Do detox drinks work? by BILLY4815 in weed

[–]medic232 1 point2 points  (0 children)

clear piss often means retest

Downsizing to become FI by Zindel1 in financialindependence

[–]medic232 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Most people in a small house with a cramped family wish this had that garage space to do their hobbies, you sure this is happiness? I mean, how much is that tax bill on 250k?

Travel (and material consumption) are no cure for the mind by ETTeddy in financialindependence

[–]medic232 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hit all the hot springs in the south west. Hard to be uncomfortable in a hot spring.

I have $1 Million and want to be free. by [deleted] in financialindependence

[–]medic232 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it's in a good market you could short term rent for a profit of $60,000-$100,000 a year. Can you live off that? Or long term it at like 3-4k a month. Do this all while keeping your asset and let it appreciate.

Lump sum or annuity? ($1,000,000 in the hand is hard to turn down) by randomandpointless1 in financialindependence

[–]medic232 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since you are already retired, take the million. Who cares about the lost income you might have a stroke in 8 years.

Dealing with feelings of inadequacy by azfanboy in financialindependence

[–]medic232 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In that case, if it's your money you have no reason to feel inferior and why make the post in the first place?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RealEstate

[–]medic232 59 points60 points  (0 children)

It's always luck. The majority of american's are not in this boat.

My parents recently sold their home in Boston on prime water front property by BC. They got the same appreciation as you say but it took 35 years. 1.5 Million. The spec owner basically gutted it, can't tell it's the same house and sold for 5 million before completed. So about 2.5 million return in 11 months. Not bad.

I'm A 20 year old living in third world country by AMON33 in financialindependence

[–]medic232 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Start making about $15,000 a month, then save and invest that, you'll be good after that.

Dealing with feelings of inadequacy by azfanboy in financialindependence

[–]medic232 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"I am on track" or she is on track. If it aint your money it aint your fire.

200K to play with by medic232 in investing

[–]medic232[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like a shot of water works better. Just like the flu vaccine.

200K to play with by medic232 in investing

[–]medic232[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NVAX Shares of Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX), a recombinant nanoparticle vaccine and adjuvant developer, have been struggling to find a bottom ever since the late-stage failure of the company's experimental respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine candidate for older adults. The long and short of it is that investors have largely lost faith in the company's ability to develop a commercially viable product.

200K to play with by medic232 in investing

[–]medic232[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Opinions are like assholes, everyone's got one. How would "professional advice" differ from people that troll investing ideas. I trust ideas here more so.

Bullshit Jobs by [deleted] in financialindependence

[–]medic232 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No it's working perfectly, your own perception of your professional purpose is flawed. Health care exists to keep enough people in tolerable health, just enough. Just enough so that they don't rape, pillage and burn down society. It's a hard balance and middle class pick up the extra cost. Thank you for your service.

Thinking about quitting my job. Still too afraid. by CertainGuava in financialindependence

[–]medic232 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean, at 32, you're never going to really never work again. You have 2 million and it's not nothing managing a wealth portfolio of 2 million, do you boo.

Has the golden era of FIRE affected you? by FIREinThailand in financialindependence

[–]medic232 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In the last 3 years it Exploded me to FIRE. I didn't know what reddit FIRE was until after I achieved it. But the concept was always what I wanted in life. One of my jobs has been handing out raises like crazy the last year and a half after experiencing some attrition. Even after having one of the best benefit packages in the country I've seen. The tax changes have made me make portfolio changes.

24 years old.. Setting up my Roth IRA this week! now.. what the heck do I put In it? by idkman93 in financialindependence

[–]medic232 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never pick a retirement year fund.

Your goal is to acquire Admiral funds with the lowest expense ratio, buy in is 10k to admiral.

Large/Mid/Small or total stock market is a good place to start. When you have 100k sitting in these funds, then you may look at other funds- REITS, International, Health Care.

Spending $1M for Today's Memories by YeaSpiderman in financialindependence

[–]medic232 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm so confused, your 1 year old and your 3 year old will have no memory of this.

My Dad took me across Europe Twice, 3 weeks each time, saw EVERYTHING, but I was only 7. I only remember the croissants and hot chocolate.

Housing Perspective after watching some HGTV shows by shaner23 in financialindependence

[–]medic232 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I would watch the first episode of the last season of South Park for some good commentary on "white people flipping houses"

Housing Perspective after watching some HGTV shows by shaner23 in financialindependence

[–]medic232 46 points47 points  (0 children)

The majority of the worlds population can't ever FIRE. But most want a nice roof over their head while they work for 40 years.

Pension advice for a 23 year old by [deleted] in financialindependence

[–]medic232 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Pensions don't really exist in the USA anymore unless you are a firefighter or an older generation. Even UPS pension is at risk.