From: thomas.e.elam@gmail.com   
      
   On 12/1/2025 4:31 PM, -hh wrote:   
   > Except for how Alan entered high school as an 18 year old freshman?  /s   
   >   
   >   
   >> I don't don't have a clue when it all started. According to the Google   
   >> Groups archive My first post was in 1997 and over 6000 posts through   
   >> 2/22/24. You know, so tell me.   
   >>   
   >> I do not doubt for one second that like millions of other people you   
   >> may have done better than me over a similar timeline. Heck, there are   
   >> 30ish year old tech billionaires out there. But that is not the   
   >> comparison in question.   
   >>   
   >> I have posted recent images of SOME of my account balances.   
   >   
   > Which also showed your total liquid net worth as $2,511,932.38 .. oops!   
      
   That was some of the accounts, not all.   
      
   >   
   >> All we have is your word for yours. Not a bit of documentation.   
   >   
   > Because your own 'screencap' couldn't be faked?  Try again.   
      
   Really? Faked? That would be a lot of trouble. What do you want, my   
   logon credentials?   
      
   Prove they were faked. You cannot of course. But, you can say they are.   
   That is what you do, ask for ever more evidence until the other party   
   gives up.   
   >   
   >> Given your history of deflection and deception your brag is worthless   
   >> until proven.   
   >   
   > Nah, you just didn't understand the point in that statement:   
   >   
   > "By your methodology of 'counting', I can figuratively drop quite a few   
   > years of earnings done prior to my highest degree, which by comparison   
   > makes your wealth brag attempts even more wanting".   
      
   Like I said, I'm not comparing to you. You are far from alone in beating   
   my financial performance. I was conservative, and we still have plenty   
   to be comfortable from here to the end.   
      
   >   
   > The first part is a cut in the years of accumulation prior to the   
   > terminal degree, just as you did.  You probably don't know how many (or   
   > few) years that is.   
   >   
      
   I do not for you, but for Alan I made a 5 year error yesterday or day   
   before. Alan is actually about 63, not 68. Discovered that yesterday   
   when I double-checked the arithmetic. The age difference is 16 years,   
   not 11.   
      
   In 1989 I was 18 years into full-time work, Alan was 9 years.   
      
   So at 63 Alan claims a full time job at Digital Financial but looking   
   for gig work too - Per LinkedIn. Bad optic.   
      
   > The second part is an implied net worth comparable to your's (eg. your   
   > above value), but its not stated if it is under, equal, or over.   
      
   The number above is not the whole picture, by quite a bit.   
   >   
   > The third part was something you've been reminded of it again in this   
   > thread:  age-based differences in accumulation opportunities.  That age   
   > difference is a handicap of many, many fewer years of accumulation as   
   > you've had at your age of 79, so even getting close to catching up is   
   > well "ahead of Tommy's schedule".  That's where you very well may   
   > realized that your brag attempts have been found to be ... wanting.   
   >   
   > FYI, if more than merely catching up, that makes it even worse for you.   
      
   My working post graduation working years were 1972-2002/3. But-for the   
   divorce I could have retired in 2003 and had even better results. It   
   took me a 10+ years to make that up and start to grow again vs prior   
   high water mark. You can't put a $value on some things.   
   >   
   > So am I really bragging? Or just pointing out that maybe your total   
   > accumulation that you try to be so proud of is perhaps actually due to   
   > other factors, such as working a decade longer than the average American   
   > man, into your mid-70s.   
      
   Again, the divorce. Don't go there if you can help it, or can't deal   
   with the consequences. It was far from full-time most years. Paid a bit   
   better than a full-time WalMart greeter job too. :)   
      
   Actually not funny. One of my Lilly co-workers frittered away millions   
   on bad investments did the greeter thing for a few years.   
   >   
   > Nevertheless, I'll afford you a little peek at a lower limit, but only   
   > because I've already shared it with RSG's "the other Tom" six years ago:   
   That image says nothing. No row labels and many ######'d data cells.   
   This image is junk, and maybe you faked it anyway.   
      
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