Last week, I blogged on teacher pensions and the piece drew agreement and criticism. In response to critics, I'll let the numbers speak for themselves. Today, I wanted to continue the conversation by following up on the good questions raised by commenters.
How much do teachers’ salaries go up ...
Biology geeks would know that biotic potential is the capacity of a population to increase. It is quantified with the letter r, as in exp(rt), which finance geeks may recognize as the interest rate. r is determined by the balance between birth rate, death rate, emigration and immigration. The physics geeks may set up a [...]Economics can be defined as the distribution of resources between people. An economy can be divided into three sectors: The for-profit or private sector, the government or public sector, and the non-profit sector. These can roughly be described as follows The private sector strives to maximize profits to owners. This is done by increasing revenue [...]I’m just putting this up here because I have not seen this trick elsewhere. The problem here is mainly in getting the cable tension correct so the shifter can pull the derailer over all the cogs in the rear cassette. Too loose and you won’t be able to reach the low gears. Too high, vice [...]
Cheap living on a sailboat...it is cheap living in name onlyIn my search to determine what people actually mean when they say they want a “comfortable life” and in particular a “comfortable retirement” I have come across two conflicting definitions. No wonder, then, that such statements confuse me. I usually think that comfort means being free from physiological (mental and physical) pressures or stresses. For [...]
In the Sailboat Cruising Lifestyle, what is a typ[ical day?Discomfort is a virtue. Without discomfort it is not possible to retrain to your insulin system to stop expecting a new infusion of carbohydrates every third waking hour. Without discomfort the body never learns to burn fat for energy. Without discomfort it is impossible to be full of energy without eating and you will not [...]I just wanted to share a great book on real estate evaluation which was shared in the ERE forums (I forget which thread). The principles transfer fairly well to stock analysis as well. This is perhaps one of the few books on investing which isn’t dumped down and thus doesn’t assume that addition and multiplication [...]Many interpersonal misunderstandings originate in parties not having the same goal of the discussion. I do not wish to go into detail of which underlying psychological motivation e.g. ego that drives these goals, but it is certainly noticeable that if two people do not have exactly the same goal, at least one party will inevitably [...]I share the best ones. Also try out #5 and #6. I have noticed the retail blender starting to die. Maybe it really is true that $25 blenders only last a few weeks blending raw food. 1 cup of water 1 small handful of baking chocolate 2 bananas 1 small head of red cabbage (a [...]