Comments on: My Quandary http://www.vagabumming.com/my-quandary/ Escape From Corporate Hell Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:59:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: donflan http://www.vagabumming.com/my-quandary/comment-page-1/#comment-146 donflan Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:46:40 +0000 http://www.vagabumming.com/?p=247#comment-146 Getting wiped out margin trading all the way from the South Pole certainly blows. You're not alone. My own dreams of early retirement are certainly undergoing a whole lot of revision right now, I can tell you that. Honestly, knowing you a little bit, i can't imagine it is ever "all only about the money." I'm sure at one level you're feeling like you spent more than a year freezing your 'nads off, and for what? But I wouldn't suddenly go chasing dollars to plug the hole. I'm basically with Matt, there in the previous comment. No to Iraq, head home and hang out with the babe and make sure you don't lose that much more important good thing, and then do whatever traveling is realistic on the remaining stash. If it helps, Argentina is WAY cheaper than Jackson Hole! Getting wiped out margin trading all the way from the South Pole certainly blows. You’re not alone. My own dreams of early retirement are certainly undergoing a whole lot of revision right now, I can tell you that. Honestly, knowing you a little bit, i can’t imagine it is ever “all only about the money.” I’m sure at one level you’re feeling like you spent more than a year freezing your ‘nads off, and for what? But I wouldn’t suddenly go chasing dollars to plug the hole. I’m basically with Matt, there in the previous comment. No to Iraq, head home and hang out with the babe and make sure you don’t lose that much more important good thing, and then do whatever traveling is realistic on the remaining stash. If it helps, Argentina is WAY cheaper than Jackson Hole!

]]> By: Nomadic Matt http://www.vagabumming.com/my-quandary/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Nomadic Matt Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:20:55 +0000 http://www.vagabumming.com/?p=247#comment-138 Sorry to hear about the financial loss. I tried betting on currencies once b/c the dollar sucks and little did I know you couldn't buy and hold...one night i decided to keep it overnight and the company called the margin at the end of the day and I got wiped clean. I say go home to the g/f then go travel....avoid Iraq... Sorry to hear about the financial loss. I tried betting on currencies once b/c the dollar sucks and little did I know you couldn’t buy and hold…one night i decided to keep it overnight and the company called the margin at the end of the day and I got wiped clean.

I say go home to the g/f then go travel….avoid Iraq…

]]> By: Quickroute http://www.vagabumming.com/my-quandary/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Quickroute Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:24:44 +0000 http://www.vagabumming.com/?p=247#comment-137 Skiing in the states is an expensive option unless you can be a guide. Your budget would certainly go farther south of the border but you'd have less skiing - Tough one - good luck! Skiing in the states is an expensive option unless you can be a guide.
Your budget would certainly go farther south of the border but you’d have less skiing – Tough one – good luck!

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