Do you want to teach Managerial Economics?

The agreement would be four weeks and both hotel and airfare are covered (in addition to a modest salary that resembles what an adjunct would be paid in the U.S.).

I've mentioned the best ball tournament I played when I was in the private sector - the beverage cart driver was the girlfriend of a member of our foursome so the cart spent most of the round with us. We got the "award" gift cards for worst round (e.g. "way over par"). :eek:

Would My BS work?


New Lines\points?

http://tools.wanderingaramean.com/InventoryW.aspx ;)

+1,000,000

Morning Box! Enjoying my MR here in LAX. Got my first upgrade as a AA GLD. Life is good :D.

Sadly, the B.S. wouldn't work and I've never been to Asia - new lines by default. I also have the advantage of being able to credit to *A or SkyTeam now to keep status ^

Serious financial question:

Let's say that you are in your 30s, making pretty good money doing something that you don't particularly enjoy. You live what some would consider to be a very frugal lifestyle, but you personally do not feel like you want for anything. You have no debt, no dependents (that you know of), and you don't want to buy a house. You have a relatively new car, and about 8 to 10 years worth of living expenses in cash.

Let's further say that, each month, after fully funding your IRA and 401(k), you have about 2.25 times your monthly living expenses left over. You have been making weekly contributions to some index funds that are in a taxable investment account, but even after making those contributions, you have about 1.75 times your monthly living expenses left over.

What would you do with the left over amount?

Increase your contributions to the taxable investment account? If so, how much? As much as possible so that, after all investment contributions are made, you can still set aside each month your monthly living expense amount?

Do you consider investing in something other than the stock/bond market? Say, land? A farm?

Seriously, what do you all advise doing? Spending money on stuff that you don't particularly want or need doesn't seem like the right answer, but neither does "continue to build up one's cash reserves," and "increase index fund contributions" has its own potential downsides.

Yes, stay at the Hilton Embassy Row, not the Washington Hilton which is at Connecticut and Florida. There is a rooftop deck at the Hilton Embassy Row with a pool and spectacular views of the city, but I doubt it will be open.

Not worry so much about the marriage penalty if she means that much to you. :-:

(and I hope I am remembering my boxers right :rolleyes:)

I love Korea. Best shopping ever: Itewan. You can get anything made or purchase any fake designer thing you want. Plus at Wendy's you can buy beer instead of a soft drink. ^

If there ends up being 10-18 inches of snow in DC on Saturday, DCA will either be shut down completely or operating at 20% of normal capacity, and no one will be SDC'ing to anything, unless it is to a flight the following Tuesday or beyond.

It sounds like you have a very solid, and secure, financial base, and still have cash left over to play with (a very enviable position). It sounds like you got into this position by being risk-averse in your lifestyle and investment choices.

You yourself seem to view this cash as surplusage (i.e., not necessary to maintaining your present level of secure investments). To me, that indicates exactly the sort of funds that would be ideal for high-risk investment strategies.

I'm in no way qualified to offer you any sort of specific investment advice, but you might consider seeking out the advice of those who are experienced in such areas, and pursuing a high-risk/high-reward strategy with that money.

I've got a confirmed seat on a Sunday evening DCA-IAH. Hopefully that one should be good. :-:

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I am going to have to remember this for my next trip to DC. Given Amtrak non-Acela fares, it may justify a special trip.

When I was an adjunct, I was paid about $2,000 a course. I hope you are thinking of a different range, otherwise it's essentially a working vacation.

I would consider buying a vacation place -- not as an investment per se -- but to be able to have someplace nice to go to if you can afford to work part time or remotely.

But then again I am several years older, married, with kids, a mortgage, and thus at a different stage.