I do appreciate the dichotomy of liking to save money and then in the next breath talking about buying a racing car. 
Lunch ride in the books. Fuck was it hot.
Lunch ride in the books. Fuck was it hot.
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Cedar isn't cheap, plus I need to put in sprinklers, dirt/compost. It's on a patch that has grass that I will be getting rid of most of because it won't be watered, so I will need to put down stone around the boxes and space. If it was relatively flat, I'd just go straight into the ground, but it's a proper hill. Whole project won't be cheap.
Also, we eat a LOT of vegetables. An entire bed will be dedicated to raspberries
Mmm... raspberries...
Save $5k? Well, go spend it then. Or... don't save $5k and don't have $5k to spend. You choose your option.I do appreciate the dichotomy of liking to save money and then in the next breath talking about buying a racing car.
Lunch ride in the books. Fuck was it hot.
My kid doesn't go back to school until after Labor Day...how about y'all?
Death goals
Thursday and Friday.
No - don't get me wrong. I'm not saying you're doing it wrong. I just find it amusing.
I'm gonna retire at 55 come Hell or high water. Even if it kills me. Even if it has to be a "soft" retirement...
I have college through age 60. Thank you round 2. We were set for 55; like no concerns, maybe even a bit earlier and Wifey was all about the bigger house and rd 2. Muttering and swearing has been non-stop.No - don't get me wrong. I'm not saying you're doing it wrong. I just find it amusing.
I'm gonna retire at 55 come Hell or high water. Even if it kills me. Even if it has to be a "soft" retirement...
lol
Yeah - college will be done for us when I'm 55. Sell house, exit stage left. At this point contemplating a semi-nomadic existence...
Oh - and you know what would help that whole "round 2" thing, right?
My HS PE teacher used to drive his "wife's" Miata to school....as a senior prank we put it in the center of the school gym while he was in a faculty meeting. Also, he was 6'2" tall and stuck out of the top so he deserved said prank.
I don't have kids.
If i stay at my job for another 16 years, i could have first retirement at 39.I'm gonna retire at 55 come Hell or high water. Even if it kills me. Even if it has to be a "soft" retirement...
That ship has sailed.
Head on over to the Polish Village Cafe in Hamatrack. You won't regret it. You may need to nap afterwards. Dill Pickle Soup was the best I ever had....
Oh, hey monkeys... today's plan was one of my more stupider ones. Not enough bike, skill or strength to make it much past 2 miles and 1470 feet of vertical gain. It had leveled off but I cut my losses and headed back down the mountain which turned out even worse, I lost count of how many times I had to stop and remove twigs and shit from the drivetrain and brakes. OTB once and both shins are bloodied. For added genius points I rode alone even though I knew there was no cell service. I did check in at the ranger station where the ranger lady hadn't known of any bikers on that trail but she was only there for the summer.
A smarter monkey would stop and drink beer but I need to get the miles in, I might be hurty for the next few days so I'm going to hit the road for 40 miles. I hope.
One of the friendlier snags.
About a mile up.
OTB into the brush right about here.
A smarter monkey would stop and drink beer but I need to get the miles in, I might be hurty for the next few days so I'm going to hit the road for 40 miles. I hope.
One of the friendlier snags.
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middle of nowhere plains... wheat field-Jesus billboards and chicken fried everything.
* assuming they don't go to college in a ski town
https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/montana-state-university/academic-life/graduation-and-retention/
With a four year graduation rate of 20.0%, first-time students in the MSU Bozeman class of 2012 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time. After six years, the graduation rate was 49.6% and by 2016, 53.2% of this class had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 32.8% after four years, 47.6% after six years, and 49.2% after eight years.
Keep dreamin' millenial. You're gonna be a slave to The Man until you're 75.
Good news is that you'll probably have life expectancy of 120 by then.
Fuck no - our "nomadic" lifestyle would definitely involve actually living in a proper abode. We just don't want to own it. Mainly so I can move somewhere else when the fancy strikes us. Canada's nice.
Don't care about any of that shit. They are on my payroll with regards to college for 4 years. That's it. Off they go after 4.
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I'm going to be working for quite a while, what with my to be 3 little girls, house to pay off, Winter Park condo to buy, Porsche to invest in...
I'll provide them enough of a 529 to cover 4 years in state and then they'll be off on their own +/- probably a mid 5 figure UGTM account that they can use for a wedding, a car, or whatever floats their fancy. The point is that the backstop won't be unlimited.
I'll provide them enough of a 529 to cover 4 years in state and then they'll be off on their own +/- probably a mid 5 figure UGTM account that they can use for a wedding, a car, or whatever floats their fancy. The point is that the backstop won't be unlimited.
i like my job...i’ll stay at it until i don’t feel like it. it’s the little fuckers in the house that just can’t get older fast enough...i’ll call it “retirement” the second the youngest is out the damn door...so...t-minus 10 years.
speaking of, school starts here last week of the month.
speaking of, school starts here last week of the month.
Give blood going downhill.Oh, hey monkeys... today's plan was one of my more stupider ones. Not enough bike, skill or strength to make it much past 2 miles and 1470 feet of vertical gain. It had leveled off but I cut my losses and headed back down the mountain which turned out even worse, I lost count of how many times I had to stop and remove twigs and shit from the drivetrain and brakes. OTB once and both shins are bloodied. For added genius points I rode alone even though I knew there was no cell service. I did check in at the ranger station where the ranger lady hadn't known of any bikers on that trail but she was only there for the summer.
A smarter monkey would stop and drink beer but I need to get the miles in, I might be hurty for the next few days so I'm going to hit the road for 40 miles. I hope.
One of the friendlier snags.
About a mile up.
OTB into the brush right about here.
If i stay, i will still be a working age retiree, so 2 retirements! I hope for 106 so i can live in 3 different centuries!Keep dreamin' millenial. You're gonna be a slave to The Man until you're 75.
Good news is that you'll probably have life expectancy of 120 by then.
Fuck this rain. 
Fuck this rain.
It is dark cold and dreary here, but no rain, just smoke from wildfires.
Flight delayed another 7 hours. Fuck that shit. Trying again in the morning. At least I get a night in my own bed.
https://raleigh.craigslist.org/mat/d/reusable-treated-lumber/6669928722.html
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probably will never retire....but i also do not have a kid or wife so i dont care.....too old for kids now anyway.I'm gonna retire at 55 come Hell or high water. Even if it kills me. Even if it has to be a "soft" retirement...
Here I thought you were already retired...
I retired once already, 2010 to 2013. The final one will have to wait a bit.
what do you actually do...for some reason i think you’re a vet tech but i don’t know why...
Got lost on the way to the trailhead trying to avoid thunderstorms where I originally planed to ride yesterday. And Google maps is more like a slot machine than a navigational device out in the sticks. Didn't get on the bike to probably around 6:20.
Took a light and wound up having to bag up electronic devices and put the light on as a storm started to roll in. Always a bit un-nerving to ride past burnt trees from lightning strikes as it's getting darker and wind is picking up. Got back to the car moments before the bottom fell out. Driving home, at night, in a flood plain during a thunderstorm sucks.
Not the best ride, but I got to go fast on some rawks in the woods.
To redeem myself, I'm planning on a Big Stupid ride in Pisgah on Wednesday. Supposed to be sunny, all day, as in sans flash flooding.
Took a light and wound up having to bag up electronic devices and put the light on as a storm started to roll in. Always a bit un-nerving to ride past burnt trees from lightning strikes as it's getting darker and wind is picking up. Got back to the car moments before the bottom fell out. Driving home, at night, in a flood plain during a thunderstorm sucks.
Not the best ride, but I got to go fast on some rawks in the woods.
To redeem myself, I'm planning on a Big Stupid ride in Pisgah on Wednesday. Supposed to be sunny, all day, as in sans flash flooding.