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 680
Joined: Mon Aug 24, 2015 3:12 pm

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by Jack Jones »

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.
User avatar
dualstow
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 15229
Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:18 am
Location: searching for the lost Xanadu
Contact:

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by dualstow »

Yup. I was practically born into it. And by the time I was old enough/ allowed to manage my own money, I had their S&P500 fund in a joint account with my Dad as the custodian. And a personal advisor. I’m in my third decade with Vanguard.

Totally gave up on the checks and checkwriting. I had to shelve all my Vanguard checkbooks. I don’t write very many checks anymore anyway. It’s all venmo, Cash and Paypal and eChecks now.
Abd here you stand no taller than the grass sees
And should you really chase so hard /The truth of sport plays rings around you
User avatar
Smith1776
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 3872
Joined: Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:01 pm

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by Smith1776 »

I hope everyone's summer is shaping up nicely.

I finally got around to staining and sealing my deck this season. It was really in need of some TLC, so I made a day-project out of it.

There are some people who are proponents of power washing the deck as part of the prep process, but I was advised that it's not strictly necessary. I started early in the morning with a brush and some specialized deck cleaner. I scrubbed all the crap that had built up over the past few years and then hosed it down.

By dusk I went over it with a roller and brush with the stain and the deck is now a nice golden brown (it was literally grey previously).

Now for a BBQ and some deck furniture. O0
You can never have too much money, ammo, or RAM.
User avatar
dualstow
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 15229
Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:18 am
Location: searching for the lost Xanadu
Contact:

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by dualstow »

Nice
Abd here you stand no taller than the grass sees
And should you really chase so hard /The truth of sport plays rings around you
Jack Jones
Executive Member
Executive Member
Posts: 680
Joined: Mon Aug 24, 2015 3:12 pm

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by Jack Jones »

Nice job on keeping up w/ the house!
Post Reply