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I have a mixed collection referred to by Kenkat. The kids have expressed no interest in the collection but I've decided to pass most of it on to them anyway for the following reasons: 1) I am in the process of subdividing the collection into "piles" as suggested above and entering everythi...

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I'd hesitate to use any agent that adds a previously undisclosed fee into the final contract. Just say no.

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This article convinced me that you can’t trust a safety deposit box for anything you wouldn’t mind losing. Which cuts against the entire purpose of the box. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/business/safe-deposit-box-theft.html And you can't trust a home safe either so pick your poison based on co...

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index2max wrote: ↑Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:29 pm
Dang! That's a sweet deal! Unfortunately I also do not live in Virginia. Can a Boglehead here who lives in Virginia please adopt me into their household?

Maybe you could join a church in say, Roanoke, and worship from afar. Has anyone used that membership trick to join a CU?

Pu239

Just imagine the 20yr return.

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This might burn a bridge but consider contacting the owner directly with your concerns that the realtor is excluding qualified buyers and point out that this exclusion might be costing them money.

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If there are small organic farms in your area, you might look into temporary/apprentice work as a way to learn the ropes first hand. These types of businesses will provide a more useful knowledge base for your purposes than master gardeners, who may or may not possess the skills for running a market...

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I thought you gave up on gold. Why keep bringing it up?

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Justifications for zero exposure have been made in this and other threads. There's really not much else to say except good luck. The future of crypto promises to be a memorable one.

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If John C. Bogle were alive, and knew that bitcoin is currently priced at $50,000, do you think it would have led him to change any of the things he said in 2017? Regarding your Bogle quote, I'm surprised that no one yet has pointed out that Bogle himself bought gold (on behalf of a school foundati...

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It's easier to keep my emergency fund than spend the time reading all these posts and worrying about how flawed the approach might be. It's not going to move the needle much either way. But thanks for bringing it up.

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When it was time for reroofing, we switched from cedar shakes to a Class 4 impact rated, non-flammable imitation shake roof and our homeowners premium dropped 25%. Looks great and should last 50 years. If you love cedar, pay the extra. I wouldn't surprised if shake prices have risen sharply in recen...

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Why pay an agent for the portion of the sale price you can get for free? There are many "we buy houses" companies out there who will give you a no-hassle price with no commission. Offer to pay a a realtor a much higher commission on any difference between that amount and the actual sales p...

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As someone who has conceptualized, started, operated over 13 companies in my lifetime I would answer it this way. Under fettered capitalism, the people are best served when innovations are allowed to come to market (i.e. no crushing by large companies with hold of the reins of power) and compete in...

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If the company is for "us", why not use a mutual company structure like Vanguard or nonprofit? With this approach, Mashinsky could be the new Bogle. Not to be rude, but you really need to get off this fantasy that mutual companies or nonprofits are some pure form of organization. Years ag...

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We bought a Zero Water pitcher that comes with a TDS (total dissolved solids) meter. At first it seemed to work fine...showing tap water at 271 and filtered ZeroWater at zero. Within a few hours it went crazy and now shows tap water off the charge (over 1000) and Zero Water in the 300s. My first qu...

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ohboy! wrote: ↑Sat Feb 13, 2021 11:58 pm
He is an interesting billionaire.

Billionaire = elite

If the company is for "us", why not use a mutual company structure like Vanguard or nonprofit? With this approach, Mashinsky could be the new Bogle.

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I really only see two options with technology, one is by and for the people, the other is by and for a small faction of elites. I think the people will win this one, whatever path it takes to get there. There is too much momentum for open-source software and decentralized protocols. Even the compan...

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Doing that doesn't make it a real world experiment, does it? Op has said in another thread after my post here that he lost interest so a lot of effort for nothing. Waste of time.

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The suspense is getting unbearable? What did you do? What did I do??? The OP spent the effort to start an interesting (to some) "real world experiment" with promises of updates, then nothing. Others were curious also. An earlier "I've changed my mind" post would have been consid...

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I ask because updates were promised and that thread has gone dead. How's it going?

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Does your AA still include golden dragonfly?

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How about a promised update OP?

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Removal of sulfur compounds from the natural gas before it enters the fireplace should also work but has safety implications. An electronic ignition system will only partly help because it won't prevent tarnishing at times when the fireplace is being used. Would it be possible to convert just the fi...

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For a moment there, I thought you meant 'preppies'.

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After reading all of these replies, I think you all have changed my viewpoint back to getting some cash back. I don’t know why I like using cash, but I still do. I’ll probably go for a hybrid approach with my Double Cash card for larger expenses and then some cash for smaller stuff. Thanks everybod...

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gerntz wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 9:35 pm
I focus on dollar coins. Tend to run our bank out of them. Get a lot of stares.

$2 bills and 50 cent pieces are fun to spend too. Many people have never seen them in circulation. Personally, I haven't received either one in change in decades.

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OP - With regard to the $300k inheritance, perhaps she would accept financial guidance from an advisor such as Vanguard PAS. Sometimes advice coming from a 'professional' can make matters sink in.

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How long will ye love simplicity and despise knowledge? For anyone still full of conviction about how all this is going to zero I recommend this excellent podcast: https://peterattiamd.com/caroltavris-elliotaronson/ I'm a Boglehead so simplicity is in the blood. Knowledge is good, complexity brough...

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If you're caving to crypto, buy the dips just like you did with the S&P 500 and, hopefully, precious metals. And certainly the dips will come.

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I very much appreciate the updates. I might use your approach when the time comes. Thanks for taking the time to explain the process.

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True, I should have been more precise. It is demonstrably false the bitcoin is used for nefarious/black market purposes to a greater degree than fiat currency. Comparing percent of black market/illegal activity of total fiat money supply to bitcoin value? What are the metrics? I really am curious a...

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Censorship? Are we talking about the ability to perpetrate illegal transactions. This is not a concern for the majority of people who are law abiding citizens. Bitcoin holders are using bitcoin as a store of value, not to resist censorship. Thanks for trying. Try telling that to Prahasaurus. These ...

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Regulatory risk is not just a risk for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, in my opinion it is THE risk that makes these assets such a poor long-term play. People who think that governments are going to sit idly by while they lose control of their monetary systems are delusional and historically ig...

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All of the above documentaries are pro Bitcoin, crypto, and blockchain, and I don't want to learn in an echo chamber. If anyone has links to documentaries which are negative or present a more cautious picture, please post links! All the back and forth about Bitcoin on Bogleheads is not enough? :sho...

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To me it is simply part of heavy recruitment of the tech industry. It seems many are leaving California due to disappointment in local government and taxes and the mayor is actively trying to recruit them to his city. While buying btc with tax dollars does seem like a irresponsible gamble I can ima...

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Some of you may want to contact the mayor of Miami ASAP to let him know Bitcoin has no value, is not a currency and is not an investment. Mayor of Miami: There are three things that I want to do with Bitcoin and crypto generally. One is I want to be able to give my employees the ability to take a p...

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Now 1 Bitcoin = 1 Tesla Model 3.

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The 2010s were probably the best decade for doing this. As an experiment, I earned about $4000 in bonuses a couple years ago with the constraint that I wouldn't cheat the bank or violate the terms of any agreement I signed. I have a real, long-running business, not the kind of 'business' used by som...

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Except for the fact that nobody in the world would give up a single bitcoin for your mintage. No one is trying to convince you to buy bitcoin. Whether you believe it has value or not is irrelevant, it is completely dictated by the marketplace. You can rationalize all you want about utility, pros, c...

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Bitcoin doesn't have scarcity. You can't claim something is scarce when there are 18 million of them. Bitcoin isn't rare enough to be a status symbol. Using mintage as a guide, I would consider exchanging any of my US coins with mintages of 18 million or less for one bitcoin. I even have some with ...

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Did you bother to read any of the other 1000 posts about crypto? Thanks for the info. I'll take a deeper look. Until then, what I see is equivalent to a number of virtual casinos being serviced by small specialty companies with gambling as it's main reason for existence. I'm not going to suspend di...

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People are making all these arguments against crypto (maybe rightfully so, maybe not) are the same people gladly willing to hold 1000s of absolute garbage companies in their total market index. "Nobody knows nothing" Absolute garbage companies physically exist, employ people, produce real...

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longinvest - a portion of our investments is managed by a fiduciary advisor for a couple years now. It should be straightforward to calculate returns for that portfolio using the spreadsheet and I intend to do so, but I'm wondering if I could create a similar passive index fund portfolio for use as...

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longinvest - a portion of our investments is managed by a fiduciary advisor for a couple years now. It should be straightforward to calculate returns for that portfolio using the spreadsheet and I intend to do so, but I'm wondering if I could create a similar passive index fund portfolio for use as ...

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bigtex wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 1:59 pm
Does anyone know if DFV is still holding GME?

He may have gone from "squeeze the sleaze" to "dump the chumps".

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except their usecase as a capital controls workaround is one that most Americans will never understand. Americans tend to think if they have no use for it and they’re buying to speculate then surely that’s all the rest of the world is doing with it I'm willing to bet that a significant number of Am...

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Hustlinghustling wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:03 pm
..or how about the second biggest economy in the world? huge bitcoin usage in China today

Which proves that speculation, greed and fear is just as prevalent in China as it is elsewhere in the world.

Pu239

We pay about 0.5% of market value annually. Not too bad.

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What happens if another cryptocurrency becomes all the rage? Bitcoin is in competition with presumably an endless number of cryptocurrencies that can be produced out of thin air. Sorry, but I don't get it. Because Bitcoin is hot now doesn't mean it will survive. At least tangible items of value won...

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