Personal Finance (Not Investing) • Re: The VPW Accumulation Worksheet
Social Security payments should be expressed in today's dollars.I am not from USA, but we have pensions from the state in my country. The projected retirement pension calculator suggest that in 20...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Re: Looking for a cd-based sound system
I have cd audio files which are not available on any other current mediaOP, regarding your home grown CDs,He didn't say "home grown". When I saw his post, I assumed it might be material that was...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Re: The Final, Definitive Thread on...
I think the Wells Fargo $2500 Premier Checking offer actually expired for a bit but it's now back through the 7th of January. My summary: get a signup code on the web site, open/upgrade to Premier...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Re: Your thoughts on a roughly 30%...
[*]It's not bullet proof, you can get a 2022 event. This does not mean it will fail but that you should be prepare for some surprises and stay the course.A bond ladder, as opposed to funds, can...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Re: Do contractors size us up?
It seems the older and wealthier I get, the more ridiculously high some of the quotes I get are. Recent examples include chimney cleaning, drain unplugging, and house cleaning. I’m too embarrassed to...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Re: HSA limit funds available to invest
If want some bond type exposure and virtually no risk with fair yield (at least for now) to cover those costs, what are your thought about converting some of the S&P at near all time highs to...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Re: Robinhood platinum desk
I have been using the free $1k margin for 7mo with margin ON and share lending OFF and have had no issues. The cutoff for platinum is somewhere lower than $500k, but I don't know where. Selling shares...
View ArticleUS Chapters • Re: Post your Financial Milestone Announcements Here
Recently hit $1M at 34.Same here! Came looking for this thread to post and the coincidence made me smile, congratulations.Statistics: Posted by balofagus — Mon Nov 11, 2024 1:55 am
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Re: Replacing a toilet: how to choose?
Is the side-mounted flush lever a problem with the Toto? Seems like it would be easier to have it on the front like every other toilet.For those that got the Toto, do you just get the plastic seat?...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Re: Fountain Pen Recommendations
Nicolas and UpperNWguy, than you for your feedback. PottedPlant, ditto. Sandtrap, you got me going down the rabbit hole on that forum. Very interesting. I will think about the TWSBI, but also think...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Re: Laid Off with a large severance - any financial...
No. There’s probably another year or so of expenses if we needed to dip into retirement savings. Got a late start on investing due to grad schools and jobs without 401k (not just a match, but...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Re: New Zealand for Spring break- need common...
This idea of a tourist trip being satisfactory only if one fully immerses oneself in the local scene is strange.It absolutely cracks me up. My area gets a lot of tourists. The idea they should spend...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Re: The Final, Definitive Thread on...
Thanks much for these details.Statistics: Posted by bogling — Tue Nov 12, 2024 1:46 am
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Christine Benz article
She wrote a nice article saying something along the same lines of the book Die with zero. Namely that keeping a bunch of money you don’t need and dying with a large bequest is probably much less...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Comparison between this rally and 1928
I just read this article pointing out similarities with the 1928 post election rally. It's quite unsettling.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion?cmpid ... gn=authersAre you rebalancing into bonds these...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Re: Christine Benz article
Thanks for sharing this. It's well written and kind. I feel greedy thinking about these things, but right now I'm 39 and my parents are in their late 70s and I realized recently that it will do me...
View ArticleNon-US Investing • Re: Cheapest most diversified ETF
[this was originally posted in US investing forum, the first replies reflect that - Alex]To detail the below tickers:VWRL – Tracks FTSE all world index. Includes emerging markets. TER 0.22%VEVE – VWRL...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Re: How to tax gain harvest pre-IPO stock?
No, these shares are not restricted like that. If there is an IPO, they will be subject to the lockup, but pre-IPO they are allowed to be sold.Statistics: Posted by nerdymarketer — Tue Nov 12, 2024...
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Personal Consumer Issues • Re: Best month to see Northern Lights from Tromso,...
The aurora are best seen between October and March. We saw them this past January in Tromso and Alta. We were blessed with clear skies, but one can’t expect that. Highly recommend that you join a tour...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Re: Thinking of quitting health insurance...
Because something has never happened does not mean it's unlikely. Accidents happen all the time. It's a gamble, but if you're comfortable with a huge surgery bill or something over saving that $1500...
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