Things you hope will decline in popularity

[tvguy]

So you trot these words out every time tattoos are mentioned here. Yet you don't take your own advice? Seems quite disingenuous.

Not at disingenuous in any way, shape or form. But investing in something that will need 10 to 15 years to reap benefits would be stupid for someone who hopes to be retired in 3 years and will be living off what my investments have accumulated from annuities.

 

[GaryDis]

Not at disingenuous in any way, shape or form. But investing in something that will need 10 to 15 years to reap benefits would be stupid for someone who hopes to be retired in 3 years and will be living off what my investments have accumulated from annuities.

Life expectancy for someone in their early 60s in the US runs to the 80s. While I wouldn't make it a significant part of the portfolio, 10 to 15 years is not too far away to be reasonable.

 

[mousefanmichelle]

Selfies, people who don't look up when walking and are on their phones, self absorbancy, twitter, the kardashians. Hmm so much more but I will stop there lol!

 

[ronandannette]

Forget tattoos tvguy. The REAL money is going to be in 3D printing technologies...

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

All my FB friends becoming "consultants" for the MLM of the day

I agree.

btw, what is MLM?

 

[Gorechick]

I agree.

btw, what is MLM?

Multi Level Marketing- selling organizer bags, essential oils, workout gear, weight loss aids, etc...

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

Multi Level Marketing- selling organizer bags, essential oils, workout gear, weight loss aids, etc...

Thank you. lol -- I was thinking "Make Lots of Money" heh heh

 

[gwynne]

Thank you. lol -- I was thinking "Make Lots of Money" heh heh

You were in the ballpark, a few people do Make Lots of Money. The majority? They aren't raking it.

 

[barkley]

My god... Say you made this up! Lawnmower parents...
I can't do it!

just google it-there's plenty of articles on it

 

[barkley]

facebook challenges.

we were at a recent bbq and a woman was bugging her dh to no end to keep taking pictures so she would have the 'perfect one' for her 'I love my spouse challenge' (the dh was muttering 'if she really loves me she would lay off having me take all the pictures everywhere we go').

 

[Geoff_M]

1) Tattoos
2) Face jewelry (including tongue studs)
3) Narcisticks (AKA "Selfie Sticks")
4) "Duck face" and any variation thereof
5) Celebrities that are only famous for being famous
6) Click-bait that uses any words such as "shocking", "you'll never guess what happened next", or "outraged"
7) Click-bait that has 20 "next" buttons in a lame effort to get page-views
8) People that are "offended" by the teeniest thing and feel they need "safe spaces" lest they curl up and die.
9) The moralization of food (or any marketing campaign that tries to sell you on the moral superiority of their product)
10) The war on gluten
11) The growing rejection of science-based medicine.
12) Political preaching on Facebook

 

[pryncess527]

facebook challenges.

we were at a recent bbq and a woman was bugging her dh to no end to keep taking pictures so she would have the 'perfect one' for her 'I love my spouse challenge' (the dh was muttering 'if she really loves me she would lay off having me take all the pictures everywhere we go').

Amen to that. I was challenged to the marriage challenge. I posted the first day aftwerwards, on a Friday -- but then, heaven forbid, I actually spent the weekend hanging out with my husband and completely forgot to make sure social media knows. I figured there was no point in coming back on Monday and playing catch up to a stupid challenge. Half my feed probably thinks my sudden marriage challenge silence means we are headed for divorce

 

[Squirlz]

Not at disingenuous in any way, shape or form. But investing in something that will need 10 to 15 years to reap benefits would be stupid for someone who hopes to be retired in 3 years and will be living off what my investments have accumulated from annuities.

You know you are only repeating this as a weak attempt to insult people who enjoy tattoos. We get it. You don't like them. We don't care.

 

[L&Lfan]

Illegal immigration
Terrorism

 

[tvguy]

You know you are only repeating this as a weak attempt to insult people who enjoy tattoos. We get it. You don't like them. We don't care.

LOL

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Facebook.

Right there with you, WillyJ!

 

[tvguy]

Life expectancy for someone in their early 60s in the US runs to the 80s. While I wouldn't make it a significant part of the portfolio, 10 to 15 years is not too far away to be reasonable.

I guess it depends on your tolerance for risk. And your financial adviser. A common investment strategy is the " rule of 100". Your age subtracted from 100 should be the maximum you have in investments that can lose value. In my case, 41% for my age. And your financial goals. My goal is to live off the income my savings generate without touching the principal. If there was a sudden downturn, that could jeopardize my being able to retire. Over time, I know I would recover all that money, but I want to retire in 4 years, and not have to wait until my investments recover.

 

[Dawnlight]

Rap music

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

toxic chemicals in our environment, in our food and water sources, and in personal care products

GMOs

medications with a longer list of side effects than benefits

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Peter Pan's Flight

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Splash Mountain

Frozen Ever After

Just so I can ride them over and over without worrying about FP availability and long lines, of course!