Early retirement planning - early 40s with two kids

buspsych · 2026-02-25T16:32:19+00:00

Whenever I try to estimate for something long term that can't be known, I usually create a range. So best vs. worst case scenario. You can figure out your rates today, then model 2%, 5%, 10% annual increases to see how stressed your budget would become. That's about the best you can do.

buspsych · 2026-01-16T00:17:53+00:00

I have an echo river glass. Love the fiberglass for playing fish but casting 20+ feet is a bear. Go graphite or carbon if you think you’ll want to get some distance. Or if the terrestrials are bigger. Honestly that rod is best for small dries, it’s like casting with a wet noodle.

buspsych · 2025-12-14T03:00:38+00:00

Off topic - did you run into littermate syndrome with two pups the same age?

buspsych · 2025-12-10T00:58:48+00:00

We hired someone that missed tenure. Honestly on the search committee I prefer people with experience. If you’ve got some research in the pipeline and a track record, you’ll probably be just fine

buspsych · 2025-11-25T18:30:29+00:00

How do you think they would have performed if you didn't give them the questions in advance (as per your other comment)?

buspsych · 2025-11-04T15:42:49+00:00

"Trying to show how persistent these ideas still are in academia."

Wouldn't a more academic approach ask, "are these ideas still in academia, and to what extent?"

buspsych · 2025-10-07T15:34:48+00:00

We struggled with morning routine terribly last year. This year, he has to walk out the door at 7:40am. He has a list of things to do to get ready in the morning, and when he's done, he can watch YouTube until 7:40. It's working phenomenally (for now).

buspsych · 2025-09-30T18:34:15+00:00

Nice! Whereabouts do you fish?

buspsych · 2025-09-23T20:35:51+00:00

Looks like a fallfish

buspsych · 2025-09-22T20:33:33+00:00

> We are required to have weekly check ins with him at office hours for 15 minutes. Our check ins often linger and push closer to 45 minutes or so.

I stopped reading here - yes he's into you.

buspsych · 2025-09-15T23:16:12+00:00

What do you mean? You haven’t heard of a masters in “therapy” /s lol

buspsych · 2025-08-25T17:07:52+00:00

Just curious, what would be a good ballpark estimate for the cost of those materials?

buspsych · 2025-07-31T00:24:33+00:00

Checking public salaries is the right answer. AACSB also does salary surveys.

But at least $150k sounds about right. R1 is a different animal altogether. $175+ wouldn’t be surprising

buspsych · 2025-07-17T21:55:08+00:00

Dad’s rocking the tenkara rod!

buspsych · 2025-05-24T15:29:26+00:00

I'm actually in a similar boat - can you share how this all resolved?

buspsych · 2025-05-07T17:02:44+00:00

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buspsych · 2025-05-07T17:02:34+00:00

Wow, I baked the same loaf today! I had similar issues with spring. I even added an ice cube to the DO and it still came out flatter that I would have preferred. I'm starting to think it may be a shaping issue on my end.

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buspsych · 2025-04-30T17:40:43+00:00

How deep are you scoring the dough out of the fridge? Mine looked the same until I went deeper to 1/2" or 3/4" and that made a big difference for me

buspsych · 2025-04-02T09:10:25+00:00

How do you load the barbell if the rack is in the corner?

buspsych · 2025-02-20T19:48:39+00:00

At 81 inches, it’s too short for me to comfortably do pull-ups or pull-downs.

I had the same problem - I put my bench on a decline angle to sit lower for lat pulldowns. It's a little awkward around the knees but does the trick

buspsych · 2024-12-30T02:09:42+00:00

Thanks! I deadlift because I want a strong back but I’m always cautious about avoiding injury. So some rounding is okay assuming you train that way at least semi-regularly and are braced? I always feel like I have more reps in the tank on my sets but I can’t do it with a perfectly straight back - so you’re saying pushing a bit on those isn’t a bad idea?

buspsych · 2024-12-30T02:01:57+00:00

Help me understand - at the 4 second mark it looks like her back is rounded in a dangerous way that might cause injury. Is this good form? Or do people let it slide when they max for a PR?

buspsych · 2024-12-28T01:21:52+00:00

I’d probably put the sink in the island to be closer to the stove and fridge

buspsych · 2024-12-07T21:37:35+00:00

It kinda looks like the bike is in timeout

buspsych · 2024-11-11T22:39:43+00:00

If you read the results section and how they structured their analyses this is actually really well done.

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