Personal Consumer Issues • Get rid of Dishwasher?
Dishwashers are water efficient and do a better, more sanitary job of washing dishes comoared to hand washing.IMHO, your house would have less appeal to potential buyers if you leave out the...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Concerns about decaf coffee
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/04/health/d ... index.htmlStatistics: Posted by gunny2 — Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:34 am — Replies 0 — Views 0
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Lawyers: When to move on from law firm job
When law firms collapse, it can happen very quickly. All it takes is for one or two substantial rainmakers to decide they are tired of carrying the older partners and frustrated with bad management...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Mega-backdoor Roth instead of 529
Curious…what do people consider “overfunding” for a 529?We are doing $5k per child, started at birth. They’re 2 and 4. The state tax deduction max here is $10k so that’s what we chose. In 14 years...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Estimated Taxes - Need Clarification
shelterinplace, which safe harbor are you trying to reach?Statistics: Posted by FiveK — Fri Apr 05, 2024 11:59 pm — Replies 5 — Views 585
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Quality Men's Sun Hat
Costco has them in tan or blue. I forget whether they're $14 or $19 but reasonable and similar to some that I have that are much more expensive. I leave them in kayaks and backpacks and the car as...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Potential alternatives to Fidelity Capital and Income...
IRAThanksMy choice to replace FAGIX in an IRA would be PIMIX (PIMCO Income, ER .62%). You can't buy it at Fidelity but you can buy it at Vanguard ($25000 minimum) and transfer it to Fidelity. That's...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Vanguard Cash Plus Account
It's not user error; the more certain people claim this, the less likely BofA will fix it. I can setup outside banks like Fido CMA to billpay BofA credit cards. I just can't specifically add VG CP as...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Seeking Advice on Portfolio Allocation: Balancing...
However, the advisor raised a concern regarding the potential overweighting of large-cap stocks in FSKAX, despite its inclusion of approximately 18% mid-cap and 9% small-cap stocks, as per my initial...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Vanguard Survey
Has anyone received the Vanguard wants your expertise email and is planning to do their survey? While they are offering a $25 gift card if you spend approximately 20 minutes and complete it, I found...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • 2023 taxes - is short form all I need ?
Why don't you use tax software and it will decide what form you use. It is very easy to use.yes, I've used tax software before when I used to need to itemize, rentals, etc. but I dont want to pay for...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Undo a Roth contribution - not enough...
Here's a guide on the TurboTax forum: https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retir ... 00/3262070Thanks that thread has tons of good info! So it sounds like creating a 1099 is pretty easy (and will allow...
View ArticleNon-US Investing • ETF "flash crash"
Thanks for the post. Another reason why me is happy with Mutual Funds.Statistics: Posted by Metsfan91 — Sat Apr 06, 2024 12:21 am — Replies 5 — Views 383
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Bank of America Preferred Rewards Platinum and Merrill
I think that they have "preferred deposit" but you literally have to call them on the phone each time you want to move $ in or out and it's a pain. As in call and say "move $5K from preferred deposit...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Pension Choices for Married Teacher Couple
You may select one of the following Survivor Options and remember that my wife will have this same choice as well.Option Monthly Annual100% Survivor ($3,872.65) ($46,471.75)75% Survivor ($3,971.94)...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Provide state drivers license info for tax...
Federal tax fraud could virtually be ended by requiring all refunds be made by check which may only be picked up in person with Real ID at the filer’s home address post office.Vanguard and I can...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Rent or sell house?
We're moving to a new house soon. We have assumed that we'd sell our current house, but the combination of current rents and our low mortgage rate has me questioning whether that's actually the best...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Fidelity as a one stop shop
But for sending wires, Fidelity is terrible, as they make you call to provide the "For Further Credit To" instructions, and other details, instead of allowing them to be input online.This has been...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • California taxation of dividends: is...
California's own CalFile has you entering $ amount of excludable interest/dividends from US GO. No explanation or guidance is given, it just expects you to know. So, yes, it's one of those areas where...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Do all acounts need to be titled with...
The original poster's parents are in Washington, where probating a Will is not difficult. So it shouldn't make much difference.We didn't know that at the time, but since my parents went ahead and went...
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