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- Fri Dec 08, 2017 5:02 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Tax software recommendations
- Replies: 0
- Views: 222
Tax software recommendations
I own an S-corp and an LLC and am wanting to do some tax planning for the end of the year. I have gotten pretty good at knowing how much will be "coming over" to my personal returns from the businesses. What I am not as good at is keeping up with when certain deductions phase out, when the AMT start...
- Sun Mar 12, 2017 8:05 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Impact driver (and possibly drill) recommendations
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3056
Re: Impact driver (and possibly drill) recommendations
Assuming you want electric and cordless
Higher end - Milwaukee
Mid - Dewalt
Value - Hitachi
Higher end - Milwaukee
Mid - Dewalt
Value - Hitachi
- Mon Feb 20, 2017 12:46 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Car windshield wipers - go cheap or better?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5820
Re: Car windshield wipers - go cheap or better?
Treating the windshield with rainX periodically will help even substandard blades perform very well.
Takes very little time to do but I still get lazy and don't do it as often as I should probably. I have a buddy who uses the rainX wiper fluid but I haven't tried that myself.
Takes very little time to do but I still get lazy and don't do it as often as I should probably. I have a buddy who uses the rainX wiper fluid but I haven't tried that myself.
- Mon Feb 20, 2017 12:15 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Expense tracking categories question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 999
Expense tracking categories question
We live well below our means. As such, over the past few years anyway, I have become increasingly lax in officially tracking our expenses. I would like to change that, for the purposes of future planning at least. Said another way, how will I know how much we will need to live on if I don't know wha...
- Sun Jan 29, 2017 9:45 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Fire extinguishers
- Replies: 45
- Views: 3216
Re: Fire extinguishers
This has encouraged me to up my game.
At work we have a service that comes on and certifies all of them yearly.
Is that reasonable or necessary at home. Said another way - where do y'all get them and how do you check/maintain/replace them?
At work we have a service that comes on and certifies all of them yearly.
Is that reasonable or necessary at home. Said another way - where do y'all get them and how do you check/maintain/replace them?
- Wed Jan 25, 2017 10:43 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Recommendations near Mandalay Bay Convention Center
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2028
Re: Recommendations near Mandalay Bay Convention Center
Tram runs from crapcaliber to Mandalay Bay every 10 min or so. As such mgm and nyny become easy options. Luxor is acceptable for a room but barely.
If you can rent a car and know how to navigate the back roads behind the properties you can stay almost anywhere.
If you can rent a car and know how to navigate the back roads behind the properties you can stay almost anywhere.
- Mon Jan 23, 2017 10:04 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: HSA spent incorrectly
- Replies: 4
- Views: 923
HSA spent incorrectly
I am in a spender/saver relationship. My spouse has many redeeming qualities. Fiscal responsibility is not one of them. Long story short she has spent out of our HSA account inaccurately over this past year. Some outright mistakes (grabbing the wrong card I guess) and some instances where she got a ...
- Sat May 18, 2013 5:48 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Trading for a used car - arghhhhh
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1947
Trading for a used car - arghhhhh
Bigger family is creating a need for a larger family vehicle. I am not to proud to get a minivan (probably the most economical choice) but the wife really wants a mid-size suv How do you know you are getting a reasonable price - both for the trade and the one you are buying !?!?!?!?!?!? Edmunds KBB ...
- Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:01 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: truck owners [gas or diesel?]
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3097
Re: truck owners
Sounds like I use my truck similar to how you use yours. I considered the gas vs diesel and ultimately went w gas. What tipped the scales for me was the increased cost of servicing a diesel. Although I would like a diesel in some ways I think gas is the way to go unless you haul regularly for work o...
- Tue Nov 08, 2011 5:00 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: AFLAC - yes or no
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1945
AFLAC - yes or no
AFLAC rep came through for her yearly deal at work today. Says I should consider a "cancer policy" as my rates will go up next year. Also should consider a "critical care" policy for things like heart attacks (which is certainly in my family history). Generally I stay away from these kind of things ...
- Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:42 am
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: Newbie seeking 2nd opinion on Ameriprise Advisor’s advice
- Replies: 57
- Views: 14629
Don't do it
I recently got myself away from Ameriprise and shudder to consider going back............... and I wasn't even getting as bad of a deal as they are proposing to you. I would try to leave things alone if you can and educate yourself for a few weeks or months and then decide what is best. Life/Disabil...
- Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:23 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Cold calling a Boglehead
- Replies: 93
- Views: 9339
I find that I am morbidly curious about the "strategies" that these folks think are market beating. Anyone have any idea? I was thinking the same thing. They seem 100% convinced they are adding value. I recently switched all my $ to the "boglehead way" and my advisor for the biggest chunk was absol...
- Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:33 pm
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: Need reassurance - Moving to VG from Ameriprise
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2331
- Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:07 pm
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: Need reassurance - Moving to VG from Ameriprise
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2331
Thanks!
Thanks for all the responses Originally posted by Ted Valentine: I think the way he's acting says a lot. I think your instinct to move it is right. I would not want to do business with someone that responds that way As the day progresses this is exactly how I am feeling Originally posted by halpain1...
- Thu Jun 16, 2011 1:20 pm
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: Need reassurance - Moving to VG from Ameriprise
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2331
Need reassurance - Moving to VG from Ameriprise
Apologies for the length Earlier this spring I was at the library and since I had never really studied up on investing I figured I should. I read Frank Armstrongs "The intelligent investor" and subsequently "The four pillars of investing" "A bogleheads guide to investing" "A bogleheads guide to reti...
- Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:34 pm
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: Moving EDJ IRA to Vanguard, or something similiar
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1743
- Sat May 21, 2011 2:13 pm
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: Advice for a real novice (long)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3611
I am a total newbie myself. Congrats on finding this site, I'm glad I did! Basically I would say take a deep breath, don't get in a massive hurry to make big changes, and start reading - the books recommended and the posts on here. I love reading the posts on here and everyone (including the authors...
- Thu May 19, 2011 3:45 pm
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: Ameriprise
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2482
Follow up ?
So I submitted paperwork to Vanguard and of course Ameriprise needs their form filled out prior to transferring over to Vanguard. The gentleman I talked to at Ameriprise was actually quite nice but was of course trying to convince me not to move my $ out of Ameriprise. He did not say that the perfor...
- Wed May 18, 2011 8:51 am
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: Simple IRA Rollover
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1124
Follow up
So if I am choosing between transferring the money over to a "frozen" simple IRA with Vanguard or a traditional IRA with Vanguard what are the pitfalls I need to consider with each. I have had the simple for more than 2 years so that should not be a concern. Vanguard hasn't offered the simple to tra...
- Tue May 17, 2011 4:50 pm
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: Simple IRA Rollover
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1124
Simple IRA Rollover
We have an simple IRA plan at my business through Ameriprise. I own the business with a partner so the decisions are not mine alone as far as switching from Ameriprise with the entire plan for him and I and all the employees. It may take some convincing. I plan to investigate this and present it to ...
- Fri May 13, 2011 2:38 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Anyone Brew their Own Beer?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1717
- Tue May 03, 2011 10:49 am
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: Ameriprise
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2482
Hopefully this isn't a remedial question but here goes... If I transfer all of this over to Vanguard now (just call Vanguard and ask them to get the ball rolling correct?) I am under the impression that the only surrender fee I would have is $30. I am unsure if this is because I have had it for a li...
- Tue May 03, 2011 7:18 am
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: Ameriprise
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2482
Ameriprise
I will post my entire situation later but am trying to gather some basic information as a neophyte boglehead. Currently my SimpleIRA through work is through Ameriprise. Now work is a business that I own with a partner and we have about 15 employees (about half of which take advantage of the IRA). I ...
- Thu Apr 14, 2011 4:02 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: The Paranoid Portfolio
- Replies: 50
- Views: 6908
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Guns, ammo (lots) and seeds = very valuable if things go downhill.
- Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:13 pm
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: Where to put 2010 Roth
- Replies: 2
- Views: 545
Where to put 2010 Roth
I am a new Boglehead and still trying to get my feet underneath me after realizing how ignorant I have been to be blindly trusting my "financial advisors" Anyway - after a few year hiatus - I am again able to fully contribute to a Roth IRA for 2010 (but need to do it this week) My AA is a mess due t...
- Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:58 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Tax refund-ethical question
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2439
- Sat Mar 26, 2011 2:42 pm
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: Coverdell ESA question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2207
If this is true then I'm best off just doing the 529 - no free lunch right? It did sound like a good deal - lower personal tax by lowering business income AND fund kids college tax free principal and growth. Way to good to be true. This is a guess, but the contribution made would likely not be deduc...
- Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:26 am
- Forum: Investing - Help with Personal Investments
- Topic: Coverdell ESA question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2207
Coverdell ESA question
Basically my head is spinning as I have (unfortunately) only recently been exposed to responsible investing. My current financial people have helped me out with some investing that has been good for them though :? I have lots of questions but the first will center around a Coverdell for my 2 kids. U...