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@AdamMGrossman Mike Piper is such a clear communicator.

Nobel Prize winner Bill Sharpe has called the 'decumulation' stage of retirement the “nastiest, hardest problem in finance.” We've all heard of the 4% rule, but there's lots of debate around that. In fact, the creator of that rule, William Bengen, has himself gone out of his way to remind people that it doesn't have to be 4%, and it's definitely not a rule. This article by Mike Piper, CPA is very helpful is providing a broader perspective on retirement spending strategies: obliviousinvestor.com/there-is-no-pe…

@JonahDispatch 😭

Pippa couldn't go to the park today.

ICE agents will be stationed outside graduation events for the nation’s newest Marines to identify whether any of their family members are undocumented, according to the Marine Corps. nbcnews.com/politics/natio…

@ValeskiLucy No.

Should S.C. name its roads and bridges for living public officials? #storylink=latest_side" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thestate.com/news/politics-…

@vrexec Very flattering, but there is no memoir. 😂

@s_mark58760 Can I buy your memoir? I'll even take a rough draft.

I'm a big fan of retiring at 30.. travel the world, or shift to a low-key small town life.. be present with family Then unretiring at 37... go back all-in on something interesting or exciting... make a little more money Then semi-retiring at 42... put a high price on your time, focus on health, personal interests Then going all-in on something at 45 or 50... buy an SMB or launch a business somewhere Just repeating the intermittent intensity over the course of a lifetime This is the way

Why are the U.S. financial statements for 2025 published just a few days ago no longer available on the Treasury website????? fiscal.treasury.gov/files/reports-…

@scdp @RahmEmanuel Also, U.S. ambassador to a tier 1 ally, Japan

Rahm Emanuel, former Obama White House Chief of Staff and the 55th mayor of Chicago, is coming to South Carolina April 2 and 3 for our “On the Road” series! Join the conversation! Sign up by county now. docs.google.com/document/d/1Ug… #SCDems #SCPol #OnTheRoad #RahmEmanuel

@vrexec No $. Ivy Law. 1-yr travel in developing world. BigLaw firm. 31: Semi-retire, learn to sail a tall ship; trans-Africa living outdoors 6 mos. School. 37: Semi-retire, learn to speak Japanese in Japan 6 yrs. Start biz in U.S. Gradual retirement 62-64

@s_mark58760 What’s your story?

@booksandbbq That story should be taught in lieu of Romeo and Juliet.

Thinking about when I proposed to my wife, then we went and got chili and beer at Mitch's Tavern, then went to the Wal-Mart in Apex and bought season 7 of the Simpsons on DVD and went back to my apartment and fell asleep on the couch watching it.

@SCFreedomCaucus The RJ May Caucus

🚨Gas Tax Suspension bill halted by SC Democrat. We attempted to bring the bill to the House Floor with a unanimous consent motion. Democrat Roger Kirby objected.

This is truly insane, and it should be front page news across America.  Denmark secretly deployed soldiers to Greenland prepared to blow up airport runways to stop a U.S. invasion. They brought blood supplies to treat the wounded. France, Germany, Norway, and Sweden quietly coordinated against us. This was not a drill. This was our closest allies preparing to fight Americans. Let that sink in. NATO allies. Countries whose soldiers have fought and died alongside ours for decades. They looked at this president and decided they had to prepare for the worst. Fewer allies does not make America great. It makes us more isolated, more vulnerable, and it hands Russia and China exactly what they have always wanted: an America abandoned by its friends. The American people deserve to know how badly this president has damaged our standing in the world.  bbc.com/news/articles/…

@EileenM60933733 Good job!

This is the room where my students get sworn in as 🇺🇸 citizens. The library has asked for my help on a display they are doing on immigration. Using testimonials from my students we are going to tell the story of how some immigrants come to America. Very exciting!

@AprilCromerSC I see you are attempting to rile up gullible people by pressing the Fear Anything Different button.

SC legislators need to act ASAP! Our state is not NY. Act now, unapologetically!

@RepRalphNorman Low-Ethics Ralph Norman stimulating the Fear and Hatred buttons for his own personal gain.

This is happening in SC-05, NOT the Middle East. How did South Carolina leaders let it get this far? THIS is why we launched the Sharia Free America Caucus. I won’t ignore it. I won’t excuse it. And I won’t let it become the new normal.

@SahilBloom Ryan Holiday (drawing on the Greek Stoics): The Obstacle is the Way.

Everyone needs to hear this... Michael Caine on his defining philosophy for life: Use the Difficulty As a young actor, he was rehearsing a play when a chair got stuck in the door and blocked his path. He told the other actor he couldn't get by the chair to enter the scene. The actor's response: "Use the difficulty...if it's a comedy, fall over it, if it's a drama, pick it up and smash it." This idea became a defining mantra for his life. "There's never anything so bad that you cannot use that difficulty...if you can use it a quarter of one percent to your advantage, you're ahead, you didn't let it get you down." I can't stop thinking about this... How can you use the difficulty you're currently facing? How can you embrace the struggle? How can you find flow through the friction? As with everything in life, control the controllable: The difficulty is already there. You can't control it. But you can control how you react to it. You can control your response to it. You can control your attitude towards it. Lesson: Difficulty is inevitable. Use it.

@booksandbbq Keep an eye on Hub City Publishing in Spartanburg.

Man I am really struggling to find good contemporary Southern novels (besides a few guys, who self-publish, you know who you are, & established writers who have been writing for 40 years). We got spoiled rotten in the 20th century.

@MarkMeadows That result is okay if that's what the voters want.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: If republicans in the senate fail to pass the SAVE America Act, Democrats will take control.

@CarolineLColess Tip: You're not an alumni. That's plural. You're an alumna. It's Latin.

You can call me Professor Coles. I’m so happy to share I’m now teaching journalism at Florida A&M University 🐍🍊 As a Howard alumni this is a full circle moment — being able to pour into the next generation of storytellers the same way my professors poured into me!