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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Cardude   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Have about 2.5 years of cash left for expenses
Date: 07/08/23 8:16 PM
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Jim,

Thanks for the reply. I once kept a ridiculous 10 year cash cushion, but I think you are the one who told me that was dumb.

I am trying to evolve my thinking like yours: if I have to sell some at a less than perfect valuation for a period of time, my low withdrawal rate means that I won't be pulling that much out so it should't kill me.

I've been trying to sell bigger chunks at 1.5x peak book value, but that was requiring me to keep a larger cash cushion than I really wanted to, and really sell more than I wanted to.
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