Personal Investments • Purchasing an crane at auction to flip at a better...
True, but if the market indeed recognizes the discount this just means he won't win the auction, because in advance of the auction he will set his max bid to a price where it still allows him the 200k...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Nice / Simple Single Serve Pour Over Coffee set up?
3. Gooseneck kettle with temp control - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C1RLYW6H. I've never heard of this kettle before. How long have you had it and how do you like it?The kettle looks nice and...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • The cost of not using credit cards with...
I think credit card companies receive much more from interest than processing fees. https://www.valuepenguin.com/how-do-cre ... make-moneyYour link actually shows that Amex earns more in processing...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • The Final, Definitive Thread on...
I received a bonus offer from E-Trade/Morgan Stanley, so I called my Schwab representative to ask if Schwab would match the offer. The representative didn't call me back or email me, as I had...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Trying to liquidate fixed income
Thank you all again so much for the help and education.Owning 160 of these bonds (or preferred stock?) has resulted in $188 per quarter ($752/yr) in what MS calls a dividend.This indeed works out to...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • European luxury cars: do you purchase an OEM...
It's interesting that some posters think they know more about the likely repair cost of their car than the issuers of service contracts. If you can't afford to self insure repairs on an Audi, you...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Should I Quit My Big Law Job or Go Part-Time?
I'm not a lawyer, but I also have a job that is closely tied to my identity. I think the biggest issue I would think about is whether going to 30-40% is really 30-40%, or whether it turns out to be...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • 3-4 weeks in SE Asia - Suggestions needed
I am so happy to see fellow Bogleheads mention Malaysia, as that is often underlooked in SE Asian itineraries and often outshined by Thailand or Indonesia. I recommend visiting Borneo to see...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Finding Furnished Rentals
Try Sabbatical Homes and Furnished Finder. I ended up using the latter for a three-month temporary rental as a landing spot after a move. It's geared toward traveling nurses but anyone can use it. You...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Additional income streams
Given the shaky job market,Is it shaky? I read that unemployment is at historic lows. How is a "not shaky" job market different from now?To answer the original question, I once taught programming at a...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Die with Zero - opinions?
I just read an MSN article about Bill Perkins' Die with Zero philosophy. Basically this philosophy is to spend money while young(er) and not oversave for retirement. The justifications: net worth...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Where do you buy eggs?
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Personal Consumer Issues • What frugal thing did you do today?
I spent $25 on crocs for indoors. I don't need to turn the heater on as much since I am not walking on the cold floor with my bare feet or even with socks. "Normal" slippers always caused too much...
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Personal Consumer Issues • Witness to Accident / Claims Adjuster
"I received a call from a Claims Adjuster"For which driver? What insurance company? I would tell them to send any and all requests by snail mail. They can overnight it if they are in that much of a...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Should my dad just pay the taxes?
My vote is that he just sucks it up and sells the individual stocks and put it into VTSAX, because of the fact it seems it is causing him to worry. First, what does Dad want to do? His opinion is...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • It seems the market knows to punish me when I deviate...
I know this is blasphemous but I wanted to confess my mistakes. Each time the market seems to be watching, ready to punish me. Here are my confessions:I got into the ARK craze in mid-Jan 2021, put in...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Contemplating new car purchase
I'm mid-40's, $1.95MM net worth, $1.75MM cash/investments, $170k-ish income.Is this a joke? Please buy any car you'd like. Your will still be the same thrifty person afterwards.Statistics: Posted by...
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Personal Finance (Not Investing) • Comparing job offers..
Either one is enough income. Choose based on quality of life factors. Which work would you enjoy more? Which has less stress? Which has better hours long-term? Better location/commute? Better...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • TIAA Traditional
Would make it difficult to rebalance unless some of the TIAA is the liquid version..Statistics: Posted by Call_Me_Op — Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:45 am — Replies 3 — Views 349
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Estate income tax - how does it work?
So, for those amounts paid after the date of death, were they reported on the decedent's 1099s received from the various financial institutions?For my part of the pie, there were three accounts...
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