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I was an acquaintance of a woman whose father was a bottom-feeding real estate "investor" who bought undersized/oddly shaped/landlocked/contaminated/located on the side of a cliff/generally worthless vacant land at tax sales, all of which was unbuildable, thinking he knew something that everybody el...

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DanMahowny wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 08, 2019 8:46 am
A good friend owns a very successful used car lot.

He says, "gold cars are old people cars, and will hurt resale value since only old people will buy them."

Yep, my friend in the biz calls that color "retirement gold".

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I’m no mechanic, but I suspect if the water truly was at mid-door level, including the engine compartment, this car is history and not worth trying to fix.

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I thought that went away 20 years ago with Archie comics and that sort of stuff. I don't think I've ever seen or heard anything related to Mad since then.

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I know that gold color on the early 1990s Legend, those were good looking cars. Maybe try an aftermarket "wrap" from a local reputable company that puts them on high end, exotic cars. They can make them to match basically any color you can imagine. A decent one will cost you at least a few grand. I ...

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My spouse knows, at least as of the time of our marriage, because both of our assets and liabilities are listed in our pre-nup agreement. My parents probably figure I'm doing OK since I've never asked them for money since graduating from college. I know theirs, because I oversee their investments fo...

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The lease should clearly state what will happen and what is owed if the lessee decides to break the lease...like if they just tell you one day "we are vacating at the end of month" even if the lease isn't up yet. Other things: -Lessee responsible for plumbing drain stoppages. -If you are allowing a ...

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Many municipalities in my area (where lots are small and houses close to each other) have banned wood-burning outdoor fire pits/chimneas, etc. due to smoke/particulate concerns. OP should make sure they are allowed where they live before spending any money.

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I used to play table games at an average bet amount and duration at the local casino that would get me a comped suite almost anytime I wanted it (had to settle for a regular room comped on NYE), all I could eat in their fancy steakhouse, never ending flow of top shelf booze, free front-section seats...

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Get a copy of the easement agreement. It should have been listed on the title insurance commitment as an exception. Realtors/sellers are known to be cagey about disclosing pipelines, and have removed or obscured pipeline marker signs. I'm not an attorney but I think it would be the responsibility of...

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Edge gel with the orange cap is as fancy as I get.

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I took a 10-15% pay cut in salary and bonus. Old job was 40 hours/week in the office with 40 hours/week of actual work to do, another 10 hours/week of dealing with frustrating work stuff during nights and weekends at home, plus 2-3 day out of state trips every other week to glamorous places like Fli...

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After purchase I keep the inspection report (good to refer back to little things I eventually need to fix myself) closing statement (aka "settlement sheet"), the title insurance policy, the agreement of sale, and survey, if any. If it's a personal residence, after I sell it I only keep the closing s...

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Sign the title as the seller and make sure the buyer section is completed before you let them walk off with it. Do not sign it and let them take the car with the buyer section on the title left blank. You may need a notary to witness either or both signatures depending on what state you are in. Rese...

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You are considerably underpaid unless you are living and working in some crazy low cost of living area like the poorest county in rural Mississippi or something. I'm guessing your 401k match and the cost of health insurance aren't particularly stellar either, and you mentioned the lack of merit rais...

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I would have retired years ago.

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I took my cat on a cross-country flight on American. Small carrier under the seat in front of me. She is healthy and well-behaved. I had to sit next to a older grumpy woman who grunted and sighed when she saw the cat carrier under my seat, and who I could see texting someone furiously for the first ...

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Sorry.....I'd say ignore everything said here. Having test driven cars for fun for 40 years, here's what you do to minimize the wasted time, since you only want to drive. Go in on Saturday, on a nice day, when it's busy as hell. Don't make an appointment, don't do any prep work. The goal is to get ...

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That appraisal price is high if this is rural land surrounded by miles of other rural land. The price is low or reasonable if this tract is in a booming suburban area with complicated zoning rules and builders salivating for available land. You want an appraiser who primarily works in that area, not...

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If I had the OP's income (and probably long work hours), the last thing I would want to be wasting time on is messing around with trying to keep an old clunker running enough to get me to work on time and back home daily. I would want something newer that is more likely to be problem-free. Even if y...

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The last house I bought had one included from a national warranty company that was paid for by the seller, which was a common thing to include in a house sale in that particular area. The biggest benefit for me was that when something went wrong, no matter what it was, I just had to make one call to...

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No offense but reads a bit like a humble brag. Can you afford a mortgage 1.25x your income with a NW over a MILLION DOLLARS? I got the same impression. However, just because one can afford something, doesn't mean it's a smart thing to do. Anyway, OP mentions the prospective house is in a private go...

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I had to look up at the ceiling just now to know if I have crown molding or not. Certainly wasn't something I noticed or cared about when selecting this house to buy.

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I have no easy way to get rid of the wood and debris from even a small tree, so to me it is worth it to hire a pro even for minor trimming and let them chip it up and haul it away. Bulk trash/yard waste removal by the municipality is only quarterly here, and I don't want to leave that stuff laying i...

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If either you or your wife have MLife casino players' cards (and if you gamble, you should), self-parking is free at MGM Grand and the other MLife resorts for any status level above the bottom level. (Pearl or higher). Gold and higher gets free valet parking. If you earn the status during your stay,...

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Mine hit my account 5 days after dropping it in the mail.

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My last employer that did this paid some service to do it on the internet. The employee would get an emailed link to a site to answer "rate the person on quality X from 1 to 10" type questions and then answer some open ended ones about the employee being evaluated. After a certain date, everyone got...

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Get the medical exam done and passed before you spend another ounce of money or effort otherwise on this.

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Low handicap. Titleist ProV1. Titleist has their annual "loyalty" offer going on now, where if you buy 3 dozen they give you a 4th free, and include free personalization and shipping. Works out to about $36/dozen with several online retailers (I use Budget Golf from IL).

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The "free" senior yearbook pic I received ended up looking great, they airbrushed all of my zits away. So much so that my parents bought one of the packages of prints in various sizes offered for maybe $250 in today's money. It was money well spent at the time, all of my relatives liked the pics.

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I attended a professional development class in which a separate break room full of free snacks - little bags of chips/pretzels, bananas, apples, chocolate bars, granola bars, etc. - was provided. I was the first one to leave the class at the end since I was the only one not required to take the exam...

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Never had one and never will. Just not my thing. I also find them to be very unattractive on members of the gender I am attracted to.

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I don't do anything special for the locks or doors since it would be far easier for a burglar to just break a window to get in if he didn't feel like kicking the door in. Any burglar who makes it into my home would be severely disappointed in the contents anyway.

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Personally I would not under any circumstances want to be left with a pool table, those can be major pain in the rear to get rid of. I'm guessing the tractor is kinda old or junky, otherwise they would sell it. For repairs I generally want the seller to give me a credit at closing, otherwise the sel...

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Get fitted, even a free quickie fitting at a big box golf store is going to be better than just picking something off the rack randomly. At least then they can figure out the right shaft flex and loft for you on a particular model of club. I've never seen your swing, but if you "don't get enough air...

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Some cheapo no-name metal thing I bought in a drugstore 15 years ago.

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Nobody in my megacorp division office of hundreds of people wears a tie to work except for this one weird guy who is always way overdressed for whatever reason even though he has a job on the lower end of the salary grades. Senior management occasionally wears jackets but no ties. The last time I wo...

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She's an adult, it's her life. If she ends up not liking this new nonprofit job within a year or two, the job market is strong enough in most professional fields right now that she should not have much trouble switching back to her previous path.

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A little birdie I know accidentally contributed to a Roth IRA in a year she was not eligible to do so due to exceeding the income limit, about 12 years ago, and the IRS never said anything. She decided to roll the dice and see if they would catch her rather than go through the rigmarole of backing o...

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I recall being at a rental car office at the Detroit airport about 5 years ago where a woman was absolutely having a meltdown because the rental agency wanted to give her a Hyundai (the lot was nearly empty) when she was apparently in town to sell something to Chrysler and insisted on getting a Chry...

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No, but I did have a Ford F-150 for a year as a company vehicle that had cooled leather seats. Like, blows actual cold air on your butt. Those were great. I don't see mere "ventilated" seats being that worthwhile though.

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The median numbers without SS/pension in my age group (35-40) really surprise me as to how high they are. Impressive for those who own those numbers but sort of question my belief that I myself was doing great. Then again, this forum includes a lot of CA tech types and physicians who earn several mu...

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Other than the overhead bin space, my main reason is on an airline with open seating like Southwest, getting to sit near the front to get off the plane quicker (takes forever to get off the plane from the back of a full 737) plus I can have more choice of who to sit next to, so as to not have to sit...

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I work with a bunch of non-IT engineers who almost all appear to be pretty frugal, and in some instances, downright cheap. Certainly they have high savings rates because they don't appear to spend much money on anything. But I have no idea whether they are following boglehead investment philosophies...

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If your heart is set on an A6, go with a 2017 or 2018 CPO model. 3.0T can be had for $35k or less. The depreciation on them is terrible when new even compared to other Audis.

That being said, I don't think I've seen any man under 55 driving a current model A6.

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The applicable municipal or county regulations where you are located should be governing this process, not the whims of NIMBY neighbors. Unless the neighbors have found some kind of technicality in town ordinances, building requirements, deed restrictions, etc. applicable to this property that you a...

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Which stadium is the game at?

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Atilla wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 15, 2019 1:39 pm
Nissan's CVT transmission is a deal killer. Those things are horrendous.

This

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I would just send them an email or text saying either you've decided to hold off on buying and don't need their help anymore. If they try to call you after that, which if they are pushy they will for sure, don't answer. Don't even listen to the voicemail, just delete it. I think giving them a partin...

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I would leave it off the resume, but mention your involvement in the band if the interviewer strikes up small talk on your interests outside of work. Actually, I wouldn't even mention a band unless they ask if you are in one, just that you play an instrument. There are a lot of really uptight, judgm...

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