Glad it worked out! What kind of camper are you hauling with it?
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- Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:10 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Recently Purchased A Vehicle I Don't Like
- Replies: 82
- Views: 11834
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:19 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: three fund portfolio and tax efficiency
- Replies: 8
- Views: 934
Re: three fund portfolio and tax efficiency
Hello, and welcome to the forums! Hopefully, someone smarter than me will come along shortly and give a more detailed response, but off the cuff, my advice is to put your stock funds in the Roth to allow for growth. Those will most likely be your highest growth funds, and you will benefit down the line by taking them out tax-free when you retire. Keep your bond funds and possibly international funds in your pre-tax account. You state that you don't have a 401k, but can you open a self-directed IRA for the bond funds and international funds? You could also simply put a target date fund in the IRA as well. Any savings after that could be in a brokerage account. The usual suggestion is to put any additional stock funds in the after-tax account...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:31 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Which debt should I tackle first?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 567
Re: Which debt should I tackle first?
If the interest on the HELOC is deductible, can you pay the pool loan off with the HELOC and then put all of your money into paying the HELOC off?
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:48 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Fidelity as a one stop shop
- Replies: 6053
- Views: 1037307
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:12 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: DIRECT PAY to IRS from bank account: Issues? Cautions?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 3284
Re: DIRECT PAY to IRS from bank account: Issues? Cautions?
I've used it several times, never an issue.
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:06 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Aids for slowing down speech when talking with hard-of-hearing
- Replies: 52
- Views: 5454
Re: Aids for slowing down speech when talking with hard-of-hearing
For whatever reason, my mother never got hearing aids and so her hearing has steadily declined to the point where she is nearly deaf. But increasing the volume of speech doesn't necessarily help so much as slowing down the speech. She can understand when people speak slowly (particularly directly into her ear) and enunciate each syllable. This is okay for short-burst communications but I'd like to figure out a way to more easily have longer conversations. I'm wondering if there is some kind of technology that can be used to slow down one's speech and thus enable her to understand it. Ideal would be something attached to a megaphone or portable microphone. Such a contraption would effectively boost (my) volume and slow down speech at the sa...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:45 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Protecting Assets Nursing Home Care
- Replies: 64
- Views: 9526
Re: Protecting Assets Nursing Home Care
I am truly sorry for your loss, and thank you for sharing your experience with the community.BogBod wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:16 pm Thank you for your condolences. After three days with family (all of whom were wonderfully supportive), this is my first day back home. I know that I am processing my grief by trying to be productive (and helpful) since it feels better than having no actions to undertake.
I know that my father would have wanted me to help others with what we have learned over the past few months, because that was the kind of guy that he was.
It was a stressful few months for many reasons, and a good portion of that stress was financial, so if our family's experience can help anyone else, it is a way that I can honor my father and I am glad to do it.
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:29 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Happy Valentine’s Day! What’s your love song?
- Replies: 88
- Views: 4591
Re: Happy Valentine’s Day! What’s your love song?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSaxhqJG1Mw
Can't help falling in love, by Elvis. This was the first song we danced to at our wedding reception almost 34 years ago.
Can't help falling in love, by Elvis. This was the first song we danced to at our wedding reception almost 34 years ago.
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 6:53 pm
- Forum: US Chapters
- Topic: Are any BH's not wealthy?
- Replies: 165
- Views: 26464
Re: Are any BH's not wealthy?
My husband and I both work in education. We are very middle middle class.broadstone wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:47 am This isn't a woe is me post but sometimes reading this forum makes me depressed as to how far financially I seem to be behind most of the people who post here. I know we are all responsible for our path in life. But...
I read many "I have $1.5m in a Roth IRA and no debt and my HOI is $200k per year" posts.
Are any BH's here not wealthy? Just normal middle or lower class people?
It would be nice to know I'm not alone, that's all.
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 6:53 pm
- Forum: US Chapters
- Topic: Are any BH's not wealthy?
- Replies: 165
- Views: 26464
Re: Are any BH's not wealthy?
My husband and I both work in education. We are very middle middle class.broadstone wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:47 am This isn't a woe is me post but sometimes reading this forum makes me depressed as to how far financially I seem to be behind most of the people who post here. I know we are all responsible for our path in life. But...
I read many "I have $1.5m in a Roth IRA and no debt and my HOI is $200k per year" posts.
Are any BH's here not wealthy? Just normal middle or lower class people?
It would be nice to know I'm not alone, that's all.
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:49 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Credit Score Recovery From Late Payment
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1243
Re: Credit Score Recovery From Late Payment
I'm glad it eventually worked out for you. I think it is silly that they punish you for 7 years for one late payment!Canopus wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2024 1:33 pm OP here. An update three years after my initial posting.
The seven-year mark just passed. There have been no late payments in the interim.
My credit score recently jumped up significantly. So yes, the programmers for FICO wish the full seven years to pass before credit score recovery occurs.
Canopus
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 2:39 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Physician spouse changing jobs - 457b & 403b questions
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1073
Re: Physician spouse changing jobs - 457b & 403b questions
This is a helpful chart! Can we have this put into the wiki?BogleTaxPro wrote: ↑Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:37 am According to the IRS rollover charts (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/rollover_chart.pdf), you can roll over the Governmental 457b to a Traditional IRA or a pre-tax 403b or a Roth IRA (but the Roth IRA would be a taxable event and 150K is a LOT).
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 4:44 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Adding child as authorized user on cc
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2275
Re: Adding child as authorized user on cc
That is not how it works. When you add a minor the credit history goes to the primary holder of the card and the primary holder is responsible for all the minor expenses. In theory if the minor is irresponsible then you will have to pay - that is why they do not ask the SSN of the minor. To accumulate credit history for the first time, you get what is known as "secured credit card" (needs SSN). There are limits to "secured credit card" as to how much you can spend. The limit will be gradually increase as time goes by assuming the minor is paying the credit card on time. Slowly and steadily the minor will start building credit history. Personally, I will not add my child to my credit card. It is bad to spend money when y...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 8:40 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Anyone Using Fidelity for Their Checking Account?
- Replies: 75
- Views: 6230
Re: Anyone Using Fidelity for Their Checking Account?
Thanks for the heads up!corduroysuit wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 1:24 pm Looks like they also have a $100 bonus for opening a CMA right now:
https://digital.fidelity.com/prgw/digit ... ster/offer
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 7:46 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: What's Your Credit Card Rewards Strategy?
- Replies: 7203
- Views: 1421960
Re: What's Your Credit Card Rewards Strategy?
I usually keep most of them in my credit card portfolio. I will rotate through them every month or so to keep them open and active My default CCs are Fidelity, Sam's Club (5% on gas all the time), and Amazon Prime for Amazon shopping (5%).kojima wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 4:10 am For those of you here who have been churning for a while now, what do you do with your open accounts that you don't use? At the moment, I have over 20+ credit cards with only 2 having an annual fee.
It can be quite annoying to have to put spend on it every 6 months or so. On the other hand, I don't see a point in cancelling a credit card that I've had for a long time that has no Annual Fee.
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 4:17 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: A million dollars cash, all-in VTI right away or let it sit in VMFXX and wait for dips?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4234
Re: A million dollars cash, all-in VTI right away or let it sit in VMFXX and wait for dips?
Watch this video where they discuss the pros and cons of lump sum versus DCA. Watch it to the end where they give you a "formula" for deciding how to decide what is best in your situation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SK9n5CLxPM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SK9n5CLxPM
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:25 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Anyone else investing in "Actively" Managed Funds i.e. Vanguard's Windsor 2, Strategic Equity Funds?
- Replies: 79
- Views: 10886
Re: Anyone else investing in "Actively" Managed Funds i.e. Vanguard's Windsor 2, Strategic Equity Funds?
That fund looks like it has done very well over the years. Unfortunately, it is now closed to new investors.Wading Ashore wrote: ↑Wed Jan 10, 2024 12:54 pm I have T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation, PRWCX. It was included in my 403(b) choices and I've been pleased with it.
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:03 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Is anybody actually running out of money in retirement?
- Replies: 201
- Views: 48775
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:26 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Minnesotans - Grand View Lodge Feedback
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1741
Re: Minnesotans - Grand View Lodge Feedback
If you want a Minn Lake experience, I suggest in southwest MN. Our family has vacationed there for years, and we love it.https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks ... 0#homepageIowa David wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:20 pmThis is what I was looking for, thank you for the input, I’ve only been to the Minneapolis area and not anywhere further North. We definitely want the Minnesota lake experience.
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 5:01 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: preferred tax preparation software? [for tax year 2023]
- Replies: 56
- Views: 8305
Re: preferred tax preparation software?
My story exactly. I use FreeTaxUsA for myself and my children. No problems whatsoever, and it is easy to use.cacophony wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2024 2:11 am FreeTaxUSA is the best tax software I've used. I bought H&R Block offline one year and ended up using FreeTaxUSA instead because I found it significantly better (more straightforward, intuitive, easier to navigate). It's entirely online, free for Federal and $15 for state. Many Bogleheads use it. Just search for "freetaxusa" in the search box if you want to learn more.
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:34 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: your system for reviewing credit card transactions
- Replies: 86
- Views: 9768
Re: your system for reviewing credit card transactions
Now that Mint has shut down, this is what I have been doing.
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 10:27 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: How often do you redeem your credit card cash rewards?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 12729
Re: How often do you redeem your credit card cash rewards?
I help my elderly mother with her finances, and a few months ago I checked the rewards balance on her WF credit card. She had $1100 worth of rewards built up! I did transfer that to her checking account. I am definitely checking the rewards more frequently now.PineStreet wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 8:12 pm My mother had around $9,500.00 in her Wells Fargo credit card when she died. A check for $93.98 to The Estate of mother was received. Before she died, a new credit card was issued and rewards were not transferred to the new card. So far, I have been unsuccessful resolving this issue. I would suggest folks regularly redeem rewards.
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 8:56 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Starting over at 39; lost 400K… seeking advice
- Replies: 74
- Views: 21023
Re: Starting over at 39; lost 400K… seeking advice
Last post in mar 2023. Since then, I’ve JUST paid off the rest of the HELOC loan which was ~29K in March. I also upped my portfolio to 59K cost basis from 45K in March. So all In all, I do feel a large weight lifted off my shoulders , no more debt (and no more HELOCing the house for stocks again) and it feels like if my illness progresses and I lose my job somehow, at least I know I can survive awhile on my stocks since my contribution to our joint account is ~10K a year. We shop at aldi and have no car payments, no kids. She contributes 7K. Goal is to have Roth 2023 maxed out by end of January. And then continue and max out Roth 2024 by middle March. Goal is to have portfolio cross 100K by end of 2024. Charlie Munger said the first 100K i...
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 6:42 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: What is/ was your career and would you recommend it now?
- Replies: 517
- Views: 76790
Re: What is/ was your career and would you recommend it now?
Lucky! I hope to retire in about 5 years, assuming Gov. Kimmy doesn't destroy the AEA system here in Iowa.CyclingDuo wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 9:17 amThat's the main thing my wife does not miss now that she is six months into her retirement.IowaFarmWife wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 6:20 am Speech Language Pathologist. Yes, I would recommend it.
Cons:
Lots of paperwork in all settings
- Tue Dec 12, 2023 6:20 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: What is/ was your career and would you recommend it now?
- Replies: 517
- Views: 76790
Re: What is/ was your career and would you recommend it now?
Speech Language Pathologist. Yes, I would recommend it.
Pros:
Direct patient care
Meaningful work
Career demand- this field is always growing, high demand for SLPs
A variety of settings (schools, hospitals, outpatient clinics, home health)
The ability to specialize if needed/desired
Job security
Pays well
Cons:
Extensive and expensive schooling is needed
Graduate programs are tough to get into
Lots of paperwork in all settings
High pressure
Conduct issues (dealing with outbursts and undesired behaviors of some of our clients)
Minimal contact with coworkers (we're the lone SLP in some settings)
Pros:
Direct patient care
Meaningful work
Career demand- this field is always growing, high demand for SLPs
A variety of settings (schools, hospitals, outpatient clinics, home health)
The ability to specialize if needed/desired
Job security
Pays well
Cons:
Extensive and expensive schooling is needed
Graduate programs are tough to get into
Lots of paperwork in all settings
High pressure
Conduct issues (dealing with outbursts and undesired behaviors of some of our clients)
Minimal contact with coworkers (we're the lone SLP in some settings)
- Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:18 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Please recommend Tax pre/file software/tool!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2658
Re: Please recommend Tax pre/file software/tool!
This^^^cacophony wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2023 12:59 pm FreeTaxUSA is by far the best I've used and it's only $15 for federal + state. You use it through your web browser. The user interface is very well thought out and you can view the actual pdf tax forms being filled out at any time as you enter data. I tried the H&R Block software a couple years ago and the found it terribly clunky and unintuitive in comparison.
- Sat Nov 04, 2023 8:09 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Small to Medium sized cities for FIRE
- Replies: 103
- Views: 10231
Re: Small to Medium sized cities for FIRE
I love Rochester. I would move there myself if it wasn't for my family living in western Iowa/eastern Nebraska.brian91480 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 04, 2023 8:01 pmI live in Rochester, MN. It's 100x better than Minneapolis, mentioned above.
But Rochester is growing fast (Destination Medical Center). It's definitely the fastest growing area of the state. So it's still affordable, but not as affordable as it used to be... And it may not be affordable X years in the future.
--- Brian
- Sat Oct 14, 2023 6:25 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Computer Upgrade for my Elderly Parents - Your Advice Appreciated
- Replies: 59
- Views: 5270
Re: Computer Upgrade for my Elderly Parents - Your Advice Appreciated
We just purchased a Mac-mini for my elderly mother, and she has transitioned very well.daleddm wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 10:54 am Mac-mini since you specified desktop ... monitor from previous should work fine (might need a simple adapter). Keyboard and trackpad are cheap.
My elderly mom transitioned from PCs (all she'd ever known) to the Mac in no time, and far fewer problems with malware, etc.
Rather than wade into the mac-pc arguments, maybe just go check one out at a Best Buy demo and see what you think.
- Sat Oct 14, 2023 6:25 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Computer Upgrade for my Elderly Parents - Your Advice Appreciated
- Replies: 59
- Views: 5270
Re: Computer Upgrade for my Elderly Parents - Your Advice Appreciated
We just purchased a Mac-mini for my elderly mother, and she has transitioned very well.daleddm wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 10:54 am Mac-mini since you specified desktop ... monitor from previous should work fine (might need a simple adapter). Keyboard and trackpad are cheap.
My elderly mom transitioned from PCs (all she'd ever known) to the Mac in no time, and far fewer problems with malware, etc.
Rather than wade into the mac-pc arguments, maybe just go check one out at a Best Buy demo and see what you think.
- Sun Jul 09, 2023 11:19 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What Movie Have You Recently Watched?
- Replies: 11151
- Views: 2086002
Re: What Movie Have You Recently Watched?
My husband and I went to see that yesterday. This movie will haunt me for a long time. I agree that it is very unsettling.
- Mon Jul 03, 2023 8:07 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Advice on student loan repayment options
- Replies: 93
- Views: 8538
Re: Advice on student loan repayment options
As a research professor, there are several options available to me. Since I'm a public institution, I could do the PSLF plan and be done with the debt after 10 years of payment. I'm less in favor of that option. PSLF requires you to be on a "qualified" payment plan, of which there are several but the "extended" 25-year plan with the lowest monthly payments did not count. You may want to reconsider PSLF, and once repayment starts determine what your payments would look like on a qualified plan and see if it makes sense to do a quallified income-based repayment plan for 10 years and then do PSLF. A very good resource is the reddit site for PSLF - https://www.reddit.com/r/PSLF/ I know several people who have used the infor...
- Mon Jun 19, 2023 10:33 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: I Bonds Mega Thread (I Bond Heads Rejoice!)
- Replies: 6658
- Views: 1241382
Re: I Bonds Mega Thread (I Bond Heads Rejoice!)
I bonds and EE bonds made the news today. It seems like some folks are running into issues due to some fake bonds floating around.
https://tinyurl.com/jy6v25s8
https://tinyurl.com/jy6v25s8
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 8:03 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Need Passport help!
- Replies: 47
- Views: 6013
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 8:00 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: What's Your Credit Card Rewards Strategy?
- Replies: 7203
- Views: 1421960
Re: What's Your Credit Card Rewards Strategy?
Yes, I have done this several times. Never a problem so far!kojima wrote: ↑Fri Jun 16, 2023 5:53 am Has anyone here ever made a prepayment to the IRS via their online IRS account and paying via card?
For example, for some of the CC's with the larger sign up bonuses where you have to spend $10k ~ $15k in the first 3 months, it would be nice to meet some of that spend by prepaying the IRS for your 2023 taxes that will have to be filed in 2024.
- Tue Jun 13, 2023 4:49 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Need Passport help!
- Replies: 47
- Views: 6013
- Tue Jun 13, 2023 4:48 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Need Passport help!
- Replies: 47
- Views: 6013
Re: Need Passport help!
delete- duplicate
- Sat Jun 10, 2023 1:14 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What Movie Have You Recently Watched?
- Replies: 11151
- Views: 2086002
Re: What Movie Have You Recently Watched?
Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast, both on Disney+. Yep, the three year old granddaughter is spending a few days with Grandma!
- Fri Jun 09, 2023 10:04 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Need Passport help!
- Replies: 47
- Views: 6013
Re: Need Passport help!
From an email from my travel agent:
For decades I have successfully used an office, PassportsPlus.net. While they're in NY, they deal with Visas and Passports from all over. The owner of the company is, Larry. He and his staff have always handled my most difficult cases, therefore I suggest speaking w them, letting them know of all the details/steps and that you need your Passport soon,: 212 759 5540
For decades I have successfully used an office, PassportsPlus.net. While they're in NY, they deal with Visas and Passports from all over. The owner of the company is, Larry. He and his staff have always handled my most difficult cases, therefore I suggest speaking w them, letting them know of all the details/steps and that you need your Passport soon,: 212 759 5540
- Tue May 30, 2023 8:54 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: "Should couples combine finances or keep personal accounts?"
- Replies: 236
- Views: 26211
Re: "Should couples combine finances or keep personal accounts?"
Oh my goodness, I LOVE this story!AlohaBill wrote: ↑Tue May 30, 2023 11:14 am On our wedding day night at a hotel near Honolulu’s airport, I took off my pants and offered them to my bride. I told her in no uncertain terms that I wanted nothing to do with everyday monetary affairs. She grabbed said pants (never giving them back) and said she wanted me to drive her everywhere. Since then she keeps the checkbook, pays the bills (I plug in the numbers on the computer) and says “no” to most of my ideas that involve spending her PRECIOUS money. I have driven her in Japan, Hawaii, Saudi Arabia and California. One of the reasons I assented to cardiac surgery was she said I still needed to drive her around.
- Mon May 29, 2023 11:05 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: "Should couples combine finances or keep personal accounts?"
- Replies: 236
- Views: 26211
Re: "Should couples combine finances or keep personal accounts?"
This is what we have done for years, and it works very well. We are very open about our finance with each other- no secrets- and we have frequent budget discussions.UpperNwGuy wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2023 10:33 pm I think the best of both worlds is to have three accounts: his, hers, and ours.
- Mon May 29, 2023 10:47 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What frugal thing did you do today?
- Replies: 4535
- Views: 625897
Re: What frugal thing did you do today?
One of my husband's colleagues gave him a few pounds of excess rhubarb from her garden. I spent about 45 minutes washing, cutting, and packaging the rhubarb for the freezer. Our family loves rhubarb cake, muffins, cobbler... you name it!
- Thu May 18, 2023 6:45 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What Movie Have You Recently Watched?
- Replies: 11151
- Views: 2086002
Re: What Movie Have You Recently Watched?
This movie is one of my all time favorites.LadyGeek wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 6:22 am Hidden Figures, $3.99 rental on Amazon, rated PG, Kevin Costner, Sheldon (Jim Parsons - Big Bang Theory TV series), 2016, biography / drama / history. Three women serve a critical role supporting NASA. I don't know why I waited so long to watch this. This movie won a lot of awards. I liked it.
Sheldon's role in the movie was perfect - that's all I could think about.
- Sat May 06, 2023 10:12 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Financial podcasts
- Replies: 43
- Views: 5583
- Thu Apr 27, 2023 6:20 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Reflection on birthday
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1014
Re: Reflection on birthday
Happy birthday! I hope you enjoy your day!
- Sat Apr 22, 2023 8:07 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: I Bonds Mega Thread (I Bond Heads Rejoice!)
- Replies: 6658
- Views: 1241382
- Sun Apr 16, 2023 9:19 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What are you listening to now
- Replies: 5832
- Views: 591021
Re: What are you listening to now
James Taylor Fire and Rain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8u8tASPtwg
Eagles Take it Easy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaBw37-nWaY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8u8tASPtwg
Eagles Take it Easy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaBw37-nWaY
- Fri Apr 14, 2023 7:04 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: “Bucket” system for savings, how do you do it?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3873
Re: “Bucket” system for savings, how do you do it?
BankFirst in Nebraska, regional bank that covers parts of Nebraska and Iowa. I've banked with them for years, and have been very happy.SteveinVanvcouverWA wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 10:34 pmWow! What bank’s checking account yields 3.55%?IowaFarmWife wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 2:51 pm I keep most of my money in my checking account, which currently yields about 3.55%. I keep track of my sinking funds with my Quicken software, so I can easily see how much money I have in each "account" and my bimonthly paychecks are distributed to each of the sinking funds. Anything left over is swept to my HYSA or to my Fidelity brokerage account.
https://bankfirstonline.com/welcome/per ... -checking/
- Wed Apr 05, 2023 10:54 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What are you listening to now
- Replies: 5832
- Views: 591021
Re: What are you listening to now
I like this one, too.retireIn2020 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 05, 2023 2:28 am Crazy on You.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVcl0Iw3fs8
- Wed Apr 05, 2023 10:53 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What are you listening to now
- Replies: 5832
- Views: 591021
Re: What are you listening to now
Glen Campbell, Lineman for the county. I used to like this one when I was a young child.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjzTNWWO7U0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjzTNWWO7U0
- Sun Apr 02, 2023 9:50 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Parents with kids in colleges? What does it take?
- Replies: 129
- Views: 14310
Re: Parents with kids in colleges? What does it take?
Two things that have not been mentioned yet. 1) You need to be cautious about putting too much pressure on your kid to get into the "right" college. There is a high school in an affluent area of Silicon Valley that has be called the grim nickname of "Suicide High" after a cluster of teen suicides due in part to the high pressure that the students were under. Even if you are not consciously putting demands on your kid to be a high achiever they may feel that when when they are going through the college selection process especially if they are being told early to take lots of AP classes and to be in a leadership roll in lots of activities. 2) Be open to the possibility that college may not be the right path for your kid. ...