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mitchntx Ever had a dream just disintegrate before your very eyes? Oct 6 2008, 08:14 PM

FBody383 QUOTE (mitchntx)Oh well, just thought I'd rant... Oct 6 2008, 08:46 PM

firehawkclone I know how you feel on a smaller scale. Sat the mo... Oct 6 2008, 09:35 PM

roadracetransam QUOTE (firehawkclone @ Oct 6 2008, 02:35 ... Oct 6 2008, 10:44 PM

rmackintosh QUOTE (firehawkclone @ Oct 6 2008, 04:35 ... Oct 7 2008, 12:55 AM

NJSPEEDER My view of the situation is simple, unless you are... Oct 6 2008, 09:41 PM

mitchntx QUOTE (NJSPEEDER @ Oct 6 2008, 04:41 PM) ... Oct 6 2008, 10:05 PM

trackbird QUOTE (mitchntx @ Oct 6 2008, 06:05 PM) D... Oct 7 2008, 12:32 AM

cccbock QUOTE (trackbird @ Oct 6 2008, 08:32 PM) ... Oct 7 2008, 01:02 AM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (trackbird @ Oct 6 2008, 08:32 PM) ... Oct 14 2008, 12:40 PM

SStrokerAce QUOTE (NJSPEEDER @ Oct 6 2008, 05:41 PM) ... Oct 10 2008, 01:55 PM

mitchntx QUOTE (SStrokerAce @ Oct 10 2008, 08:55 A... Oct 12 2008, 11:22 PM

rmackintosh Sorry to hear of your plight Mitch.....this year h... Oct 7 2008, 12:58 AM

98_1LE Hang in there Mitch! Your dream hasn't dis... Oct 7 2008, 01:14 AM

nape The ray of sunshine about the whole situation? At ... Oct 7 2008, 04:08 AM

roadracetransam I think we are all having a crappy year. As for ... Oct 7 2008, 06:48 AM

pknowles As someone who is just starting his career in Janu... Oct 7 2008, 10:44 AM

NJSPEEDER Mitch, if you wanted to retire at 55 you were look... Oct 7 2008, 11:06 AM

CMC#5 When one door closes another one opens. Sorry Mitc... Oct 7 2008, 12:31 PM

98_1LE Social security will be around as long as there ar... Oct 7 2008, 12:46 PM

AllZWay QUOTE (98_1LE @ Oct 7 2008, 07:46 AM) Soc... Oct 7 2008, 02:22 PM

sgarnett The good and the bad: The world economy is in the... Oct 7 2008, 02:16 PM

ledfoot2 I feel for you Mitch. Two years ago I was racing ... Oct 7 2008, 02:40 PM

mitchntx 401K .... January 08 - $650K+ across fixed, U... Oct 7 2008, 03:03 PM

Jeff94TA QUOTE (mitchntx @ Oct 7 2008, 11:03 AM) 4... Oct 7 2008, 03:35 PM

AllZWay QUOTE (Jeff94TA @ Oct 7 2008, 10:35 AM) Q... Oct 7 2008, 07:44 PM

sgarnett Ouch. The amount of wealth that is simply evaporat... Oct 7 2008, 03:26 PM

NJSPEEDER The market is in a natural cycle, this time it is ... Oct 7 2008, 05:44 PM

sgarnett I think there's a bigger problem than that. Th... Oct 7 2008, 06:13 PM

mitchntx Any one read or watch Richard Fuld being grilled o... Oct 7 2008, 06:32 PM

matt f I know of people who were literally only months fr... Oct 7 2008, 06:37 PM

sgarnett Fixed income hasn't proven to be very safe eit... Oct 7 2008, 07:00 PM

ledfoot2 I would use a coffee can burried in the back yard.... Oct 7 2008, 07:29 PM

pknowles QUOTE (ledfoot2 @ Oct 7 2008, 03:29 PM) I... Oct 7 2008, 07:45 PM

NJSPEEDER QUOTE (mitchntx @ Oct 7 2008, 02:32 PM) A... Oct 7 2008, 08:01 PM

Jeff97FST/A Funny you mention the coffee can. We went to a par... Oct 7 2008, 08:04 PM

matt f Of course, you could be like a friend of the famil... Oct 7 2008, 08:57 PM

CMC #37 QUOTE (matt f @ Oct 7 2008, 03:57 PM) Of ... Oct 8 2008, 12:55 AM

jensend QUOTE (matt f @ Oct 7 2008, 02:57 PM) Of ... Oct 8 2008, 01:27 AM

sgarnett Another day, another month's pay gone Oct 7 2008, 09:36 PM

mitchntx QUOTE (sgarnett @ Oct 7 2008, 04:36 PM) A... Oct 7 2008, 10:39 PM

BigEnos Yeah my 401K is down about 25% or so on the year, ... Oct 8 2008, 01:29 AM

MikeP-99Z Mitch: Wait for some good heavy rains, climb up o... Oct 8 2008, 07:09 AM

johns68 Sorry, gotta dive into the rant ... both anecdotal... Oct 8 2008, 07:30 AM

mitchntx QUOTE (johns68 @ Oct 8 2008, 02:30 AM) to... Oct 8 2008, 10:16 AM

mitchntx OK .. so lets look at this a diferent way ... The... Oct 8 2008, 12:57 PM

marka Howdy, QUOTE (mitchntx @ Oct 8 2008, 08... Oct 8 2008, 01:58 PM

mitchntx QUOTE (marka @ Oct 8 2008, 08:58 AM) Taki... Oct 8 2008, 08:05 PM

FBody383 QUOTE (mitchntx @ Oct 8 2008, 03:05 PM) Q... Oct 8 2008, 08:48 PM

marka Howdy, QUOTE (mitchntx @ Oct 8 2008, 04... Oct 9 2008, 03:11 PM

pknowles The Fed came out and lowered interest rates yester... Oct 8 2008, 02:22 PM

sgarnett Re the media, on any situation in which I've h... Oct 8 2008, 03:34 PM

FBody383 QUOTE (mitchntx)Any one read or watch Richard Fuld... Oct 8 2008, 08:43 PM

T.O.Dillinder Mitch, Find happiness in the fact you have your h... Oct 16 2008, 03:53 AM

98_1LE Yes, a 401k loan simply takes the money out of the... Oct 9 2008, 02:43 AM

FBody383 QUOTE (98_1LE)I believe the money I yanked from my... Oct 9 2008, 02:32 PM

bsim There is absolutely no reason to ponder the value ... Oct 9 2008, 03:25 AM

mitchntx QUOTE (bsim @ Oct 8 2008, 10:25 PM) There... Oct 9 2008, 09:31 AM

bsim Oops, sorry Mitch. I gets b!tched at at work ... Oct 9 2008, 03:55 PM

bowtieboy Anyone take a look at the market today . .......I... Oct 9 2008, 10:03 PM

PeteL Pete's rules for investing:If you need the mon... Oct 10 2008, 01:04 AM

sgarnett I really screwed up. Even though the 1999 Miata Sp... Oct 9 2008, 11:51 PM

bsim Brad's investing advice = Do the OPPOSITE of e... Oct 10 2008, 01:13 AM

CMC #37 QUOTE (bsim @ Oct 9 2008, 08:13 PM) Brad... Oct 10 2008, 01:30 AM

sgarnett Oh, I am buying a little stock now, as I can, and ... Oct 10 2008, 01:39 AM

Rob Hood QUOTE (sgarnett @ Oct 9 2008, 06:39 PM) O... Oct 10 2008, 03:19 AM

mitchntx Gm stock was and $4.xx /share and Ford stock ... Oct 10 2008, 06:54 AM

sgarnett Well, right now the most of the Asian/Australian m... Oct 13 2008, 01:19 AM

mitchntx LOL .... Oct 13 2008, 10:23 AM

v7guy while I'm sure things will continue getting wo... Oct 13 2008, 12:57 PM

sgarnett I agree it's a good time to buy (well, maybe n... Oct 13 2008, 03:10 PM

SStrokerAce Did today help?? Friday had all the signs of the ... Oct 13 2008, 08:13 PM

pknowles QUOTE (SStrokerAce @ Oct 13 2008, 04:13 P... Oct 13 2008, 09:05 PM

SStrokerAce QUOTE (pknowles @ Oct 13 2008, 05:05 PM) ... Oct 14 2008, 02:25 AM

sgarnett QUOTE (SStrokerAce @ Oct 13 2008, 09:25 P... Oct 14 2008, 03:37 AM

pknowles QUOTE (SStrokerAce @ Oct 13 2008, 10:25 P... Oct 14 2008, 03:45 PM

mitchntx QUOTE (pknowles @ Oct 14 2008, 10:45 AM) ... Oct 14 2008, 04:04 PM

sgarnett QUOTE (pknowles @ Oct 14 2008, 10:45 AM) ... Oct 15 2008, 12:50 AM

mitchntx I need some Maalox .... Oct 13 2008, 08:30 PM

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AndyJ Hey all! Yep, still around! . I t... Oct 17 2008, 05:28 PM

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mitchntx View Member Profile	Oct 6 2008, 08:14 PM Post #1
Nothing says 'I love you.' like a box of Hydroshoks Group: Moderators Posts: 5,284 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Granbury, TX Member No.: 4	Since about 30, I've been saving, scrimping and hoarding pennies, working 2 jobs, 3 sometimes, all so that I could retire at 55. Everything ... mortgage, debt, housing amenities, shop, tools ... everything was set up on this idea that I could retire with reasonable comfort and then work as I wanted, when I needed and do what I liked. The last year has seen that dream slowly dwindle into the reality that I will have to work at this stinking job till I'm a hundred and 55. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) My job is great ... been there since March of 1982. I really like what I do. Unfortunately it comes with it's share of migraine headaches, mostly with the title of Manager attached somewhere. I was talking with a very good friend yesterday and he made some really good sense. Might as well pull all the money from market accounts and buy a new car. The drop in value couldn't be any worse. Oh well, just thought I'd rant a while ... kind of feeling sorry for myself. So I want all of you to feel bad, too. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/drink.gif)