Scott Dichter

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• I wonder how this compares to 1925, 1825 and 1725, I've got a sneaky suspicion there's been a lot of progress over this 300 year period.

  Post: The real world of saving, income and retirement beyond the HD community – cause for guilt?

  Link to comment from September 30, 2025

• Good luck with everything, I have nothing special on this, we seem to live going from one group of stressors to the next no breaks.

  Post: A bit selfish, but still seeking peace of mind

  Link to comment from September 18, 2025

• The airline's system of seat pricing is insanely advanced such that they know precisely how to get the occupancy levels they want. The only flights that I know of that routinely fly less occupied are the re-positioning flights so that a plane is in the correct airport in the AM to maximize it's utilization and profits for the next day. (and end of day flights have their own issues esp if there are any weather issues) Once upon a time you had made a good bet, technology and math have made it a bad one.

  Post: Forty Dollars Richer, Three Hours Wiser?

  Link to comment from September 18, 2025

• Have you tried going on TikTok and sending her things from people that you think have a more grounded approach? I think that's a lot easier than having arguments about it.

  Post: The Catch-22 of Success: How Our Achievements Shape Our Children’s Choices

  Link to comment from September 18, 2025

• Good luck with the new job!

  Post: Conserving Cash

  Link to comment from September 17, 2025

• Can't say I find this surprising. Tax the rich is really popular in some parts. I could see this causing a decline in property values across the state (as the handful of truly rich will pay, but it would depress the demand from out of state people to maintain prices long term). So weird that we have a housing crisis urged on by bad housing policy (rent stabilization and rent control) and places seem to think more bad policy is the answer.

  Post: The Long Game of Harbour Stories

  Link to comment from September 10, 2025

• Premiums for Medigap vary by insurer so while the covg is the same it does matter which company you choose. There are also the typical customer service issues.

  Post: Healthcare spending and premiums during a post age-65 retirement- facts and ideas.

  Link to comment from September 9, 2025

• While it isn't an either or situation, you highlight the importance of non-monetary giving!

  Post: What They Don’t Tell You About Retirement: Part 2 – Grandchildren Are Expensive

  Link to comment from September 6, 2025

• Plenty of well regarded experts recommend some amount of gold as diversification in a portfolio. I wouldn't argue against it. I just remembered how gold exploded after the end of the gold standard and then crashed for a few decades.

  Post: Current status of diversification

  Link to comment from September 4, 2025

• I think a lot of the responses to this are interesting, they presume a universality in desired outcomes that we know doesn't exist. I'd suggest people thinking about the person wanting to be a billionaire that he may be neuro-diverse and not value, not experience things in remotely the same way you do.

  Post: How to win at FIRE from the Wall Street Journal

  Link to comment from September 3, 2025