Personal Consumer Issues • Moving to Baltimore area
OP, curious to know what you decided. Any updates?Statistics: Posted by SVT — Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:48 am — Replies 50 — Views 5167
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Retiring abroad
All those state tax considerations have been researched and resolved by those retirees who live full time in their camping vehicles, while migrating seasonally between warm and cold areas. Long ago,...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • The cost of not using credit cards with...
I've never really considered I'm coming out ahead under the guise marketing that it's gaming the system. IE...I kind of always thought these rewards programs as a loss leader race to the bottom in the...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • New Investing Opportunities Once You Climb Above...
If you know a specific market well, you can join VCs or become an Angel investors around that kind of wealth.I would do it.Statistics: Posted by ccompounder — Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:33 am — Replies 12 —...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Able to Retire Early, but concerned with...
Whether that's a good idea depends on whether the hospital networks are comparable, because that's what the insurance is really for, in my opinion.Hospital networks are hardly the only reason to carry...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Large down payment vs investing
After personal savings and a recent sizable gift, my wife (30) and I (31) have $235k to use responsibly towards our first home purchase. We have historically subscribed to the boglehead way of...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Am I entrusting too much of my life to Google and...
I am minimizing my dependence on technology in general. I still use Google for mail. I wouldn’t trust Zuckerberg to hold the door open for me.Statistics: Posted by jebmke — Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:44 am —...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Switch from Munies to Less Tax Efficient Bond Index...
Probably, yes. I moved mostly out of muni to US Treasury index.Statistics: Posted by jebmke — Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:45 am — Replies 1 — Views 171
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • International (Non-US) versus US...
I am not saying your beliefs about international markets are wrong but what I am saying is because of those reasons you expect underperformance, and you would seemingly believe that the global markets...
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Personal Finance (Not Investing) • Joining a "non-profit" board,...
In today's day and age it seems there are more cons than pros with getting on any board! Really sad!Drama, liability, and time suck all come to mind as cons.Of course! Much easier to complain than to...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Personal Investment advice
Thank you ruralavalon, bittooagressive and delamer: After giving some thought I believe I am asking if anyone has experience with Schwab portfolio plus or other such to go to a simple two or three...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Anybody Else Having Trouble Connecting to...
This thread was a big help to let me know it's not a problem on my end. I spent 30+ minutes trying to troubleshoot. I have used H&R Block efiling for around 15 years and this is the first time...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • When can we retire?
@seligsoj Do you have any update? What did you decide?Statistics: Posted by myfrogger — Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:15 am — Replies 13 — Views 2189
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Looking for real estate advice
Don’t move. You can always use the equity in an emergency.Not always. In 2008, a lot of HELOCs got cancelled. Unemployed homeowners could not reopen a new one. There is a reason the OP's home was...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Travel Insurance
Hi,I'm planning a 2 week-long trip to London and Paris in May 2024 with my family of 4 (me, DH, 2 young adult daughters) and looking for a trip insurance policy. I've seen tripinsurancestore.com...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Which California city for vacation?
Though I'm biased towards SF Bay Area having grown up there, I`d say LA based upon OP's criteria. In particular, the Broad museum (contemporary art) and the LA Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Taxation of Treasury bills, notes...
A quick question on the Accrued Inflation Comp. for the reissued and new issue tips that I bought in 2023. Can I offset that against my Accrued OID amounts?No, because the Accrued Inflation Comp. is...
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Personal Consumer Issues • Is Tesla really low maintenance?
I'm not aware of wheels falling off and suspensions collapsing on Toyotas or Hondas. No. It does not seem you read the article. You asked how many upper controls arms were replaced on Teslas - the...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Do I need to report small dividends under...
I received a $7 dividend. Do I need to include it in my tax return?Did you get a 1099 for this?What’s that got to do with it?My credit union sends me 1099 for $3.46. Just checking how it is for...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Which house: "good enough" or...
I look at maintenance costs and utility bill costs. The 2007 house is moving into repair, replacement, territory. If everything is original it will cost a lot besides the mortgage. If you have the...
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