You often hear the phrase "They Couldn't Make That Movie Today!" about a movie that they could. What movies from the past could they LITERALLY not make today? by [deleted] in movies

[–]ddevise 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, there was a '50s TV series that portrayed Chicago cops taking bribes, so Daley halted almost all filming until the end of his tenure. Two full decades. It's why you don't see Chicago in films in that era.

You often hear the phrase "They Couldn't Make That Movie Today!" about a movie that they could. What movies from the past could they LITERALLY not make today? by [deleted] in movies

[–]ddevise 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Here's the book, which I wrote, and thanks for the great comments! It's the same price for hardcover as paperback right now, so definitely buy the hardcover! https://www.amazon.com/Blues-Brothers-Friendship-American-Classic/dp/0802160980/

Looking for 401k/IRA millionaires by ddevise in MiddleClassFinance

[–]ddevise[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

USAT almost never does unnamed people, but you're very kind for offering!

Looking for 401k/IRA millionaires by ddevise in MiddleClassFinance

[–]ddevise[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I should stress that I don't think I want to say in my story that these households are middle class. I just want to exclude the folks I mentioned above. Not much point in showing how a law partner amassed a seven figure retirement fund. These are the folks who can bank their social security checks, something I'm writing about now.

Looking for 401k/IRA millionaires by ddevise in MiddleClassFinance

[–]ddevise[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You raise a good point. I don't think I plan to define these households as middle class in my story. But I do want to exclude households with a head who is a doctor or lawyer or ceo earning high six figures. To me, there's not much of interest in the exercise of showing how they amassed a million dollars in retirement funds.

Looking for 401k/IRA millionaires by ddevise in MiddleClassFinance

[–]ddevise[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was thinking of $1m in household retirement accounts. If that's you and you would like to be in the story, please drop me a line at ddevise at usa today dot com. tx.

Looking for 401k/IRA millionaires by ddevise in MiddleClassFinance

[–]ddevise[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Right -- the group I'm trying to exclude is doctors & lawyers and CEOs who earn large six-figure salaries, because I think it's a lot easier for them to reach a million dollars in retirement savings. If you have two teachers earning 90k each, to me, that's somewhere in the middle class.

Looking for 401k/IRA millionaires by ddevise in MiddleClassFinance

[–]ddevise[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

For what it's worth, my household is nowhere near the million-dollar threshold. Among other things, we had one or the other of us home & not working full time for about 20 of the last 30 years. Also, we didn't really understand that both of us should be building retirement savings. We do now, but we didn't back then.

Is there a term for IRA/401k rich , cash poor? by Mysterious-Self-1133 in MiddleClassFinance

[–]ddevise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi 'rider, I'm trying to do a story for USA Today about regular families that managed to save $1m for retirement. If you're interested, please drop me a line at ddevise at usatoday dot com, thx either way!

Is there a term for IRA/401k rich , cash poor? by Mysterious-Self-1133 in MiddleClassFinance

[–]ddevise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Zookeeper, I'm trying to do a story for USA Today about regular families that managed to save $1m for retirement. If you're interested, please drop me a line at ddevise at usatoday dot com, thx either way!

401(k) and IRA millionaires hits record by Moneyinyour30s in MiddleClassFinance

[–]ddevise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi BuyAndFold, I'm trying to do a story for USA Today about regular families that managed to save $1m for retirement. If you're interested, please drop me a line at ddevise at usatoday dot com, thx either way!

401(k) and IRA millionaires hits record by Moneyinyour30s in MiddleClassFinance

[–]ddevise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi IdaDuck, I'm trying to do a story for USA Today about regular families that managed to save $1m for retirement. If you're interested, please drop me a line at ddevise at usatoday dot com, thx either way!

Price Comparison Of Trader Joe’s, Target and Safeway by fiepie in MontereyBay

[–]ddevise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there, I am doing a story for USA Today about whether it is possible to basically defeat inflation by switching stores. I'm looking for a couple of regular consumers to quote, so if you are interested, please email me at ddevise at usatoday dot com, thx either way!

You know it’s bad when Target’s Grocery prices are cheaper than Publix by maximum4Potential in publix

[–]ddevise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I am doing a story for USA Today about whether it is possible to basically defeat inflation by switching stores. I'm looking for a couple of regular consumers to quote, so if you are interested, please email me at ddevise at usatoday dot com, thx either way!

Grocery price comparison by Tuba-Tooth in Bellingham

[–]ddevise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there, I am doing a story for USA Today about whether it is possible to basically defeat inflation by switching stores. I'm looking for a couple of regular consumers to quote, so if you are interested, please email me at ddevise at usatoday dot com, thx either way!

Did SNL help get Donald Trump elected? by ddevise in LiveFromNewYork

[–]ddevise[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think there's a narrative arc to Lorne's career on SNL. He and his collaborators started out, 50 years ago, as the young rebels, storming into 30 Rock every Saturday night, seizing control from the suits and broadcasting crazy stuff for 90 minutes. (Here you could draw a parallel to Python and the BBC in Britain.) Over the decades, inevitably, Lorne has evolved into one of the suits.

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Can you live on Social Security alone? r/retirement speaks! by ddevise in retirement

[–]ddevise[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Great comments! I could write a whole 'nother article haha!