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[dan_pdx]

Look at this bullshit: https://www.redfin.com/WA/White-Salm.../home/68947220

$650k for a marginally buildable lot that's on the brink of sliding off a cliff. Some nutjob paid $450k for it in 2016, which is even crazier....

[dan_pdx]

Huskier, looking forward to following your progress on this soon-to-be epic thread

[dan_pdx]

That's easy, just grill a portabello. When it's upside down, brush the gill side with olive oil and balsamic. Top with cheddar and let it melt, throw it on a bun. A million times better than that weird processed fake meat...

[dan_pdx]

I think what they forgot to say is that he continued taking meth once he got home and in fact used some to get ready for this photo shoot...

[dan_pdx]

I went from "whatever" to "whoa!" about a minute in

[dan_pdx]

Smashburgers are good too, but a whole different experience from a big juicy traditional burger. There's room in my heart for both, just like I can love apple pie and mixed berry pie

[dan_pdx]

I agree with a grind that's 15 to 20% fat. If you happen to have a fancy butcher shop that will actually grind a piece of chuck for you, even better. Possibly heretical, but I will mix in diced onions and soy sauce to punch up the umami. You want to get a good crust on them, I would consider a cast...

[dan_pdx]

From my browser home page: "This date marks when HAL became fully operational, as stated in the film '2001: a Space Odyssey.' He was polite but his operation of the pod bay doors was inconsistent."

[dan_pdx]

Re: stainless, we have a stainless countertop with integrated sink, got it from a local metal fabricator that focused on building out restaurant kitchens. It was like 1/4 what we were quoted at a residential kitchen counter company. Cool thing about it is it's seamless - it's L-shaped with a wall at...

[dan_pdx]

But having a pension makes a big difference - guaranteed money every month, probably indexed to inflation, for the rest of you life. Not many in our generation are lucky (or foresighted) enough to have a pension. I'm just curious for the folks who are saying they would be fine with a much smaller nest...

[dan_pdx]

FIFY, he passed in 2018. But I imagine when he hit his 60s and later years that he slowed down and his main job was doing some voiceovers and cashing checks....

[dan_pdx]

Yeah, I was using $2.5M as my number for awhile but that was pre-inflation and I think it's more in the $3.5M range now. With $2.5M, at the typical safe withdrawal rate of 4%, that would yield $100k/year. But you'd pay some taxes on it (depending on what mix of retirement accounts you have), so say...

[dan_pdx]

Okay, so build out a 750 sqft studio, use the rest as a garage/shed and Bob's your uncle!

[dan_pdx]

Anyone wanna spitball what it would cost to finish this house?

https://www.redfin.com/WA/Lyle/272-J...home/161258320...

[dan_pdx]

Congrats AD! Hope you have a monster spring ski season... Looking down the barrel of at least another five years of work, so slay some midweek pow for me....

[dan_pdx]

Maybe he's a great cook?...

[dan_pdx]

FYI, penalty-free withdrawals from IRAs start at age 59.5 according to Goog, that might ease the logistics you're describing?...

[dan_pdx]

Given that, as someone pointed out upthread, retirement could be several decades long, the move is not to put everything in low or low risk investments. More like 10% in a CD ladder for immediate needs, 10% in bonds or something else stodgy for the midterm, the remaining 80% out there in the marketplace...

[dan_pdx]

Why not? The only catch is they might ask you to prove that you're looking for work, which could get to be a hassle. For 100K though it seems worth it...

[dan_pdx]

"If you have to ask, you can't afford it"...