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Hi, As a vet, I'd personally recommend against the use of coconut oil on your furry friend. There have been no studies to establish efficacy/safety in canines or felines. I'd mention the issue to your vet and see if they have any feline-specific omega 3 fatty acids you can purchase. They should not ...

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Original mortgate 340,000 at 3.375% in 2016. Two years of double-mortgage payments helped whittle the principle down to 270K.

Refinancing 270K at 2.75% saves me approximately $500/month. In addition, I earned $2500 through the Better.com Amex promo.

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Investments 600K with today's bump at 38. I'll take it. +/- 100K in cash.

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I recently used a bark collar a couple of times and it worked. I think my dog only received one shock during the few times the energized collar was used. I then removed the battery and when I put the collar on my dog she doesn't bark. She definitely understands the collar, because she tries to run ...

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From a veterinary perspective, this sounds like separation anxiety. I'd schedule an appointment with your veterinarian for a physical exam, blood work, and behavioral modification strategies to help quell the behavior. Long and short-term medications can help as well. The use of bark collars is no l...

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Required reading: The Other End of the Leash , by Patricia McConnell Canine Body Language: A Photographic Guide , by Brenda Aloff Don't Shoot The Dog , by Karen Pryor Those books will give you a great primer on training, but one really important thing to remember is that dogs require mental stimula...

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And I’m feeling better about getting this drug from Canada after some of you have shared your positive Experiences. I don’t take any prescriptions so this process is new to me. And my vets have always Just sold me the medicines my pets have needed from their clinic in the past. Most seasoned vets w...

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I know this is a thread about electric shavers, but you can't go wrong with a double edged safey razor. Super quick and close shave every time.

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I spent 34 minutes on the phone with Vanguard earlier today trying to hash out why they refused to transfer my Roth IRA to TDA. Two weeks ago, I requested a transfer of assets from Vanguard to TDA. Received a message from TDA that Vanguard cited 'restrictions on my account' and did not submit the tr...

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You can make your employEE contribution (up to $19,500) as either a pre-tax contribution or a Roth contribution (or both). If you're eligible to make an $X employER contribution (up to the additional $36,500), my understanding is that contribution MUST be pre-tax money. There is no Roth option for ...

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If you have a rollover IRA account, that's going to be a problem for the backdoor into Roth IRA. The more substantial the Rollover IRA account, the worse the problem. The rollover IRA has not been funded for 2 years, if that changes anything. I am simply transferring all my Vanguard assets to TDA i...

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Do you have any funds in a traditional IRA? If not, You could do a backdoor Roth conversion of $6k into a Roth IRA. Also, depending on how your Solo 401k is set up, you may be able to make after tax contributions to it which could then be converted to the Roth 401k... From what I've read regarding ...

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Your income would be too high to contribute directly to Roth IRA, but there is a trick called the Backdoor into Roth IRA. You can contribute to Traditional IRA and convert to Roth IRA. This works well if you don't have any other Traditional IRA, SIMPLE-IRA, SEP-IRA or Rollover IRA assets. Thank you...

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The $19,500 already contributed to the 401k is why you cannot contribute to the Roth 401K. You should have funded the Roth 401k and used the regular 401K for the profit sharing. Not necessarily. I'm anticipating my withdrawals in retirement < my current income, so it makes sense to pay taxes later....

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You are allowed to contribute to Solo 401k and Roth IRA.

I am single, so I thought my income exceeds contribution limits for a Roth IRA. If you need exact amounts, I am able to provide them.

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Please let us know how much in employee salary deferral contributions and employer profit share contributions in that $49,395.

$19,500 of contributions are the Employee salary deferral, the remainder ($29,895) is the employer profit share.

Thank you for the reply.

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Hi all, First off, I want to tell everyone THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. This forum has literally saved me thousand of dollars (from advice on purchasing a new water heater to guidance on my refinance). I am a sole proprietor that opened up a solo 401k and roth 401k through TDA in 2015. For 2019, I was elig...

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Maybe one year after I bought the residence. My goal has always been to have enough taxable investments to pay off the mortgage. I'm almost at 40%.

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So I feel like I'm a bit of a pickle here. I uploaded all my documents to Loan Depot last night because they offered me 2.75% 30 year no-cost mortgage. Once he made the offer I called Better who said they didn't think they could match it. Better called today and said they could match 2.75% no-cost ...

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ohboy! wrote: ↑Wed Jul 15, 2020 10:21 pm $79 is 16 full meals at Taco Bell for me. That’s about about a year in my use case.

That's also practically 86 dollars, which is jacket money.

(I miss Community)

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Once my 401K contribution clears, I will officially exceed $500,000 in total investments.

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So I feel like I'm a bit of a pickle here. I uploaded all my documents to Loan Depot last night because they offered me 2.75% 30 year no-cost mortgage. Once he made the offer I called Better who said they didn't think they could match it. Better called today and said they could match 2.75% no-cost ...

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So I feel like I'm a bit of a pickle here. I uploaded all my documents to Loan Depot last night because they offered me 2.75% 30 year no-cost mortgage. Once he made the offer I called Better who said they didn't think they could match it. Better called today and said they could match 2.75% no-cost w...

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Quicken, Better, and LD both appear to balk at the notion of lender credits. LD quoted me $12K for a 265K loan at 2.75%, which appears ludicrous (at least Better was half that at 5300). I wouldn't be surprised if they are turning away price shoppers due to the high influx of applications. I am almo...

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Quicken, Better, and LD both appear to balk at the notion of lender credits. LD quoted me $12K for a 265K loan at 2.75%, which appears ludicrous (at least Better was half that at 5300). I wouldn't be surprised if they are turning away price shoppers due to the high influx of applications. I am almo...

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Quicken, Better, and LD both appear to balk at the notion of lender credits. LD quoted me $12K for a 265K loan at 2.75%, which appears ludicrous (at least Better was half that at 5300).

I wouldn't be surprised if they are turning away price shoppers due to the high influx of applications.

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I faced similar issues but was able to resolve it by using some numbers I received via gethuman.com.

It took more time than it should have, but I was finally able to gain access to my online account.

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Signed in just for this. My GF and I LOVE The Expanse.

Came across it once there was a ton of online hype when Amazon picked it up. Fantastic show.

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I'm a veterinarian, so I have some room to chime in here. I did start to read through everyone's replies, but I'm at the point where I'm done doing my job for free. So here goes: Basic health care for animals includes the following: Annual to tri-annual rabies and distemper (techinically distemper/a...

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Small animal veterinarian chiming in here - personally, I'm a big fan of Royal Canin. Full disclosure - I used to work for a corporation owned by Mars (seems like a lifetime ago) that also owns Royal Canin. No, I don't receive any kickbacks for endorsing them. I'm also a fan of Hills, although I fin...

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I've amended my original post, thank you for your patience. Please note that I'm well aware I messed up the international distribution and that it should be higher. However, I cannot adjust it for 30 days per Vanguard. On to your individual questions: 3) Is that a Roth 401k? If so why? Yes, at the t...

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Thanks! I work in the animal field. I had no choice, really - lost my job in Feb 2014 and decided to pursue work as an independent contractor in April after a very difficult job search. Unfortunately it's not very scale-able - there's a low barrier to entry so it's hard to take on other associates t...

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Hello, I'm a 34 YO SWM that is in the process of closing on a condo. I've been a sole proprietor since April 2014 - prior to that I was an associate earning around 90-95K/year. As a sole proprietor, In 2014 I earned just over 100K and in 2015 I earned closer to 175K. So far I think I'll earn a simil...

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With the student loan interest deduction phaseout effect, your total marginal rate is 34%. Especially in Illinois (but this holds true if you retire to any state that exempts some or all retirement income, which is most of them), this makes pre-tax (traditional 401k) savings preferable over post-ta...

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I invest the full amount in my Roth IRA (currently $458 per month) monthly How? If you're not using the back door method you have a problem. Edit: I see that you make either $90,000 or $170,000 (I thought the latter at first, but now I see it's ambiguous, and I'm thinking the former is likely the c...

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I am a 30 year-old SWM living in Chicago, IL. I graduated from professional school in 2008 with $133,000 in student loans. The breakdown of the loans are as follows: $66,000 @ 6.8% - paid off in 2012 $50,000 @ 4.8% - currently $46,000 - 30yr repayment plan at $275/month $17,000 @ 2.4% - currently $1...

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