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Ray Dalio is the rich uncle who everyone knows is full of sh*t, but won’t say anything bc they want his expensive birthday presents

CC @awealthofcs

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@nateliason There are so many but I may have to go with @david_perell

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Brb gonna watch the good will hunting scene in his honor

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Sad to hear of the passing of historian Gordon S. Wood.

https://t.co/IJvtZ8wu9p

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If all AI did was help us read ancient scrolls, I’d be fine with that https://t.co/hBTI845giL

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@krishnanrohit

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@7Saturdaysaweek A massively underrated concept

Similarly, a dollar at 60 is not the same the same as a dollar at 30

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Thank you @BenSasse for teaching/reminding me how to be a better father, husband, friend, and learner - thru your life, your writing, and your podcast (the one with Chris Pratt is an all-timer)

I had no idea who you were 6 months ago but am damn glad you entered my life, which you will be a part of for many years to come

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My 2 year old says “daddy, can you do me a favorite?”

Toddlers are so hard, but man I’m gonna miss some of it

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@pitdesi @ritwikpavan Good look. I’m in the market for new luggage

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My favorite flavor of all-in podcast is *divisive & insightful*

Today’s ep was great

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I love what @david_perell is doing. I see him as a torch bearer for the anti-slop zeitgeist. Not just AI junk writing, but travel and architecture and aesthetics and friendship and faith. In a nutshell - an interesting, curated life

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@G_S_Bhogal Yes. The algorithm is schizophrenic

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@pitdesi Feels downstream of the simple fact that boomers vote and Millennials don’t

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@conorsen @VKDev1 @ReubenR80027912 In thought Morgan Wallen enabled Nashville to boom in the 2010s

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The pitch timer is the greatest thing to happen to major league baseball since Roberto Clemente

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@Camp4 😂😂😂

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“He said are we modeling pre-tax or after-tax” 😂 💯

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My wife mentioned a nice private school over dinner this week
She said the campus was beautiful
I asked what's the tuition
She said we should look at it as an investment in him not a cost
I made a note
She said don't make a note
I said I always make notes
She said this isn't a deal
I said everything is a deal
She closed her eyes

She said we'd discuss it Saturday
I agreed

Saturday 7:02am
She came downstairs in her Saturday robe
Coffee in hand
I had my cargo shorts on

The dining room had been cleared
The projector was on
The analyst was at the head of the table
Quarter zip on, three iced coffees, a legal pad, and two laptops
He had been there since 6:44am

I texted him at 11:14pm Friday
The text said dining room 6:45am bring the model
He sent a thumbs up

My wife stopped in the doorway
She said what is this
I said you said you wanted to discuss it
She said this is not a discussion
I did not respond
She sat down anyway

The analyst stood
He said good morning ma'am
She did not respond
He sat back down
A printed deck in front of each seat
A fourth copy in case

Slide 1 Tuition Schedule
$38,500 per year
Thirteen years
$500,500 nominal
Before escalators
The school has raised tuition 4.2% per year for a decade
With escalators $648,000
My wife said okay
I said I'm not done

Slide 2 Opportunity Cost
Even before escalators
$38,500 invested annually
10% nominal return
S&P long-run average since 1928
By his eighteenth birthday $944,000
My wife said we can afford it
I said I know that's not the slide

Slide 3 Terminal Value at Age 65
$83 million
She was quiet

The analyst slid the sensitivity tables across the table
8% return $31 million
10% return $83 million
12% return $222 million
She did not look

She said this isn't about money
I said it's always about money
She said no it isn't
I said then what is it about
She did not answer

She said you can't put a dollar value on his teachers his classmates his environment
I said I can the analyst already did slide 6
He flipped to slide 6
She did not look

She said the school is the best in the city
I said best is a feeling
She said it produces the best students
I said the students were already the best before they got there

She said our son deserves it
I said our son deserves $83 million

My son walked in
He is five
Dinosaur pajamas
He looked at the projector
He looked at the open deck on the table
He looked at slide 3
He said are we modeling pre-tax or after-tax
The analyst opened a new tab
My wife looked at the ceiling

He said what's the discount rate
The analyst set down his pen
She closed her eyes

He said is this the same return assumption from the 529 conversation
The analyst stopped typing
He looked at me
I did not say anything

She stood up
Sat back down

He said dad can I help
I said yes
He pulled up a chair
The analyst handed him a printout
He started reading

My wife watched him read
She watched him for a long time

She said his name
He looked up
She said do you like school
He said the work is too easy and the kids don't ask questions

She did not respond
She looked at the ceiling
She walked out of the room

The analyst started packing up
He said should I follow up Monday sir
I said no follow up needed

He'll be fine

Sent from my iPhone

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@ankurnagpal Genuine question: how do you personally factor in the decreased cost basis when you TLH?

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@krishnanrohit Highly highly recommend 1491 by @CharlesCMann

I’m actually rereading it right now