Knowledge on Local Ordinances Houghton MI?

[Gerald Boone]

As stated above, I am moving to Houghton, Michigan from Marquette, Michigan in early January to accept a job. The only apartment I could find to rent is a non-smoking unit, so I'm trying to find out how strict the local area is about smoking outside (sidewalks and streets, etc.)?


My current place is also non-smoking but it's in an area of town where nobody really cares if you smoke outside provided you're respectful about it, so I'm trying to figure out how strict Houghton is about that stuff?

From what I read it doesn't look promising. Meanwhile in Ann Arbor, a short distance away from you the goddess Mary Jane has been worshipped for decades.

 

[Michigan_Bill]

Ann Arbor is in a different country than the rest of Michigan. Most of, anyway.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Ann Arbor is in a different country than the rest of Michigan. Most of, anyway.

LOL, I remember an older professor calling the U of I “Malibu East” back in the day!

 

[trudger]

Late to the party but here I am! Houghton you will find is just as chill as Mqt. I am guessing you are not a Yooper? The defiant people of the Upper Peninsula of the Great State of Michigan is alive and well in Copper Country and in the Gateway to the Keweenaw which is Houghton. You will find smokers outside of the more than plentiful bars around town and just out in general. Smoke without hesitation or fear my good fellow.
Make sure you eat at 4 Suns across from the Quincy Mine when they open in June, best fish you have ever eaten outside. Congrats on the new job!

 

[EveningSmoke03]

Late to the party but here I am! Houghton you will find is just as chill as Mqt. I am guessing you are not a Yooper? The defiant people of the Upper Peninsula of the Great State of Michigan is alive and well in Copper Country and in the Gateway to the Keweenaw which is Houghton. You will find smokers outside of the more than plentiful bars around town and just out in general. Smoke without hesitation or fear my good fellow.
Make sure you eat at 4 Suns across from the Quincy Mine when they open in June, best fish you have ever eaten outside. Congrats on the new job!

Thanks. And yeah, not originally from the UP, moved north a few years ago for University and never left because I love the area.

 

[HeadMisfit]

I’ll assume you are in your early twenties. If you save and invest $50 a month, at your retirement you will have between $36-157k, depending on interest rates (5-8%, plus or minus 2% ). Save $100 a month and you’ll have $73-313k. My mutual funds have averaged close to 9%. A managed account, or a more diversified portfolio could go much higher.

I’m retiring in four years, and I wish that I had acted on this advice when I was your age. If it wasn’t for us buckling down in our late 30’s, we’d be in trouble. As it is, we own our house, are debt-free and we’ll be financially comfortable, all on a modest income. Had we started saving at your age, we’d be in considerably better shape. It seems inconceivable at your age, but trust me, people like you have amassed millions by being frugal, disciplined and somewhat attuned to the investment world.

If you feel like you must smoke, there are cheap RYO blends that are perfectly good. Spice them up with some whole leaf Latakia, Perique or Dark Fired. Five pounds of Buoy Gold can last you a long time. Better yet, quit smoking now and put that money to work for you, instead of burning it.

Don’t let peer pressure force you into believing that you need 20 tins each of six dozen different blends and 75 pipes. Or a new game console. Or a new car. You need a roof over your head and a comfortable retirement. Everything else is superfluous.

https://www.investor.gov/financial-tools-calculators/calculators/compound-interest-calculator

the investment world is worse then buying bags of "esoterica" blands online sight uneen.

 

[woodsroad]

the investment world is worse then buying bags of "esoterica" blands online sight uneen.

All of my collecting/accumulating hobbies have far outpaced the market! At the time that I was buying tobacco and firearms, they were guilty pleasures, hidden from SWMBO as much as possible. Now I'm regretting not jumping in with both feet and taking as many of my wife's feet with me as possible. I've seen a 500% increase in .50BMG ammo alone over 25 years. I've seen similar returns on Finish Mosin Nagant rifles.

 

[HeadMisfit]

All of my collecting/accumulating hobbies have far outpaced the market! At the time that I was buying tobacco and firearms, they were guilty pleasures, hidden from SWMBO as much as possible. Now I'm regretting not jumping in with both feet and taking as many of my wife's feet with me as possible. I've seen a 500% increase in .50BMG ammo alone over 25 years. I've seen similar returns on Finish Mosin Nagant rifles.

the value is whatever you can sell it for. Just because you see a company list out of stock mosin nagants at 800$ each, doesnt mean YOURS is worth that much. Or that someone will pay you that much for it.

 

[woodsroad]

the value is whatever you can sell it for. Just because you see a company list out of stock mosin nagants at 800$ each, doesnt mean YOURS is worth that much. Or that someone will pay you that much for it.

I’ve sold about half of my collection already, so yes, mine have been worth a tidy return. Prices realized keeps climbing. I had an FFL back in the day and often bought in lots of ten for under $20 each. Finn M91’s were $12. I had a hard and fast $100 purchase limit on any one gun, except for the SVT-40, which set me back $179. I don’t do much shooting anymore since the vision in my right eye has deteriorated, so I don’t mind parting company with these wonderful hallmarks of history. I’ve had my fun with them!