Just like we don’t have a budget, my wife buys mostly the same groceries every week without paying attention to costs (maybe the only item sources of protein). We eat fairly healthy so it doesn’t matter what it costs because it’s what we eat weekly.
This weekend I am attending The Changing World of Retirement Planning at a local university workshops which focuses on modern retirement challenges. I received a flyer in the mail for it. I am going to the one day workshop, but they also have a two evening course covering the same information. Ha anyone attended one of these workshops? If so I would like to read your thoughts on it. Although I believe I have fairly in depth knowledge of the subject from my copious reading over the years I thought it would be interesting to attend to see if I can pick up a few nuggets. They say there is no sales pitch, that it is purely educational. My experience may be worth posting. We’ll see on both accounts.
When I read the following, “You learned quickly to hide weakness, suppress fear, and simply endure.” To me it sounds like advice a lawyer would give to a client as he heads off to prison. What a powerful way of describing your experience. Now I fully understand why Jonathan was permanently scarred by his time there.
William, It’s ironic that you posted this. Just yesterday my daughter texted me a picture of her returns from her Acorns account which is about 67.%. I mentioned to her how our Vanguard account has more return money in it than what we contributed. I also told her that exactly 10 years ago we were in the red a few hundred dollars. Her reply was you never want to see that. I saw her comment as an excellent teaching moment. My reply was true, but the key was I didn’t panic and kept investing and look at where it is now. I also reinforced with her that the in the short term the markets go up and down, but in the long run it has been up.
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Just like we don’t have a budget, my wife buys mostly the same groceries every week without paying attention to costs (maybe the only item sources of protein). We eat fairly healthy so it doesn’t matter what it costs because it’s what we eat weekly.
Post: Shopping carts again…but not what you think
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This weekend I am attending The Changing World of Retirement Planning at a local university workshops which focuses on modern retirement challenges. I received a flyer in the mail for it. I am going to the one day workshop, but they also have a two evening course covering the same information. Ha anyone attended one of these workshops? If so I would like to read your thoughts on it. Although I believe I have fairly in depth knowledge of the subject from my copious reading over the years I thought it would be interesting to attend to see if I can pick up a few nuggets. They say there is no sales pitch, that it is purely educational. My experience may be worth posting. We’ll see on both accounts.
Post: Setting the Hook, Reeling In the Fish
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When I read the following, “You learned quickly to hide weakness, suppress fear, and simply endure.” To me it sounds like advice a lawyer would give to a client as he heads off to prison. What a powerful way of describing your experience. Now I fully understand why Jonathan was permanently scarred by his time there.
Post: Don’t Quantify the Qualitative
Link to comment from June 3, 2026
William, It’s ironic that you posted this. Just yesterday my daughter texted me a picture of her returns from her Acorns account which is about 67.%. I mentioned to her how our Vanguard account has more return money in it than what we contributed. I also told her that exactly 10 years ago we were in the red a few hundred dollars. Her reply was you never want to see that. I saw her comment as an excellent teaching moment. My reply was true, but the key was I didn’t panic and kept investing and look at where it is now. I also reinforced with her that the in the short term the markets go up and down, but in the long run it has been up.
Post: Farrell Behavior
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