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Califbill August 30th 12 11:22 PM

We Will All Go Down With the Ship- Metaphorically Speaking
 
"X ` Man" wrote in message ...

On 8/27/12 1:23 PM, Califbill wrote:
Which people? the ones whose kids wear $200 tennis shoes, and $59.50
baseball caps? who rent a small place but drive a leased luxury car?
My daughter bought her condo when she was 25 years old. Drove a Ford.
Did do some travel, but lived economically. Same condo comlex has a
couple who rent the condo for $4k a month, and drive leased luxury
sedans. Who is going to have a hard retirement?



I'd bet on the couple who rent the condo having a happier retirement
than your daughter.

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I'm a liberal because the militant fundamentalist ignorant
science-denying religious xenophobic corporate oligarchy of modern
Republican conservatism just doesn't work for me or my country.


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Why?


X ` Man[_3_] August 30th 12 11:31 PM

We Will All Go Down With the Ship- Metaphorically Speaking
 
On 8/30/12 6:22 PM, Califbill wrote:
"X ` Man" wrote in message ...
On 8/27/12 1:23 PM, Califbill wrote:
Which people? the ones whose kids wear $200 tennis shoes, and $59.50
baseball caps? who rent a small place but drive a leased luxury car?
My daughter bought her condo when she was 25 years old. Drove a Ford.
Did do some travel, but lived economically. Same condo comlex has a
couple who rent the condo for $4k a month, and drive leased luxury
sedans. Who is going to have a hard retirement?



I'd bet on the couple who rent the condo having a happier retirement
than your daughter.


Several reasons, but one is this: you can't predict what the future will
deal you, so it is important to have some fun while you can. Some 30
years ago, my doctor, a great doctor in his mid 40's, was shot by a
burglar he caught at his house. The doc died a short time later. He
didn't have any retirement. Another friend of mine, also a physician,
died in his early 40's two weeks after being diagnosed with pancreatic
cancer.

I am not saying you shouldn't save for your retirement. You should. But
you should also go through life having fun, not just pinching pennies.
--

What do the Republican Party of the United States and the Muslim
Brotherhood of the Arab World have in common? They're both faith-based
parties, they both deny science, and they both wage war on women.

BAR[_2_] August 31st 12 12:31 AM

We Will All Go Down With the Ship- Metaphorically Speaking
 
In article ,
says...

"X ` Man" wrote in message ...

On 8/27/12 1:23 PM, Califbill wrote:
Which people? the ones whose kids wear $200 tennis shoes, and $59.50
baseball caps? who rent a small place but drive a leased luxury car?
My daughter bought her condo when she was 25 years old. Drove a Ford.
Did do some travel, but lived economically. Same condo comlex has a
couple who rent the condo for $4k a month, and drive leased luxury
sedans. Who is going to have a hard retirement?



I'd bet on the couple who rent the condo having a happier retirement
than your daughter.


Happiness and satisfaction are states of mind that don't co-exist with
envy and jealousy. I don't believe that Harry has figured that out.

X ` Man[_3_] August 31st 12 12:48 AM

We Will All Go Down With the Ship- Metaphorically Speaking
 
On 8/30/12 7:31 PM, BAR wrote:
In article ,
says...

"X ` Man" wrote in message ...

On 8/27/12 1:23 PM, Califbill wrote:
Which people? the ones whose kids wear $200 tennis shoes, and $59.50
baseball caps? who rent a small place but drive a leased luxury car?
My daughter bought her condo when she was 25 years old. Drove a Ford.
Did do some travel, but lived economically. Same condo comlex has a
couple who rent the condo for $4k a month, and drive leased luxury
sedans. Who is going to have a hard retirement?



I'd bet on the couple who rent the condo having a happier retirement
than your daughter.


Happiness and satisfaction are states of mind that don't co-exist with
envy and jealousy. I don't believe that Harry has figured that out.


You're not qualified by education or experience to make judgments about
others.

--

What do the Republican Party of the United States and the Muslim
Brotherhood of the Arab World have in common? They're both faith-based
parties, they both deny science, and they both wage war on women.

Wayne.B August 31st 12 03:27 AM

We Will All Go Down With the Ship- Metaphorically Speaking
 
On Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:09:16 -0400, wrote:

I am saving up my SS checks to buy a new boat ;-)


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Careful now, that is dangerously close to being an on topic post.

:-)


Tim August 31st 12 03:28 AM

We Will All Go Down With the Ship- Metaphorically Speaking
 
On Aug 30, 9:27*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:09:16 -0400, wrote:
I am saving up my SS checks to buy a new boat *;-)


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Careful now, that is dangerously close to being an on topic post.

:-)


LOL!

Wayne.B August 31st 12 03:32 AM

We Will All Go Down With the Ship- Metaphorically Speaking
 
On Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:31:08 -0400, X ` Man
wrote:

I am not saying you shouldn't save for your retirement. You should. But
you should also go through life having fun, not just pinching pennies.


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It's interesting that you feel qualified to give financial advice to
others.


Wayne.B August 31st 12 01:10 PM

We Will All Go Down With the Ship- Metaphorically Speaking
 
On Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:25:17 -0400, wrote:

I can't find a
resin dock box in the sizes I want but I have seen some real nice
coolers that might work.


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West Marine has a pretty good selection of dock boxes. Pricey, but
they go on sale every once in a while.


Wayne.B August 31st 12 01:12 PM

We Will All Go Down With the Ship- Metaphorically Speaking
 
On Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:28:53 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Aug 30, 9:27*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:09:16 -0400, wrote:
I am saving up my SS checks to buy a new boat *;-)


===

Careful now, that is dangerously close to being an on topic post.

:-)


LOL!


===

Looks like you're going to get that rain I sent you.

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iBoaterer[_2_] August 31st 12 01:30 PM

We Will All Go Down With the Ship- Metaphorically Speaking
 
In article , dump-on-
says...

On 8/30/12 7:31 PM, BAR wrote:
In article ,
says...

"X ` Man" wrote in message ...

On 8/27/12 1:23 PM, Califbill wrote:
Which people? the ones whose kids wear $200 tennis shoes, and $59.50
baseball caps? who rent a small place but drive a leased luxury car?
My daughter bought her condo when she was 25 years old. Drove a Ford.
Did do some travel, but lived economically. Same condo comlex has a
couple who rent the condo for $4k a month, and drive leased luxury
sedans. Who is going to have a hard retirement?


I'd bet on the couple who rent the condo having a happier retirement
than your daughter.


Happiness and satisfaction are states of mind that don't co-exist with
envy and jealousy. I don't believe that Harry has figured that out.


You're not qualified by education or experience to make judgments about
others.


Please tell what his qualifications are....


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