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Re: Taxcaster Accuracy

I believe someone said it treats all dividends as qualified dividends. I use TurboTax from 2012 and jigger the numbers. :beer
by Grasshopper
Thu May 23, 2013 12:02 pm
 
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: Taxcaster Accuracy
Replies: 3
Views: 370

Re: a flamethrower will destroy weeds. try hydrofluoric aci

Salt will also kill weeds. And as with strong acids will equally well kill not-weeds. Keep in mind "weed" is entirely subjective to the gardener. A money tree in a berries garden could be a weed. interweb search for soil pH to eingeer ground for those you elect to keep but inhospitable to...
by Grasshopper
Sat May 18, 2013 1:13 pm
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Does Vinegar kill weeds?
Replies: 31
Views: 2223

Re: Transferring to the new version of Quicken

If you validate your data file, it will show transactions that may need to be corrected.
Open Quicken file, scroll to
File Operations click on
Validate or Validate and repair.
:beer
by Grasshopper
Mon May 06, 2013 7:30 pm
 
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Transferring to the new version of Quicken
Replies: 1
Views: 196

Re: Dining out : Special requests

I have a winemakers dinner in Napa soon, we asked to have the menu adapted to vegetarian for us. Second course pork something with a 1975 Cabernet to swill, I can't imagine what we will have on our plates. :oops:
by Grasshopper
Sun May 05, 2013 8:34 pm
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Dining out : Special requests
Replies: 52
Views: 2815

Re: LadyGeek -- the next 10K poster!

Thank you, +10,000. :sharebeer
by Grasshopper
Sun May 05, 2013 8:37 am
 
Forum: Local Chapters and Bogleheads Community
Topic: LadyGeek -- the next 10K poster!
Replies: 27
Views: 1669

Re: any suggestions on a ccw [Concealed Carry Weapon]

I carry a S&W 637 Chiefs Special with an exposed hammer. Ms G. shoots single action so a shrouded revolver would not help.
by Grasshopper
Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:01 am
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: any suggestions on a ccw [Concealed Carry Weapon]
Replies: 92
Views: 5042

Re: Poll: How many $100 dinners out per year?

The only dining experience in town, and I am a vegetarian.

http://www.portalrodeo.com/rodeo-tavern/
by Grasshopper
Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:33 am
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Poll: How many $100 dinners out per year?
Replies: 152
Views: 8517

Re: What do you think of Jim Grant?

I think Jim Grant is smart, and see's things a bit different from other analysis. He certainly makes you think, I listen, absorb, and than go my own way after all. :oops:
by Grasshopper
Sat Apr 13, 2013 9:29 am
 
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: What do you think of Jim Grant?
Replies: 8
Views: 695

Re: What level of detail do you budget to?

We don’t have a budget either. However, we do track our expenses through Quicken by downloading our credit cards and Credit Union transactions to reconcile them. Me to a T, we have never had a budget but, I keep very detailed expense reports down to each individual dog (4) in the family, even the w...
by Grasshopper
Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:47 pm
 
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: What level of detail do you budget to?
Replies: 66
Views: 4178

Re: Vanguard's so so customer service

Another 30+ year customer of Vanguard, I never us the phone, so I can't comment on that. I did have a question about a transaction I made in 1985, in two day I received an email with my answer.
by Grasshopper
Tue Apr 09, 2013 10:59 am
 
Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
Topic: Vanguard's so so customer service
Replies: 30
Views: 1780

Re: POLL: Withdrawal Rates For Real Retirees

It's worked for eight years now as my portfolio is larger now than when I retired. Retired in 2006 age 54, [...] and still have more than I started with. I have more than when I started. :D I've been retired for 23 years [...] My portfolio has grown over this period Am withdrawing essentially what ...
by Grasshopper
Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:49 pm
 
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: POLL: Withdrawal Rates For Real Retirees
Replies: 79
Views: 5257

Re: POLL: Withdrawal Rates For Real Retirees

Sheepdog wrote:For over 14 years I have withdrawn an average of 4.5% a year
No pension, but SS.
I have more than when I started. :D


Retired in 2006 age 54, expenses out of taxable only, converting tIRA to ROTH, and still have more than I started with.
by Grasshopper
Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:43 pm
 
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: POLL: Withdrawal Rates For Real Retirees
Replies: 79
Views: 5257

Re: Not a waste of electrons [Vanguard Flagship forum closed

A part of the invitation read: Once you register you will be able to: Socialize and network with other Flagship clients. Give your feedback through polls and surveys. Participate in discussion hosted by our financial experts. All about you Most importantly, this private online forum belongs to the c...
by Grasshopper
Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:55 am
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Not a waste of electrons [Vanguard Flagship forum closed]
Replies: 11
Views: 1714

Re: Not a waste of elctrons

Ya Rebecca, I skimmed it off a video. :D
by Grasshopper
Sat Mar 16, 2013 11:14 pm
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Not a waste of electrons [Vanguard Flagship forum closed]
Replies: 11
Views: 1714

Not a waste of electrons [Vanguard Flagship forum closed]

Vanguard closed down the Flagship community forum. But because I wasted so much time there, Vanguard sent me a coffee mug as seen on TV.

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by Grasshopper
Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:45 pm
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Not a waste of electrons [Vanguard Flagship forum closed]
Replies: 11
Views: 1714

Re: What Type Of Wallet Do You Prefer?

I carry an inherited georg jensen money clip in my front left pants pocket. In my right pants pocket I carry a S&W chiefs special 38.
by Grasshopper
Fri Mar 15, 2013 3:16 pm
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: What Type Of Wallet?
Replies: 90
Views: 5435

Re: [POLL] What would you like Vanguard to change or improve

I was one of the Vanguard Flagship community forum members, this went away last month. Are they listening? :?:
by Grasshopper
Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:46 am
 
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: [POLL] What would you like Vanguard to change or improve?
Replies: 90
Views: 5730

Re: Credit Cards [Bad Experience]

20+ years of credit card use, no experience like the OP. Capitol One is the scum of the Earth, or so I hear. I've had Cap One for 10+ years. No problems. Great service. Very polite and helpful when I call them. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a credit card. I took a Cap One for ...
by Grasshopper
Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:29 am
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Credit Cards [Bad Experience]
Replies: 40
Views: 3083

Re: Recognition for Oblivious Investor - Mike Piper

High five ya Mike. :thumbsup Ok thumbs up ya Mike.
by Grasshopper
Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:32 am
 
Forum: Local Chapters and Bogleheads Community
Topic: Recognition for Oblivious Investor - Mike Piper
Replies: 13
Views: 1158

Re: Anyone Choosing to Retire in Maryland?

I grew up in Maryland, and have a lot of fond memories, Ocean City, Flower Mart, the Bay, the mountains, America in miniature it use to be called. I travel back to visit my mom, no other sibling live there still. Retire there not a chance.
by Grasshopper
Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:42 pm
 
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Anyone Choosing to Retire in Maryland?
Replies: 76
Views: 4088

Re: Mathematicians or statisticians here? Seeking your advic

What a sea of knowledge, this forum has, gee I have to go put new batteries in my HP-35. :happy
by Grasshopper
Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:32 pm
 
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Mathematicians or statisticians here? Seeking your advice
Replies: 66
Views: 5185

Re: Do you think Daylight Savings Time is useful to people?

Like other issues Arizona, dances to a different song. :happy
by Grasshopper
Sat Mar 09, 2013 12:25 pm
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Do you think Daylight Saving Time is useful to people?
Replies: 30
Views: 837

Re: What's Your Favorite Hot Sauce?

This thread is the equivalent to which child do you love the most. :beer
by Grasshopper
Fri Mar 08, 2013 7:54 am
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: What's Your Favorite Hot Sauce?
Replies: 84
Views: 3202

Re: Carl Richards' Napkin Sketches

Sanitary napkin?
by Grasshopper
Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:27 pm
 
Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
Topic: Carl Richards' Napkin Sketches
Replies: 27
Views: 1411

Re: The Munchkin Man Diet

I don't need a donut, I need a Munchkin Man fix, congratulations on the new you. Grasshoppers munch on lots of greens.
by Grasshopper
Sat Mar 02, 2013 5:35 pm
 
Forum: Local Chapters and Bogleheads Community
Topic: The Munchkin Man Diet
Replies: 120
Views: 9553

Re: Lab service and ultrasound service recommendation

My BCBS will only take lab work from LabCorp or SonoraQuest. LabCorp available SF to Daly City https://www.labcorp.com/wps/portal/!ut/p/c1/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os_hACzO_QCM_IwMLo1ALAyNj1yBnQxNfAwN_U6B8JG55AyMCuv088nNT9QtyI8oBQeEbng!!/dl2/d1/L0lDU0NTQ1FvS1VRIS9JSFJBQUlnb0FNeUtibTZtL1lCSkp3NDU0a...
by Grasshopper
Sat Mar 02, 2013 5:27 pm
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Lab service and ultrasound service recommendation
Replies: 12
Views: 758

Re: Software question (Quicken or similar?)

If I go to Walmart and spend $100, Quicken still doesn't know what percentage of that is food (not taxed where I live) and what percentage is taxed. If I memorize that 30% of my bill is food, then I always have to spend exactly 30% of my Walmart bill on food. If I understand correctly, here is what...
by Grasshopper
Sun Feb 24, 2013 1:08 pm
 
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Software question (Quicken or similar?)
Replies: 27
Views: 854

Re: Software question (Quicken or similar?)

Yes you can use a tax percentage as part of a split transaction. in AZ you may have food as 3% and everything else a 10% depending on sales tax in that county. Everyone else should use their own state and local county tax rates. http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff170/scoutsdad/splits_zpsdc0faf50.j...
by Grasshopper
Sun Feb 24, 2013 11:12 am
 
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Software question (Quicken or similar?)
Replies: 27
Views: 854

Re: Software question (Quicken or similar?)

sscritic wrote:
Grasshopper wrote: once setup correctly Quicken will put your numbers in all the right places.

If you download a statement from your credit card company with a $23.67 charge from Amazon, does it compute the sales tax for you while doing the splits?


Yes, zero, zip, nada, none. Not so well with other purchases.
by Grasshopper
Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:45 am
 
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Software question (Quicken or similar?)
Replies: 27
Views: 854

Re: Software question (Quicken or similar?)

Like Toons have used Quicken since 1995, once setup correctly Quicken will put your numbers in all the right places. Remember if you use download capabilities that editions sunset after 3 years, but upgrades seamlessly. Tax and investment reports made easily as long as they are setup with the proper...
by Grasshopper
Sun Feb 24, 2013 9:57 am
 
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Software question (Quicken or similar?)
Replies: 27
Views: 854

Re: Vanguard Tax Form Download Problem [1099-B]

Just received an email from Vanguard to double check downloaded 1099B into TurboTax on 15 Feb-19 Feb 2013. :oops: I received the same Email; I caught the error on my own (as I noted earlir in this thread). This is just another reminder to wait for revisions before filing, and plan not to get a larg...
by Grasshopper
Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:38 pm
 
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Vanguard Tax Form Download Problem [1099-B]
Replies: 24
Views: 1003

Re: Vanguard Tax Form Download Problem [1099-B]

Just received an email from Vanguard to double check downloaded 1099B into TurboTax on 15 Feb-19 Feb 2013. :oops:
by Grasshopper
Fri Feb 22, 2013 2:50 pm
 
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Vanguard Tax Form Download Problem [1099-B]
Replies: 24
Views: 1003

Re: Mosquito misting systems

With 2 small children I would be more concerned about what your are spraying on the kids instead of west nile.
by Grasshopper
Thu Feb 21, 2013 5:33 pm
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Mosquito misting systems
Replies: 15
Views: 774

Re: Guanacaste, CR --> things not to miss?

Pura vida, bring me back some Lizano sauce.
by Grasshopper
Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:59 am
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Guanacaste, CR --> things not to miss?
Replies: 8
Views: 532

Re: How do you find Mrs. Boglehead?

Grt2bOutdoors wrote:When did optometrist's get permission to write scrips? I thought that was the doman of medical doctors (opthamologists).


This is Mexico, you can buy lots of drugs over the counter, but the optometrist wrote a script.
by Grasshopper
Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:23 pm
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: How do you find Mrs. Boglehead?
Replies: 138
Views: 9039

Re: How do you find Mrs. Boglehead?

Our anniversary is this week, a good time for Ms G is a drive to Mexico, for eyeglasses, a good margarita and cheese enchiladas. :shock: Very romantic, Mr. Grasshopper. Will you be picking up your prescriptions as well? No, we use Wally Worlds $4 meds, whoops excuse me , Ms G's Optometrist wrote he...
by Grasshopper
Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:36 am
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: How do you find Mrs. Boglehead?
Replies: 138
Views: 9039

Re: How do you find Mrs. Boglehead?

Our anniversary is this week, a good time for Ms G is a drive to Mexico, for eyeglasses, a good margarita and cheese enchiladas.
by Grasshopper
Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:54 pm
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: How do you find Mrs. Boglehead?
Replies: 138
Views: 9039

Re: How do you find Mrs. Boglehead?

I knew Ms G. was right for me when after dating for 3 months. She wanted to break it off because it was costing her to much money to keep me in the style I was accustom to. :oops:
by Grasshopper
Sat Feb 09, 2013 9:56 am
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: How do you find Mrs. Boglehead?
Replies: 138
Views: 9039

Re: NonQual Dividends

Could be that the new benchmarks have something to do with it. Big rebalance of some funds

https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insigh ... 2-10112012
by Grasshopper
Sat Feb 09, 2013 9:47 am
 
Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
Topic: NonQual Dividends
Replies: 16
Views: 895

Vanguard Advantage cash mangement

http://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=110356&p=1604730 I am a little concerned about where my financial information goes, so when I asked Vanguard this is what I got. Grasshopper, In June 2012, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) absorbed the cash management side of the business from...
by Grasshopper
Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:06 am
 
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Vanguard Advantage cash mangement
Replies: 0
Views: 228

Re: Progressive Insurance: Snapshot Discount, anyone ever us

Ha, Ha, Ha, I have had the device installed since Sept. I thought I could game the system, because we don't have cell coverage. Except Border Patrol and the Sheriffs Dept had a tower installed just operational this week. Wednesday on the way to Wally World to have a tire replaced, and I blew out the...
by Grasshopper
Thu Feb 07, 2013 8:27 pm
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Progressive Insurance: Snapshot Discount, anyone ever use?
Replies: 19
Views: 1457

Re: Social Security - Withdrawing Application Timeline

Thanks for the information, I just filed. :beer
by Grasshopper
Tue Feb 05, 2013 6:13 pm
 
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Social Security - Withdrawing Application Timeline
Replies: 1
Views: 189

Re: do you charge everything to 1 credit card?

Stickers, you need stickers( printable address labels).

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by Grasshopper
Tue Feb 05, 2013 4:48 pm
 
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: do you charge everything to 1 credit card?
Replies: 60
Views: 3254

Re: do you charge everything to 1 credit card?

Right now, Discover for restaurants, and secure card online. Chase Freedom for gas. CapOne for everything else and monthly trips to Mexico for eyeglasses, meds and cheap liquor. OK liquor is medical too. :beer
by Grasshopper
Tue Feb 05, 2013 1:51 pm
 
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: do you charge everything to 1 credit card?
Replies: 60
Views: 3254

Re: Bokashi [Organic Composting]

All I get in my compost pile is rattlesnakes, ring-tailed cats, and bears.
by Grasshopper
Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:17 am
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Bokashi [Organic Composting]
Replies: 15
Views: 1267

Re: Canceling a Vanguard Advantage Debit card

Interesting, thanks for sharing.
by Grasshopper
Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:12 am
 
Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
Topic: Canceling a Vanguard Advantage Debit card
Replies: 1
Views: 337

Re: Cheapest way to go from laptop to TV.

On older TV's and laptop's its also possible to hook up through a VGA connection, but the picture isn't the best.
by Grasshopper
Tue Feb 05, 2013 8:54 am
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: Cheapest way to go from laptop to TV.
Replies: 23
Views: 2297

Re: Taking Gains?

For just because no, if you are retired and these are LTCG and you are in the 15% tax bracket, why not.
by Grasshopper
Sun Feb 03, 2013 8:50 am
 
Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
Topic: Taking Gains?
Replies: 19
Views: 1296

Re: uses for old laptop?

Target practice. :beer
by Grasshopper
Fri Feb 01, 2013 9:04 am
 
Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
Topic: uses for old laptop?
Replies: 28
Views: 2043
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