What’s amazing about the recent proposal is that there are doctors in Congress and this administration who are actively supporting this nonsense. Do they really not know how healthcare works or we being gaslighted? Me thinks the latter.
I’ve noticed the same thing. My guess is that there are guardrails in place where it has to be a financially rational investment so as not to promote irresponsible behavior. Maybe they get a little financial advice ahead of time.
I can relate. We just got back from Hawaii. We took a snorkeling trip, didn’t ever get more than a 1/4 mile offshore. I was the only one (I think) who got seasick. Had to skip the second dive because the bobbing in the water was too much! We have an 8 day Galápagos Islands cruise on a small catamaran in April. I’ll be loading up on the Dramamine!
We built our house and took a 2.65% mortgage almost 5 years ago. Our combined mortgage payment, insurance and property taxes amount to about 10% of our income. Sleep very well at night.
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That reminded me of a great book I read years ago. “Blue Highways” by William Least Heat- Moon
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You must be using Grok🤣
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I’m sure these kids are having the same discussions about cryptocurrency given the hype around it. That’s all my nephew talks about!
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A signature aspect of a Dairy Queen Blizzard is its ability to be turned upside down and not fall out of the cup. It’s basically a cement milkshake.
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What’s amazing about the recent proposal is that there are doctors in Congress and this administration who are actively supporting this nonsense. Do they really not know how healthcare works or we being gaslighted? Me thinks the latter.
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I’ve noticed the same thing. My guess is that there are guardrails in place where it has to be a financially rational investment so as not to promote irresponsible behavior. Maybe they get a little financial advice ahead of time.
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The one half of the 1%.
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I can relate. We just got back from Hawaii. We took a snorkeling trip, didn’t ever get more than a 1/4 mile offshore. I was the only one (I think) who got seasick. Had to skip the second dive because the bobbing in the water was too much! We have an 8 day Galápagos Islands cruise on a small catamaran in April. I’ll be loading up on the Dramamine!
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We built our house and took a 2.65% mortgage almost 5 years ago. Our combined mortgage payment, insurance and property taxes amount to about 10% of our income. Sleep very well at night.
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NOT getting up at 2AM with Wednesday and Sunday off was the greatest joy of retiring. Looking back, not sure how I did it either!😏
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