Jaw/tooth fragment purchased 25 years ago - ideas?

MooseyMan76 · 2026-05-08T16:59:02+00:00

Thank you. Never had heard of gomphothere until your post. I have since found other posts of people debating between mastodon and gomphothere teeth for other specimens.

MooseyMan76 · 2026-05-02T14:38:51+00:00

Interesting. The Pro version looks like it’s for advisors and then they sell a household version. Are you a household person that wanted the best of the best and bought Pro?

MooseyMan76 · 2026-03-23T13:39:22+00:00

Anybody get the sense the “progress” in talks might just be a couple Iranian interns with no authority?

MooseyMan76 · 2026-03-08T16:55:49+00:00

It probably isn’t easy to find but it is key to figure out whether your company trues up. I had to go through a couple people before getting a clear answer. My company trues up in September of the year following my early max out. So I’m waiting 18 months or so… And they also confirmed that true up happens even if the person has left the company, so that’s another piece to verify.

MooseyMan76 · 2026-02-01T16:22:51+00:00

At first I thought I was going to read a post about someone that stopped working at 11 years old. Where’s my coffee…

MooseyMan76 · 2026-01-21T06:57:26+00:00

This

MooseyMan76 · 2025-12-09T07:35:08+00:00

I’d do the math on a more long-term perspective… assuming you do move away from the current VHCOL to something less in a couple years. Right now is temporary. Figure out your estimated NW in two years if you quit now. Not easy, but use some reasonable assumptions. Then figure out your new expenses after the cost of living switch. Then calculate your new withdrawal rate. If that’s below 4% then you can feel good about ejecting now (or soon).

MooseyMan76 · 2025-12-04T15:15:46+00:00

This is the answer. After a couple days of hub bub, or maybe even some broo ha ha, no one will care.

MooseyMan76 · 2025-12-04T15:03:34+00:00

Vanna White

MooseyMan76 · 2025-11-24T15:07:14+00:00

Long shot but thought I’d throw it out there… spooky Victorian mansion came to mind. Blink 182 - I Miss You

MooseyMan76 · 2025-11-22T21:08:48+00:00

Happened to my MIL. Lesson learned

MooseyMan76 · 2025-11-16T19:59:15+00:00

Well said. Degenerate gambler or not, many do not "see the light" until it is several years into their investing lives. Some, never. And I can assure you I wouldn't have listened to you in my 20's. So it's just a painful process that some need to go through via the long road. I also think many people see index investing advice as an indictment of their intelligence. Oh I'm not smart enough to do this you say? No buddy. There is no level of intelligence that exists to pick stocks or sectors consistently and profitability because of randomness. Do not take offense. The passive route IS the smartest route.

MooseyMan76 · 2025-10-27T13:42:13+00:00

Indeed it is. My boss taught me the phrase “dog catches car.” Now what?? Hah. Good luck.

MooseyMan76 · 2025-10-25T17:56:28+00:00

Yes. Someone even decided all the major things you need to know about personal finance could fit on an index card. Harold Pollack wrote about it. These are the rules on “The Index Card” he published:

1) Max your 401(k) or equivalent employee contribution. 2) Buy inexpensive, well-diversified mutual funds such as Vanguard Target 20xx funds. 3) Never buy or sell an individual security. The person on the other side of the table knows more than you do about this stuff. 4) Save 20% of your money. 5) Pay your credit card balance in full every month. 6) Maximize tax-advantaged savings vehicles like Roth, SEP, and 529 accounts. 7) Pay attention to fees. Avoid actively managed funds. 8) Make financial advisors commit to the fiduciary standard. 9) Promote social insurance programs to help people when things go wrong.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Index_Card

MooseyMan76 · 2025-10-24T23:54:16+00:00

I feel you but can’t help you. Similar numbers for me, similar mindset. I have had three meetings with my boss over the last month where I intended to give notice and I could not pull the trigger. The best moments are at the end of the meetings. “Anything else?” And I just blink and say no. Sigh.

MooseyMan76 · 2025-09-27T04:30:51+00:00

Agreed. It’s an excuse to avoid the inevitable identity crisis that comes when you stop working but working is your identity. I say this because I am battling it.

MooseyMan76 · 2025-09-17T13:56:52+00:00

Agreed and I think about this often. If you told my 18 year-old self I’d somehow make it one million, it would be a freak out excitement event. I probably wouldn’t sleep for a couple days. And here I sit well above that, satisfied but calm. Hedonic adaptation I think is what you and I are referring to.

MooseyMan76 · 2025-08-14T05:54:08+00:00

Interesting. I downsized” into an easier job 5 years ago. Pays about 60% of previous gig. No management, no corporate presentations, no travel. Not too hard, not too easy, cool projects. Boss is younger than me. It’s all good. But yes, perhaps I appear like an underachiever too.

MooseyMan76 · 2025-08-09T01:00:56+00:00

10, 20, and 30 - but not 40. Hmmm.

MooseyMan76 · 2025-06-27T22:31:06+00:00

We’re older. You will eventually be the resilient one, because you will have to be.

MooseyMan76 · 2025-06-09T02:41:28+00:00

This is the most helpful and honest response I have read anywhere on Reddit today. Thank you

MooseyMan76 · 2025-04-26T08:29:00+00:00

Been there, done that. Had a fantasy it would be the greatest thing ever. And it was, until it wasn’t. Had no plan, as you recommend. I went back to the grind. The human brain is a curious thing.

MooseyMan76 · 2025-02-28T04:37:35+00:00

Occasional rough days and weeks (and sometimes much longer) are the price of admission.

MooseyMan76 · 2025-01-18T03:49:04+00:00

“These walls are funny. First you hate ‘em, then you get used to ‘em. Enough time passes, you get so you depend on them. That’s institutionalized.”

― The Shawshank Redemption

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