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If you go to a boat show, you’ll see lots of payments indicated at 15-20 years. Some boats have gotten really expensive. I saw a picture of a friend’s new boat. He bought it a couple years old and it was preeetttyyy. Used, it was 180k. And that’s for a 26 foot boat. I’ve been in the market for a fis...

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My problem with the China issue, is that I don’t know how to evaluate the risk. What are the positive or negative outcomes presented by the risk and what are the associated probabilities? I don’t even think I could enumerate all of the risks.

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It gets even more bizarre-down 34% on Friday, back up 50% today.

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One suggestion-If you're going to use LEDs, test them before installing all of them. There is a huge range in brightness and color these days, and you probably can't simply replace the bulb if you install and don't like. We went through this when retrofitting existing can lights with LEDs. You'd hat...

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It’s not clear to me how having instant access to large sums of money to buy additional speculative assets without basics like KYC is a net positive. When things go bad, it’s going to go very bad.

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To put a further point on it, let's run with the raffle example. In the original example, the price and quantity were set from the beginning. Instead, suppose no set price, but people bid. You sell 100 raffle tickets for $.1-$1, and then $5 and then people start bidding up the price from $5 to $100....

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It get's to be even an more dangerous tornado when people use their paper wealth as collateral to make bets on other crypto.

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Won’t the frictionless proliferation of NFTs have a tendency to erode value. Historically, collectibles have been valuable because of rarity/controlled manufacture. I would think rapid proliferation would quickly eat up available dollars. Maybe that’s not a concern yet, but would seem to be a conce...

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I wouldn’t go that far, but there has to be a limit. If you told me that a top shot could be bought for some nominal amount of money, I would probably understand. The universe of buyers for a lot of these things can’t be that large.

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Won’t the frictionless proliferation of NFTs have a tendency to erode value. Historically, collectibles have been valuable because of rarity/controlled manufacture. I would think rapid proliferation would quickly eat up available dollars. Maybe that’s not a concern yet, but would seem to be a concer...

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I was tempted, but it seems like a worse play than just buying crypto. If the musical chairs stop and prices really do stabilize to become a meaningful store of value, then trading revenue dries up.

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As others have suggested, spend some time to figure out what about the law is interesting. I had a general interest in law and always planned to go to law school. A large percentage of my class never planned on practicing law. I only practiced for a short time. The only thing I miss is the courtroom...

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You have to ask yourself if these are such a great investment, why wouldn’t they keep them and rent themselves. My guess is the fees are significant and there is some expected amount of churn of the properties.

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The biggest risk here is that the renovated house is worth a fraction of what you’ve put in. It sounds like you would be at the upper end of the market with only a partially renovated house. If you stay forever, probably fine. If you Reno and decide you need to move in a couple of years, you might l...

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What are you getting for the 20 million? Real estate, accounts receivable, fees associated with litigation in progress? Do you also need an operating line of credit to pay expenses, salaries, etc? Are the current partners staying on for some time, or leaving?

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This could get really complicated if you have income from investments. I'd probably not try to go very far down that rabbit hole. I also wouldn't try to put a whole lot of precision to this. Presumably you both enjoy some benefits from the other's income, even with the disparity. You get the benefit...

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I expect all mainstream financial entities to say the same thing. If there is no reasonably discernible value or no “accepted” value metrics they can’t recommend to clients. If they do, they’re likely to find themselves ensnared in endless litigation and regulatory inquiries if/when there is a corre...

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You can probably afford the upper end of your range. However, My suggestion is to take some time and figure out priorities. Life isn’t all about money, but if you took a couple of years to really save and invest, you have the opportunity to really set yourselves up nicely. Then you’ll be in a positi...

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I’m certainly not a “high spender”, but I do really enjoy high end equipment. Mostly fishing tackle, but also shotguns and other gadgets. The value of my fishing tackle would probably shock most ($500 plus reels and individual lures that are worth more than $500) , but I’ve acquired it deliberately ...

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Thanks for the input. In order to get some money flowing to after-tax, I've gone ahead and adjusted the pre-tax and added a contribution percentage for after tax. It seems like I can contribute significant percentages, so I have some flexibility. I'll need to adjust at some point, but can figure tha...

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My employer has recently added an after tax 401k option giving me the opportunity to pursue a Mega Backdoor Roth. A couple of questions: 1. I'm currently thinking to increase my regular 401K contributions to max out sometime mid-year and then switch to After-tax contributions. My employer does not m...

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I believe if you don't itemize you can't deduct your losses. The IRS has some publications and interactive tools to walk through the determination.

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I take your description to mean that you do not have a full employment contract that covers compensation, benefits, etc. I don't know how courts view relocation agreements when there has been a material change in employment, but I'd venture a guess that you are not alone. Lots of pay reductions over...

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I am curious about changes in Bitcoin. I've started poking around a bit, but don't have a good understanding. Does anybody know of any good resources offhand that explain the process and any associated limitations. As I understand it, certain entities (only miners?) can "vote" to change th...

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Just adding that there are lots of different rules around plans and the rules change. Until this year, my employer did not allow 401k withholding from bonuses. Employer also changed match calculation last year to my detriment and further eliminated altogether this year. On the plus side employer jus...

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I would first answer whether you just want a recreational property but think you need an income producing property to offset the cost of the land acquisition. Figure out what you want first and don't be wedded to a single property. Thing like utilities can be horribly expensive if they're not alread...

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I find it fascinating that we don’t know the identity of the creator(s). I can’t think of anything created by humans with this monetary value where the creator is unknown. Raises a bunch of questions.

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Whenever I look at cryptocurrencies a few things keep holding me back. Fundamentally, I have seen no reliable method for valuing. Since I can’t value, I’d buy the full basket of cryptos, but that also doesn’t exist. A few other points: If bitcoin really stabilizes and becomes a SOV, won’t most of th...

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Since there seems to be persistent disagreement about what to do with the property, I definitely wouldn't do 3 or 4. That's adding complexity, and it's not clear that it's financially beneficial. Personally, without the need for cash, I would not sell at a discount property that generates reasonable...

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Sometimes, a big part of these questions comes down to whether you value your time or your stuff. You could flip this around. Instead of trying to accommodate 100k of annual spend, you could get serious about your budget and projected spend numbers. Figure out what the cuts would like and then decid...

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This is happening even in my tiny midwest town. I looked at 44 acres of recreational land. Listed on Friday, I viewed on Sunday and was told multiple offers over asking, best and final due at 6:00 on Sunday. This is property without any reasonable utility access. So, I already thought over priced an...

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Depends on what you're towing and where. Towing a boat/trailer in lots of rural areas that would require a long tow for both vehicle and trailer, I'd pay for appropriate coverage. Regular urban driving with a regular vehicle, probably not.

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Keep in mind that the difference is going to be a tiny amount of money. Like $120/yr on $100,000 balance. My guess is that other considerations will significantly outweigh the cost consideration.

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I view our HSA as part of our emergency fund. I’d rather not touch it, but could withdraw all of it in a true emergency.

As for how to accumulate a bunch of medical bills quickly-go through several rounds of IVF.

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I can see some of the use cases. Others really leave me scratching my head. At a fundamental level, what does one do with most of the NFTs? Digital art can presumably be displayed digitally. Or do people buying these not care to actually see them? Does the value reside in the idea and not the actual...

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What happens after 2051? Are you assuming Medicare enrollment? At that point, you begin spending out of the HSA (Medicare premiums, dental, vision, all sorts of stuff). It gets a bit tricky to project what that looks like on a yearly basis.

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I think the point trying to be made is that they've made it some amount of time without need of care and are going to try to cram $1200 worth of "daycare" in the next month. It is completely legitimate to use an in home care provider. However, they'll need to figure out a number of pieces,...

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You have some competing goals. Part of the equation is figuring out how badly you want to get rid of your student loans. If you want to pay it off, you could pay it off tomorrow. Or you could pay a chunk and increase your monthly payments. Or, you could hit pause on that decision while waiting for t...

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Regarding the Tether settlement, the part that I'm not clear about is shutting down Tether and Bitfinex trading in New York. I don't know how meaningful that is.

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Sprint is out of the immediate picture now. I'd figure out some sort of follow up with Experian and expect you'll need to do the same for the other bureaus. After that, the CFPB complaint is reasonable. I'd also look at an attorney. There are statutory damages, and it could be pretty straight forward.

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I assume these companies make money by lending out at an interest rate greater than these deposit rates. Makes you wonder how risky these underlying loans are. In the current interest rate environment, paying 15-20-25% or more interest seems like there must be a reason why the borrowers aren't going...

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Just wanted to add a little perspective on how relationships change. My wife and I unwillingly loaned close to 40k to a family member (result of joint credit card that was used prodigiously that we paid off and closed). We've gotten approximately 7k paid back over the last 3.5 years. Definitely chan...

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This is state specific. Check to make sure your state allows and also check whether you would be subject to state tax deduction recapture.

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I intended to pay off the last of my student loans last year. With the interest freeze, I am sitting on it for now. So long as you’re not blowing the payoff dollars on frivolous spending, there’s not a financial downside to waiting.

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[/quote] Why is that forgery hypothetical any different for a trust, which has no requirement for LoT? As noted earlier, it's not just a piece of paper, it is notarized and had 2 witness signatures. If notary seals and witness signatures have no meaning or legal force, then what is their purpose? Wh...

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In some ways I think you’re over complicating this. You’re trying to effectuate 1/4 split of assets that are at this point a mixture of non-trust/non-probate assets by virtue of the POD and the sole trust asset which is the house. You can’t undo the POD designation and make these estate assets—and I...

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My local hospital will always give 20% off. I started to ask about a discount for paying cash hoping for a small discount and was cut off and informed that I can always get a 20% discount for paying in full. That’s been a fair amount of money with my wife’s medical and having a baby.

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You could increase your 401k contributions and live off the cash, assuming you need the cash for regular expenses.

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It’s a lot of work. I grew up on a 40 acre Christmas tree farm. My dad started it as a side job. With only 5 acres, this would barely qualify as a hobby farm. You’d really need to figure out how much time you want to spend doing this and your sales strategy. If you don’t live close, you’ll also have...

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I’ve been wfh for close to 6 years now. I really don’t like pure wfh. I miss interaction with friends and truly collaborative face to face meetings. That said, lenient wfh has allowed me to go to a lot of dr appointments with my wife. I also have lots of flexibility. It’s key to set boundaries and e...

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