Personal Finance (Not Investing) • How Much Cash Do You Keep In Your Home?
Thanks for reminder.Just went to ATM to withdraw $500 cash to keep on hands / wallet. Keeping some quarters in cars is good idea tooStatistics: Posted by yogesh — Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:21 pm — Replies 52...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Any investors from the 1981 - 1984...
It looks like my first investment was my $1,500 1981 IRA contribution (made on 4/20/82) into the Bull and Bear Dollar Reserves.I made my $2,000 1982 (on 8/19/83) and my $2,000 1983 (on 4/24/84) IRA...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Bug on TurboTax or My Misunderstanding: I...
Be sure the enter the income in box 3, not box 1.It has never had any impact on my state taxes.Statistics: Posted by ivgrivchuck — Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:22 pm — Replies 5 — Views 234
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Variable Universal Life
Drat. I'm trying to figure out how to post an image. Is there a trick to that?Statistics: Posted by JoJo4109 — Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:24 pm — Replies 12 — Views 366
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Personal Finance (Not Investing) • Is Calif Really That Expensive - Or Am I...
Well, there is the purely financial aspect of outliving your money.California is outranked only by Hawaii for lowest mortality rate in the nation.Nevada, on the other hand, is not exactly stellar...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Dual majors and non big 50 colleges
Kid one (HS Sophomore): definitely on a mech Eng or aerospace or robotics track. Not on the top GPA track. Think unweighted 3.5 ish.How about doing dual majors (aero plus mech) such as at a college...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Your Original Medicare OR Advantage...
Another point often not articulated is that most MA plans have low co-pays for wide range of services (often $0 for a PCP visit) but if not subsidized as an employer retirement benefit or with a...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Quick way to efile an extension?
TurboTax extension filing was rather smooth for me.Nice. How much did it cost?Statistics: Posted by montanagirl — Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:27 pm — Replies 3 — Views 54
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • MMF FDIC vs CD
Non-callable CD's often have lower interest rates. (Banks effectively protect themselves against paying higher interest rates if overall rates fall by issuing callable CD's so they can call...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • new mid/upper range hotels
No closets in rooms at Tru and as previously stated, little room to stretch out, not even much room to open your suitcase.Statistics: Posted by KA0400 — Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:28 pm — Replies 4 — Views 489
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • What's your primary credit card?
Depends what for:-AmEx Platinum for flights-Gold for groceries and dining out-Green for miscellaneous travel-BBP for everything else-Fidelity Visa Signature at places that don't take AmExFrom time to...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Confused--Part D (Drug Plan) Much More for...
This seems to be happening lately. It sucks. I have no idea what to do about it but fortunately none of mine are worth fussing about. I don't even know how to go back and "prove" that the prices are...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Should the QDI advantage of AVUV...
As I mentioned in the other thread, about these two ETFs, VBR appeared to have more net securities lending revenue than its expense ratio by 5bp), while AVUV's expense ratio was greater by about...
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Personal Finance (Not Investing) • What does Schwab do better than Fidelity?
The last quote you attributed to me above is the only one I actually wrote FYI. Are you serious? That's Fidelity's official customer support.Wow my bad, I thought it was just reddit...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • 912797FS1 investment rate?
That's it.Thank you!Statistics: Posted by Nyc10036 — Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:45 pm — Replies 2 — Views 140
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Deep Dive: Poor Tax Efficiency of Vanguard...
An analysis deserving of an award. Thanks.Statistics: Posted by Hola — Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:46 pm — Replies 40 — Views 5193
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Wisdom of cross-country, one-way RV rental (with a...
[*] I could drive the RV with our two oldest kids and the cat being free to move around, use the litter box, etc. while my wife tails us in the minivan with our two younger kids (at least one of whom...
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Personal Investments • Spousal Traditional or Roth IRA and income limits
I did try searching and reading up previous messages on this but am confused whether we are still eligible to open a new IRA for my wife and whether we are eligible to contribute to a Traditional IRA...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Career ending, getting fired. Can we FIRE ?
I just checked the MLS listings for SFH in my zip code. I found only 10 listings. The cheapest one is a 1460 sq ft home for $965k. This is much too small. Looking for properties over 2000 sq ft, there...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • SS is insufficient, very little savings, what's the...
EJ is generally frowned upon here; if going there, go to Fidelity or Schwab or Vanguard also. Then backtest what is recommended. Remember the EJ folks are professional sales people; they read their...
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