Greatest Investment Ever!

[cardtrick]

http://secureinvestment.com/investment-packages#calculator

I can't believe they're in business! They will turn a $50,000 investment into about $1.5 million in a year, according to their calculator. I say if they're so great at predicting the market, why not just trade $50K of their own money for 5 years and they'll have all the wealth in the world...

[shaggy]

http://secureinvestment.com/investme...ges#calculator

I can't believe they're in business! They will turn a $50,000 investment into about $1.5 million in a year, according to their calculator. I say if they're so great at predicting the market, why not just trade $50K of their own money for 5 years and they'll have all the wealth in the world...

Sounds like the investment plan invented by a countryman of mine named PONZI.


The best investment you can make is in your health. Time to get up from the PC and go for a walk.

[cardtrick]

Sounds like the investment plan invented by a countryman of mine named PONZI.


The best investment you can make is in your health. Time to get up from the PC and go for a walk.

Good that you mentioned health because I'm currently working towards exactly that goal. I just turned 27. If I can make great lifestyle choices now, I won't have to worry about medical bills in retirement. I've cut out junk food from my diet and reduced alcohol intake to 2 times or fewer a month, no more than 2 beers in a day. Started on a mostly raw vegan diet. I've given up red meat altogether and trying to limit eating out to 1-2 times a month. I'm however spending more on fruits and veggies. : ) I now take a salad and 4-5 servings of fruit with me to work.

I've only been doing this for a couple of weeks now, so I'm letting my body adjust before I start exercising. I will most likely start running again and do some weight training every day.

No amount of retirement savings is of any use if your health is poor.

[bjl584]

I'm tempted to click on the live chat link and start asking questions, but I think I'll pass.

[Manthony]

I'm however spending more on fruits and veggies. : ).....
No amount of retirement savings is of any use if your health is poor.

Yea, that's what sucks about eating more healthy. Those food options cost 3 times as much as the junk food you once ate. I'm sure you are probably eating more fish but there again, the farm-raised salmon is cheap and contaminated, while the wild-caught, and much healthier for you salmon, is 3 times the cost of the farm-raised fish.

Organically grown veggies? Fuh-geddah-bou-did! ...eating healthy is expensive!
But then again, so is eating regular, cheaper food, and now you have all kinds of chronic ailments to live with. That's even more expensive!

My 3 all time favorite superfoods to eat are organic baby spinach, blueberries (wild, if you can get them), and wild caught Alaskan salmon. If I was to narrow it down to 3 foods one should get in their diet regularly, these would be them. (See:Top 15 Ultimate Superfoods)

[disneysteve]

I've cut out junk food from my diet and reduced alcohol intake to 2 times or fewer a month, no more than 2 beers in a day. Started on a mostly raw vegan diet. I've given up red meat altogether and trying to limit eating out to 1-2 times a month. I'm however spending more on fruits and veggies.

Yea, that's what sucks about eating more healthy. Those food options cost 3 times as much as the junk food you once ate.

There was a long thread a few months ago about the cost of eating healthy:

http://www.savingadvice.com/forums/general-discussion/69547-heathy-eating-really-expensive.html

As I said in that thread, eating healthy is generally cheaper. Cooking from scratch at home with fresh ingredients is way cheaper than eating out. cardtrick, if you've given up red meat, cut back on alcohol, and reduced eating out, whatever you are spending on fruits and veggies can't possibly be more than what you are saving.

[cardtrick]

I don't worry about money spent on healthy food, although I am noticing that we're spending less, since we don't eat out as much. We do buy organic salads etc, so our grocery bill is a little higher than usual, but we also save so much by buying little to no meat. A $5 box of organic salad mix that lasts 2-3 days is better than me spending $6-$8 on lunch at work. Lucky for us, there is a super cheap fruit and veggie market near us. $1.50 for a lb of cherries at this time of the year! We usually end up spending $60 a week here, but that accounts for about 80-90% of my food intake.

[snafu]

Cardtrick, preparing and eating foods you make at home whether 'organic' or fresh grown is healthier than anything in a box or restaurant with 'convenience' products. You control the salt, sugar and omit that long list of unpronounceable chemicals.

Except for high end restaurants that have very particular chefs who insist on fresh only ingredients/products, you are likely eating less healthy than you'd imagine. Reducing alcohol consumption, red meat and some form of exercise is a significant investment in good health over the long term.