stelea99 … Thanks for the great post! As an old retired techie I’m still trying to come up with a “use case” for me to install AI on my phone. Your questions about privacy settings are topshelf!!
This is why I like to use the “tap” method of payment. The card doesn’t leave my hand. I still do check my wallet for the card before driving away. I left my card in the reader at a grocery store a few years back. The woman behind me was kind enough to give it to the cashier. A couple of hours later I picked it up at the customer service desk.
I am a mass abundance guy. More of everything for everyone. The problem, to my thinking, are the “status seekers” who feel they have to own something or be special to allow themselves to feel superior to the rest of us.
As a formerly older IT worker I found that if I was willing to compromise on salary - be paid less - I had no trouble getting work. To be fair … my spouse also worked; all the kids were out of college; and our mortgage was paid off.
Yes, of course they do. My parents came of age during the scarcity of The Great Depression. That certainly affected their financial outlook on life. My Siblings and I all grew up in the prosperous 1950’s and 1960’s. A college diploma from the 1970’s was an almost guaranteed ticket to a good paying job. My kids are all millennials and had things pretty good. They all have 401K’s. Some are more ‘frugal’ than others. Here in the 2020’s with high costs of college and housing and healthcare and… well … seemingly everything. That will certainly affect how my grandchildren see their financial futures.
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I am as concerned with “health span” as I am with “lifespan” Perhaps even more so.
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stelea99 … Thanks for the great post! As an old retired techie I’m still trying to come up with a “use case” for me to install AI on my phone. Your questions about privacy settings are topshelf!!
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Please DON’T remove this post! As Dan writes below all the information HD holds help people make these difficult decisions.
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I keep some cash on hand too … just in case. Another Old IT guy.
Post: Have you seen your money lately?
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The ATM is on the Cape where only the Rich people live.
Post: Have you seen your money lately?
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This is why I like to use the “tap” method of payment. The card doesn’t leave my hand. I still do check my wallet for the card before driving away. I left my card in the reader at a grocery store a few years back. The woman behind me was kind enough to give it to the cashier. A couple of hours later I picked it up at the customer service desk.
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I am a mass abundance guy. More of everything for everyone. The problem, to my thinking, are the “status seekers” who feel they have to own something or be special to allow themselves to feel superior to the rest of us.
Post: Back to the Future
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More fiction has been written in Excel than in Word.
Post: The spreadsheet conundrum when the stakes are high.
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As a formerly older IT worker I found that if I was willing to compromise on salary - be paid less - I had no trouble getting work. To be fair … my spouse also worked; all the kids were out of college; and our mortgage was paid off.
Post: A Harsh Truth, or a Contrarian View
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Yes, of course they do. My parents came of age during the scarcity of The Great Depression. That certainly affected their financial outlook on life. My Siblings and I all grew up in the prosperous 1950’s and 1960’s. A college diploma from the 1970’s was an almost guaranteed ticket to a good paying job. My kids are all millennials and had things pretty good. They all have 401K’s. Some are more ‘frugal’ than others. Here in the 2020’s with high costs of college and housing and healthcare and… well … seemingly everything. That will certainly affect how my grandchildren see their financial futures.
Post: Did the Era You Grew Up In Influence Your Financial Plan?
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