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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 7/20/2025
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70 years old
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Tariffs and our retirement assets
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 4/3/2025
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Great article on aging
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 5/17/2025
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It’s 2025. Do you send checks by mail?
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 4/26/2025
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I want to see less of me on the internet
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 4/24/2025
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The bond market
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 4/9/2025
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No financial wisdom here other than ….
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 4/11/2025
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What will you do with $5,000?
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 2/22/2025
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TD Ameritrade to Schwab
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Two things I wanted to do when I was in my late teens early twenties: be a DJ or a tour guide of ancient sites. Instead I went to college and majored in economics. Looking back I think I would have been good at both.
Post: Dreams I Had
Link to comment from September 7, 2025
Thanks! the road depends on the driver and how one deals with the obstacles.
Post: Our road from high school to retirement- one of many routes
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wishing you comfortable and pain free days spending it with those that love you.
Post: Health Update
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I am sending you hugs and I hope you are as comfortable as possible.
Post: Jonathan, you’re in our thoughts and prayers
Link to comment from August 31, 2025
It’s all a bunch of junk except for iPhones. We don’t need any of it!
Post: Frugality, Minimalism, and Aligning Values
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Agree 100%
Post: A safe corner of the internet
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very Good story and advice!
Post: Taking Their Money
Link to comment from August 29, 2025
Are you going to fax those copies or snail mail them?
Post: My thoughts on technology- can’t get enough
Link to comment from August 28, 2025
When I was in public accounting I loved excel spreadsheets and how one small change would make the numbers what I wanted them to be. Granted I was not working on projections of our deficit, debt, GDP or inflation but it gave me the power to do what I wanted.
Post: The spreadsheet conundrum when the stakes are high.
Link to comment from August 11, 2025
I am currently in Greece and I’m shocked at the increase in the price of fruit. From watermelons to figs everything is up at least 25% from last year. There are farmers’s markets and prices are a bit lower than supermarkets but still much higher than last year. Still I think most fruits and vegetables here in Greece cost half as much as the U.S.
Post: Pizza Inflation
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