| Currency |
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| United States Dollar - USD |
| Date Joined |
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| 11/22/2014 |
| Salary Range |
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| 0 - 9,999 |
| Occupation |
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| Retired |
| Age Range |
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| 60-64 |
| About Me |
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| Medically retired. |
| Why I Joined |
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| To keep track of my net worth. I don't include the value of my home ($435,000) because it doesn't generate income. |
| Best Financial Decision |
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| Getting my degree when tuition was $184 a semester. I don't know how kids do it now. That college has become out-of-reach for so many is a national disgrace. |
| Worst Financial Decision |
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| Not having had adequate life insurance on my late spouse. Sometimes you need to force those difficult discussions with unwilling family members. |
| Current Investing Strategy |
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| Current strategy is to hold my breath and a lot of cash bracing for the next Republican recession. After the mid-term results, I feel better about the safety of Medicare and Social Security. (As predicted the corrupt and inept Trump administration has found a way to screw up the economy by not preparing the country for SARS-CoV-2. I wish I had been wrong.) |
| How do you manage your finances? |
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| I avoid debt and live below my means. Aside from the occasional home improvement project, I'm just naturally not much of a spender. |
| What tools do you use? |
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| Quicken |
| Favorite Books |
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| "Your Money or Your Life" by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez and "Investing in Four Hours" by Robert Bradley. |
| Last Login |
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| 5/2/2020 |