Ted Meek

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• I am 73 and we have been decluttering since 2002. We now live in 1300 sq. ft. down from 4800 sq. ft. The only thing my wife has not donated or thrown away is ME.

  Post: A Half-Century Later

  Link to comment from September 27, 2023

• I would like to add to #9. No trampolines No motorcycles No guns if you do not know how & when to use one No single engine airplane rides But, I am keeping my gin.

  Post: Ten Words for 2023

  Link to comment from December 31, 2022

• Wise advice-again.

  Post: News You Can’t Use

  Link to comment from October 31, 2022

• I have "collected" every issue of Sports Illustrated since I graduated from college in 1972. It was my first discretionary purchase at about 10 cents per issue. I had a black & white TV, so it was only view into the world of sports with color. I was employed in the printing industry so it was also interesting trying to see how the issues were designed and produced. Then, the issues and my world started dramatically changing around 2000. The magazines were getting thinner, ESPN was getting bigger, and the internet was exploding. Now, I get one issue per month, the content is weak, and it is just a matter of time before it will go out of print. The collection (about 2700 issues) is worthless and I am tired of moving it (7 times), but it parallels my life and the evolution of our World over the past 50 years. I doubt anyone will want it when they slide me into my eternal resting spot. Wait a minute! I could find another spot for my wife and keep them right next to me. I will finally have the rest of time to read them.

  Post: Why We Collect

  Link to comment from August 27, 2022

• Very wise advice. All three of my successful sons are flying down the street on an electric scooter and I keep trying to ask them to get off and watch. So far, I have been unsuccessful. Even suggesting that they slow down usually draws a negative response. So, the Mrs. and I will focus on taking care of ourselves and supporting them if they hit a chuckhole.

  Post: Changed by the Trip

  Link to comment from July 6, 2022

• Consider me a victim of the variable annuity "arrangement" and high fees in our small fledgling 401K about 20 years ago that we set up in our small business. I trusted my advisor and he was taking my employees and myself to the cleaners with fees 5+%. I began following Jonathon Clements in the WSJ and when I raised my concerns the advisor's response was feeble. Fortunately, my investable assets at the time were not significant enough to change my retirement income, but I was a bit ashamed of myself for not reading the small print.

  Post: Striking Out

  Link to comment from May 4, 2022