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- Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:22 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: My Auto Insurance 6 month premium is going dramatically UP?
- Replies: 139
- Views: 5785
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:08 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Flash drives vs external HDs?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 3917
Re: Flash drives vs external HDs?
Google Drive
DropBox
One Drive
DropBox
One Drive
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:35 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What Toys Have You Bought That Have Been Worth it?
- Replies: 253
- Views: 18241
Re: What Toys Have You Bought That Have Been Worth it?
Roadtrek Class B Rv
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:29 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Walmart Plus Feels Like A Scam
- Replies: 53
- Views: 5989
Re: Walmart Plus Feels Like A Scam
That Is Unfortunate .
No Issues Here
Savings $$$
Time Saved a Bonus
No Issues Here
Savings $$$
Time Saved a Bonus
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:34 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Walmart Plus Feels Like A Scam
- Replies: 53
- Views: 5989
Re: Walmart Plus Feels Like A Scam
Been using walmart plus since inception
Use same day delivery all the time
Scan and go App in the store
Fuel prices,10 cents a gallon
Paramount Plus
Returns from home
98.00 a year I see value
Not going to a physical store
Time saved if nothing else
Use same day delivery all the time
Scan and go App in the store
Fuel prices,10 cents a gallon
Paramount Plus
Returns from home
98.00 a year I see value
Not going to a physical store
Time saved if nothing else
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:21 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Dangers of excessive optimism?
- Replies: 86
- Views: 6677
Re: Dangers of excessive optimism?
Being in the market since 1981
and looking at the indices today
There is no need to fret day to day
or year to year,
Invest consistently is what matters,
The trend has been up the for the
last hundred years or more
and looking at the indices today
There is no need to fret day to day
or year to year,
Invest consistently is what matters,
The trend has been up the for the
last hundred years or more
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:18 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Do you assume legislative cuts in Social Security and other federal benefits?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 2123
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:17 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: When one is ready to retire and pull out of the market.
- Replies: 44
- Views: 4877
Re: When one is ready to retire and pull out of the market.
I am 73 have been in the market since 1981
Retired 15 years ago.
Asset allocation 70/30 equity bond
I think my allocation will remain the same
Until I leave this world.
Retired 15 years ago.
Asset allocation 70/30 equity bond
I think my allocation will remain the same
Until I leave this world.
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:05 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Should I Keep Sacrificing or Start Enjoying Myself
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3768
Re: Should I Keep Sacrificing or Start Enjoying Myself
Money Is Good for
Goods and Services, Or give it away.
Don't necessarily equate spending
with happiness,
but remember
life is short.
If you find yourself want to spend some money
on something that you or your family would enjoy
Do not deny yourself
Goods and Services, Or give it away.
Don't necessarily equate spending
with happiness,
but remember
life is short.
If you find yourself want to spend some money
on something that you or your family would enjoy
Do not deny yourself
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:59 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Where to keep emergency funds?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2478
Re: Where to keep emergency funds?
I keep monies in
Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund
Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 3:59 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: How Much Cash Do You Keep In Your Home?
- Replies: 207
- Views: 15480
Re: How Much Cash Do You Keep In Your Home?
200 dollars
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:34 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Any investors from the 1981 - 1984 time period here???
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4421
Re: Any investors from the 1981 - 1984 time period here???
Yes
Dow was 880 in 1981
SP was 138.
when I started
American Funds
Dow was 880 in 1981
SP was 138.
when I started
American Funds
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:21 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Your Original Medicare OR Advantage Experience: Nightmare or Sublime?
- Replies: 156
- Views: 10618
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:29 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: How much car can I afford?
- Replies: 114
- Views: 9374
Re: How much car can I afford?
Perfectnextmilenium wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:46 amI'd rather keep my 16 yr old Accord V6 coupe than buy another Accord.
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:22 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: When have you stopped saving for retirement?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 4008
Re: When have you stopped saving for retirement?
I haven't
and we are retired.
It is part of my
DNA
and we are retired.
It is part of my
DNA
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:17 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Pay cash or take out a mortgage?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1369
Re: Pay cash or take out a mortgage?
Cash
Be Done With It.
You Will Be Glad You Did.
In No Time At All
Keep It Simple
Be Done With It.
You Will Be Glad You Did.
In No Time At All
Keep It Simple
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:14 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Asset allocation while having a 6%+ mortgage
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1174
Re: Asset allocation while having a 6%+ mortgage
Pay Down
Pay Off
The House
Should Be A Priority
Pay Off
The House
Should Be A Priority
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:03 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Financial coach as a side hustle?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2287
Re: Financial coach as a side hustle?
Excellent!TravelforFun wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2024 7:06 pmHave a great partner
Have great friends
Have enough insurance
Stay healthy
Avoid addiction of any kind
TravelforFun
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:02 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Financial coach as a side hustle?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2287
Re: Financial coach as a side hustle?
A Perfect Addition
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 7:01 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: What good is tax deferred?
- Replies: 122
- Views: 15670
Re: What good is tax deferred?
RMD stage now
12%
12%
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:59 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What are some of the things that improved YOUR quality of life?
- Replies: 254
- Views: 42497
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:56 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Financial coach as a side hustle?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2287
Re: Financial coach as a side hustle?
Million Dollar Advice,
I couldn't sleep at night if I charged for it
Free-
Use Common Semse
Spend less than you make
Stay Away from debt.
Pay cash
Vanguard Balanced Index Fund(Reinvest)
Wear a Seat Belt
Don't Smoke
s
I couldn't sleep at night if I charged for it
Free-
Use Common Semse
Spend less than you make
Stay Away from debt.
Pay cash
Vanguard Balanced Index Fund(Reinvest)
Wear a Seat Belt
Don't Smoke
s
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:48 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Can I retire?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 4825
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:27 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: How much car can I afford?
- Replies: 114
- Views: 9374
Re: How much car can I afford?
Go ahead and Get a Honda Accord Hybrid Touring,
Open up the wallet,blow the dust off those bills
Open up the wallet,blow the dust off those bills
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:21 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: RMD withdrawal
- Replies: 5
- Views: 895
Re: RMD withdrawal
Take the dividends from all funds during the year as a portion of your RMD
Take the remaining balance if necessary from VSGDX by year end
Take the remaining balance if necessary from VSGDX by year end
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 5:41 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Vanguard Announces CEO Retirement and Appointment of President
- Replies: 372
- Views: 36441
Re: Vanguard Announces CEO Retirement and Appointment of President
White Coat Investor wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:11 amI'm crossing my fingers that the replacement will continue to keep Vanguard the low cost leader by realizing it's okay to skimp on the website, app, and customer service and pass the savings on to the owners, just like Bogle did.ClevrChico wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 3:50 pm I'm crossing my fingers that his replacement makes the website, app, and customer service world class.
You can already get a great website, app, and customer service at Fidelity. Why are you at Vanguard if that's what you value most?
Or did you want to have your cake and eat it too?
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 9:06 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Where to park 200K for 4 years
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1270
Re: Where to park 200K for 4 years
Park It In
Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund
While you are exploring your options
Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund
While you are exploring your options
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 9:02 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Tax Preparer bailed, which tax software to use?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 6605
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:23 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Planes, trains, automobiles, boats- $$$ for hobbies
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5522
Re: Planes, trains, automobiles, boats- $$$ for hobbies
We enjoy traveling
We travel in A Roadtrek Class B
I have owned 3 in 12 years
Upgraded every 4 years
We enjoy Honda Automobiles
We have traded in every 2-3years
How do we justify?
I have never seen a U-Haul
Behind a Hearse
We travel in A Roadtrek Class B
I have owned 3 in 12 years
Upgraded every 4 years
We enjoy Honda Automobiles
We have traded in every 2-3years
How do we justify?
I have never seen a U-Haul
Behind a Hearse
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:17 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Echoes of Dot Com Bubble?
- Replies: 230
- Views: 24294
Re: Echoes of Dot Com Bubble?
Started Investing
1981-consistenty
All the" end of the world "bear markets that I have experienced
We're nothing but wealth creating buying opportunities .
Forgotten memories now.
Thankful I was able to experience them
1981-consistenty
All the" end of the world "bear markets that I have experienced
We're nothing but wealth creating buying opportunities .
Forgotten memories now.
Thankful I was able to experience them
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 3:30 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Which loan to pay off?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1361
Re: Which loan to pay off?
Student Loan
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 3:20 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Best method to learn basic conversational Spanish
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2884
Re: Best method to learn basic conversational Spanish
Taught myself Spanish
Duolingo a superb assistant
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... l=US&pli=1
Duolingo a superb assistant
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... l=US&pli=1
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 3:12 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: New Quicken User
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1488
Re: New Quicken User
tracking investments
ie,cost basis
Capital gain/loss estimator
ie,cost basis
Capital gain/loss estimator
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 3:07 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: preferred tax preparation software? [for tax year 2023]
- Replies: 56
- Views: 8301
Re: preferred tax preparation software?
Switched To Tax Act 10 years ago from Turbo Tax
Live in Tennessee,No state income tax
Federal Return
34.95
I don't look for tax preparation software anymore
Live in Tennessee,No state income tax
Federal Return
34.95
I don't look for tax preparation software anymore
- Sun Jan 07, 2024 9:13 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Mailing Q4 Estimated Payment Date
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1413
Re: Mailing Q4 Estimated Payment Date
Eft is the way to go.
My bank account is linked to vanguard brokerage,
Transfer money from Vanguard to bank account
Quarterly payment is deducted from bank account when I choose,
via EFTPS
https://www.eftps.gov/eftps/login/loginInitial
My bank account is linked to vanguard brokerage,
Transfer money from Vanguard to bank account
Quarterly payment is deducted from bank account when I choose,
via EFTPS
https://www.eftps.gov/eftps/login/loginInitial
- Sat Jan 06, 2024 10:28 am
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Taxable account: dividends to sweep or checking?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1464
Re: Taxable account: dividends to sweep or checking?
"We don't need the dividends to live on"
If that is the case then reinvest the dividends
Let compounding do its magic and do the heavy lifting
Vanguard handles the cost basis accounting for reinvested shares .
If that is the case then reinvest the dividends
Let compounding do its magic and do the heavy lifting
Vanguard handles the cost basis accounting for reinvested shares .
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 3:12 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: looking to buy a new laptop
- Replies: 58
- Views: 7658
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 3:53 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Where do you bank and why? 2024 Edition
- Replies: 113
- Views: 15418
Re: Where do you bank and why? 2024 Edition
Capital One
Convenience
Online
Convenience
Online
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 3:50 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: How did you make your first $1M?
- Replies: 148
- Views: 35652
Re: How did you make your first $1M?
Saving,Investing,Reinvesting ,As much as possible as often as possible,
Compounding did the heavy lifting
Compounding did the heavy lifting
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 3:48 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Too much in traditional 401k? Start paying more taxes now with Roth Conversion/Roth 401? Help us decide :)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4284
Re: Too much in traditional 401k? Start paying more taxes now with Roth Conversion/Roth 401? Help us decide :)
On a sidenote
Can you pay off the mortgage
Can you pay off the mortgage
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 12:47 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Muni funds instead of "cash?"
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1387
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 12:46 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What is you top priority for 2024?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4041
Re: What is you top priority for 2024?
TheTimeLord wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 11:01 pm To strive to be Grateful, Thankful and Respectful in my life.
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 12:44 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: At what net worth did you start not sweating the "small stuff"
- Replies: 137
- Views: 28559
Re: At what net worth did you start not sweating the "small stuff"
" I just use the annual signup now, Life is really too short."TomatoTomahto wrote: ↑Sun Dec 31, 2023 11:14 am It wasn’t NW based, but time based. I used to play with which streaming services I’d pay for this month and which not. I just use the annual signup now, rather than worry about it, and it’s based on the time I used to take to add and subtract a service. Life is really too short.
We also always pay extra for ad free if available.
So So True
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 8:35 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Day/Swing Trading
- Replies: 45
- Views: 4410
Re: Day/Swing Trading
It becomes tiresome and boring and
Is not the way to wealth creation
Is not the way to wealth creation
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 10:00 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: What was the investment climate like in the bull market 10 years ago?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 7575
Re: What was the investment climate like in the bull market 10 years ago?
backofbeyond wrote: ↑Thu Dec 28, 2023 7:43 pm I've been investing over 40 years...and every year the "pros" have anticipated that the next 10 years returns will be lower..usually single digits.
Sometimes they are right for a year or two but most of the time they have been wrong.
I also remember my Grandfather, then my Father and now my Brother having investor anxiety due to the National Debt. Absolutely certain that America was "done" and the End is near.
And yet...we seem to keep on rocking and are the envy of the world. Maybe it will come in my lifetime but so far, so good.
Perfectly said
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 2:34 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: 2023 Prius Prime - $4,500 Lease Cash Offer - how does this compare to paying cash?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2146
Re: 2023 Prius Prime - $4,500 Lease Cash Offer - how does this compare to paying cash?
Check Out Hybrid Accord
- Thu Dec 28, 2023 11:13 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Amazon Rate increases - alternatives [Amazon Prime Video]
- Replies: 151
- Views: 24153
Re: Amazon Rate increases - alternatives [Amazon Prime Video]
As cord cutting continues
Streaming services will scoop up those fees
Gradually
Streaming services will scoop up those fees
Gradually
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 9:59 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Anyone Bored in Retirement ??
- Replies: 131
- Views: 30345
Re: Anyone Bored in Retirement ??
Learn a new language
- Tue Oct 10, 2023 9:21 am
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Where to invest $60K in cash now?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3625
Re: Where to invest $60K in cash now?
VMFXX.
Great choice
Great choice
- Wed Oct 04, 2023 9:08 am
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: When to get into the market
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2247
Re: When to get into the market
When?
This morning
Time (which is on your side)not
Timing
How much?
All in
This morning
Time (which is on your side)not
Timing
How much?
All in