A couple of computers ago I bought an Aquarium screen saver for the cat.  He loved it.  Not so good for the monitor.

[quote='BearBones']Not talking about cash going away. Just that stored in deposit accounts. [/quote] Ok, I see the distinction.  In a negative-interest-rate world, leaving "cash" in deposit accounts paying negative interest makes no sense, and could result in a run on such deposit accounts...

[quote=BearBones]I, for one, am not really as concerned about the demise of cash. More wondering what happens if their is a shortage of it when/if lots of people come to convert their digital money into paper because it is more likely to retain value. This would occur in a deflationary environment. ...

I am going to put my tinfoil hat on and say that if you are truly worried about the demise of paper cash, holding paper cash makes no sense.  The government could call all of it in and issue you an EBT card.  After such-and-such date, paper cash would no longer be legal tender, etc. This is essentia...

[quote=Pointedstick]The addition of nickel makes it non-magnetic.[/quote] That is interesting, since nickel itself is magnetic. [quote=Gumby]Plus, I didn't like that I could take a paper town to my cast iron, at any time, and it would basically look like I could wipe oxidized grease off of it. The F...

I'm a traditionalist.  .30-06.

Don't see goiter around much these days.

Not even in the "Goiter Belt".

No argument from me about Ziggy Stardust.

I've been living with the "All-In-One Cooking Device" for a few months. Mini review:  Does what it says it does.  Seems sturdy.  Perfect rice.  Stainless steel pot better than teflon-coated stuff. Sous vide is ok, but there is something off-putting about pulling a perfectly cooked 135F med...

One or two of the principals seem to be graduates of Long Term Capital Management.

Either that is good (they learned from their mistakes) or bad.

Dividends do reduce the stock price, right up to the point where the market opens and prices fluctuate (up or down or unchanged).  But the company begins earning a new dividend at the same time.  So is the price adjusted upward daily (in the same manner it was reduced by the dividend payment) to acc...

I think you miss the point. Unless gains (either dividends or capital gains) are realized, those gains, regardless of how they came about (i.e. the excellent performance of "Cory's Tequila Company"), are subject to vagaries of the market.  Your unrealized gains can evaporate in a heartbeat...

that would be one big baloney statement then . your portfolio value is all yours each and every day . it would be ludicrous to think that anything different transpired except a taxing event if instead of selling each night and re buying another investment in the morning is any different then choosi...

So the US can improve minimum wage by lowering median wage?

Consider: Some wise poster on this board once made the assertion that capital gains (i.e. a component of total return) do not compound unless realized.  Dividends that are reinvested do.

Discuss.

I have bought and sold junk silver on Ebay, but not for a few years. My recollection is that US junk goes for a good bit above spot, Canadian a bit lower, and others a bit lower still. A quick, non-scientific survey of the bay shows a roll (20) of 1964 Kennedy Half Dollars recently sold for $151 (wi...

[quote="WiseOne'] They'll mostly just explore and chew on greenery and throw up. [/quote]

I sort of envision retirement kind of like that.  At least the later stages...

I prefer Heinlein's list.

Hilariously, it's considered a historical landmark and can't be torn down and rebuilt! and how does that not drive the value down to squatter shack prices? it would mean the land cant be used.. I am sure it can be torn down, after completion of a $850,000 cultural resource study and a $1.5 million ...

Places that are "...dense, liberal urban..." control a bunch of electoral college votes. So if the presidency is the ultimate prize, that is the market you pander to. Places that are "...dense, liberal (but i repeat myself) urban..." control a bunch of electoral college votes. So...

[quote=WiseOne]Of course there is!

W23.0.XXS - Sequela of being caught, crushed, jammed, or pinched between moving objects.[/quote]

I must say I am disappointed that combines do not get equipment-specific codes, but water skis apparently do. 

I suppose there is a code for one of my favorite lines from the Police Squad/Naked Gun Series - "Getting caught in the teeth of a combine..."

I don't know, but "Soaring Silver Sales" is almost as good a tongue twister as "Six Slippery Sliding Snakes" 

So about $130,000 went to "taxes and savings".  Can't pay much in tax with $100K in charitable contributions.  So they really kept $15K plus "savings".

Thanks!  (Slapping forehead with palm!).