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derosa

Uhh. The lawyer is involved-- he is your executor.

Don't be penny wise and pound foolish. -- put it in the will. Why will you be tinkering with this? Think through what you want to do and then incorporate it in the will.

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derosa

Just do it. 10 months or years from now you won't even remember this.

If you are not going to follow your IPS ---- you need to rethink what you are doing and therefore your plan.

derosa

To me buckets are just something that financial writers have to write about. That deadline for this week/month is right here. It is a fancy way of saying asset allocation in another language - IMO. Everyone has a pile of money. How you choose to view it is your own business. But it is just one pile ...

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If you have new money to put in on a regular (monthly or quarterly) basis that is when you do your rebalancing. If you take money out - then you have another opportunity to "rebalance." Other than that it might be years before you have a need to rebalance. Remember this is about risk manag...

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Anything and everything related to the business is an expense and then deductible of course. Meticulous records. Especially records for things like mileage / travel / marketing / networking / goodwill / meals. Receipts for everything. Contemporaneous records. A specific and separate place at your ho...

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Depending on time frame maybe a bond fund? Know would have some gains might have to be aware of for tax purposes. But you probably would have few transactions based on your purposes .

derosa

I agree that if the couple can't get the financing in a normal process then that is a flag that this specific house is too much. What happens down the road when something happens and they can't make the money work? Who comes up with the money for a roof let's say? Maybe pursue selling the house and ...

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Keep in mind -- at the top of your mind -- this is a Business. Treat it as a business.

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Just use the open router. No big deal. Whoever owns won't know you are on it.

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Keep in mind that water always wins. Period.

So if you are going to do something---do it right the first time, not the 2nd.

derosa

I would be more concerned that just about everyone will be on holiday then. All in the south of France?

Mostly see other tourists?

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My error in the writing this on mtdna. Both can take but it only looks at the female line. In both tests one is trying to determine if there is a common ancestor between two people. In no way can the tests tell you who that person is. Only that there is a good chance there is a person in common. Onl...

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Male test - ydna - can only be used by males. Mitochondrial test can only be taken by females. Autosomal can be taken by anyone. They all test different things and at different levels of confidence. Tests with very low levels of confidence will have you related to thousands of people - none of whom ...

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Go to store like Auto Zone and they will replace them at no cost when you buy them. They just come out in parking lot and do it. Gosh it must take a minute total. once had them do it in a nice shower.

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3 companies do testing in the US. Ancestry and 23me are autosomal only. FTDNA does that test as well as ydna for males and a mitochondrial test for females. Dna evidence tests only work in comparison with other tests. One test by itself doesn't tell you anything. By itself it is just a bunch of numb...

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Everyone thinks of food when they hear the word franchise. There is a franchise for just about everything that you can think of today. If you are only thinking food then you have not done any homework my friend. Yes I was a franchise owner, worked from home and sold my business for a nice profit. Wo...

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They came to you and specifically asked for your advice?

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What does manufacturer recommend?

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If you choose to add more variables it would be best to use numbers that are known and "real." Compared to made up numbers from the top of your head or somewhere. Burns' numbers are real. Using real numbers would significantly increase the confidence level in both the outcome and the post....

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Scott and the others mentioned are simply trying to address the elephant in the room. Your money is going to be around when you are not. So what can you do about that? (Now if a bequest is what you are trying to do then this doesn't apply.) Assume you want to plan on a 95% chance that your money wil...

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Lifestrategy conservative or moderate growth could be another option. Get some international exposure that Wellesley and wellington don't have.

If you can't lose money you cannot be in the equity markets. There are no guarantees.

derosa

Unless you own a body shop you may have no idea what the cost of something is. May seem minor but the part could be very expensive.

derosa

From reading the OP's post he went to the father to tell him what to do. The father DID NOT ask for anything. I guess the question for the OP is "What's in it for you?" Why do you care so much? THey are high net worth with more money than they need, doing what they want with their money (w...

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Not sure I understand the problem with the photo or the title. Authors of articles never get to write the headlines or pick photos. Anyplace. The author has written other articles for the magazine. The magazine draws on a wide number of writers - not all are staff -- as in this case. It is meant to ...

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Let me think About 2008 - 2009???

What was that decline? Something over 50% wasn't it?

Then there was some day in the 80s where it went down close to 25% in ONE day - didn't it?

How quickly we forget??

derosa

This will be a lifelong hobby for you. Trying to stop dogs is like trying to stop squirrels at a bird feeder. Unless you are willing to go out and directly talk - face to face with each and every owner you are wasting your time. And there will always be new owners. When you get to Dna testing - yes ...

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Former board member and HOA president. I think the first thing is to understand why all the pressurized water lines need to be replaced? That is certainly an extraordinary project. I believe that there is something missing from the OP's understanding or his communication in his post. That type of re...

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I guess I live in an isolated bubble. I don't know anyone in my life who had to go to the doctor or ER or clinic to get an IV to address alcohol consumption. To me that is extreme. How do you even know to go to the Dr to get an IV in the first place? Drink plenty of fluids and aspirin or whatever yo...

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Sounds like the realtor will be happy to give you a guarantee on the sale of your old house? When you close on the new one?

You could be owning two houses for how long? OH I understand, according to the realtor, all the houses for sale in the neighborhood sell immediately and there is no problem?

derosa

Begone! Both of you.

The worst day of your (soon to be) retirement is BETTER than the best day you ever thought you had at work!!!

Your habits guarantee that you will be fine.

derosa

Keep in mind that social security is OPM -- Other People's Money.

You can run the math 19 different ways. And get whatever answer you want. Let me know when the guarantee on your life kicks in.

When I take it early I am spending your money.

derosa

I guess that I missed where his wife and children are in this situation? I think there was a mention of them?

How do their lives and needs fit in this planning?

You put it all in an annuity and all your flexibility is gone for good. Who knows what he might need medically next month or year??

derosa

Unless you have large bequest plans don't you want it to decline?

You spend it down? Don't you? You can't take it with you, can you?

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Cast iron? Brand new shouldn't be more than $20 or $25 for a 12" Lodge preseasoned frying pan. $200 are you sure - that is an insane amount to spend on cast iron. http://www.lodgemfg.com MOre than you wanted to know. Go to Cabellas or Bass Pro and they have 20 different models of cast iron fryi...

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Watch some you tube videos on window installation. Just google replacement windows installation and you should get many to choose from. If you are dealing with a larger they company they probably have their own videos. Regardless the process is almost exactly the same for any company's replacement w...

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Whether you take it all out at once or take out a smaller amount regularly over the years or annuitize it to get income one thing is certain taxes are now due.

It's over and done with, just move on.

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Humble Brag. Ok Dad you have received your compliments from the board. She is clearly an adult with a decent job and doing well in life. We get it - you raised a good kid. Must not be a spouse or significant other because you would have had to have mentioned that person. Unless she comes to you I wo...

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As the customer you are not responsible for what a vendor or store or website or business or handyman or whatever does when you make a purchase. I mean the project is done. There are no leaks, Everything works. What more does one want? Pay the cash. Go have a dinner with the savings or flush the toi...

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For everything that you write ask yourself this question ---

"So What?"

Because that is what your audience is thinking as they are reading your publicity promo advertising piece.

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Isn't the rule of thumb on rentals 50%?

You budget 50% of gross as your net?

The other 50% is everything to maintain the property, taxes, lost rent, etc etc

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New Yorker comes through yet again - wonderful article by wonderful magazine. Adeney just doesn't care what you and I think about being his being retired or not retired or whatever it is does he? He is living a life that he wants and how he wants. And it seems to somewhat annoy those around him. Tha...

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If you don't think making changes will make any difference but are interested in getting an idea of what a change can do -- try a very small project. I didn't see anything that gave an indication of size of kitchen. But given that it is that old it is probably on the smaller / modest size. I am gues...

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For something basic and on auto pilot you might want to look at the LifeStrategy funds. Moderate growth?

derosa

No one ever says that they should have spent more time at the office after they quit.

You can always get more money.

Where do you get more time?

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Everglades - unless you are going into back country there isn't much to see that haven't already seen driving to the Everglades. Don't know how much canoeing, for example, small kids are going to enjoy. Get your ticket punched that you went there and then move on. Try Tiger's Airboat Rides for fun. ...

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What part of independence is an adult moving in with their parents? For no real reason. Make more money if you are looking for financial independence.

You have your own family and their life. Go live your own life.

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Replace the timing belt. This is no brainer stuff. This is maintenance cost of ownership stuff. The fact that you are questioning this tells me you don't change your oil??? You have some mileage / time to work around. Its not like its going to brake 500 miles over the recommended change interval. Bu...

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Being an employee or an independent contractor is not determined by pay. It's defined by how you work. There are very specific rules and definitions of what makes a worker an employee or a contractor. Just think - how does a contractor get a paid day off? You are independent- right? Are you in charg...

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Remember that you control what you spend.

You also control what you save.

If your analysis doesn't show you what you prefer the spend less which will help you save more

derosa

Who knows? The same thing for 1987 or 2008 or 2016.

Life is too busy to watch paint dry. "In real time" makes it sound like a movie that you are watching a movie or something.

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