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Sorry but this seems like it would raise red flags with the IRS. It doesn’t sound legit to employ your own kid as a model. Why not? WhiteCoatInvestor does. But he has a legitimate business use for the photos of his kids. I don't think the IRS would look kindly on someone taking photos of their "mod...

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So can Bogleheads and financially prudent people explain to me... WHY do you take vacation? Are you not upset over wasting so much time and money? This may be shocking for you to find out...but other people don't feel the same way you do about everything. Crazy, huh? I didn't work hard and save jus...

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kevinpet wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 28, 2018 8:40 pm
In other words, why should I be underweight marijuana?

After you get the munchies you'll switch to overweight.

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I had a similar situation with my father's accounts at Schwab. He is still alive, but I was helping him get his financial affairs simplified. My father's annuity was worth about 250K with a basis of only 65K, so we contacted Vanguard to arrange the 1035 exchange to a Vanguard annuity to save about $...

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It seems you have wisely invested in SPDR, which approximates a Toaster Market Insect Fund. And, over time, your holdings have multiplied, which is of course the expected outcome. Congratulations! Review your IPS (Insect Progeny Statement) to plan your next steps. It may be time to re-balance to yo...

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Your friends are wrong. Your solution is correct: Have sufficient insurance.

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Does their system allow you to views the actual tax forms while you're filling in your information? The TaxHawk website says, "You can print your return for free once you've completed the filing process." I wasn't sure if I should read that literally to mean that I can't see my forms until after I'...

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So, unforeseen circumstances arose, and I ended up taking a Leave of Absence 6 months ago, and here it is, 6 months later, and nope, don't miss it a bit. So as of today (my 59th birthday), I am retired! I've lost 30 (excess) lbs in the last 6 months, to give you an idea how I feel about it, and I ha...

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I use it and like it. It's definitely cheaper than Safeway or Trader Joe's, although on some items the Chinese grocery down the street can beat them. A lot of their produce is surplus, which is why it doesn't look too imperfect. I'm pleased with the selection of items and the convenience, which make...

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I read this (https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/magazine/the-last-day-of-her-life.html) article in 2015 and it stayed with me. I have a pdf saved for reference and my spouse read it too. It is a long but worthwhile read if you are thinking seriously about this topic. Not to get too morbid, but my p...

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Hmmm, I've been unemployed for 1 hour and 6 minutes as of this post.
We lost our contract and last night was my last shift. Feels odd. I was planning on retiring this year, but I was sort of hoping to chose the exact date myself.

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If you are looking to educate yourselves, try Nolo Press's Will and Trust publications. Even if you don't DIY it, you will learn what questions to ask.

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CoAndy wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:39 am
Well, TimeLord posted a thread a couple months ago asking if anyone else was tired of the market going up. Wonder what his thoughts are right about now?

He's going to put off retiring for one more year.

Derby

I have about 15% of my investable NW in private equity RE syndications. If RE is location, location, location, these investments are sponsor, sponsor, sponsor. Do your due diligence carefully on the persons you're handing 50-100K to. It's just another form of RE diversification with less market corr...

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The terms you've listed appear pretty standard for this sort of deal, but as usual, the devil is in the details. Some things just off the top of my head: Who approached you with this deal? Who is the sponsor? Can you verify the previous successes? Can you call or meet with them? How responsive are t...

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Please come back and revive this thread to tell us more about the book when you can!

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You have a negative net worth right now, and you want to buy a condo that's almost 4x your income? And have total debt of almost 1.2 MILLION Dollars?
(At least. Do you have car loans or credit card debt as well?)

Sounds like a really bad decision to me.

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Congratulations! It's always nice to get an update.

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There is a real estate agent in our area who seems to have the following M.O. during seller-friendly markets. Holds an open house over an upcoming weekend. Home is available for touring for a few hours on both Saturday and Sunday. (in addition to other times agreeable to seller leading up to the we...

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Glad you asked this question, as I am in the same circumstance. More than enough assets, no need to take on risk, but I have been buy and hold all my life, and now that I am retired and staring at the big balances am thinking: a) No need to risk. b) No need to avoid risk. Male 67 yoa, retired, wido...

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Another +1 to https://tripinsurancestore.com . The website looks straight out of 1990 geocities, :D but Steve, the owner is great and will not hesitate to tell you if you shouldn't buy trip insurance. I never buy trip insurance, but I'm planning a pretty pricey trip, and he's been very helpful with ...

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Just not sure if I should suck it up for a few more years to make sure I don't lose money. I just have a feeling that I am one HVAC replacement away from having to deal with this property for another decade. Rip the band-aid off and sell it. You're already losing money. How will you feel if you get...

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Thank you all for your responses. The parents have recently moved to Texas as well, and are meeting with a trusts & estates attorney there, so I imagine they'll get it arranged appropriately.

It never ceases to amaze me what this state will do to disincentivize business.

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A friend of mine is the successor trustee for her parents' low 8 figure estate. The beneficiaries of the trust are her children (the Grantors' grandchildren). Unfortunately my friend has some health issues, and they are considering making me an alternate trustee. The trust was made in PA, and all th...

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TLC1957 wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 08, 2018 5:29 pm
Do not know how I would fit work into the schedule!

I must know half a dozen people who have said this almost verbatim. I plan to be one of them a year from now.

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This sounds really great. Would consider doing this in the future, for sure.

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Really looking forward to Steven Pinker's new book in Feb, Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress https://stevenpinker.com/publications/e ... d-progress

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This sounds far fetched to me, but someone told me that if I can prove Lithuanian birth of my grandfather (I can) about 1900, I can claim dual citizenship and obtain an EU Passport. And that my kids and grandkids could go to college and grad school in Europe on the cheap. First of all, can I really...

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The IRS puts your daily cost of driving at about $21. With a Prius, it's probably less, but taxes, registration, repairs, maintenance and depreciation are real, even if you haven't paid them yet.

You may put a $0 dollar value on your time, but you'll find it's actually priceless. I would move.

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I've been thinking about it a lot, and the more I think, the more I realize it's time. I'm looking at almost exactly 1 year from today for my last day, probably an official date of 31December to get a small bonus. I'll be 59. I know already that I'll never be bored. Live is short, and I've got thing...

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I haven't signed up yet, but I'm going to soon here: https://baselang.com/ Unlimited Spanish tutoring via Skype for $100/month It almost seems too good to be true, but it's legit. Short of going to live in a Spanish speaking country, having a native tutor will always be better than any book or soft...

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I am not discounting nurse professional value or the immense care that nursing profession provides. HOWEVER, why aspire to become RN or PA unless the person believes that one is not capable of being a P herself? And if so, why the lack of confidence? It makes no sense to have that as a career path ...

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OK, I'll 'fess up.

I'm thinking of doing this as a retirement/milestone B-day present to myself. Not sure if I can pull the trigger, but I'm trying to get there.

http://www.nationalgeographicexpedition ... our/detail

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Good Work! Right now, you and Ms. T need Long Term Disability Insurance more than Umbrella Insurance. When you have need to protect your ability to earn (human capital), use LTDI. When you need to protect your assets (financial capital), use Umbrella Insurance. You still have a lot more of A than B ...

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One rule of thumb is that expenses will eat up 45% of your rents, before the mortgage. 1600 x 0.55 = $880 -$1000 mtg = -$120 in the hole every month. You haven't accounted for vacancy, CapEx (roof, water heater) or routine maintenance. If RE investing is something you're interested in, head on over ...

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Her manger is a micro manager and seems to throw sarcastic jokes and sentences at her all the time. This, to me, is a much bigger deal than the laptop issues. She needs to address this with him in a professional way, if at all possible. The next step is HR (hostile work environment). She could alwa...

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OP, Why would you spend more money on housing expense in order to get a lower quality of life? Rent. KlangFool As usual, KlangFool cuts right to the chase. You don't state the reasons why you want to buy a house. A lot of people get sucked into it because they feel it's something you're supposed to...

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For the curious, it’s Mat Kearney. Missed the last time he was around, but wasn’t devastated or anything about it, which was another reason I gave pause this time around. Thanks for the advice so far with open expectations and concert-going. Thankfully, this isn't a budget-buster (tix+gas are less ...

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DO IT! I've flown to another city, got picked up at airport, driven to restaurant near concert venue, ate, attended concert, slept at hotel near concert venue, then driven to airport. Back home in less than 24 hours. It was FANTASTIC! Yup, me too. More than once. :D OP, Remember that it's better to...

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nisiprius wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 04, 2017 5:11 pm
And if you don't understand what an "oil-backed cryptocurrency" is, neither do I, and neither do the news organizations reporting on it.

And neither does Maduro. It's like one of his advisors said to him yesterday "PLASTICS."

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Seriously. Some of the comments here (from the OP AND others) make me feel like I stumbled into a PUA/MRA forum. You clearly don't think of her as an equal partner. Do her a favor and break up with her.

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********************************************************* just put it all into lifestrategy moderate growth, and be done with it for a few decades... if you dont want to ponder it further. Youll be fine. I've always thought that Lifestrategy funds were for investors who knew very little about inves...

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I became interested in the Native Americans (Indian tribes) in the Americas so I went to Guatemala and Peru. I wanted to go to Mexico City to learn more about the Aztecs. I could not find any tour company willing to go to Mexico City. When I was there earlier one of the tour guides told me he was m...

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This Oceanic B.U.D. https://www.oceanicworldwide.com/us/computers/bud/ is a little clip-on designed to be used as a back-up computer, but there's no reason at all why it wouldn't be suitable for the recreational diver who wants something small. It actually has a pretty impressive feature set.

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OP--I didn't see that you answered the question of disability insurance. At your age, it arguably could be more important than having life insurance, since the odds of being disabled are greater than the odds of dying. What would happen to your family if you got into a car accident and weren't able ...

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To anyone interested in learning more about this kind of investing, I highly recommend this book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IW0G0S0 Investing in Real Estate Private Equity: An Insider’s Guide to Real Estate Partnerships, Funds, Joint Ventures & Crowdfunding Sean Cook is a pseudonym for an...

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Another thumbs up for Gate1. I went as a solo traveler to Thailand and China. I would say the demo on those tours was more 40s and up. These tours were fairly active, so the 60+ crowd on them were not the same as the 60+ folks on a Carnival cruise, for instance. There's a lot of bang for the buck in...

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Cash flow is not going to be ~500/month. He hasn't accounted for: vacancy, maintenance, capital expenditures or management.

Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope. This is a horrible idea. If he's not convinced, he should go to the library and pick up a few books on land lording first.

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I use BackBlaze and I have been very happy with the service so far.

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Second-, third-, and fourth-ing www.biggerpockets.com

They have some excellent free e-books, webinars, and podcasts, and that and the forums will teach you everything you need to know. (If I had discovered BP before I bought my rental condos, I never would have purchased them!

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