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We live in a not so great school district and just had a baby. We love our house otherwise, however, if the right thing came along in a better school district, I would entertain moving. It would really take something very similar to what we have. Are there any online websites where we can put in wha...

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I have never been great at doing a monthly budget - things always seem to come up. Therefore, in the past, we have made annual goals and worked towards saving those and then just spent the rest. I have noticed that our spending has creeped up in doing so however and am thinking budgeting might help ...

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I need to update my resume since I am now a manager instead of an individual contributor and am having a hard time of it. I am currently at the awkward 1.5 pages of boring text mark so need to add to it and make it more enticing. I am looking for a great website or book that might have things such a...

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Hoping that manually entering transactions will keep us within our budget. I am looking for some great budgeting spreadsheets. Particularly looking for spreadsheets that will tell me how much I have left in each category, has a tab that shows useful charts, and can keep several months worth of data....

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I've found myself in a position at work that has more sales than I am comfortable with. I am generally an introverted quiet person and I do not have problems managing below me but am having trouble connecting with possible clients. I've taken sales classes before so once I connect I think I'm okay b...

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Does the base plan qualify as a high-deductible health plan? If so, you can contribute to an HSA, which will let you contribute $6900 and get a tax deduction, then spend it on the health care you use. You can thus add the tax savings on the $6900 to any cost difference. Similarly, if you pay the in...

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It's election time - hubby, myself, and expecting a baby boy in the fall. Deductible is met through the end of the year so I am more wondering about what to elect for next year coverage. I use a good amount of health care, have hit my individual OOP for two years. Might have ear surgery next year, o...

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Has there been any change to this? I got an email from Vanguard saying soon I will absolutely have to have two factor authentication but I really like to see it in Mint. Anyway to make it work without manually updating it?

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Food for thought: studies have consistently shown that moving a child from a "poor/low rated" school district to high rated school district had little to no effect on student achievement, test scores, or outcomes of said student. Students in "high rated" school districts have one thing in common......

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If you do not have the children yet, I would wait. Lot of things can change: jobs, number of kids, wants, housing market. We're not considering doing anything now - just trying to plan. For example, if we decide to pay tuition then I will be adding extra money to 529s since that can pay for K-12 no...

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Just expecting so this is a 5 year plan but I'm trying to figure out what I need to save to make this happen. We love our home, it's on some acreage and is absolutely beautiful, worth about 425k and will hopefully be paid off in the next 1-3 years. However, we are not in a great school district. Whi...

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Dh and I are expecting and are updating our simple wills to include pour over trusts so that our child doesn't inherit directly. We know who we want as the guardians but have no idea who to choose for the trustee - none of our friends or family members share our financial goals/visions but our net w...

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I think I found my model number in case anyone is interested Coleman THJD60S4146A. Odd thing, google keeps coming up with Luxaire manuals. Getting some HVAC company suggestions now. Hoping they can figure this out! Oh and we will try to not use the baseboards this year as our energy audit also told ...

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I see there have been several topics on this over the years but since baby gear changes so quickly, I figured I would get a new round of opinions. I am putting together my baby registry for our son that is due in the fall. I am adding everything I will need for the baby, even if I don't expect anyon...

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Still going through replies but wanted to add - -We did switch to a smart thermostat in 2017 to try and save money, we wired it ourselves (hooked up like the last one) and nothing changed bill wise. -In the winter of 2016 when the heat pump was just 5 months old, the defroster was not working, the h...

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Have you confirmed that your emergency heat isn't coming on every time the heat pump is on. That happened to my neighbor and it was costing him a couple of hundred a month here in Texas. I'm sure that number would be a lot larger up north. We had this problem when we purchased an existing home. The...

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... My thermostat has "emergency heat" that shows up when it's on but I'm not sure how accurate that is. But during the months of December/January/February, emergency heat is pretty much on at all times that the heat pump is on. That doesn't sound right. Your 2016 heat pump should be carrying the l...

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Do you have storm windows? Interior custom storms might be an option on those big A-frame windows. I've even seen people make homemade storms (essentially plastic sheeting stapled to window frames) to stop air infiltration in winter. Heavy drapes would also help. Aside from that, I can only recomme...

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Have you confirmed that your emergency heat isn't coming on every time the heat pump is on. That happened to my neighbor and it was costing him a couple of hundred a month here in Texas. I'm sure that number would be a lot larger up north. How did he confirm? My thermostat has "emergency heat" that...

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Do you have storm windows? Interior custom storms might be an option on those big A-frame windows. I've even seen people make homemade storms (essentially plastic sheeting stapled to window frames) to stop air infiltration in winter. Heavy drapes would also help. Aside from that, I can only recomme...

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I have to get some information about our heat pump to answer some of the questions but as for what we are paying per kwh, it is: Distribution (can't change): 0.041456 per kwh Service support charge (can't change): 0.003230 per kwh Generation (can change): 0.059898 per kwh For a total of 0.104584 pe...

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I have to get some information about our heat pump to answer some of the questions but as for what we are paying per kwh, it is: Distribution (can't change): 0.041456 per kwh Service support charge (can't change): 0.003230 per kwh Generation (can change): 0.059898 per kwh For a total of 0.104584 per...

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With heating expenses that high I would seriously consider installing an alternative heating system.What kinds of systems do your neighbors use and how much are their heating expenses?. For those kind of winter monthly expenses I would consider alternatives like natural gas( if available), propane,...

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Those bills are crazy high, even for electric. Something is not working correctly. Is there any insulation in the walls/ceilings/attic? Single pane windows? Could you add a propane base system with mini-splits? A heat pump when it is below freezing is worthless. There is no heat in that temp. They ...

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I only have access to electric heat. I live in SW Pennsylvania and leave my thermometer at around 68 in the winter when we are home and the bedrooms are still freezing. We have baseboard heat in the rooms and we also have a heat pump (which obviously runs on emergency heat when it is freezing). Eve...

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I only have access to electric heat. I live in SW Pennsylvania and leave my thermometer at around 68 in the winter when we are home and the bedrooms are still freezing. We have baseboard heat in the rooms and we also have a heat pump (which obviously runs on emergency heat when it is freezing). Even...

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Subaru Forester and a trailer. (I forest manage my 13 acres and have never needed a pickup ever. My Wrangler and trailer do everything I can think of doing. Oh, and the Kubota) We have one but not having a truck bed is inconvenient. And the car suspension starts to sag as I load 500+lbs on it

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Considering a Ridgeline, anyone know if the 2018 or 2019 Ridgeline possibly has the same problem? Having trouble finding anything concrete

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I really appreciate the discussion - helping me learn as this is the first time I've found myself with some acreage needing a truck. Newbie truck owner questions - I don't see much of a payload difference between the trucks. The F150 goes 1,485 to 2,311 lbs (with the payload package), the Ridgeline ...

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Why aren't you considering an F-150? That would be my first choice. 2nd-Silverado. I wouldn't consider anything else. Stay away from Dodge. Toyota and Honda are okay but they aren't truck focused like Chevy and Ford. If you're buying an Econobox/SUV, then Toyota/Honda for sure. Outside of my husban...

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Dropped off my ten year old civic at the shop today with transmission problems. If it ends up being more than a $500 fix, I will end up replacing it and we are in desperate need of a truck (live on 20 wooded acres with a gravel road and livestock). I personally dislike driving a truck so the promise...

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Began investing in 2013 with an allocation of 25% in total international. As most of my investments are in retirement accounts, my IPS tells me to rebalance with new investments. For example, as of today, I have to put in another 10k to make it 25% despite just sticking all of my 2018 IRA contributi...

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Thanks everyone! I've added the BOB rambler travel system to my registry but will be looking for the revolution if I can find it on sale. That price tag!

Still glad to hear a consensus that it's a good one to use off road. Appreciate the help!

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First baby, the options and prices are mind bogling. I live at the end of a 1000ft gravel driveway so thinking I need one of those jogger type strollers to go over the gravel but having a hard time finding a stroller and a car seat that works with it that is well rated and has side impact protection...

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p14175 wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 08, 2018 1:17 pm
Can you work different hours so that one of you is always home?

No, 8-5 professional office environment.

Thank you for the insight thus far everyone. Very helpful.

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Option C, private nanny for individualized care. When the baby is that young, she isn’t socializing with other kids and will be stuck on a schedule. We went the private nanny route with both kids and then put them in a nice daycare later when they were old enough to really play with other kids. But...

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Remember the limit to solo 401ks - 18.5k in employee contributions assuming no other 401k contribution and then 20% of profit minus half of self employment. I see some people thinking they can go up to the 54k limit without the profit to support it.

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Not looking to get into a heated debate but looking for some insight on the topic of daycare costs. Expecting our first in November. Interviewed a few different daycares and have noticed a big difference in quality that correlates with cost. On the most expensive end, we have one for 20k for the yea...

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Side question pertaining to this - aren't trusts taxed at a high rate? So wouldn't leaving all your money to a trust that can only give away some of it each year be inefficient? Especially if the majority of that was after tax investments like life insurance proceeds?

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FWIW I had an 04 civic and it handled snow quite well. Front wheel drive does a great job in snow. I would think on gravel pretty good as it should help with traction to a degree The problem is the hills, it can't get up a gravel hill in the snow (it doesn't get plowed). We've tried. It ended up st...

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A coworker of mine had cancer last year (late 30s). As most of our income is commission based, his income dropped so low, his stay at home wife had to go get a full time job and he had to try to work through his ten day at a time hospital stays. When we went to visit him, he was a mess as he really ...

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Congratulations! How exciting!

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DH and I work at the same place so we often carpool. We drive a 2015 Subaru Forester most of the time. Our backup car is my ten year old Honda Civic with 200,000 miles on it which doesn't heat/cool and has a permanent problem with the tire sensor. We use that car about twice a week when we have diff...

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This way rather than burdening a relative with this stipulation, you can find a stranger that share your love for animals? The OP hasn't answered yet whether these farm animals are livestock which are sold for slaughter or rescues which get to spend the rest of their lives safe. They are semi-lives...

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This may be a bizarre question to many of you but I'm hoping someone can relate and has thought about it. DH and I live on a hobby farm and have about ~100 animals between the farm animals like chickens, four large dogs, and about twenty cats. We want to leave the majority of our relatively minor es...

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I may be incorrect but just wanted to note that I believe s-corp owners have to take distribution per their ownership percentage so the silent partner can't just take appreciation .

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Just a quick update. Not sure why it happened but I did get a more professional hair cut and wore suits since I posted this. Got my promotion effective the 1st. No one mentioned appearance as being a determining factor and I suspect it was a combination of feeling more confident that helped but figu...

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I misunderstood. So yes the s Corp can deduct it as a part of your wages (included in box 1 of your w2) but you cannot deduct it on your personal so you will still be responsible for taxes on it. "A 2-percent shareholder-employee is eligible for an above-the-line deduction in arriving at Adjusted Gr...

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No you can't because likely it is already pretax (does it come out before your wife gets her paycheck?)

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My 401k plan allows for after tax 401k contributions but does not allow for in-service rollovers (aka mega backdoor roth). What would be the benefit of contributing to an after tax 401k? I don't get a benefit now and earnings still get taxed correct? Any reason to do this and not a taxable account? ...

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