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    Latest Inflation Numbers and Discussion

    Yes, they taught the 2% in Econ in college in the 90's. It's been around for a long, long time.
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    Washington State road trip

    Roscoe "Rocky" Shorey, 42, died after falling 1,200 feet into the crater of Mount St. Helens on March 29, 2024. Shorey, an experienced climber and snowboarder from Washougal, Washington, survived the initial fall but died while trying to climb out. The Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC) believes...
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    Anyone else NOT watch the news?

    Markola, I could not agree more with you. Our eyes were opened by our seventh-grade science teacher who implored us to not even have a television in our houses (he did not). I have one that is off unless I put in a blu ray. I still think of that day in class... I am sure I would have come...
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    ......but I don't work here anymore.

    My BIL "retired" at 60 with 20 years with his mega corp. He then worked on a contract basis for 18 years for 3x to 4x what the mega corp ever paid him as an EE. Certain industries have that option (he's in oil and gas and a lot of engineers there typically take this route). Hard to stop...
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    Anyone else NOT watch the news?

    I dumped my cable TV back in 2016. I glance at the headlines just to have an awareness of what is going on. Reading the news is a lot less dramatic. I only dig further into things I am interested in (and search and read other sources, etc., etc.) However, I only pursue "watching" the news if...
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    Spring 2024 booster

    I hear it is killing 1,000 people a week 90% of which are over 65 and / or immunocompromised.
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    What is the last thing you ordered from Amazon?

    Thanks for pointing that out. Home Depot and Lowes are no bargain at this point.
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    What is the last thing you ordered from Amazon?

    3 bottles of garlic pills - $72
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    Rethinking my yearly Roth conversions

    Diversification with Taxable versus Non-Taxable seems worthwhile. You can take a break on conversions and you still have time to decide to do some more or not.
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    REtiring early at 57 and scared

    Not all veterans are eligible. It depends on dates of service.
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    REtiring early at 57 and scared

    Work until you are not scared. :)
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    Medigap plan G vs plan N

    F for Following...
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    Spring 2024 booster

    The problem is that we get a mild case sometimes because we got the booster. I'm not sure I want to gamble and find out what happens without it (even though I would prefer not to have had every single one that came out)..
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    Social Security (House) Proposal

    No, the paperwork is initiated by the wife. The actual separation is initiated primarily by the male (by his actions, words or decisions). The old adage women have to do everything.
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