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Munchkin Man, With respect to belts, here is my view: You don't need to wear a belt with slacks or jeans, but I find that it finishes the look. I own a 5 belts, and wear them in the following combinations: Nice black belt (plain leather with a simple silver/platinum buckle). I wear this with slacks ...

Is this in Charlotte, NC?

Also, maybe the answer to this question can be found elsewhere, and if so, my appologies, but what is discussed in these meetings?

Thanks!

Kozmig.

Congratulations on your weight loss. Not sure if you asked this question but: Haggar makes dress slacks, casual slacks and jeans with expandable waist. Several styles have 3 inch and another has 1.5 inch expandable waist. That will give you options with your changing waist size. Munchkin Man, altho...

Congratulations on your weight loss. Not sure if you asked this question but: Haggar makes dress slacks, casual slacks and jeans with expandable waist. Several styles have 3 inch and another has 1.5 inch expandable waist. That will give you options with your changing waist size. Munchkin Man, altho...

Not sure if what I ended up doing will work for you too, but it is worth a mention..... I live near Charlotte, NC, where we also have quite hot and humid summers. My house also gets no shade, and the 2nd floor would get up to 80 degrees, especially in the master bedroom. I had someone look at my att...

I too have a smartphone given to me from work, but I didnt want to lose my own personal number for a couple of reasons. I ended up transferring my number to PagePlus, and signed up for a plan that is $12 per month with 250 minutes of talk, 250 texts and 10MB data (which I dont use since I carry my s...

Not sure if it fits your criteria, but the Kia Sorento has been highly regarded for several years, and has some nice options inside on the upper scale versions.

Cursed ship (?) + Chinese-built = no way

Why not ask your brother?

I'm relatively new to these boards (at least posting), and am wondering what the thoughts of this board are on this question: If you have a choice of 2 funds within the same asset class (could be large cap stocks funds, mid-cap, etc), and you had a choice between a Vanguard fund that is at a low ex...

I'm relatively new to these boards (at least posting), and am wondering what the thoughts of this board are on this question: If you have a choice of 2 funds within the same asset class (could be large cap stocks funds, mid-cap, etc), and you had a choice between a Vanguard fund that is at a low exp...

Playing around with my tax software, I figured I would save $200 in taxes for 2012 if I put $5k in a deductable TIRA. That would mean your marginal rate is 4%, which isn't possible. I'll have to play in the tax software again. I did test out a few scenarios, so maybe I was remembering the amount in...

$150,000 gross would make your AGI about $123,000. That puts you in the child tax credit phaseout, so your total marginal rate is 25% federal nominal + 5% due to child tax credit phaseout + x% state. At a 30-37% marginal rate the deductible TIRA avoids a lot of taxes. Playing around with my tax sof...

We are under the $205k limit, so it should be ok, and I will also look at contributing for 2012 as well, since I haven't filed my taxes yet. The 2013 MAGI phaseout is $178,000 - $188,000. For 2012 it is $173,000 - $183,000. I figured: $205,000 gross income - $4,000 pre-tax medical, dental, and disa...

Thank you all for the comments and suggestions so far. There's definitely a couple of angles I did not see before. One of the reasons I previously hesitated about closing down some of my old 401ks is that I liked some of the options there, but I think I ended up "covering" my bets within e...

Hello everyone, after reading this and some other financial forums for a while, I realize it's time for me to seek the advice of those wiser than me when it comes to investing and financial management. Here is the relevant information. Please let me know if I leave anything out that would be importa...