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All prices in New Zealand dollars. ($1 US = NZ$1.45) I have a 1996 Toyota Corolla 118,000 miles. Get it serviced every 6 months as I know bugger all about cars and am prepared to have an expert check it out. It requires $1500 worth of work on it (including service, new cambelt and water pump). I ha...

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samsoes wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 13, 2018 8:44 am
Any Megacorp job will eventually drain your soul. To have that happen at 31 is severe.

Leave. Don't burn bridges; keep smiling, but leave.

This.

Just remember, the grass isn't always greener on the other side!

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You can make an offer on the home you want contingent on your current home selling.

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I've always wondered how they made money with that kind of warranty.

People would abuse it for sure. It wasn't uncommon for people to buy LL Bean gear at garage sales and then go to the store and exchange the goods for new ones. Glad to see they are making the switch.

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For an emergency fund I'd stick with a FDIC-insured money market fund.

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High mileage cars if taken care of can function good. I once own a 1998 Toyota Camry for 14 years with over 220K. Once they start overheating its time to get rid of it. I sold my Camry on Craigs list in 2012 for 2K I know people who drive vehicles until they hit 100k and then trade them in solely b...

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I ended up moving from a major city in NY to a rural area upstate for employment purposes. As a whole I am satisfied, and the cost of living adjustment has been welcomed. There are ups and downs to everything though. Depending on the area, the weather might be different (we just got a FOOT of snow l...

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Call these guys:

http://lakestoves.com/index1.html

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You would need a lot of money and the ability to day trade to really profit from these derivative/inverse derivative-based products. Super high expense ratios, all based on the good faith of the issuing company (aka they can one day say whoops, we lost everything.) Not worth it for average/intermedi...

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A 529 account, assuming he is going to college after high school. If not, a simple money market account will do.

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Buy something new for 30k that depreciates the least in your area and then run it into the ground. Do not even think about financing it, either. If the plan is to run the vehicle into the ground, why would depreciation be a consideration? It's still an expense to be incurred. I advocate keeping it ...

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141,000 miles, bought new on June 4th 2007. Driven year-round in upstate NY. https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/attachments/general-cobalt-68/10282d1493773963-what-have-you-done-your-cobalt-today-photo645.jpg Very nice ! Cute, pretty.............. Do you think you need to probably update the garage (?...

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I put a Rheem high performance in my parents' house a few years ago. Thing is a beast and built well.

The old one was a Rheem from 1995 if I remember correctly.

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Not sure why you'd want to, but if you click on the fund you want to change, under holding options you can change the cost basis method.

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141,000 miles, bought new on June 4th 2007. Driven year-round in upstate NY.

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Do not exceed 25% of your after-tax income. That means gross less taxes owed, but not healthcare/retirement etc.

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Not unless you're browsing somewhere you shouldn't be.

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Why not just a regular 12-cup programmable coffee maker, available for less than $50 at Target and Walmart? You avoid the waste and expense of Keurig pods, and you can set it up to brew only 2 cups at a time. 2 "cups" is actually about equivalent to one normal-sized coffee mug. I had one of these i...

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Two months until the start of the recession! aka stock discount sale.

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Next people are going to be posting about investing into inverse ETFs.

You keep investing regardless of what the market is doing.

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No. If you are in the 28% bracket your taxable income is $150k +, so gross is more like $175k+. I mistakenly posted the wrong tax bracket. We make a combined $110k a year, with a small amount coming from my wife who works very part time. A general rule is 15% at the bare minimum. Does this include ...

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No, huge waste of money.

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2008 GTI stick Come on , keep the GTI post streak alive... Considering 1 for our 16 year old. Too much car? My son's first car was a new GTI, he's a car fan like me and he did great. No tickets. It's a quick car but it's not fast if you know what I mean. Stock they're slow, but you can get stage ki...

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A general rule is 15% at the bare minimum.

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All, I am debating the whole lease versus buy equation -- many of the threads that have already been posted here on this subject are excellent resources. But I have come across one peculiar situation and wanted your thoughts. One of the cars I am considering for a lease is a 2017 Maserati. The deal...

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Keurig's have an auto-on feature.

If you can get yourself out of bed, wait until you get to the office and then drink the coffee that's already made.

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DO NOT use PayPal/wire for asset sales. This includes cars, boats, etc.

Use an ESCROW account, something like this:

https://www.escrow.com/partners/landing/cargurus

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Buy something new for 30k that depreciates the least in your area and then run it into the ground. Do not even think about financing it, either.

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2007 Cobalt SS Supercharged 5-speed manual with GM Stage II performance package.

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If you can survive on one income then I'd go for it.

Don't play around with re-investing proceeds and this and that, use those funds to keep your mortgage as low as possible.

I also don't believe that you need to spend 2M to get into a nice neighborhood.

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I do. I use a simple spreadsheet that has a calendar on it with my checking account balance on the bottom of each day. Budget on the left, transactions plotted on the calendar throughout the month. All automated. It really helps when deciding how to invest/save. I keep a one month float in checking,...

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Amazon is more of a convenience thing than anything else. Why drive to the store when you can make a few clicks and have the item delivered? I know plenty of people who subscribe to prime, which has two-day shipping and other benefits. For me, Amazon is more expensive than other places like eBay and...

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What's something you always wanted to do as a kid, but never got the chance to do? For me, that was snowmobiles and ATVs/dirtbikes. I was in the same boat, studied hard in school to become an Accountant, and then worked hard all day at Accounting only to come home and read up about Accounting. I end...

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I think a combination of things will lead to the next meltdown. The fed tightening policy, tension overseas with North Korea, people pulling their money out of the market just as easy as they put it in thanks to apps like Robinhood, and oil increasing to the point where people start to realize that ...

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Use the brokerage account to get caught up on the 529.

Keep 6 months of expenses in savings, and put the remainder into a roth.

My .02.

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Bloomberg.

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There are several ways to look at this. The problem with buying new is the depreciation expense in the first 3 years of ownership. Many people end up underwater because of this. Also, if you crash the car a week later, your insurance is going to nickel and dime you over the market value of the vehi...

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I usually go on Tire Rack, sort price by lowest to highest, and then pick the best tire for the best price. My daily driver has Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sports I bought this year and I love them. Much quieter than the Pirelli PZeros and twice the treadwear rating. Long story short, both Bridgestone...

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There are several ways to look at this. The problem with buying new is the depreciation expense in the first 3 years of ownership. Many people end up underwater because of this. Also, if you crash the car a week later, your insurance is going to nickel and dime you over the market value of the vehic...

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