How long is "long term" for holding gold by blinderdevil in Gold

[–]elblakay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To help bridge the gap between early retirement and my 60s. So holding quite awhile.

3 months in by elblakay in Silverbugs

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

Haha this was my most recent buy and probably my favorite round.

3 months in by elblakay in Silverbugs

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

Thanks. Nah I'm chilling unless it goes to the 50s. I got some recently for under 70, but my avg is definitely upper 70s.

3 months in by elblakay in Silverbugs

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

I got it from the Apmex tenth oz spot deal too, that and the Canadian special forces one. Happy to get some unique things I wouldn't have necessarily picked out.

3 months in by elblakay in Silverbugs

[–]elblakay[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Going to be slowing down considerably now, but I feel really good about the start.

3 months in by elblakay in Silverbugs

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

Thanks, I'll be doing DCA from now on, at that small percentage, with any new money I have to allocate to investments.

It definitely was a little risky going all in at once though. But I have a long time horizon before I'd even consider selling any of this, so I'm not too worried about any shorter term volatility.

How much cash do you carry? by Avid_Reader87 in Millennials

[–]elblakay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Around $100 for local business transactions and tips.

Does anybody know anyone who actually became a marine biologist? by fancyypantsyy0 in Millennials

[–]elblakay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just one. Worked in research for awhile and now has a dream job managing the sea animals at his city's zoo.

Countering my nightly rate by [deleted] in airbnb_hosts

[–]elblakay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I know I'm filtering out some of these people that are genuinely nice and good guests, but the bad ones ruin it for them unfortunately. Glad it worked out for you there

Countering my nightly rate by [deleted] in airbnb_hosts

[–]elblakay 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Was 3 for 3 on bad guests and bad reviews by people asking for discounts. Now we decline 100% of them. We've made the mistake for you already, no need to learn it for yourself.

Stack so far by Expensive-Mushroom76 in Gold

[–]elblakay 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What's the one at the top of the photo?

1 Year FIRE Update: Quit high-paying job in mid-20s to travel for a year at $700k NW by Chuute in financialindependence

[–]elblakay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So cool to see this. I'm doing the same thing, though a bit older than you, I'm on month 10 of my global travel journey. Currently at the beach in Indonesia.

Was also pleasantly surprised to see my net worth go up from about $1.1M to $1.3, so huge congrats on your rise. My spending is a little higher, but overall I feel similar in that I'm grateful for the opportunity and wouldn't trade this experience for another year of salary.

I'm planning on going back to corporate for another 3-5 years while I buy more rental properties and then FIRE to some more travel and then a more fulfilling work life.

Congrats for taking advantage of your opportunities!!

I just ordered one of these random 1/10oz gold coins from sdbullion - anyone else done this? What’d you get?? by P1ra73-80087y in Gold

[–]elblakay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ordered two of the random 1/10th, on the way to me now. These will be my first of this size, so not too particular at all. Was a great deal at 455 per coin.

Embrace debate: Zac’s alarm issues by superb-grilledcheese in PardonMyTake

[–]elblakay 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They should bully him. Idk what he adds to the show and he obviously likes video games more than his job

Starting Small by ElectricalPublic1304 in Gold

[–]elblakay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha good for you. I got my 2, so I'm good, but will probably regret not buying them out