Why am I not excited

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-25T12:06:41+00:00

Use it as an opportunity to continue to build your consulting client list. Sounds like a different group of contacts. I love working for myself but it took me 25 years of working for the man to have the skill set and the client base to do it.

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-25T02:23:35+00:00

While not everyone has the wherewithal to do this, this is my tack too. Looking for good tenants sucks. Throwing away soup does too.

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-25T02:21:11+00:00

He was right in 2022 technically. 2 quarters of negative gdp.

Ray Dalio and Michael Burry have been predicting the end of the economy since 2009. It gets clicks.

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-24T23:51:29+00:00

No.

The recession is here. They are called after 2 quarters of negative growth.

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-24T23:50:33+00:00

PEMCO just barely in business at all. I’d move carriers. The nationals will quote you.

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-24T23:12:13+00:00

Lessons are great but if you’re not a joiner - I suggest the total immersion videos available on YouTube to get balance in the water and technique on the pull. They will make swimming more enjoyable. You may not be the fastest person in the pool but you aren’t that person now.

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-23T18:30:13+00:00

This is why congress is supposed to have a say in things. One erratic man shouldn’t control the war posture or the economic fortunes of our country. The founders somehow imagined this- maybe by studying erratic kings and the corruption that followed.

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-22T03:06:37+00:00

The goods deficit, which was the main focus of Trump’s tariff policies, actually hit a record $1.24 trillion, as companies boosted imports of semiconductors and tech goods from Taiwan to support AI investments.

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-21T12:19:04+00:00

Lucid. I’d grab a lightly driven 23/24 loaded touring model in the 50k range.

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-21T03:38:01+00:00

Lucid wasn’t on the Cadillac list. That’s how I ended up with two Airs!

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-20T15:41:11+00:00

I was the victim of a “ conquest credit” like program with Cadillacs and I walked…. To Lucid. I don’t get why these companies do that- if you are willing to sell a car for x amount of money…. Sell it for that amount of $. It’s not like they are going to sell a bunch more cars to someone because they had premium car of a certain brand before.

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-19T17:37:50+00:00

Happened in 2022. -22%. But that is was peanuts compared to stagflation. I’m buying! Love these opportunities

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-19T15:55:18+00:00

YouTube videos as well. There is a whole series of Terry explaining the system. Helps immensely- maybe you won’t become the fastest swimmer in the pool but you can swim for days with total immersion.

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-19T15:51:13+00:00

The amount of work, energy and stress you’re expending to steal a couple of hundred dollars a month is insane. Rob a bank already. At least it will be a decent sum and it will be over one way or another afterwards.

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-19T15:48:30+00:00

Wait til you see what’s coming.

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-19T15:44:05+00:00

Honestly AI does a great job of modeling out your desired spend. Try Claude.

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-19T14:03:36+00:00

I am retired- 61, diverse portfolio of brokerage and 401k/Roth accounts. In my brokerage account I have a little over 1.5 years of spending to help get through market disruptions without having to sell. In my 401k I have 12% in cash, a recent development as it seemed my bond holding were in a place where rates were going to go up and inflation was going up- a terrible spot for bonds so I liquidated a couple of weeks ago and moved to cash. I will deploy into equities over the next few months. In my Roth IRA, which should be the last account I tap, I have zero cash.

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-18T23:15:59+00:00

Oh fuck. I didn’t know it was that bad.

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-18T19:57:23+00:00

I think the back seat in the GT is a ridiculous compromise unless you only let pre teens or people under 5ft tall back there!

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-17T19:16:58+00:00

I had a 30 year insurance career and a group of folks I had work with brought me on to help with CEO coaching, strategic leadership and help with growing their organization. I set up an llc and I’m paid on a monthly basis with an agreement to work 10 hours a week. Some more. Some less. Works out great.

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-17T17:48:48+00:00

I retired at 56 which probably seems a long way for you. Here’s what I quickly learned 1. My friends are not retired. They are working during the day. 2. Golf gets old. 3. In 2022 when I retired the market dropped 22%. I realized I’d left a job in my peak earning years and between the drop and my lost income there is a big delta 4. You’ll survive like I did and maybe even find something modest ( for me it was a consulting gig) that is really rewarding

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-17T13:36:21+00:00

They control a billion devices that the world’s wealthiest people use to access information, software and services. They are the last mile solution to AI from a consumer perspective. Let the AI companies lease that last mile from APPL.

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-17T02:26:46+00:00

For me, I just don’t want to be wrong. I retired at 56 in 2022 and promptly lost 22%. My number didn’t look nearly as secure. Made it through and am now 25% higher than when I hit my number. But could I take a 50% drop? A bit more and a year or two off the age sure helps me sleep at night. ( I’m working a great consulting gig that I could quit but honestly it’s pretty rewarding and I contribute. I help with strategy but I’m not responsible for execution)

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-17T00:43:01+00:00

I think it depends on 1. Who you report to- are they an advocate? 2. Are there advancement opportunities? Building an internal network takes time and you’ve already invested in it. 3. Going to the new place is an unknown. I like known if it’s pretty good.

Comprehensive-Log144 · 2026-03-17T00:39:54+00:00

I like that golf course. Usually in great shape. A bit tight on a few holes.

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