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Thanks for the feedback everyone. I did think I was over reacting a bit - I just have seen too many big companies play games with employees..they have taught me to be over defensive.

NA = North America. Thanks again!

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BH's, Today my company sent an announcement out, stating that bonus payouts will be pushed back about a month and a half in 2018, and will remain this way indefinitely. Reasoning provided is that now NA will be aligned in terms of payout timeline with the rest of the globe, and that this is being do...

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fantasytensai wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 10, 2017 8:46 am
I think OP may be confused on some fundamental concepts of taxation and selling a used car. Read this quick article.

https://www.dmv.org/articles/income-tax ... -used-car/

Again you are correct - thank you for clarifying.

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Seems there are two different things being discussed. Sales tax and income tax. If you are buying a new car, you can deduct the value of the trade-in from purchase price of the new car before calculating sales tax in certain states. If you are just selling a used car, you do not owe income or any o...

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Hi BH's, Helping my parents replace one vehicle with another. The vehicle we are getting rid of is worth about $23K on the private market, and about $21K / 21.5 as a trade in. My question = if we trade the vehicle in, are we responsible for tax on the trade in value? Or are we only subject to pay ta...

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I've been thinking about starting a business for years, and am at a point where I am ready to dive in. However, it may be impossible to start this business while staying in my current position. Could anyone offer some guidance? Has anyone been in a similar position in their lives, and how did it tur...

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I saw a similar question posted on Twitter yesterday. What companies do you love/trust and will always have your business? There seems to be a lot of love for Costco on here. What else? Any smaller companies? Patagonia has had my business for 25 years and have always done right by me. I also like t...

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Honestly, I'd not only let him do it, I'd encourage it and learn how to do it with him. Building a computer is a great learning experience. You learn how all the parts work and fit together. You can save money in the long run by buying quality parts that last and replacing things like graphics card...

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Well I still do not feel 100% about the decision but I do believe it is the best decision. I declined the offer and am going to hold steady and be patient, while continuing to keep an eye out for a better opportunity. Thanks for the advice everyone!

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Received the same notice, good news and glad we signed up earlier this year! It looks like the various states are really getting competitive with 529's.

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I have to ask - you are in sales and seem to be successful. Why haven't you been able to negotiate a higher salary for the new job offer? Just checking to make sure this avenue has been thoroughly pursued. If you're going to say no to the new job offer, you owe it to yourself to push as hard as you...

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If you're struggling between 2 choices, pick the 3rd one. Either wait until the company has the position you want available or find another position at a different company that gives you what you want. If you're going to take the risk of switching jobs, it should be a slam dunk. Very well said - th...

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Wow, thanks for all the feedback everyone. So at 4:30pm today I was 55% new company / 45% company I'm at, and now I'm 55% company I'm at / 45% new company. A lot of people brought a lot of great information to the table. For comparison's sake, I am in a 5 billion USD company and the potential new co...

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I have a job offer on the table - comp is exactly the same as where I am today. Without getting into detail on personal finances, we are middle class in HCOL area, but we are in no means struggling. Retirement contributions follow boglehead expectations, 529's, insurances, etc, are all in place. One...

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75,900 Take a look at 2016 income tax 1040 and look at line 43 for taxable income. Assuming it is under 75,900 be sure to sell at least enough stocks to let the Capital Gains get up to that number. I would plan to go over and expect to pay 15% CGs on any amount over ~76k. There is too much risk in ...

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75,900 Take a look at 2016 income tax 1040 and look at line 43 for taxable income. Assuming it is under 75,900 be sure to sell at least enough stocks to let the Capital Gains get up to that number. I would plan to go over and expect to pay 15% CGs on any amount over ~76k. There is too much risk in ...

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Hi BH's, This new thread includes all the detail touched upon in my last post, which can be seen here: https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=224118 My father is 74 and my mother is 68. Dad is not doing well, he has some health concerns where he could potentially/eventually end up in L...

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Your mother should contact the administrator of your father's pension plan to find out if she will receive a survivor benefit. Whether it is a government pension, corporate pension, or union pension, your parents should have paperwork showing how to contact the administrator. Your father is not goi...

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Your mother should contact the administrator of your father's pension plan to find out if she will receive a survivor benefit. Whether it is a government pension, corporate pension, or union pension, your parents should have paperwork showing how to contact the administrator. Your father is not goi...

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One last thing - they do have wills I just need to get the details, and I do not think POA for myself or my sibling has been arranged, will also discuss this.

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Okay I see a lot of questions asking me to alleviate further to the exact situation, to determine in what order to hire a CFP and Elder Law Attorney. Thank you for your responses thus far, here are the remaining details: *Parents: Age 73 and 67. Mom's health is fine and Dad suffers from Aphasia, his...

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Hi Carefree, Sorry, I'm not sure why this info is necessary as I am not using this thread to investigate solutions? This post is to figure out who to contact first, and what things an elder law attorney can help with - correct me if I am wrong please and thank you for looking. I have all their asset...

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Hi everyone, Should I hire a CFP first or Elder LA? What can I expect from the LA? 1. Parents have a wide collection of assets and revenue streams that needs to be formerly reviewed and likely consolidated and/or optimized: two annuities, individual stock, a paid off house, a couple of savings accou...

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Was really nervous about DirectTV Now given all the horrible existing reviews. However, my wife wanted to try it first based on their package selection. We're 3 weeks in and I'm blown away by how smooth it is in our area. Also, HBO is only $5 a month and we prepaid two months (took a big gamble here...

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I have a bunch of odd jobs around the house where I'd rather hire someone to take care, to ensure the job gets done right. Here are some that come to mind.... 1. Replace/fix radon fan on the roof which seems to be not running 2. Install a quality filter system on our furnance, replacing the cheap di...

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Sorry for everything happening lately...I have a Vanguard IRA and 401k and am fine with this. I don't think you need to worry, and I love the simplification. You may want to spend more time on Bogleheads learning about desired asset location across Vanguard funds before choosing, just to consider th...

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I think your title should be "Thoughts on accepting a lower 401k employer match". 1.5% of $18,000 = $270, that is what you would be missing each year. I don't see that OP gave the formula. You can't calcuate 1.5% of the limit to find the lost amount. Easy example: suppose now OP makes $100k and cur...

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clydewolf wrote:I think your title should be "Thoughts on accepting a lower 401k employer match".

1.5% of $18,000 = $270, that is what you would be missing each year.

Yikes, embarrassing! That's what I get for rushing, thank you for pointing out that mistake!

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Hi BH's, I have a job offer that came in and it's generally what I want, except my employer 401K match would drop 1.5%. It's a couple of thousand dollars difference at the end of the day. How much would this bother you? What would your total comp % increase have to be, to accept a decrease in 401K c...

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It's valuable to keep it simple. Explain that you are actively interviewing with another company and that you will not have a response until it completes. You can also ask Company 2 whether they can move the interview up because you've received an offer with another company. Don't go into detail re...

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For comparison, our annual income before taxes is between $240 and 260. We bought a $480K house with 20% down and have a monthly payment of $3K including taxes. Before that, we lived in 1 bedroom apartment for $1600 - 2100 a month. Three years in, I am really glad we did not go higher with our mortg...

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1. People are offering a lot of good advice. If you start making excuses why you can't follow some of the trends above, then you are not serious about fixing your situation. Please consider this. 2. I really like the Dave Ramsey advice - in your case, I think listening to his Podcast daily would be ...

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Thanks for the responses so far. Regarding company #2, I actually have airfare booked to meet with them next Friday. I also don't have availability to meet with them any earlier except for maybe next Wednesday after July 4th. I also don't think I can hold off on Company #1 without informing them of ...

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Situation: *Completed several interviews slight over a month ago with company #1- a recruiter originally contacted me for this position *Communication went silent and recruiter informed me they didn't know what was going on. I followed up a couple of times and nothing *I considered the lead dead aft...

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Hi BH's, During negotiation for a position in sales management, is it common for the candidate to request a contract to ease the risk of "employed at will" - and should I hire a lawyer to review any such potential offer? Meaning, is it common to request some sort of severance package for early termi...

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Bumping this incase anyone else has experience or is familiar with the matter - I plan to call some engineers tomorrow. Thank you for your help!

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I called the Board of Health to get some further guidance, here is what I was told: *The engineer decides if the septic has to get repaired or replaced. At this point, a permit is filed with the town, and the town joins the engineer in doing the soil test and the final assessment as to what has to b...

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Congrats! We are doing this exact same thing on June 30th, the last paid day of our current service. We are ditching Optimum triple play @ around $190/month. Still, we will not be as independent as you, as we will sign up for Sling TV. Optimum will still get about $70 a month from us for internet. I...

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Hi BH's, I am kicking off my involvement in helping my parents purchase and install a new septic system in New Jersey. I've done a brief analysis online, and was hoping some of you could share advice/stories/guidance with me, in helping us complete this process. My main questions: Should I be able t...

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Thanks for all the inputs BH's! Here is the outcome of my situation... Again, original chargers were as follows: 1. "Charges" = $450.00 (Two 1,000 gallon tanks) 2. "Labor" = $125.00 3. "Misc." = $50.00 4. Coupon from the mailer = (-$20) 5. NJ Sales Tax = $41.59 After reading some responses I came to...

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Good Listener wrote:Just be very careful and keep your eyes open and head low !!

Ugh...I actually was thinking of not going before of this....

Okay thanks for the ideas everyone. A park is likely the best thing for him. Will likely do a picnic, maybe walk the High Line, and call it a day. Thanks!

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Second thread for today... We're thinking about going into NYC tomorrow with our 14 month old...coming up with two agendas depending on rain/no rain. We looked at the children's museum but it looks like our child is a bit too young. If it's nice, we're thinking of picking up some lunch at Eataly and...

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So I called the first septic pumping company I found, which is local and had a coupon in one of those mailer marketing packets. Here is the itemized breakdown of costs.... 1. "Charges" = $450.00 (Two 1,000 gallon tanks) 2. "Labor" = $125.00 3. "Misc." = $50.00 4. Coupon from the mailer = (-$20) 5. N...

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Champion C9 stuff at Target. Similar synthetic stuff at Walmart. I bike and run in the humid mid-Atlantic; this stuff has never felt clingy, except after I jumped in the pool wearing it. I can't imagine extended exercise in the summer wearing cotton; talk about clingy. Picked up a Champion C9 shirt...

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Hi BH's, Anyone have recommendations for where I can buy relatively cheap gym shirts that hold up and are 100% cotton, or another material that does not easily shrink or stick to my skin (no polyester, for example)? I have some shirts that are way to thin and cling to me, and some that seem to absor...

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Congrats on finishing your education and a pretty nice salary. I don't know if you are single or what type of area you live in but if I were in your shoes this is what I would do. I would contribute the full $6000 to my company to get the 75% match. Then I would figure out a way to live on $20-25k ...

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Actually I'm a little surprised by all the encouraging feedback to consider leaving....I'm hard on negotiations but my Catholic guilt holds me back a bit! The commute would be better....travel may increase a bit, but it would be NA travel as opposed to global travel. I think the global travel offers...

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After 8 years with my current company, I participated in my first round of interviews with an outside firm. Things went well and it appears I will be offered a regional management position with a 20% pay increase. The new firm is a little less than half the size of my current company, but the divisi...

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Congratulations!!!

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I don't nearly know as much about math as what others have posted, but incase you are thinking of going back to school to get an MBA someday, or just incase you want a disciplined way of studying math without breaking the bank, you could study and take the GMAT. The Mckinsey books on math cover a wi...

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