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Gamecock-YT

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  1. Yeah that's my strategy. Good if you are looking to retire early.
  2. Air traffic controller also can do this, my Dad retired at 50. Mandatory retirement for these guys is in their mid 50s. You want them hanging around longer? My guess is that locality pay plays a factor in Mr. retired cop getting 97k.
  3. Thanks. What brokerage is ELFCU's HSA using? And you can buy individual stocks? TDAmeritrade, yes.
  4. Foundation of Dave Ramsey with a shot of early retirement extreme. Don't eat out, live close to work, etc. Current problem is trying to figure of if it's time to replace my 175k mile 16 year old SUV that needs some TLC with a Scion/Honda Fit or keep driving it into the ground and hope to get another 25k out of her. Pay for experiences, not things.
  5. The big thing is all safety measure improvements in aviation are only enacted once blood is spilled. Don't know if there is enough cost incentive to do this from just the Malaysia disappearance. The best thing that could happen is that it turns out that's the case, so the FAA/DOT/NTSB would be forced to act.
  6. it's possible to shut off the CVR (not sure about FDR), but the circuit breaker is in a different bay than where the ACARS is at.
  7. Perhaps I'm just naive, but who cares.
  8. These days most airline pilots aren't allowed to 'hand fly' their aircraft since the auto-pilot does such a more efficient job flying complicated departures/arrivals (not to mention insurance issues), some do it just to keep their skills sharp.
  9. I want to say 15 minutes of cabin oxygen. Maybe 30 for the cockpit, but that could be totally off base. So it'd have to be instantaneous getting your mask on, or you're done.
  10. "This is your captain speaking. Please remain calm. We are being diverted due to severe weather. We expect to resume our original course once we have been given proper clearance". Or whatever bullshit story. Why would anyone panic? Or turn off the cabin pressurization. You'd have tops 30 seconds before going to sleep.
  11. I had no idea he went to Clemson, he should've check out the school down the road. 8)
  12. Highlands grocery location sounds like The Fresh Market.
  13. I just got back from Sochi, never would have expected Canada/Sweden in the finals because they played so poorly the first few games. But I guess talent prevailed after all... Congrats.
  14. That's solid. Better than my idea of cutting coupons for the customers.
  15. One of the top oddball job interview questions of the year. The question is for becoming a Specialist at Apple. Here is how the glassdoor people responded: http://www.glassdoor.com/Interview/If-you-were-a-pizza-deliveryman-how-would-you-benefit-from-scissors-QTN_433576.htm what would you say?
  16. eli lilly federal credit union? Sounds like a weird name. Do you know other HSA admins that can allow me to have a brokerage option in the HSA account? Right, I thought so too. But I checked it out and didn't like how HSA Bank nickel and dime'd people.
  17. I just started last year and funded one outside of my employers, I'm inside this year and plan on doing a rollover at the end of the year. I have my account eli lilly federal credit union and they allow me to use TD Ameritrade to buy individual stocks. Here's where I go for my info: http://www.madfientist.com/ultimate-retirement-account/
  18. Traditional and convert to Roth, but I'm planning on early retirement. http://www.madfientist.com/traditional-ira-vs-roth-ira/
  19. I thought the guy did a good job. Didn't expect to enjoy it, but I did very much.
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