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meamemg t1_j2fd52o wrote
Mortgage, taxes, and insurance are about $1400. So rent would give you $600 to $1000. That's best case assuming no vacancies, nothing breaks, and not factoring in the cost of you or your family's time to manage the place.
Or you could sell, and get $80-100k. Even in a CD or bank account that would get you $300-$400 a month in interest. If you invested, it would potentially earn you more.
meamemg t1_j2fby7o wrote
Reply to comment by couldntquite in Weekend Help and Victory Thread for the week of December 30, 2022 by IndexBot
- Won't generally care
- Usually they give you a check that you write and mail to the old credit card, but some can do it online now.
- Same as any new credit card: hard inquiry plus lowers average age of account. Also will increase your utilization while you have the credit card balance.
- Usually there is a fee for doing a balance transfer. How much is this ones? Also, you will still have to make minimum payments on the card even while at 0%APR
meamemg t1_j2f57st wrote
Reply to comment by dequeued in Weekend Help and Victory Thread for the week of December 30, 2022 by IndexBot
To add to this great answer, if I was getting a CFP I’d let them recommend a tax preparer rather than find one on my own. Even if they aren’t a CPA they may still offer tax services or be affiliated with someone who does.
meamemg t1_j2f4ggl wrote
Reply to comment by juliana_san in Weekend Help and Victory Thread for the week of December 30, 2022 by IndexBot
Rule of thumb is 1x income in retirement accounts by 30 and 2x by 35.
You can’t contribute to a former employer 401k or an inherited IRA, so those aren’t options.
Inherited IRAs require distributions from them. You should check with the manager and make sure those are being handled.
Take a look at the article on “rollovers” in the wiki in the sidebar for what to do with the old 401k.
meamemg t1_j2f3ryx wrote
Reply to comment by _izari_ in Weekend Help and Victory Thread for the week of December 30, 2022 by IndexBot
At 37, I’d be looking strongly at prioritizing retirement. But a lot also depends on how stable your job is. Take a look at the prime directive in the wiki in the sidebar.
meamemg t1_j2b1laq wrote
Reply to comment by hankmoody666 in Weekend Help and Victory Thread for the week of December 30, 2022 by IndexBot
It will be one match and one limit for both 401k plans combined. So look through https://reddit.com/r/personalfinance/w/rothortraditional?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app to see whether Roth or traditional is better for you.
meamemg t1_j2b1czr wrote
Reply to comment by SmellyGoatHiker in Weekend Help and Victory Thread for the week of December 30, 2022 by IndexBot
Job #2 looks like it is better, but without knowing how much you'll bill, it's tough to know for sure. But given the high income and relatively similar pay scales, I'd focus on the non-financial aspects in making this decision.
meamemg t1_j2b0v3q wrote
Reply to comment by 678722 in Weekend Help and Victory Thread for the week of December 30, 2022 by IndexBot
You should follow the steps in the prime directive in the wiki.
meamemg t1_j29htok wrote
Reply to Huge spike in electric bill YOY by cowpokecaleb
What was the weather this past couple months versus last year? If colder that could cause it.
Does your provider allow you to look and track usage by day/hour? Some do on the website. That could help identify the issue.
See https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/q8gadf/comment/hgpcfvr/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 who had a similar problem and some advice.
meamemg t1_j296160 wrote
Reply to comment by Cautious_Second7321 in Edward Jones sold me by Cautious_Second7321
To clarify, Vanguard charges 30bps, or 30 basis points, which is 0.30 percent. So for every $100,000 invested they charge $300.
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Reply to Chase credit card limit increase by Scr0bD0b
On my chase account online there is an option to request a credit limit increase under "Account Services". Have you tried that?
meamemg t1_iydlpt4 wrote
Reply to This may be a dumb question but I need to know some sort of answer due to pure curiosity by [deleted]
There are really only three options:
- They are going into debt
- They previously saved lots of money
- They have some other revenue source (e.g. parents; a job you don't know about)
meamemg t1_iyczx0z wrote
Reply to comment by Kintsukuroi85 in Quest Diagnostics Refusing to Refund Overpayment Due to Insurance Reassessment by Kintsukuroi85
Yes. Your friend should be able to send a letter on fancy letter head that says pay up or else. Hopefully that gets their attention and resolves it. Anything beyond that you probably want to switch to a lawyer who specializes in this stuff.
Alternatively, you might be able to convince the insurance company to pay you directly and take it out of their next payment to Quest. The insurance companies contact with Quest should allow for that.
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Reply to comment by LifeFanatic in Is there a no screwing / drilling lock that locks/unlocks from inside and outside? by xQueenAurorax
So someone can't smash a window in the door and then reach in and unlock it.
meamemg t1_iuj6nz7 wrote
Reply to comment by stuchainz92 in Any downsides to employee stock purchase plans? by stuchainz92
In addition to taxes, most have restrictions saying you can't sell right away (or that you lose the discount if you do). I'd triple check your documents and make sure there isn't that in there somewhere.
meamemg t1_iuj6g3t wrote
I think it is important to talk about inflation currently/recently in a nuanced way. We've seen periods of high inflation before. What made the recent/current period different, is we had negative real interest rates. That is, bank rates didn't go up to match inflation. But like you said, it doesn't change too much of the standard advice.
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Reply to Need some help deciding between a PPO or HDHP plan. This is my first time enrolling so it’s a bit confusing. by Mclovinshamster
Between the premium difference and the HSA contribution (which you only get on the HDHP), you save $824 on the HDHP right out of the box. So until you have $1,824 (PPO deductible+$824 savings) the HDHP will be cheaper. And if you max out your HSA, that would be another probably $600-$1000+ in tax savings.
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Reply to comment by sushi-zen in Looking for a new dentist by ibeecrazy
I just tried to reschedule my cleaning currently scheduled for 3 weeks from now, because a work conflict came up. No availability in November and mostly booked until April.
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Reply to PODS messed up my delivery date, keeps on charging me after delivery was done, what can I do about this? by AwsAmplify
If the charges were reversed, what are you trying to have happen?