Greetings Hocus :) I do not see any bold or italic in your post. Well how about that! :shock: It looks like you've discovered your problem. Yes I included both bold and italics and yes they both show on my screen as such. Also your italics in your post show up just fine as well! Now it may be a set...
Greetings Hocus :) Every now and then there is something that really does need to be in italic, and in those cases it is annoying. It's beyond me why you have that problem. :? I've used this software in every browser type and it's worked fine. Right now the only annoying thing is the extended line ...
Greetings Karma :) I don't count my home towards the SWR. But I do include it in my overall portfolio. I used to consider a reverse mortgage part of my long term plan. Now it looks like I won't need one. I do think they are a good idea if you need it. :idea: You need to shop around because the term...
Greetings Karma :) Wow! If you're ready, I say pull the plug. I'm not quite ready yet. I still have a few more years to go. The SWR is not my only concern. I have to tie up a few thousand lose ends as well. :roll:
Greetings Karma :) I will say that if we all had to get our withdrawal rates down to 2%, we'd be working until we're 90 - and that's no fun. Still alive eh? :P Thanks for the link! My projected SWR is around 3% right now and I'm hoping to get it down to 2% using RE. Of course, I could be dead by th...
Greetings ben :) an update on your FIRE status? 5 years away and looking good! :D There are a few things that can upset my apple cart though. Those things have a small chance of happening but things have a way of happening just when you don't want them too. :roll: ES (Keeping fingers, toes, and any...
Greetings Karma :) Nice to hear from you Karma. I see you lurking from time to time. I don't think you should worry about this stuff. And I do appreciate your comments. If you would like a more in depth version of the whole thing send me a PM and I'll go into it. Otherwise we've been all through th...
Greetings John :) I thank God that we have ElSupremo and these boards. Without them, I would have no place to post my research. Right back at'cha! I'm honored to have your stuff here John. Knowledge is good. And you provide plenty of it! :great: Let me put my thanks right up there next to Kathyet's...
Intercst: "What's happened to all these former FIRE stalwarts? Raddr "mentally impaired", wanderer caught sobbing on a French beach with his d**k in his hands, hocus suffering from a variety of ailments from bi-polar disease to multiple personality disorder (MPD) to being just a run ...
Greetings hocus :) If you have no intent of administering the posting rules in a reasonable manner, you should not ask newcomers to the site to read the rules. The clear suggestion of having rules posted is that the rules will be administered in a reasonable manner. Perhaps you should read over tho...
Greetings hocus :) It's not exactly clear but my presumption is that you meant to convey your appreciation to me with your phrase "the contributions of those you've mentioned WOW! :shock: How in the name of Mt. Everest did you come up with this? :shock: My only intent was to complement JOHN fo...
Greetings John :) It turns out that carefully implemented dividend-based strategies have outperformed the market as a whole. I've been reading what you folks have been saying about this for a while now and it's something I'm considering. When time allows I plan on doing more extensive research alon...
Greetings unclemick :) Yes - I agree - remember if you are planning to ER, then defense can arrive early since retirement is not 65. The balance between offense/defense is a judgement call Yep that's the way it is for me. I started my defense a couple of years ago with a target FIRE of 55. Playing ...
Greetings John :) This corresponds to my general observation that preserving capital is most important when you have capital to preserve. I agree with that John. Don't you think, as a general rule, this is more important toward the end of the accumulation phase than in the early stages? I've seen s...