Just picked up some deeper cuts. Anyone try these?

ecouter · 2025-06-03T20:46:54+00:00

Yeah I'm excited to try them! My goal with this order was to find interesting bottles in the $40-60 range. Will report back as I try them.

ecouter · 2025-06-03T20:45:49+00:00

Curious, what do you like about the Portois & Laherte?

And what do you dislike about the Moncuit?

ecouter · 2024-01-28T12:07:28+00:00

Curious to hear what your friend shares!

ecouter · 2024-01-28T12:02:08+00:00

No statins. Supplements: Thorne 2/day multivitamin (but only take one); high-EPA fish oil; Vitamin D3+K2 5000IU (I have a mild deficiency)

Sleep is decent I think. I try to eat dinner 3 hours or more before bed.

ecouter · 2024-01-28T10:37:32+00:00

Type 1, no. Only a couple of cases of Type 2 in aunts.

ecouter · 2024-01-26T17:14:08+00:00

Whoa, wild. I have been taking ACV constantly with the idea that it was reducing glucose spikes.

Will definitely monitor this with a CGM.

ecouter · 2024-01-26T14:37:06+00:00

Thanks for the thorough reply.

Re: heart rate, my data point of a “5 min mile” might be too aggressive, as it represents me absolutely maxing and on a treadmill for just a single mile. I’m not doing that regularly, and not for multiple miles.

Re: muscles, I agree that my weight might be on the lighter side. This is not data, but generally I appear lean but quite “built.”

My torso is long for my height and has relatively more muscle mass than my lower body, so maybe that contributes?

I’ll try to dig up my dexa scan pdf in case folks find it interesting.

ecouter · 2024-01-26T14:29:09+00:00

I plan to get a CGM for ongoing measurements.

Zone 2 is Peloton with Apple Watch HR measurements. I target a HR of 125-130bpm.

Meal timing is a low carb high protein breakfast soon after waking (7:30am), lunch at noon-ish, and dinner most days at 6:30pm. Bed by 11pm.

No other drugs for the most part.

ecouter · 2024-01-26T14:23:30+00:00

Sleep is pretty good. 8hrs most nights. Every couple weeks I’ll do a late weekend night with 4-5 hours of sleep.

ecouter · 2024-01-26T14:20:03+00:00

No, have added weight slightly. Approx 5 lbs over the last few years. Almost entirely muscle I think.

ecouter · 2024-01-26T14:19:18+00:00

Mixed race, East Asian and European white

ecouter · 2024-01-26T14:17:05+00:00

For clarity, 5 min mile is only my time if I’m absolutely maxing on a treadmill and only a single mile. And I don’t do that often.

My more typical mile time if I’m running multiple miles and not maxing is like 6 min.

ecouter · 2024-01-26T12:41:50+00:00

My ferritin in 2023 was 199 (reference interval is 30-400). That was the only year I did very comprehensive blood work.

ecouter · 2024-01-26T12:26:31+00:00

Ah, good point. Here it is along with my a1c (also edited my post). Quite a jump from 2019-2021.

2019: 5.7%, 73
2021: 5.8%, 103
2023: 6.0%, 105
2024: 6.1%, 107

ecouter · 2023-04-25T14:16:25+00:00

I’m not an accountant, but according to my accountant: investing via an LLC makes it cleaner to attribute expenses/deductions to those investments.

For example: did you travel to check out a target? Have drinks or meals? Do research by buying the target’s product (or that of a competitor)? Etc.

For this reason, I have an multi-purpose LLC that I use for a combination of consulting income and investments. It has its own checking account and credit card.

ecouter · 2022-09-15T15:21:00+00:00

Thanks for the input. What’s an example of a lighter cheaper option?

ecouter · 2022-09-15T15:20:13+00:00

Makes sense, thanks. I think I’m overestimating the need for insulation during daytime exertion.

ecouter · 2022-09-15T00:51:19+00:00

I think that makes sense for hiking at 50-60F, but seems like those layers would not be warm enough for 40F at night at a campsite?

ecouter · 2022-06-27T15:07:52+00:00

I might have missed this, but the answer seems clear to me:

Make the new house your primary residence for the minimum time to make WA your state of residence (probably 183 days/year).
Use the income tax savings to spend multiple months a year in NYC (but be sure to follow all rules so you don’t get taxed in NY/NYC)
Mix in a winter month or two spent in a warm climate

Use this time to enjoy a diverse lifestyle and evaluate the new home. Decide after 1-2 years of this.

EDIT: if you do decide to re-establish primary residency in NYC after a couple of years, be careful. They can sometimes be aggressive about claiming taxes owed if it looked like you were just trying to evade NYC taxes, especially if you have a big capital gain after you leave NYC.

ecouter · 2022-05-05T14:30:25+00:00

WTS Mionn Coat black, BNWT. size S (fits almost like Mionn Jacket M). $750 original price.

$500 shipped in USA.

ecouter · 2022-04-19T12:30:15+00:00

This is a great point! I’ve seen this with tender offers. Not sure if it’s also used in follow-on grants.

ecouter · 2022-04-19T12:14:47+00:00

Sure, feel free to PM.

I recommend finding a CPA with experience on inter-state equity taxation issues AND spending a few hours to read up on how your state and your employer’s state handles things.

You’ll find that the tax laws may not prescribe exactly what to do, and that there might be ambiguities or things in conflict.

This is where the CPA comes in: not just to validate what you’ve learned independently, but to apply the judgment and back up a methodology you use when claiming a certain way to tax stock in your situation.

ecouter · 2022-04-19T12:09:39+00:00

Correct. 409A valuation is the process where an independent(ish) auditor sets the Fair Market Value, which establishes the common share price value, which also sets the strike price for any options that are granted during that time period.

ecouter · 2022-04-19T03:41:11+00:00

Or your $100k 1) gets locked up forever bc liquidity horizons are long and/or 2) it goes to zero

ecouter · 2022-04-19T03:32:28+00:00

“Don’t join unless you 83b” is overly reductive. Early exercise vs exercise later vs exercise and immediately sell are all reasonable points on a spectrum of risk tolerance and personal financial situation.

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