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Re:Charlie Munger has died by WalterBright on Tuesday November 28, 2023 @11:14PM (#38455495)
My first stock purchase was in 1982. 60 shares of Boeing at $16/share and $29.52 commission.
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Re:Charlie Munger has died by krisoft on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @03:52AM (#38457098)
So that is about $3k in todays money you had laying around and could risk. Are you sure you are well attuned what is within the reach of the common man?
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Re:Charlie Munger has died by WalterBright on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @05:08AM (#38457588)
It took me a while to save up the money. I had an entry level salary at Boeing, which was an average salary for a newly minted engineer.

I also had an ancient car and a cheap apartment, and didn't spend money on booze.

Average new car prices were $14,000 in 1982. I bought my car for $800. So yeah, I'd say investing $1,000 was well within common man finances.

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