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Re: See Your Folks

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Post by mahyarm »

GFischer wrote: post #144
jusben1369 wrote: post #130

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Soooo, what are you going to do about those facts?

Well, being aware is the 1st step I guess :) . I'm treating the money and job ones first, after that I'll tackle my weight (I did manage to lose 40 pounds a few years ago, but got them back compensating for the shitty job and money troubles). Thanks for the prod :)

Calorie & weight awareness. It's really the simple guaranteed key to keeping weight off and losing it. More than exercise, more than ketogenic diets and a billion bits of contradictory information, being aware of how many calories you eat is really the key to not being overweight.

You can lose weight even with really busy schedules under $10/day with a combination of liquid egg whites with salsa, carrot stick snacks and subway/chipolte for example. Just eat at the -1.5lbs/week calorie level to lose weight with a calorie calculator[1]. Remember to recalculate every 5lbs or so of weight loss.

Also record your weight at least weekly with something like myfitnesspal or a wifi weight scale (like the fitbit aria) to snip weight gain trends in the bud. I once gained 30 lbs over a period of 5 months without realizing it due to not tracking my weight, stress and my exGF getting into baking. %70 of americans are overweight, your not alone.

[1] http://www.calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html

Re: See Your Folks

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Post by VexXtreme »

bradleyjg wrote: post #115
bitwize wrote: post #101

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There's every reason not to follow your heart, if your heart doesn't know how to make money. You've gotta have something for retirement...

It's strange to me how some people seem to obsess so much over retirement. Is your intertemporal discount rate negative (i.e. do you value a dollar 50 years more than you value a dollar today)? That's awfully counterintuitive if you do. There is a risk that the utility will drop to zero if you die before then, and even if it doesn't there is every reason to believe that you will be able to wring more enjoyment out of…

I had to upvote this as this is something I've been saying for years. The amount of things a college grad can do with a million dollars is vastly bigger than the choice an octogenarian has. A dollar simply doesn't have the same value to a young person and an old person. The potential of what you can do with your money greatly diminishes as you age and at some point money even becomes a non-factor. When you're pissing your diapers in an old people's home, what good is your retirement money?

I am not advocating recklessness with personal savings, but at a certain age you pass the point where you can reasonably enjoy money.

Re: See Your Folks

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Post by jevinskie »

nickbaum wrote: post #100
spodek wrote: post #46

Effective site, but I hope the people who found it depressing reconsider their response. The site didn't tell you anything you didn't already know, it only clarified it. Instead of denying information to keep yourself happy, why not use the information? My 69-year-old mother remarked earlier this year that if she didn't get around to some of her life goals soon she wouldn't be able to. Did she say that out of depress…

Another thing you can do right now is to start asking your parents about their life. It's one of those things you never take the time to do, and then one day it's too late. If you live close to your parents, do it in person the next time you see them (and bring a voice recorder, your grand-kids will thank you some day). If you live far away, I built a service that makes it easy to do over email ( http://www.storywort…

Yes! It is a good idea to document family stories, recipes, etc on audio or video. You will learn a great deal about your relatives in the process.

Re: See Your Folks

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Post by whitewhim »

steadicat wrote: post #142
aswath87 wrote: post #62

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"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." - Steve Jobs I built this to remind myself - http://liveconsciously.me/

You can see the home where I grew up in your site’s photo. I freaked out for a second, thinking it might be some kind of message from above. Or some crazy breach of my privacy. I guess it’s just a freaky coincidence! Wow.

This just makes me stop and think for a second how connected we really are. Blows my mind.

Re: See Your Folks

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Post by hakanito »

steadicat wrote: post #142
aswath87 wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." - Steve Jobs I built this to remind myself - http://liveconsciously.me/

You can see the home where I grew up in your site’s photo. I freaked out for a second, thinking it might be some kind of message from above. Or some crazy breach of my privacy. I guess it’s just a freaky coincidence! Wow.

Looks like beautiful Florence! Is it?

Re: See Your Folks

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Post by jpatokal »

krmmalik wrote: post #106

Please understand I don't mean to discredit your site in any way and what I'm about to say below is no reflection in your commitment. But this is a good opportunity for me to make an important point regards a discussion that took place here a few days ago. You see - This website serves no purpose in the East or Eastern ethnic minorities. It's not part of our culture to lose contact with our parents. I saw my parents…

Let's not generalize too much. My wife is "Eastern", but only sees her parents on average once a year, because they live on separate continents. And since her dad is not in great shape physically, her count is probably down in the single digits.

Re: See Your Folks

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Post by andrewb »

usaphp wrote: post #83
spodek wrote: post #46

Effective site, but I hope the people who found it depressing reconsider their response. The site didn't tell you anything you didn't already know, it only clarified it. Instead of denying information to keep yourself happy, why not use the information? My 69-year-old mother remarked earlier this year that if she didn't get around to some of her life goals soon she wouldn't be able to. Did she say that out of depress…

I don't want to nitpick but 100 kilometers a day for a 70 year old, sounds pretty impossible...thats about 7 hours of non stop riding every day at a modest speed, even a fit college student won't be able to bike for 7 hours straight. Edit: I do agree that a fit student can do a 7 hour bike tour, but i still staand by my opinion that for 70 year old it seems to be impossible.

Similar to other comments, my father (68), rides to and from work which is 30km+, then for fun, will also include another 2-3 hour ride after work. My understanding is eventually you get into the zone, 100km is easy work.

If we were talking 90, then I could see why 100km a day might seem hard. However for some, 70 can still be considered youthful.

Re: See Your Folks

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Post by tjpick »

VexXtreme wrote: post #152
bradleyjg wrote: post #115

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's strange to me how some people seem to obsess so much over retirement. Is your intertemporal discount rate negative (i.e. do you value a dollar 50 years more than you value a dollar today)? That's awfully counterintuitive if you do. There is a risk that the utility will drop to zero if you die before then, and even if it doesn't there is every reason to believe that you will be able to wring more enjoyment out of…

I had to upvote this as this is something I've been saying for years. The amount of things a college grad can do with a million dollars is vastly bigger than the choice an octogenarian has. A dollar simply doesn't have the same value to a young person and an old person. The potential of what you can do with your money greatly diminishes as you age and at some point money even becomes a non-factor. When you're pissing…

> When you're pissing your diapers in an old people's home, what good is your retirement money?

As I've understood, the point is to blow all your retirement money between the age of 65(standard retirement age), and as you so eloquently put it, the age when you are pissing yourself in an old folks home. With a little luck, you've got about 30 years there.

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