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Participant[quote=spdrun]Can you get a job with a decent amount of vacation time and travel with the family during school vacations? Or have more time for hobbies/volunteering/doing what you want to do?
No mortgage: guessing you’re paying under $1000/mo including utilities for the house, minus whatever rental income you have from other properties. That puts you in a GREAT position to say F YOUR MOTHER to the rat-race.
Paid off house + car + rental income = ability to do what you want. Enjoy it.[/quote]
I agree with this, except I would add college savings to paid off house + car + rental income. After you have that, it is time to figure out what you really want to do, other than the rat race. And good luck with it, we have not yet been able to talk ourselves into making the leap.
ParticipantGreat thread, very inspiring, and congrats to those who have lost weight! I am working on doing the same, and am a big fan of this book http://www.amazon.com/Lean-Habits-Lifelong-Weight-Loss/dp/1624141129
Basically it says eat no more than 3-4 meals per day (no snacks), be hungry for 30-60 minutes before you eat, and don’t overeat at meals. I know, doesn’t sound revolutionary, but it’s definitely working for me.
ParticipantThank you so much for all the detailed advice! It will be used!
ParticipantVery good advice, all, thank you so much.
Yes she would like to move but she has not been able to find anything even near the same price point, or she would be gone already. She has a kid in high school and therefore really wants to stay in CV.
Assuming she decides to stay in the apartment, it sounds like you all think that no matter what remediation is done, it will not be sufficient. Depressing but still good to know.
ParticipantWe have Geico and I was quite pleasantly surprised at the relatively moderate bump in our rate when we added our 16-year-old.
June 22, 2015 at 8:26 PM in reply to: Career Advice wrto an Environment Undergoing Change of Ownership #787421Participant[quote=flyer]
Biography
Jonas Jonasson is the author of the novel The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, which has sold more than eight million copies worldwide. He was a journalist for many years, then became a media consultant and later the founder of a sporting events production company for Swedish television. After selling his company, he moved abroad to work on his first novel. Jonasson now lives with his son on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea.
[/quote]I know it’s off topic, but I can’t help mentioning that I LOVE the movie made of that book. I saw it on an international flight and in order to buy the DVD, I had to order from a company in the UK.
June 21, 2015 at 4:46 PM in reply to: Career Advice wrto an Environment Undergoing Change of Ownership #787393ParticipantSounds to me like you are looking for confirmation of a decision that you have already made. Given all the data you provided, my opinion is that you are making the right decision. Mergers are no fun when you are not on the acquiring side, I know from personal experience (3x).
Good luck and I hope the new opportunity comes through for you!
ParticipantLots of good info on this board http://www.healthboards.com/boards/foot-ankle-problems/
ParticipantUnfortunately I have way too much experience in this area. I highly recommend seeing a board-certified foot/ankle orthopedist instead of (or at least in addition to) a podiatrist.
ParticipantSears Outlet has a huge selection of appliances, some with just minor dings, for several hundred dollars cheaper. Definitely worth a look.
Participant[quote=flu]For my own kid, I just want them to want to learn, not me pushing them all the time to do it. [/quote]
Flu, what kind of Carmel Valley asian parent are you??? jk
Kidding aside, I think your approach sounds great. With my other kid, it was obvious after a couple of years of lessons that this was not his thing. So we quit and did something else. Our rule is, kid has to do one sport and one other activity. Kid can choose what.
ParticipantWe got a used Steinway upright back when my kid started playing 10 years ago. He is now 17 and truly loves to play. Yes there were times when he wanted to quit, but I am so glad we pushed (not too much) and he stuck with it. After they are 13 or so, it’s completely their choice anyway, I think. Of course he will never be a concert pianist. But when I see how much he enjoys it now, I think all those lessons were a long-term gift that we gave him.
April 20, 2015 at 7:16 PM in reply to: The cost of an Ivy League undergrad degree next year…. #785024ParticipantTo nla: Thank you for your comments, very helpful. Seems like not filling out the FAFSA is probably the way to go for us–less work and even a small chance that it might help my kid’s application. Dreading the whole application process…only 4 months to go before we start.
April 19, 2015 at 11:49 AM in reply to: The cost of an Ivy League undergrad degree next year…. #784956Participant[quote=bearishgurl]If you already know filing a FAFSA won’t do you or your student any good, then don’t file one.[/quote]
Does anyone else have a perspective on this? With our income in the junior/senior year >$400K there is zero chance for aid from Ivy or any other school, I would think. So why go through all the time/energy to fill it out? Any reason? Or can we skip it?
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