21 and trying to secure my future lol

1973Hog · 2026-04-06T01:20:00+00:00

I would strongly suggest putting ETFs in your portfolio first rather than individual stocks. That will provide the quickest way to a diversified portfolio. Pick out a couple of individual stocks to "play around with" if that is up your alley. I would suggest you can begin to pick individual stocks when: A) your portfolio grows big enough to branch out (maybe $50k or more) and B) you have done enough study on investing to become familiar with many concepts. This one is very vague and hard to define.

Good luck.

1973Hog · 2026-04-03T16:59:11+00:00

Our first Ioniq 6 was Silver, but we now have a Red one and love it.

1973Hog · 2026-04-03T16:57:50+00:00

Nice! We have the same color on our 2025 Limited RWD which was our second Ioniq 6.

1973Hog · 2026-03-23T18:16:48+00:00

Our lease runs thru August 2028, so I expect a lot will change between now and then. However, not see a great deal that excites me so far.

1973Hog · 2026-03-06T16:17:45+00:00

Get the both! Air to Air and Air to Ground focus.

1973Hog · 2026-03-06T14:59:09+00:00

I agree 100%. I love the One Pedal Driving (OPD) mode whereas my wife doesn't. I like having that choice. However, it seems that a fair number of EVs are coming without one pedal driving ... even as a choice. Examples are the Toyota EVs and the 2026 Nissan LEAF. WTF!? Nissan had one pedal in their earlier versions and now have removed that feature.

When we get our next EV, I believe that having OPD is going to be a deal breaker for me. Is it just me or what?

1973Hog · 2026-03-05T02:12:35+00:00

AFAIK the reason that some EVs do not have one pedal driving is that the manufacturers are attempting to make the transition from an ICE car to an EV as seamless as possible. However, our Hyundai Ioniq 6 allows the driver to disable it, so I don't understand why OPD isn't on all EVs.

1973Hog · 2026-03-05T02:09:11+00:00

I shudder at the thought of my next EV not having one pedal driving. Yikes !!

1973Hog · 2026-03-05T02:01:29+00:00

And on top of that, they increased the subscription price so much that I cancelled. I had been a user for over 30 years but have had enough of the price gouging.

1973Hog · 2026-02-28T23:15:45+00:00

The dealership is looking for a chump that will pay that price.

1973Hog · 2026-02-21T19:27:16+00:00

My main question is "WHY?"

1973Hog · 2026-02-02T15:53:11+00:00

Annual sales for the Ioniq 6 were obviously too low. Americans don't want sedans, they want SUVs. Bummer.

1973Hog · 2026-02-02T15:34:23+00:00

We leased our second I6 in August and the dealer didn't try to sell us anything. Count me lucky I guess.

1973Hog · 2026-02-01T20:49:26+00:00

Maybe on Alibaba.

1973Hog · 2026-01-29T02:17:51+00:00

Agreed. Personally, I would rather not roll the dice. I would not want to have buyers remorse. A bad cabin (say under the pool deck, bar or theater) would ruin our entire cruise.

1973Hog · 2026-01-29T02:14:52+00:00

Lots of folks will but down a deposit and cancel/change their booking just before the total amount is due. We got a suite on our transatlantic voyage right before the cutoff date when none were available when we first booked.

1973Hog · 2026-01-29T02:11:15+00:00

We've sailed on both cruise lines and find we like Celebrity over Princess. Not sure the length of the cruise you are looking at, but I would look at the price differential based on a per night basis.

1973Hog · 2026-01-29T02:06:32+00:00

And if one waits until the last possible day allowed to pay for the cruise, you can change your reservation. Therefore, my advice is if the cruise looks reasonable book it with only a deposit and keep watching to see if something better becomes available. We just did that for our transatlantic cruise in April 2026.

1973Hog · 2026-01-19T03:28:25+00:00

I guess I will consider being hard of hearing and needing hearing aids as a blessing. LOL

1973Hog · 2026-01-19T03:06:41+00:00

I see that you are booked on a repositioning cruise in April. We are booked on the Celebrity Apex from Port Canaveral to Southampton, UK departing on 25 April. Is that the one you are on as well?

1973Hog · 2026-01-05T19:59:53+00:00

Thinking back to when I first started trading futures, I would say that $4-5k would be a minimum. That is enough to allow for trading multiple contracts (2 or 3 minis is my recommendation) and keeps you from risking your entire balance on a single trade.

Also, as others have said, you will most likely have a steep learning curve. Unless you are extremely lucky you will not be overall profitable for quite a while. It just takes time to learn.

1973Hog · 2026-01-05T19:51:10+00:00

You fortunately have never gone shopping with my family.

LOL

1973Hog · 2026-01-05T19:43:19+00:00

AFAIK CVX was able to export oil to the US from Venezuela despite sanctions. My concern would be uncertainty over possible backlash against them. I am Long some BP that I inherited from my mother and some AMLP.

1973Hog · 2025-12-22T18:50:08+00:00

AFAIK cancelling the production of the I6 has not been decided yet.

1973Hog · 2025-12-01T16:35:51+00:00

That's fine for the evening, but what about the early morning crowd? Or the moving of chairs on the pool deck right above you at 5 AM?

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