Thursday 401K?

[Karen]

Richard: Don't know what a 401K is but how about a good strong shot of whiskey. My BFH is still giving me grief.

Slick, I can help with that - a 401K is a standard US retirement plan some business set up for their employees. The money is yours, and goes in before taxes, you only pay taxes when you take it out, and after you hit retirement age, you can take out the money without big penalties.

[Catherinedana]

Investing words of Wisdom for 401K Thursday:

If you had purchased $1,000.00 of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now be worth $49. With Enron stock, you would have had $16.50 left of the original $1,000. With WorldCom stock, you would have had less than $5.00 left. Then who would pay for your Social Security? But, if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all the beer, then turned in the cans for the aluminum recycling REFUND, you would have had $214.00. Based on the above, the best current investment advice for today's seniors is to drink heavily and recycle. It's called the 401-Keg Plan.

[gini]

Soup - clam chowder? - count me in to help peel and eat the soup.

Good day for soup - it is overcast - a California spit rain is happening and it is just a dull day.

[Pinot's Mom]

Chowdah? Chowdah? Oh my! I so miss homemade New England Clam Chowder-real stuff, indeed, made with the broth and milk! What kind of bread shall we serve? How about Parker House rolls?

[RICHARD]

I fixed the title of the thread.


Thanks to everyone for coming.

I will help peel the tatersfor a chowdah and the chikin, too!

Diced or cubed?

Let me pour some wine, coffee and tea for you all and get the butter out for the rolls!

DONE.

[Karen]

We generally cube the taters, half-inch or so chunks. Not so small as they dissolve, but small enough so they cook pretty quickly. Not that there's any rushing a good chowder, mind you! Now, shall we have the Orc peel and dice onions, or is there someone here who can do the job without crying (normal peoples' reaction) or sneezing (mine and my sister's reaction)?

If we can get blue in here, I know he'll chop up and start the bacon ....

[Marigold2]

Some chicken noodle with orzo for me, with crispy warm bread and a cruncy salad.. Heaven

[Medusa]

Make mine creamy chicken soup w/wild rice, crusty bread and a crispy green salad. Ok, it's late and now I'm hungry again.