Personal Consumer Issues • White Coat Investor & the Grand Tetons
Something to point out was that unless I misunderstood it someone in the video mentioned that it only took three hours from the fall until he was in the emergency room at the hospital which is amazing...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Do I need a new water pressure regulator?
I had one replaced this year. I was told by two plumbing companies that it was bad. The guy I hired purchased the replacement from Home Depot. I think it cost me 500 in total. I had other plumbing...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Companies that have a pension and 401k?
Kaiser PermanenteStatistics: Posted by emanuel_v19 — Sat Nov 16, 2024 1:52 am — Replies 101 — Views 10082
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Tax on I Bond
Suppose I received I bonds via the 5k IRS refund option. Understand taxable income is both the increase in bond value, due to the inflation index, and interest earned. Say the I bonds are stored in a...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Shady laptop repair situation
Thank you for educating me on this topic. I learned a lot.@Caliscotsman, the hard drive was encrypted with BitLocker. The code (BitLocker key) I found in my desk drawer did not work for...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Probably Need to “Lose” ’$525,000: Buy...
OK, what I do or would do is a combination of similar choices. Put your taxable cash in a lower-paying fund -- municipal money market. If that isn't low enough, just using your regular low-paying...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Sudden Enormous data usage with Comcast
Several years ago I had a similar issue with my cell phone service:My monthly data use on my phone is far far under the 1GB plan limit. One month the usage jumped up close to the limit. I started...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • The Final, Definitive Thread on...
WellsTrade shows an outgoing transfer fee of $49.95. It does not specify that it's only for full transfers, but I'm guessing you weren't charged to do your partial transfer to get some of FRSXX into...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Portfolio Review: Starting late, Seeking Boglehead...
2) The general recommendation is to avoid auto-dividends in a taxable account to make tax loss harvesting simpler, and also to have greater control over your rebalancing. You don't HAVE to do this, it...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Integrated control with mini-split heat pump and...
I dont have my boiler and minisplits on an integrated control. I have the minisplit set to 68 degrees and the boiler set to provide heat at 66 degrees. So once it gets cold enough that the minisplit...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • If you self-insured for health, how did it...
Self insure is risking bankruptcy and bankruptcy of everyone who loves you. Get at least catastrophic coverage. In my 20s I knew someone who decided to go without insurance got hit by a car. He lost a...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • HSA through employer or self-funded (Optum...
I'm in an HDHP plan and my company has an Optum HSA with no contribution from them and I avoid doing that through payroll and just contribute directly to my Fidelity HSA. Way simpler.Statistics:...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • SEE Finance 2 Users Information Forum
I upgraded a week ago. I haven't noticed any problems so far.Statistics: Posted by chaser — Sun Nov 17, 2024 1:44 am — Replies 31 — Views 1905
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Best way to “cash out” of a 529 account?
Hey All,My spouse (36) has a 529 account in his name that his parents opened for him when he was very young. It currently has almost a million in it. He does not plan to go to any more schooling and...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • UPDATE: Update iOS 18.1 iPhone with Apple Airpods...
I picked up the AirPods Pro 2 yesterday and paired them with an iPhone 15 pro running IOS 18.1.I ran the hearing test and scored severe hearing loss in both ears. Tested them with music to confirm...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • High cc spenders! Chase freedom unlimited...
Well, it has been a year. Anyone get their lump sum bonus points yet?I reached out to Chase a they said it woul come 6-8/weeks after the anniversary date.Statistics: Posted by Cruise — Sun Nov 17,...
View ArticleNon-US Investing • Switching from VWRA to VWCE to split currencies – is it...
After thinking it through and reading further, it seems like switching doesn't make much sense. Both VWRA and VWCE are globally diversified and denominated in various currencies (mostly USD). So, if...
View ArticleNon-US Investing • NRA: Any Non European ETFs (and non US ETFs either)?
Maybe look at Canada? Perhaps XWD, iShares MSCI World Index ETF, 0.47% MER. Trades in CAD on the Toronto stock exchange.Yes, thanks! this the thing I am asking about. Will definitely have a look.Sure....
View ArticleNon-US Investing • Withholding tax relief in the UK
Thank you for the answer and the reference. Now, while it looks like the HMRC relief only applies if I pay it directly, the reference states: "Direct tax means foreign tax charged on a dividend by...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • [want to invest] $525,000 [but don't want...
He's not taking a subsidy away from anyone else. It doesn't work that way. Anyone who's eligible based on income can qualify. There are subsidies for all sorts of things like buying an electric car...
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