Alexis Akira Toda

Alexis Akira Toda

Associate Professor (Economics)

Great Barrington Declaration

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I have just signed the Great Barrington Declaration.

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Pitfall of electric bike

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When I moved from Connecticut to San Diego in 2013, one thing I paid attention to when searching for a house was to find one within reasonable distance from work. I knew that San Diego has nice weather and commuting by bicycle was feasible. So to save money and get some exercise, I cut the number of vehicles in my household from two to one and bought an electric bike to commute. (In 2020, I went back to two vehicles because we could no longer keep up with only one vehicle to manage kids’ activities.)

Investment and taxation

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Since I started working in 2013, I haven’t thought much about investment. Because I know that investing in an index fund is the theoretically right thing to do and I do not like paying taxes, in addition to participating in my employer’s mandatory defined benefit retirement plan, I have just been maxing out investment in 403(b), 457(b), and Roth IRA (all invested in low cost index funds).

Optimal use of sabbatical credit

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This post is completely boring for outsiders. I am just writing this down so that I do not forget.