tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post7872733990819006607..comments2024-02-25T08:16:25.546-08:00Comments on Exurban Nation: What's with that silly side board?Rob Dawghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-27967364551724768582018-07-11T10:36:53.095-07:002018-07-11T10:36:53.095-07:00>>"There's a hose hooked up on the ...>>"There's a hose hooked up on the side of the house. Let it run a bit."<br /><br />Bbbwwaaaaaa!!!!Jim the Realtorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428042799393277439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-13662348619271845352018-07-10T13:04:05.107-07:002018-07-10T13:04:05.107-07:00Yay??Yay??Lawyerlizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030203787421910921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-21530053744556921282018-07-10T11:52:10.509-07:002018-07-10T11:52:10.509-07:00I'll let Liz correct that autocorrect but ther...I'll let Liz correct that autocorrect but there is a new post and... it isn't about the kitchen! Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-10023817623996106602018-07-10T11:42:51.227-07:002018-07-10T11:42:51.227-07:00Agree with dowg as to fabulous vacation . Or. So...Agree with dowg as to fabulous vacation . Or. Some other item or experience that you've always wanted, but felt you could never afford. Don't retire at the earliest time allowed. I'd wait untiL THE 10 year t bill was and then bbn buy 4.5 or 5%, is your emergency stash is 6 months, ok. Also, im think of the Mormon thing of having a year or 2 of groceries. We are having solar installed. Need a N.ew roof anytime soon? A j ew w comfy sofa?Lawyerlizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030203787421910921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-18413885084471602302018-07-10T11:05:14.555-07:002018-07-10T11:05:14.555-07:00I'd put $10k at $400-500 per month aside to pa...I'd put $10k at $400-500 per month aside to pay down the mortgage. <br /><br />I'd find a laddered mix of corporate paper less than 5 years. <br /><br />Start a modest Roth IRA. And I'd invest aggressively. The mix they usually recommend for 40 year olds. Except little/no govt debt. Save enough to catch some tech stock(s) on a dip. Look at "Dogs of the Dow" to see if anything looks attractive. <br /><br />Insurance is expensive. With so much cushion look at reducing comprehensive coverage levels.<br /><br />Match anything you are offered to the max level. <br /><br />Personal suspicion. REITs look a lot more valuable than their prices. Look into that but don't hold me responsible. <br /><br />Take a real vacation. No, a -real- vacation. Sometimes we develop tunnel vision of trench perspective. Get out of the foxhole and get a bigger perspective. Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-15456962112511145462018-07-10T11:02:49.902-07:002018-07-10T11:02:49.902-07:00Agree,except look at your own personal preferences...Agree,except look at your own personal preferences. Hub and I both wanted a paid off house, so any extrA money went house.Lawyerlizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030203787421910921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-55357598486798453592018-07-10T09:04:34.509-07:002018-07-10T09:04:34.509-07:00My opinions on what to do. They are food for thoug...My opinions on what to do. They are food for thoughts. Back end of the mortgage little is gained, you basically are paying down hard dollars and little $ to the Bankster. Save and collect interest as an off set. Right now here $10K will get 3.0% for 36mo. However much you save makes that part of the mortgage interest .99%. You still have your safety net money available. <br /><br />If you have a company match retirement account do not contribute more then they do. Keep control of your money as there is always a chance problems coming when the government takes your retirement money and issues you a piece of paper.<br /><br />Balance risk with safety. IMO.LBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804875822934035845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-61019624818743565302018-07-10T08:10:31.575-07:002018-07-10T08:10:31.575-07:00From the Melancholy Good news Dept.
Got my first ...From the Melancholy Good news Dept.<br /><br />Got my first significant cash outlay from my Mom's estate ($20k). I believe there's one more $20-30K chunk to come, (should be relatively soon). After that, it's just the house, which I've pretty much told my brother, if he wants to be a slum lord, he's welcome to try, but I digress.<br /><br />In any case, for the first time in my life I actually have a robust emergency fund, and what (for me) is an obscenely large amount of idle cash currently sitting in my checking account.<br /><br />My first instinct is to shove the bulk of it into a Roth IRA, (I've got opened a standard IRA last year with Vanguard, but I'm 90% certain the new tax laws will remove me from the itemization cohort. <br /><br />In any case, I figured before I pull the trigger I'd ask for input from what amounts to my only cadre of investment savvy acquaintances to see if there's a better option I'm overlooking.<br /><br />Note: I turn 56 in 3 weeks. I've got 124 months left on my 3.99% mortgage ($66k to pay off), I could cut that in half adding $500/month to principal. And I'm currently adding a grand a month to my emergency fund (which is over-funded already).<br /><br />So, I've got the complexity of needing to decide what to do with my windfall AND what to do with my excess disposable income. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Firemanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11633105706285705750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-53814199309226166122018-07-10T07:56:04.620-07:002018-07-10T07:56:04.620-07:00Drinking from the hose in Hamilton was only danger...Drinking from the hose in Hamilton was only dangerous for the first use in spring/summer ... that's when you risked finding wasps had built a nest in the coil (or worse - at the nozzle).<br /><br />Firemanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11633105706285705750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-11335397132518351842018-07-10T07:17:19.660-07:002018-07-10T07:17:19.660-07:00Yay. Congrats.Yay. Congrats.Lawyerlizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030203787421910921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-49179327541895407102018-07-10T06:26:51.745-07:002018-07-10T06:26:51.745-07:00Good Morning!
Starbucks is dumping plastic straws...Good Morning!<br /><br />Starbucks is dumping plastic straws. Now how about bring your own recycled paper cup. LOL! LBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804875822934035845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-63704558364405053712018-07-09T19:46:00.098-07:002018-07-09T19:46:00.098-07:00Kali has determined drinking from the green garden...Kali has determined drinking from the green garden hose will kill you. How did I survive my child hood? We do have the special white hose for the RV but use bottled water. LOL!<br /><br />LL Congrats!<br /><br />We may be joining the grand parents club as well. :)LBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804875822934035845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-73674699659317325022018-07-09T19:00:41.500-07:002018-07-09T19:00:41.500-07:00I love that hose-y flavor.I love that hose-y flavor.Lawyerlizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030203787421910921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-60808206104929175562018-07-09T18:59:25.670-07:002018-07-09T18:59:25.670-07:00Certainly cherries. Are they in season. Hehehehe...Certainly cherries. Are they in season. HeheheheheheLawyerlizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030203787421910921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-88264714518089904972018-07-09T18:56:32.814-07:002018-07-09T18:56:32.814-07:00We are still moving in and don’t have it all toget...We are still moving in and don’t have it all together yet. <br /><br />Great news on the grand baby. Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-10461980083972736462018-07-09T18:41:14.715-07:002018-07-09T18:41:14.715-07:00Yick. You prefer to have a beautiful kitchen and ...Yick. You prefer to have a beautiful kitchen and dull food? I prefer the reverse. But my kitchen is very nice too. You cook hire a half time cook for years for what you paid.Lawyerlizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030203787421910921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-63463095551215352672018-07-09T18:35:23.153-07:002018-07-09T18:35:23.153-07:00The kid is long and perfectly formed. He is gorge...The kid is long and perfectly formed. He is gorgeous. Even his fingers are long. He has hair too. He looks happy. 21 inches and slightly more than 8 pounds.Lawyerlizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030203787421910921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-22743179846679239242018-07-09T15:55:22.095-07:002018-07-09T15:55:22.095-07:00First meal in the new kitchen will be boiled hotdo...First meal in the new kitchen will be boiled hotdogs and baked beans. <br /><br />The irony is delicious. Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-41503776613294035252018-07-09T15:40:37.248-07:002018-07-09T15:40:37.248-07:00> How would you serve low sodium diet H2O with ...> How would you serve low sodium diet H2O with cracked organic ice, shaken not stirred?<br /><br />"There's a hose hooked up on the side of the house. Let it run a bit."Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-42548569262813909382018-07-09T15:30:06.128-07:002018-07-09T15:30:06.128-07:00She's having a c section. Rats.She's having a c section. Rats.Lawyerlizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030203787421910921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-69562880594466047442018-07-09T15:24:12.698-07:002018-07-09T15:24:12.698-07:00Love the side board we have a kitchen counter bar ...Love the side board we have a kitchen counter bar that works fantastic at get togethers. It has cupboard for those occasionally used large items. <br /><br />How would you serve low sodium diet H2O with cracked organic ice, shaken not stirred?LBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804875822934035845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-31412774420653270492018-07-09T14:44:09.650-07:002018-07-09T14:44:09.650-07:00No cherries? I think you are imagining a Tropical...No cherries? I think you are imagining a Tropical Punch. Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-33000645567707057322018-07-09T14:26:17.492-07:002018-07-09T14:26:17.492-07:00Find it? I'd be happy if I rembered it existe...Find it? I'd be happy if I rembered it existed.Lawyerlizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030203787421910921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-32666547376989114262018-07-09T14:18:58.994-07:002018-07-09T14:18:58.994-07:00I want a Sangria with lots of good fruit, includin...I want a Sangria with lots of good fruit, including blackberries and pineapples as well as orange apple and lemon slices and a glass large enough to hold it all. Maybe raspberries too. I want someone else to make it for me.<br />Lawyerlizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030203787421910921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-80758808239842652082018-07-09T14:13:44.467-07:002018-07-09T14:13:44.467-07:00Dollars interest.Dollars interest.Lawyerlizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030203787421910921noreply@blogger.com