Personal Finance (Not Investing) • FireCalc.Com Question
hi op. this link has a list of my other favorite online swr calculators you might enjoy playing with too. viewtopic.php?t=369028Statistics: Posted by southernlucky — Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:57 pm — Replies...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Getting ready to leave Northwestern Mutual...
Thank you both for the thoughtful responses. I thought I had replied previously, but must have not submitted or something. I appreciate all of the input and will take a look at what options are out...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Alternative Asset Classes
Then you need at least a dozen different pricing periods. The market data on comics is atrocious. The guide books are horrifically out of data and the prices are optimistic. The market is probably...
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Personal Finance (Not Investing) • Is it Time to Self-Insure? CA Homeowners...
Care to share home value and premium costs?Sure (at the risk of losing any sympathy for my 300% premium increase ). Paid $1,050,000 in 2000. Zillow claims $2,513,000 today.Here are some past policies...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Payoff mortgage or maintain liquidity?
When you own your house you are vulnerable to non insured disasters or events. I had this happen to my prior house, mortgage balance was very very low, market value was $600,000 , an event took place...
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Personal Finance (Not Investing) • A 1031 Delaware Statutory Trust experiment
We have sold our paid for Florida Townhouse and did a 1031 exchange into 3 dst's We are 63 years old and when we retire do not want to deal with this rental we bought in 2007. As someone who...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Let go from Megacorp at 42....can I retire?
Life got cheaper and better when we left the east coast. I used to love living in NYC until I stopped and saw how much better life can be elsewhere especially with all the extra wealth we got to...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Tips for Language Learning (2024)
Just wanted to add that all the ongoing AI work might also mean that learning languages for functional usage will probably decline. I remember when I was last in China on a solo backpacking trip, the...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Where do we go from here, part II [Minimize taxable...
we want a 70/30 mix. From where we are now, is there a problem with changing my company allocation from 70/30 to 50/50 until my desired allocation is met? Or would I be better off to just sell off...
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Personal Investments • How to construct 3 fund portfolio.
Don't worry now about hypothetical situations that might or might not arise years from now. Concentrate instead on establishing a high rate of contributions, forum discussion[/quote]That makes a ton...
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Investing - Theory, News & General • Vanguard: Reasons for caution about...
Stay the course, as always. Never sell. For new money buy US small caps, which are historically cheap. That’s my plan.Why would you treat new money differently than old money other than for capital...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • How much car can I afford?
You're looking at cars seriously into the fun zone. That's fine. I'd love to do the same, also just retired and have about double your savings but no pension and won't take SS for 3 years. Something I...
View ArticleUS Chapters • "Pre-Retirement/Early Retirement" Life Stage Virtual...
Just a reminder - the meeting is tomorow night 3/6/24 - all are welcome.Join us for a series of engaging discussions on pre/early retirement and retirement life stages! We'll be hosting three sessions...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Am I on the right track?
Presently we are happy, financially secure and enjoying our retirement.WINNING!Statistics: Posted by mhadden1 — Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:12 pm — Replies 11 — Views 1163
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Need help -- solaredge problems in Virginia
I wonder if a large number of solar outfits are scams. No need to wonder. They are.Statistics: Posted by Tycoon — Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:05 pm — Replies 4 — Views 292
View ArticlePersonal Investments • FXAIX vs FSKAX – need to make a choice
These two funds are strongly correlated ---my fund newsletter's web page says 100% correlation, whereas Small Cap Extended Index (to pick one example) has a correlation of 2% with either of these...
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Personal Investments • Should I favor TLH pairs that have identical...
I'm seeking the ideal TLH pairs for VTI and VEA.Originally I was looking at SCHB, but it has 2x ex-dividends whereas VG has 4x dividends, and thus I would likely double dip (well 1.5x) on dividends...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • 401 Khaos [Change in employment. How to manage 401(k)s?]
1. Maybe. If the fees are low and you have access to good investments then it might be best to leave them for the better Federal bankruptcy protections. State IRA protections vary.2. I would, but this...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Interesting Price Differences For $4k Streaming...
And when you compare Netflix with commercials $6.99 to 4K $22.99 its even worse.I am bad at math, but that's like a 330% increase!Statistics: Posted by 2ball — Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:12 pm — Replies 1 —...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Update: Made Switch from ACA to Medicare
Thanks for posting this, later in the year I will go on Medicare and my wife will continue on ACA. Comforting to know that this went smoothly for you.Statistics: Posted by Designairohio — Wed Mar 06,...
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