tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post4043311753210379856..comments2023-11-18T01:21:55.631-05:00Comments on My Open Wallet: Details on Dad's FinancesMadame Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536189690094235926noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-55809734545079013232008-09-26T23:35:00.000-04:002008-09-26T23:35:00.000-04:00Why on earth are both of your parents leasing new ...Why on earth are both of your parents <I>leasing</I> new (or nearly new) vehicles?girlnextdoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05133471589688475878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-13691507608493791622008-09-16T09:00:00.000-04:002008-09-16T09:00:00.000-04:00@ modena, no, I've never met anyone who mentioned ...@ modena, no, I've never met anyone who mentioned reading this blog without knowing I was the author. The weirdest thing that ever happened was getting an email from someone who used to work with me, asking me to review a book!Madame Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536189690094235926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-64943214781072458262008-09-15T23:51:00.000-04:002008-09-15T23:51:00.000-04:00wow...you could have a second job as an financial ...wow...you could have a second job as an financial advisor. hehee<BR/><BR/>thanks for your reply on my last comment.<BR/><BR/>i figured that your friends and family didn't know you were madameX but i thought that would ask for confirmation. but i have another question, does any of your family or friends ever mention about reading madameX's blogs? not knowing it's your blog. heheheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-27841221329001309622008-09-15T23:36:00.000-04:002008-09-15T23:36:00.000-04:00Thank you so much for these posts about your folks...Thank you so much for these posts about your folks. It really gets into the details of the kinds of considerations we all need to have for our families, but also for ourselves. These personal, down-and-dirty posts are an enormous help to me. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-43762607425006992812008-09-15T21:22:00.000-04:002008-09-15T21:22:00.000-04:00Thanks for posting this. This is one of the finan...Thanks for posting this. This is one of the financial subjects I worry about the most - and which the people I know talk about the least. I really appreciate the chance to see how it all works through for another family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-83746484481159484822008-09-15T12:58:00.000-04:002008-09-15T12:58:00.000-04:00Your parents are so very lucky to have you and you...Your parents are so very lucky to have you and your ability to calculate carefully all those numbers and to lay it out so well. I thinks that if schools provided a really good financial ed class students could be better prepared for the future, theirs and their family's.Marienahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15819592200493487936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-36477475374400628602008-09-15T12:56:00.000-04:002008-09-15T12:56:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Marienahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15819592200493487936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-7392685401245253322008-09-15T11:32:00.000-04:002008-09-15T11:32:00.000-04:00Looks like your parents are in a position to be fi...Looks like your parents are in a position to be fine throughout their retirement, as long as the assets are used responsibly.<BR/><BR/>I notice that the expenses related to owning/maintaining the house are quite high... How about making a third (post-dad) column, in which the house is liquidated (and earning interest) and mom rents a one or two-bedroom apartment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-38591391707408529332008-09-15T09:24:00.000-04:002008-09-15T09:24:00.000-04:00Although I admire your financial focus, your candi...Although I admire your financial focus, your candid discussion and calculations of "dad being dead" is a hair disturbing. Nevertheless, both seem to be well prepared for retirement considering the number of ill prepared citizens in the U.S. (only to get worse as the company pensions and social security problem gets more intense -- prepare for taxing those who have properly prepared for retirement as I can feel it happening)<BR/><BR/>On the note of 'cold' discussions of the eventual, my brother calculates the statistics on the number of times we visit parents each year and the expected lifespan ... he has the number of visit down to a frightening 20 or so. Look at it either way is a bit disturbing, if you ask me. (figure it, but don't say it)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com