Most people are not stupid, they just don't have as much as you.
Your income is well above the median and I am going to guess your upbringing led you to this outcome. Good on you, but this is simply not an option for most. I am doing something quite similar, but I am not going to pretend it is an option for most people. That would be disingenuous and not factual. No matter how smart you are, you will not be doing this on $25k a year. Lots of people simply did not have the opportunities I had growing up nor the support systems I had. I know in the same situation my life would not have been much different. My parents started poor and ended up paying for most of my tuition at a prestigious private university. My spouse went to a public university. In her case teenagers could get away with a lot that would normally land them in jail. In my case I could do anything short of murder and suffer no punishment while getting my bachelors degree. This meant both of us spent our prime screwing up years protected from the consequences of those actions. I will not judge too harshly those who did not have that huge advantage.
401ks are not the desired retirement for anyone, they are the only option left now that pensions have been killed off.
Yes, I have used machines weaker than my current phone in the past. I have tried it today and again it is reasonable as long as you move the heavy lifting to another machine. 90% of the time my laptop only shows webpages and xterms. My phone can handle that job just fine.
Travelers in the USA with that kind of gear will often check a starting pistol or flare gun, as those have to be properly locked.
Obviously international travel makes this harder. You should consult your lawyer, doctor, priest, rabbi, mullah and several small children before you attempt this. I am not a lawyer nor have I ever pretended to be one to sleep with women.
As if they ever did. The whole thing is a show, when you are paying for rent a cops that is what you get. Either they want security and will pay professional LEO wages or they don't.
Ouch, including layovers in other nations just makes this scream of naivety on the part of that journalist. Hopefully she took this lesson to heart.
I check nothing of value, when hand over my bags at the airport I expect to never see them again. Each time they manage to arrive, much less on time I view as a blessing. I have had too much stuff "lost" to do anything else. Once they managed to "lose" beer bottles that were packed in a socks, two on each one over the base the other over the top. Magically they did not lose the socks. The thief left me those. I would have had that in carry on, as I used to do, but they no longer allow that. The beer is not exported to North America so I was pretty sad. Not surprised, just let down.
You don't think the fact that they are paid like mall security is something to mock?
They are supposed to be this professional force of protection for our nation's airports and we pay them like the guy guarding the Orange Julius. One of these things is not like the other.
I do the same, but I tend to carry large amounts of cash in sealed envelopes where a pick pocket will not get to it like my front pocket or zipped inside an inner pocket in a light coat I have zipped up. To me large is only 5-10% of the amount we are talking about here.
I am aware of this need for cash, I like to go to Mexico and outside the tourist traps or big cities not a lot of places had ATMs and precious few take Credit Cards.
I have never had trouble explaining it as vacation money, but i have never exceeded $5000 on my person in an airport. I normally split it between me and my spouse anyway.
Sure but even using this flawed methodology it will be sound for many decades.
A politician once suggested such a lock box, the american people mocked him and elected an anti-intellectual pretend cowboy. Mind you since he has degrees from the same elitist schools he was railing against he was clearly just acting for the cameras.
What is wrong with social security? It is fully funded for decades and simply upping the cut for contributions with inflation would extend it even further.
Collecting from folks who take $1 salaries and get stock instead would help even more.
Smartphones are getting more and more of those too. The Ravensword series is a good example. As time goes by more and more long form games will come out on smartphones.
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We need to stop using so much oil at all.
So we deal with these assholes but threaten war with the Iranians? Anyone want to explain that?
Most people are not stupid, they just don't have as much as you.
Your income is well above the median and I am going to guess your upbringing led you to this outcome. Good on you, but this is simply not an option for most. I am doing something quite similar, but I am not going to pretend it is an option for most people. That would be disingenuous and not factual. No matter how smart you are, you will not be doing this on $25k a year. Lots of people simply did not have the opportunities I had growing up nor the support systems I had. I know in the same situation my life would not have been much different. My parents started poor and ended up paying for most of my tuition at a prestigious private university. My spouse went to a public university. In her case teenagers could get away with a lot that would normally land them in jail. In my case I could do anything short of murder and suffer no punishment while getting my bachelors degree. This meant both of us spent our prime screwing up years protected from the consequences of those actions. I will not judge too harshly those who did not have that huge advantage.
401ks are not the desired retirement for anyone, they are the only option left now that pensions have been killed off.
Yes, I have used machines weaker than my current phone in the past. I have tried it today and again it is reasonable as long as you move the heavy lifting to another machine. 90% of the time my laptop only shows webpages and xterms. My phone can handle that job just fine.
Think later, but much the same setup.
Gore/G.W.Bush.
Smartphones are not primarily for making calls. I use my every day. I have not made a call with it in 3 days.
I do carry an external source of power for the device to deal with the battery issues.
Travelers in the USA with that kind of gear will often check a starting pistol or flare gun, as those have to be properly locked.
Obviously international travel makes this harder. You should consult your lawyer, doctor, priest, rabbi, mullah and several small children before you attempt this. I am not a lawyer nor have I ever pretended to be one to sleep with women.
How many bad agents never get caught?
I if we define bad agent as having ever stolen from passengers the number is much higher.
It is not illegal to carry that much cash. It is illegal to cross the border without declaring it, but that is all.
They can attempt to confiscate it, but they can do the same to your bank account.
As if they ever did.
The whole thing is a show, when you are paying for rent a cops that is what you get. Either they want security and will pay professional LEO wages or they don't.
Or just go to the bathroom, miss the flight and get on the next one. A simple case of travelers diarrhea would be totally believeable.
It will be paying out 71% in 2047 so exactly how young are you?
Ouch, including layovers in other nations just makes this scream of naivety on the part of that journalist. Hopefully she took this lesson to heart.
I check nothing of value, when hand over my bags at the airport I expect to never see them again. Each time they manage to arrive, much less on time I view as a blessing. I have had too much stuff "lost" to do anything else. Once they managed to "lose" beer bottles that were packed in a socks, two on each one over the base the other over the top. Magically they did not lose the socks. The thief left me those. I would have had that in carry on, as I used to do, but they no longer allow that. The beer is not exported to North America so I was pretty sad. Not surprised, just let down.
Why not?
If you want to carry cash, have fun I do it all the time. Checking cash is moronic, you are begging for it to be stolen.
Still more work for them than stealing from your checked luggage.
You don't think the fact that they are paid like mall security is something to mock?
They are supposed to be this professional force of protection for our nation's airports and we pay them like the guy guarding the Orange Julius. One of these things is not like the other.
I do the same, but I tend to carry large amounts of cash in sealed envelopes where a pick pocket will not get to it like my front pocket or zipped inside an inner pocket in a light coat I have zipped up. To me large is only 5-10% of the amount we are talking about here.
I am aware of this need for cash, I like to go to Mexico and outside the tourist traps or big cities not a lot of places had ATMs and precious few take Credit Cards.
I have never had trouble explaining it as vacation money, but i have never exceeded $5000 on my person in an airport. I normally split it between me and my spouse anyway.
Sure but even using this flawed methodology it will be sound for many decades.
A politician once suggested such a lock box, the american people mocked him and elected an anti-intellectual pretend cowboy. Mind you since he has degrees from the same elitist schools he was railing against he was clearly just acting for the cameras.
It is damn low though. It is mall rent a cop pay.
That would all be on camera. Far safer than checked baggage.
The same place as the magic no risk 401k.
If we did that you would opt out and then still want us to pay for your retirement if you 401k failed.
SS is a retirement vehicle of last resort. It is basically insurance.
What is wrong with social security?
It is fully funded for decades and simply upping the cut for contributions with inflation would extend it even further.
Collecting from folks who take $1 salaries and get stock instead would help even more.
Why would you check that kind of money?
Why not just put it in your carry on?
$10,000 is a stack of $100s thinner than a deck of cards. So $40,000 fits in a coat or even a couple pockets and no problem fitting it in carry on.
Smartphones are getting more and more of those too.
The Ravensword series is a good example. As time goes by more and more long form games will come out on smartphones.
Around here you would get none.
Not much demand for engineers in the fly over states?