Favorite team:LSU 
Location:Greenwell Springs, LA
Biography:1977 Alum
Interests:TIGER FOOTBALL & POSITIGER MEMBER!
Occupation:Retired
Number of Posts:3195
Registered on:1/4/2008
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Try the NOOM app. It is a subscription plan but it will help you lose weight, eat better and exercise by tracking what you do in the app. By making eating, psychological and lifestyle changes it help you lose weight weekly. But you have to be committed to stick with it for it to work.
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In the very first month of retirement, our take home "pay" will be more than it's ever been in my working career,


It sounds like it's time to retire. Enjoy it!
What's the note per month? If you pay it off, you have the note amount for living expenses.
Health care is going to be one of your biggest expenses. Is your wife on Medicare? I retired at 66 and I had to buy Obama Care for my wife and it was $1,100 a month. Buy term life insurance in case you die. Convert 1/3 of your retirement to a Roth and generate income, tax free in it. How much is left on your house?
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IDK what they teach now but most everything I learned is no longer applicable.


WTF, how does that happen?
Lancôme Trésor. It smells great, but it ain't cheap.
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My main hobby is golf


Walk, don't ride. You'll thank me later.
I've met Canadians that now live in the US. And they say the Canadian health care is crap. There economy is about equivalent to Mississippi's. There military is a joke.
Like the the commissioning of the $2.2 billion Ivanpah concentrated solar plant boondoggle in California?



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1) What is a good resource (book/s, podcast, business journal, etc) for understanding a companies fundamentals and whether their stock price is under or over valued.


I like analyzing stocks and ETFs using a combination of Fidelity's stock research, Seeking Alpha and Morning star. It gives me good info on a stocks value, growth, etc.
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The guy that bought it, a friend of mine, put about 1.5m into the property and made over $16m.


You have to have money, to make money. (And be risk tolerant.)
Ok. What did you think it should be? I'm at loss. Sleepy Joe would keep sending you checks?
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If we can’t pay cash for something, we can’t afford it.


This
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it was reasonably close to everything.


Not like California. Beach, mountains, desert, it's all there.
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I've visited all the states.


Really, every one?
There was a Dragon Mom behind this guy, dogging him every day when he was a kid.
Or go to the Enterprise Used Car site. It's a great way to buy a used car.


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$24,313 for Certified 2024 Honda Accord EX FWD 53k miles at Richards Honda BR per KBB

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No one would finance the remodel? For one, the bathrooms will have to meet ADA requirements. I don't know if Baton Rouge has any requirements for a number of stalls based on occupancy.