Kris
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Kris
@KJC485
Fighting against the race to the bottom. Merit matters. Sugarcoating is dangerous.
Beigetreten Eylül 2023
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@ECSpear1985 @KJC485 @thechosenberg Creating a life and not making sure it flourishes is wrong. My parents are also boomers. They're also greedy assholes. They should expect, and have a moral obligation to their kids. Otherwise the point of family is moot.
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@thechosenberg Not investing in your childrens well being and allowing them to flourish is straight up immoral. It is your role as a parent to make sure they can live life to the fullest. They have one shot at life, your job is to make sure it is great.
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@EWErickson Worry about yourself. Each to his own. And have the balls to name them or don’t post.
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@julest10003 @MeghanMcCain @LaraLeaTrump And don’t forget he screwed all of us with his petty vote to not repeal Obamacare. War hero in early life. Petty old man in late life.
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@MeghanMcCain @LaraLeaTrump Your desperate, shameless attempt to remain relevant is especially agonizing to watch when I think back on your heroic, deeply principled father.
For the love of all things holy, Meghan, remember what he sacrificed for.
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For the first time publicly I’m sharing with @LaraLeaTrump the olive branch President Trump extended to me when our dear friend Tulsi Gabbard was sworn in at the White House 🇺🇸
Click here to watch our full conversation on Citizen McCain! youtu.be/JshLighdqtQ

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@DonnaStrom6 @end3of6days9 Let me know how it’s going if you live to 90. The downside risk of taking it early is far greater than the potential loss if you wait and die early.
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@end3of6days9 I took mine at 62. My husband and I ran the math and concluded my break even age was 78.
The government tells you it’s best to wait because it is banking on us not living long enough to make a dent in the money we contributed all those years we worked.
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💰 This guy says you should start taking Social Security at age 62.
He walks through the real math on claiming at 62 vs 67 vs 70 using a clear example: roughly $18k/year at 62, $24k at full retirement age (67), or $36k at 70. He shows the break-even points and reminds us that the average life expectancy here in the US is 79 years old.
It’s not just about getting the bigger monthly check — it depends on your health, how long you live, and your personal situation.
It’s such a practical reminder that these big decisions need to be run with your own numbers, not just generic advice. It’s also wise to run this past a financial adviser.
Would you claim Social Security early (at 62), at full retirement age, or wait until 70? What’s your reasoning?
When the time comes, I’ll be collecting it at 62.
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Maybe someone who had some money could've made some difference in Virginia. Sorry, @GlennYoungkin was sitting on his wallet like the absolute fail he is.
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My 12 yr old son went to a bday party the other day for one of his friends in the neighborhood.
The party was at Top Golf. About 25 kids give or take.
They rented out 4 bays. Tons of food.
Everyone had a great time.
The previous week he went to a kids party at Dave and Busters. Same deal about 20 kids or so.
Maybe I’m a bit old school (and cheap lol) but we never threw a big group friend’s party like that for the kids.
We always told them they can invite 3-4 of their friends and we’ll take them out somewhere or we would have the entire family come over for cake and ice cream.
Now you got parents out doing one another on these elaborate and expensive bday parties.
Maybe it’s just my generation (I’m 46) with everyone trying to be an overachiever, but if you ask me it’s a bit excessive and over the top.
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@gotrice2024 Single freezer on the left, a single refrigerator on the right and then I bought a stainless steel trim kit that went on the top and the bottom making it look like a single unit.

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This family wanted one of those expensive large French door refrigerators. When they priced them, they were coming back with prices between $8000 and $12000 for a Sub-Zero.
The man didn’t want to disappoint his wife so he came up with an idea to get the space they needed without spending thousands of dollars on a high end fridge.
His solution was to buy two identical fridges and mount the doors in a French style configuration. Other people were critiquing them saying it looks tacky and cheap. Would this be a viable option for you?
SonnyBoy🇺🇸@gotrice2024
This ma ordered a new fridge for $1000 from Lowe’s. When it was delivered, the delivery men accidentally dented the right stainless steel panel on the door. The fridge still works great, but there are three unsightly dents. He reached out to Lowe’s and they took $500 off of the total price, so he ended up getting it for only $500. Would you have taken that deal and saved $500 or would you have taken the fridge back and had the give you a new one that was not damaged?
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Claude did a full analysis of me based on 30K tweets and everything available publicly and privately.
It was remarkably accurate…
Here’s what I’m most proud of:
1. I am obsessive about my work, but
2. Whenever work conflicts with family, I prioritize family 100% of the time
Don’t listen to the masses, success and family DO NOT have to be in conflict…


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@TheAnchovyLover @Gutfeldfox @KatTimpf @JeffDye @Johnny_Joey @piersmorgan @FoxNews Let people post as they want. You are not their parent. For all I know you need a mental health professional or maybe you are one.
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@Gutfeldfox @KatTimpf @JeffDye @Johnny_Joey @piersmorgan @FoxNews If the highlight of your day is to get on here and make a disparaging comment about Kat, contact a counselor or mental health professional.
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@QLoTII A pretty couple who can support themselves, unlike the royals who do nothing and get paid off your tax money.
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When we sold our company, my wife Laila and I paid off our mortgage.
Every advisor will tell you that’s a mistake. The tax deduction alone should keep you in it, they say. Plus the inflation hedge. Deduct the interest, pay back in cheaper dollars, and the difference goes into the market where it compounds for decades.
On paper, carrying the mortgage wins every time.
I understand the argument completely and I still don't care.
That calculation leaves out the psychological cost, of what it feels like to still owe money. I went from running a 250-person company with 100-hour weeks and constant pressure to suddenly having resources and no obligations.
The whole point of selling was to remove stress from my life.
Carrying a monthly mortgage payment (even an affordable one) kept a piece of that stress alive.
And more than optimizing my tax position, I wanted to walk through my front door and know that this, at least, couldn’t be taken away. If something catastrophic happened, we own our home outright.
(yes I know I have to pay property taxes, begone pedant)
The return was peace of mind. Every post-exit founder I know who got into serious financial trouble was leveraged.
Many wealthy folks still carry mortgages, borrow against their portfolios, and layer debt on top of their investments.
I have a friend who took his entire exit and bought real estate. On paper, a multi-millionaire. In practice, he couldn't make his quarterly tax payment.
Assets everywhere and cash nowhere is more common than you think.
When people ask me what to do with the money, I keep it boring. Gold for ballast. Bitcoin because I believe in it. A foundational core of index funds. A dividend fund for income without selling anything.
And then whatever is left over, put it into things you find interesting, angel investments, individual stocks, whatever (just know that everyone I've talked to whose fun investments outperformed a basic index fund could fit in a crawl space).
But before any of that, if you’re like me, you might pay off the house. Own some dirt free and clear.
Your accountant might not like it. But your nervous system will thank you for the rest of your life.

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@KJC485 Wondering how so many people can try to discredit back to back Masters titles = offended.
OK captain...
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@DrNeilStone Over 80% are from illegals. The remaining 20% contracted from illegals.
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@bagshaw2112 Rory calls the pro shop
Rory: Heya, I’ll be there for an 8am tee off
Pro shop: 8am we have the leading Rotary donars associations and Mike the Club Ca..
Rory: Shhh, I’ll be there for an 8am tee off *hangs up*
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Something to think about...
Rory Mcilroy owns a Gulfstream G650 ER. He flew regularly from his Florida home to Augusta to practice and flew home each day.
Look at the costs... a flight takes under an hour. A Gulfstream G650ER burns about 500 gallons per hour in cruise, or roughly 3,140 per hour at a $6.28/gal fuel price reference.
For the West Palm Beach to Augusta trip, the straight-line distance is about 474 miles. At a typical G650ER cruise speed of about 600 mph, that trip is roughly 50 minutes, so fuel burn would be about 395 gallons.
That works out to about 2,350–2,500 pounds of jet fuel, depending on the exact cruise profile and winds.
Using the estimate of about 395 gallons for the trip and a jet fuel price around $4.07 per gallon on the U.S. Gulf Coast, the fuel cost is roughly $1,610 each way.
Today. Rory won $4.5 million. Plus, the Nike contract bonus.
That's what I call return on investment (ROI) BOOM 💥
@themasters @gulfstreamaero @nike @pgatour #golf



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