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[quote]DiamondDog[/quote] Why wait until you die? The money is more useful to them now. ...

I’ve got awhile until it becomes a real decision but I’ve already decided I will actively help my children financially while I am alive. Waiting until I die and they are older (hopefully) when they don’t really need the financial assistance is an antiquated approach. I’ll do everything I can to ...

[quote]It’s undrinkable. It tastes like burnt toast. The thing that I will give Starbucks credit for is that they forced other coffee sellers and even gas stations to up their coffee game. I have multiple local coffee shops around me that are outstanding. The coffee at a Buccees or a flying J ...

I interact with senior leaders daily. I’ll boil it down to trust, dependability, communication & storytelling. In terms of actually getting up the ladder, tremendous about of luck and happenstance…preparation meeting opportunity. For large public companies, one dimension that I think gets ov...

Couple where each earn around $200K can really start stacking the savings, especially once you have a nest egg working for you. Charlie Munger had the quote of “do whatever it takes to get $100K in savings”…how large number compound on one another is the key, especially if you can hit that as ea...

Palisade Calligraphy is nicer and not even a luxury vehicle. ...

DFW is a great place to live. Checks the boxes but it is not a sexy metropolis. It has everything you need except mountains and beach….two airports to go access those. ...

[quote]Same here. I have good retirement savings and a paid for house but I think I would need to see 10 -12 K secure income inflation protected and health care benefits to have that make sense for me. I am past the concept of early retirement now at 57 but if I was in my mid 40's today for my own...

If we had remained DINKS, 45 would have been realistic and we would have travelled for at least a 1/3 of the year as “retirement”. With children, we will keep the cash flowing in from active work at least until 50. I will likely become a college professor and/or become a CFP to do pro bono finan...

[quote]AbuTheMonkey[/quote] IIRC, actually works in IB....