Gyroscopic Investing

I have taken this pledge. Can you join me also? Thank you.

What does taking this pledge require one to do? Living to 2076 would be pretty nice!

That would put me at 102 y/o.  I'm taking the under on that one.

At 131, no thanks!

If you want to know why, read "Never Say Die" by Susan Jacoby.

I will be 106 (actually 105 in July 2076).

That's probably a stretch, but I will go ahead and commit to being around for the Tricentennial celebrations.

Odysseusa wrote: I have taken this pledge. Can you join me also? Thank you.

I don't want to die, so I hope to still be around in 2076. :-)

As it seems to be important to you, I hope the US still will be around too (I'm a European). I would probably be very happy to nip over to the US to celebrate with you. Especially if you or this forum had contributed to my longevity.

What the hell, I'm adding it to my long term planning spreadsheet (seriously).

P.S. http://www.ted.com/talks/aubrey_de_grey ... aging.html

Odysseusa wrote: I have taken this pledge. Can you join me also? Thank you.

No thanks...unless any one on this site can offer me a reasonable deal on mummification.

AdamA wrote:

Odysseusa wrote: I have taken this pledge. Can you join me also? Thank you.

No thanks...unless any one on this site can offer me a reasonable deal on mummification.

I think my union offers this as a supplement to "death benefits". I'll check on it.

hpowders wrote:

AdamA wrote:

Odysseusa wrote: I have taken this pledge. Can you join me also? Thank you.

No thanks...unless any one on this site can offer me a reasonable deal on mummification.

I think my union offers this as a supplement to "death benefits". I'll check on it.

I predict the next fad in corpse preservation will be a return of mummification.  Some of the forward-looking funeral homes might even start offering "Egyptian-themed" funerals.  That would be cool [cue Beavis laugh].

MediumTex wrote:

hpowders wrote:

AdamA wrote: No thanks...unless any one on this site can offer me a reasonable deal on mummification.

I think my union offers this as a supplement to "death benefits". I'll check on it.

I predict the next fad in corpse preservation will be a return of mummification.  Some of the forward-looking funeral homes might even start offering "Egyptian-themed" funerals.  That would be cool [cue Beavis laugh].

Wow! I may wind up in a museum someday-as part of the "Investors of the 21 Century" exhibit.

Generally speaking I try not to plan for things that far in advance and 64 years is probably a good cutoff point to my way of thinking.

I'll be 127 which means I'm pretty close to the halfway point at age 63 1/2. Unless the next 63 1/2 years are better than the first 63 1/2 I'm not that enthusiastic about the idea, to tell you the truth. I definitely don't have enough money saved.

notsheigetz wrote:Unless the next 63 1/2 years are better than the first 63 1/2 I'm not that enthusiastic about the idea, to tell you the truth. I definitely don't have enough money saved.

Due to changing demographics, pension systems going down the crapper, etc. I expect "a part time job until you die" to become the main way of life for those who have paid off their house and don't have any kids to raise anymore. Being retired half time doesn't sound too bad to me... it would definitely make my future years better than the past years during which I had to work full time.

MediumTex wrote:

hpowders wrote: No thanks...unless any one on this site can offer me a reasonable deal on mummification.

I predict the next fad in corpse preservation will be a return of mummification.  Some of the forward-looking funeral homes might even start offering "Egyptian-themed" funerals.  That would be cool [cue Beavis laugh].

Instead of mummification I'd shoot for extreme life extension to bridge the gap until aging can be reversed (if ever) + a contract for cryopreservationin case you die anyway. An incredibly small chance of survival is better than none at all. It does sound pretty crazy, but I'm actually thinking of signing up for cryopreservation if one day I have enough spare money lying around. The PP is diversified to protect against all kinds of catastrophes... prepping too... well-diversifying the measures you take to protect against unwanted death (supplements, screening, misc body repairs and upgrades, cryopreservation) seems like a nice addition to it.

Please don't call me a nut. I prefer to be called "eccentric".  ;D

Pres wrote:

notsheigetz wrote:Unless the next 63 1/2 years are better than the first 63 1/2 I'm not that enthusiastic about the idea, to tell you the truth. I definitely don't have enough money saved.

Due to changing demographics, pension systems going down the crapper, etc. I expect "a part time job until you die" to become the main way of life for those who have paid off their house and don't have any kids to raise anymore. Being retired half time doesn't sound too bad to me... it would definitely make my future years better than the past years during which I had to work full time.

I plan on quitting my full-time job in about 3 years after I have earned my maximum social security check but I still intend to work part-time and delay benefits until I'm 70. My dad retired at the age of 60 and it has now been over 33 years in which he has not worked a single day to earn a pay check. Excuse me, but there is something wrong with that picture.

notsheigetz wrote: My dad retired at the age of 60 and it has now been over 33 years in which he has not worked a single day to earn a pay check. Excuse me, but there is something wrong with that picture.

You sound jealous to me.  I'm jealous! 

As long as he has not done anything illegal or unethical, more power to him!

Living until 2076 would put me 14-15 years older than my oldest grandparent was when they passed.  Might be a stretch.  But medical science is progressing and birth rates are declining.  I think 2076 might be past the expected peak in population, but people routinely living past 100 would require adjusting that forecast.

Odysseusa wrote: I have taken this pledge. Can you join me also? Thank you.

Count me in!  I plan to live to at least 120 years old in good to great health.  I want to live long enough to see those high tech, futuristic cities envisioned in SciFi movies.

Come to think of it, that's only around 30 rebalances away. I can do this.

Sure, I'll only be 90.

Good grief! At 110 I sincerely hope not. Besides I remember the tacky stuff from 1976. Think red white and blue polyester leisure suit with platform shoes. Who would want to go through that again and maybe even worse!

Some days I am jealous of my dad but not most. I do not aspire to spend 1/3 of my life in idleness, especially if I'm sucking the life out of other people who have to work for a living while I'm collecting Medicaire and Social Security benefits far beyond what I ever paid into those systems. If I have a bad attitude, then so be it. I think America could use more people like me right now.

AgAuMoney wrote:

notsheigetz wrote: My dad retired at the age of 60 and it has now been over 33 years in which he has not worked a single day to earn a pay check. Excuse me, but there is something wrong with that picture.

You sound jealous to me.  I'm jealous! 

As long as he has not done anything illegal or unethical, more power to him!

Living until 2076 would put me 14-15 years older than my oldest grandparent was when they passed.  Might be a stretch.  But medical science is progressing and birth rates are declining.  I think 2076 might be past the expected peak in population, but people routinely living past 100 would require adjusting that forecast.

notsheigetz wrote: Some days I am jealous of my dad but not most. I do not aspire to spend 1/3 of my life in idleness, especially if I'm sucking the life out of other people who have to work for a living while I'm collecting Medicaire and Social Security benefits. If I have a bad attitude, then so be it. I think America could use more people like me.

I wouldn't want to spend a third of my life in idleness either, but I think it's a mistake to equate retirement with idleness. I know many retired people who have kept nice and busy, only now they work on projects they want to work on rather than what a boss tells them to do. No matter what your life situation is, keeping busy generally always seems necessary to stave off loneliness and insanity.

Kriegsspiel wrote: Sure, I'll only be 90.

I'll be 89 and 11 months by that point