Personal Consumer Issues • Flaunt Your High-Mileage Car
2012 Subaru Outback 3.6. 157k Miles. The car is running well except it has an engine oil leak. I have to add about 1 quart of oil every 1500 to 2000 miles.Same vehicle, same problem, here. You think...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • 2024 BOGLEHEAD CONTEST REGISTRATION
the guess is 5174.Statistics: Posted by AlaskaTeach — Sun Jan 07, 2024 4:49 am — Replies 483 — Views 14162
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Personal Finance (Not Investing) • How are we doing? Mid-age net worth
We are 3-4 years behind you, have slightly higher income but our NW is lower then yours (2.4-2.6) .. add to that I feel the exact same in my job. Our NW could have been higher, but we have higher...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • FIRE for 44 year old physician and Investment Strategy
At your net worth and with the complexity of your investments accounts, do you really want to solicit advice from randos on the internet? Even Boglehead randos?You are in the uncommon situation on...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • My 2024 inflation adjusted sweet spot
It’s January, so it was time to run my sweet spot income calculations for 2024. While I was at it, I decided to compare this year’s sweet spot to my 2021 numbers to see how the high inflation over the...
View ArticleNon-US Investing • UK - Looking to expand my portfolio with dividend paying...
You might find that complements your existing holdings quite well - limited overlap.Note that if interest rates are rising, these sorts of stocks tend to do relatively poorly, because the alternative,...
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Personal Investments • Help me right the ship
CroneOfAnarchy, welcome to the forum.Tax Rate: I honestly don't know (don't kill me); we make about $150k a year (wife $100, husband $50) and take standard deduction (no mortgage)State of Residence:...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Fidelity as a one stop shop
In regards to automatically pulling from my Fidelity account. This would require me to have the Transfer Lockdown turned off I'm assuming. That's not correct. Direct debits aren't affected by money...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Do we need a new car?
Just be sure to check cost of auto insurance in Texas if planning to move here. It went crazy here this year. And be sure it comes with a/c seats, and window tint. And a cattle guard (for protection...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • London Tube (subway) strikes
This has literally been going on for years. The answer for me has been a $250 cab ride from Heathrow to threadneedle. Hotel rooms have been in short supply as semi-local people who need to be downtown...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • I Bonds Mega Thread (I Bond Heads...
I don't have good money market options with my regular bank, so I generally use the money market options in my Vanguard (taxable) brokerage account. Does anyone know if it's possible to use a Vanguard...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • TIPS:Individual bonds vs. bond fund
Just a quick idea in case it hasn't been mentioned: With individual TIPs bought on the secondary market, you can "sorta kinda" reduce reinvestment risk by choosing the bond with the LOWEST coupon for...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • ACA - spouse moving to Medicare midyear,...
In my state (MA) you would contact your exchange about 45~60 days before your wife goes on Medicare to update your ACA application to remove your wife. Regarding HMOs and travel. for domestic, our...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Squat / Bench Rack equipment for tight space
Thisi s the rack I recently bought to workout in a small bedroom:https://www.fringesport.com/collections ... ife-seriesIf you are strong it may not be for you. I am old and weak so it's...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • “You’ll know when the right time is to retire”
About 4 years ago, to my surprise (and delight) I realized I had sufficiently passed “my number” to even allow for the possibility that I grossly miscalculated. At that time, I arranged a...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Modified versions of HFEA with ITT...
Is anyone aware of a good book explaining the details of the different costs associated with US treasury futures. I'm specifically interested in the implied financing rate embedded in the price and...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • If you are able to accompliesh these, please tell...
What you want isn't realistic. However my wife and I do about 2/3 of what you want. But only with help from the grandparents and it's still difficult to balance. We workout for 120 minutes a week, 60...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Controlling income and paying off mortgage...
Poster Cletuscaddy has written a bunch about driving his income to near zero through various ways near college time for his kids just for college costs purposes. You can look through his posts to see...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • How Can I Truly Calculate Net Worth...
Typically excluding house, cars, boats is called liquid net worth. Full net worth includes everything. That's a good differentiation.Statistics: Posted by Rocky Mtn Man — Tue Jan 09, 2024 4:38 am —...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • If you are able to accomplish these, please tell...
Hello Bogleheads,I need your help. As someone who grew up in a society where house help is the norm and now a parent to a 1-year old, I struggle with discipline, energy, and motivation to accomplish...
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