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by drumminj
Thu Dec 16, 2021 7:02 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Safe Withdrawal Rates
Replies: 46
Views: 11569

Re: Safe Withdrawal Rates

A market cap weighted strategy though? Good luck with that one... I just retired (early) at the end of October. Are you saying I'm screwed? :/ I can't help but feel my timing is the worst ever, as so many things are in flux - inflation, house prices (or cost to build - we're building), market volat...
by drumminj
Wed Nov 24, 2021 7:15 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Kyle Rittenhouse
Replies: 29
Views: 7098

Re: Kyle Rittenhouse

Third, the person’s assessment of whether he is in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury must be reasonable, meaning that a supposed “reasonable person” would consider the threat to be sufficiently dangerous to put him in fear of death or serious bodily injury. A person’s own subjective...
by drumminj
Fri Nov 12, 2021 8:14 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Still Here... By The Skin Of My Teeth
Replies: 120
Views: 26666

Re: Still Here... By The Skin Of My Teeth

Hey Smith...don't post here much but have appreciated your participation over the years... Want to chime in and be another voice here to show you're valued, and also not alone. I've had some very rough spots in life due to relationships as well (not as bad as you describe), but for me it ultimately ...
by drumminj
Mon Nov 01, 2021 9:23 am
Forum: Stocks
Topic: The Everything Bubble
Replies: 9
Views: 2964

Re: The Everything Bubble

Maddy wrote:
Mon Nov 01, 2021 7:38 am
Is it possible to have an "everything" bubble?
My initial thought is "no", as at least the unit of measure (US dollar?) must not be in a bubble if everything else is?
by drumminj
Sun Oct 31, 2021 8:07 am
Forum: Bonds
Topic: Staying the course with LTTs
Replies: 86
Views: 25909

Re: Staying the course with LTTs

Without the PP I would never have bought any long-term treasuries, and would have missed out on a lot. To be honest I have no idea how to tell when it's a bad idea to include them in the portfolio. Funny, without the PP I likely wouldn't have had as much equities exposure over the last 3-4 years. T...
by drumminj
Fri Jul 09, 2021 5:37 pm
Forum: Bonds
Topic: Falling yields
Replies: 36
Views: 13114

Re: Falling yields

Perhaps what really matters is only what the markets think has happened or will happen so given that it's a possibility that the markets behave somewhat disconnected with our personal experience. I think there's an assumption in the above statement that there is a free market, with rational investo...
by drumminj
Thu Apr 22, 2021 6:37 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: Why isn't gold moving?
Replies: 69
Views: 22231

Re: Why isn't gold moving?

Let's look on the bright side here -- coffee prices are still reasonable!!
by drumminj
Sun Apr 18, 2021 6:50 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: You can't take it with you...
Replies: 17
Views: 3311

Re: You can't take it with you...

Like international business class air travel. John McEnroe voice on: "Five thousand bucks, are you effing kidding me?" Totally worth it. I first did it on miles/free upgrades, but don't think I'll ever travel coach internationally again -- I'd rather not travel. Of course, then I got to fly interna...
by drumminj
Fri Apr 09, 2021 8:30 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2251
Views: 1151921

Re: Sweet home Alabama

Mark Leavy wrote:
Fri Apr 09, 2021 7:52 pm
I continue to be delighted at how much I enjoy basic polite conversation. Please and Thank You and Beg your pardon.
Everyone calls me 'sir' here in TN. Still freaks me out, but I appreciate the politeness/respectfulness.
by drumminj
Fri Apr 09, 2021 5:56 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Reasons why I will not be getting injected for the Wuhan
Replies: 1909
Views: 399372

Re: Reasons why I will not be getting injected for the Wuhan

I once had a vaccine passport. It wasn't called that, but it was a yellow passport sized booklet that listed my vaccinations for diseases in third world countries. I misplaced it at some point. It did function like a passport. I can't recall if I had to show it at borders, or send it to embassies i...
by drumminj
Fri Apr 09, 2021 12:55 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Fun Coding Projects
Replies: 1
Views: 882

Re: Fun Coding Projects

No spaces between the // and the text of the comment? C'mon man!
by drumminj
Mon Mar 29, 2021 11:10 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Mileage taxes, carbon taxes
Replies: 9
Views: 1961

Re: Mileage taxes, carbon taxes

I actually would very much like to see a national sales tax implemented. Taxing consumption rather than income & savings makes a huge amount of sense. For those of us who were already taxed on the income that is now in our savings, you're suggesting we get taxed again based on this shift...isn't th...
by drumminj
Fri Mar 26, 2021 7:06 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Privacy
Replies: 10
Views: 2632

Re: Privacy

Perhaps one of the biggest things we can do to maintain some semblance of privacy is to use cash payment at retailers. I only use cash in restaurants / bars. By keeping cash alive, at least a small amount of privacy can be maintained. +1. It also keeps the banks from taking a cut of the transaction...
by drumminj
Wed Mar 24, 2021 7:00 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: I need to buy some gold!
Replies: 31
Views: 9192

Re: I need to buy some gold!

I Shrugged wrote:
Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:28 am
Now I need to learn the details of where I would be wiring money to, and whether the cash account with them is a foreign bank account.
I just use the bill pay function of my local credit union to get funds there...haven't had an issue with it/need to use wire transfers.
by drumminj
Wed Mar 24, 2021 6:58 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: I need to buy some gold!
Replies: 31
Views: 9192

Re: I need to buy some gold!

sophie wrote:
Wed Mar 24, 2021 6:14 pm
But you still have to file FBAR and the income tax form when your holdings hit the appropriate thresholds.
My CPA advised me otherwise. Not saying the IRS will agree, but when I inquired about bullion held overseas I was told such reporting wasn't required.
by drumminj
Tue Mar 23, 2021 2:15 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: I need to buy some gold!
Replies: 31
Views: 9192

Re: I need to buy some gold!

For those of you who have gold offshore, or even further than a drive, do you have something in place where your spouse or heirs can recover it without complications? Recover doesn't have to mean taking physical possession; recognition by the company you're working with is enough. Does having the a...
by drumminj
Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:37 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: I need to buy some gold!
Replies: 31
Views: 9192

Re: I need to buy some gold!

I looked at them a lot. I never like to be a pioneer. So I take it you like them? So far I've been happy, but it's easy to be happy in "good" times. I've never withdrawn money, or physical metal, so I can't speak to that. For now, they're just a place I've sent money and they tell me they're holdin...
by drumminj
Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:10 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: I need to buy some gold!
Replies: 31
Views: 9192

Re: I need to buy some gold!

Would you consider something like BullionVault, which has storage in Singapore, Switzerland, etc? You can have your holdings in specific reserved bars (by serial#) vs generic allocated storage, if you like.

I'm not affiliated, but am a customer.
by drumminj
Fri Mar 12, 2021 7:15 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Let's debate the Permanent Portfolio
Replies: 105
Views: 19270

Re: Let's debate the Permanent Portfolio

I think if we peel the onion back, most thread back and forths on the PP (or any portfolio on this and other boards) come down to a discussion of whether history will hold or if "this time is different." I think this completely explains the gold vs. BTC threads that have popped up as of late. So I ...
by drumminj
Sun Feb 07, 2021 6:54 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Safe Withdrawal Rates
Replies: 28
Views: 4037

Re: Safe Withdrawal Rates

I'm a lot more worried about unforeseen expenses than about prolonged market conditions that might cause issues with a 4% withdrawal rate. If your budget includes a healthy dose of discretionary spending and generous budgets for things like groceries, you can temporarily cut spending if there's a m...
by drumminj
Sat Feb 06, 2021 9:01 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Safe Withdrawal Rates
Replies: 28
Views: 4037

Re: Safe Withdrawal Rates

Maybe the mods can split off the last page or so into a separate SWR thread since it relates only very loosely to the thread topic of “Milestones to Financial Freedom”? Which post do you want the new thread to start with? Thanks for forking this, dualstow . I should have just started/linked another...
by drumminj
Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:13 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Safe Withdrawal Rates
Replies: 28
Views: 4037

Safe Withdrawal Rates

BTW, if you're running a PP the equivalent SWR is closer to 5% than the 4% the classic studies found by only looking at stocks and bonds. So you may be even farther along than you realize. Congrats! Does everyone here think these SWRs still hold true in the current climate? My SO and I are on the g...
by drumminj
Fri Jan 01, 2021 8:01 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: 2020 Permanent Portfolio Return Poll
Replies: 15
Views: 6050

Re: 2020 Permanent Portfolio Return Poll

Right at 15% here, but I don't bother doing the actual math to deal with contributions during the year as they're small compared to the overall portfolio size.
by drumminj
Sat Nov 21, 2020 10:25 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Whoa: Nearly a Third of Democrats Believe the Election Was Stolen From Trump
Replies: 134
Views: 24444

Re: Whoa: Nearly a Third of Democrats Believe the Election Was Stolen From Trump

Wow, what's happened to this forum? It used to be a place filled with intelligent, well thought out discussions on a wide range of topics. Now it's an echo chamber where the crazies reign supreme. I've gotten the same impression, and honestly stopped reading here for the past few weeks. The folks e...
by drumminj
Tue Oct 13, 2020 9:07 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
Replies: 5196
Views: 1781262

Re: Coronavirus General Discussion

MangoMan wrote:
Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:35 pm
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Who knew I've been administering self-testing protocol during the entire pandemic!