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Good post Cloudy. The thing that stood out for me was the steering wheel in each car. No way would I drive a car without a collapsible steering column. I was a youngun when hundreds of guys were impaled on them, VW Beetles were the worst. Edit: I may be an oldun now but I'm not nostalgic...

Kim, your thoughts are "different" to this gentleman's but they are not necessarily "better". What is the difference in ages? The term "lazy equity" worries me as it is used on SS and this chap sees his equity as his wealth, he owns that house. I only have a small LOC on my house (enough to...

At the other extreme Jesse Livermore, accepted as the best ever share trader who made and lost fortunes, said that the ability to sit and do nothing was the most important lesson he learnt. Across the broad spectrum of endeavour we are sucked into "doing something" when waiting for better...

Last week I did a tour of the state in my 10 year old V6 Honda. It was $54 grand new and I could not afford that but I've had it 7 yrs now and it is still fast and comfortable. The last leg home was 1,300k in 13 hours. Couldn't do that in a buzz box. :D Now that I know it can still run hard...

I am nearly this lady's age so I guess I can speak on behalf of her generation. She was born just before WWII and not long after the Great Depression. Do any of you stone throwers (and there are many here "ride high horses") have any idea how such times would would have destroyed "enterprise"...

A "rich mentality" is pretty meaningless. If you can't walk the walk, all the hype in the world won't help. Jodee Rich has a "rich mentality", a rich father and the drive to make and lose two multi-million dollar fortunes while still a young man, but he is unique. By comparison, many here...