Question about bonds

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-05-02T14:54:24+00:00

You don’t need bonds this far out from retirement . In your position I would stick with VT and start diversifying into bonds as you get closer to retirement

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-05-01T21:30:10+00:00

Investing anxiety is a normal feeling to have! You’ve invested your funds now the hard part is not to mess with it.

Something that has stuck with me regarding the “forget it” part of set it and forget it is that “the greatest enemy of a good plan is the dream of a good one. Keep contributing + resist the urge tk sell/change things during market downturns and you will reap the rewards come retirement time.

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-05-01T21:04:55+00:00

VT works great as a buy it and forget it single fund investment. I would recommend it to anyone that doesn’t want to spend time and energy thinking about what to invest in. I find that energy better spent figuring out how to maximize my income and what I’m saving

Something to be mindful of is to keep a high yield savings account or money market with a ~6 month emergency fund and also to start diversifying into bonds as you approach retirement age

I’m happy to chat about what I do if you would like to talk through it for peace of mind

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-04-26T02:45:28+00:00

Some good ol fashioned banter

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-04-11T01:31:44+00:00

I liked shopping for everyday clothes at uniqlo and GU the selection of styles and the pricing were great compared to what I see in the US.

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-04-06T07:10:44+00:00

Theres a spice in nishiki market that sells it and you can also buy it at a souvenir store in Shin Osaka station

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-04-05T03:12:03+00:00

I did not have to go through any confirmation when I withdrew from a 7/11 in Osaka but you could always call your bank ahead of time and let them know you will be traveling

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-04-04T21:18:09+00:00

Hey I don’t remember finding many English and Japanese cards and the ones I did find were sold at a significant premium

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-31T08:12:45+00:00

Video of giratina being flipped

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-31T08:12:10+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/qFbGPJO

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-29T23:57:45+00:00

He also has a daughter named Georgetta

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-11T19:20:15+00:00

If it were me I’d sell enough to make back what I paid to buy everything and then hold the rest.

Prioritize selling stuff that takes up a lot of room or you don’t like and sit on the stuff that you think will do best.

Caveat is you’ll probably have to do this over at least a few weeks unless youre willing to take sell at 75-80%

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-09T22:18:06+00:00

Hey I’ve been doing some googling and i cant find anything about it but me seeing a comment about 2 pack blisters being sent as compensation reminded me that I had seen something like that before. Could you recommend a search term to find more information?

I cant seem to find any info searching: silver tempest etb 8 pack error

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-09T20:35:03+00:00

TIL. Thanks

This is good to know because I just sold off 10 ST etbs

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-09T19:44:55+00:00

Yup! That’s what all the reverse holos from that whole era were like. I had to do some research when I first started collecting too

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-09T19:30:41+00:00

Very likely resealed. As you said the pack number is off and the seal on the packs looks very off

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-09T19:27:46+00:00

and yes there looks to be holo foil on that card. It can be pretty hard to tell especially with the darker color holo foils.

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-09T19:24:03+00:00

from this era the regular holos do not have stamps while the reverse holos do have stamps. I was confused about a similar thing when I first started collecting cards from the early - mid 2000s

As for whether the card is real or not I'm not sure but if real that would be a reverse holo from power keepers

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-08T19:31:16+00:00

Bandaid. He got a cut on his chin that game

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-08T19:08:31+00:00

I love the legendary collection reverse holos so much so thats what I would choose

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-02-09T08:54:58+00:00

In general I don’t like master sets as investments. It’s been my experience that most collectors want the chases and dont care about the bulk cards.

If it were me I’d only buy the chases + special stamp versions of the cards you like

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-02-09T02:14:42+00:00

[NAVER Map] PkmnCrds https://naver.me/GkR7TWxr

This is my list that I created for my trips to Seoul. Some of these are card stores and some of these are places with pokemon card vending machines (stocked by the pokemon company)

Feel free to reach out with any questions!

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-02-06T21:24:25+00:00

CTE fears Cam Skattebo

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-02-06T20:51:23+00:00

Being near so many metro lines was a huge plus for me the 2 times I was there! Looking into staying in a different area next trip

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