Our historic church has a bell on a rope. At an old friend’s funeral they asked me to toll it 83 times while he was being interred in his grave. I lost count after about 15 pulls.
My wife and I worked hard at average white collar jobs, and never made six figures. My retirement portfolio has been strictly buy and hold, and I have made no further contributions to it since I retired 6 years ago. However, I did withdraw a large amount to remodel my house. In spite of that withdrawal, compared to 4 years ago, my portfolio has grown 27%.
… draw blood.