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Seems about right. Just checked my yield for the new quarter: 2.61%.
The entirety of my governmental 457 is in this stable value fund (~$260k).

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Continue living without a budget and putting away whatever else remains. Spending more on travel this year as we didn’t travel as much last year.

Same thing I’ve been doing for the last nearly 10 years.

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Some choose to write their post in another program such as word, notes. Then copy and paste the post into the browser.

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I went completely paperless about 6 years ago. No paper in my house.

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I’m 40. I’m currently 70/30. Planning early retirement in 10 years. Trying to decide if I should continue my glide path to 60/40 (1% per year) which was always the plan. I’m rethinking that plan, wanting to stay more aggressive. But that might be me being more greedy given equity valuations as of la...

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No emergency savings per se.
I have a 70/30 portfolio with a large component in non-retirement accounts.
My entire portfolio is my emergency fund.
I keep a couple months expenses in a checking account though.

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I have been buying bonds in taxable every paycheck and my entire 457 contribution has been going to the stable value fund.

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Always. Taxable portfolio has grown enough that the December distributions are mostly able to fund the IRA. The money sits in my settlement account for a few days before going to traditional IRA the first trading day of the year and then Roth the next day.

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We use the Alliant Credit Union 2.5% cash back on everything - this is our big lifter.

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It’s hard to say it’s any better.
It froze on me twice. I’m intrigued, but I’m not getting my hopes up.

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Cancel.

I only have two cards. One for joint purchases with my partner, one for individual purchases.

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Mid-career surgeon here.
I’d give it a solid consideration.
You can always go back to medicine after the first year if you don’t like it.

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Stable value fund yielding 2.68%

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I have all of my 457 invested in a stable value fund earning just under 3%.
I ran out of fixed income space there, so I’m buying vanguard intermediate term tax exempt in taxable.

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I too fall victim to the Starbucks luxury occasionally.

But I buy a high quality espresso and make Americanos at home in my simple Krups espresso machine I’ve had for two decades.

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About $1500 in total.
I support my mother with $1000/mo though.
I make $400k/yr.

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Amazon fresh.
Tipping the delivery driver so I’m helping someone out at the same time as grocery shopping in my pajamas.

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BolderBoy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 04, 2020 10:43 pm
nydoc wrote: ↑Fri Dec 04, 2020 10:41 pmDoes anyone buy bonds in taxable account? If yes, which ones? All my bonds are in 401k.
Yes, Vanguard Intermediate Term Tax-Exempt.

Same. I have a high tax rate so this works for me.

My 457 is already completely filled with stable value fund.

In fact, it’s all I’m buying these days.

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Try tucking your shirt into your underwear, then tucking your collared shirt into the pants (above the underwear).
This is a hack I came up with a few years ago. I’ve never had an untucked undershirt since.

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Seems about right.
I’ve been out in practice about 9 years, and am paying ~$400/month for about $10k benefit, with all of your specifications for about $10k of benefit. My product is through the Standard.

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Seriously, we share subscriptions among family, Netflix is mine to pay for. Others pay for Disney, Hulu, ESPN, which I use occasionally. It’s the best money I spend each month. I'm surprised many others (at least on this thread) don't do this. Shared with my parents, brothers, and a sister, we all ...

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I bought a Yamaha CLP-685 last year. I’ve been playing the piano for 36 years. It’s a close but not perfect approximation of a grand piano. It looks great and is compact too. I paid just north of $5000. But I’m a fairly serious piano player, taking weekly lessons from an area master. I haven’t yet e...

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I have a 70/30 portfolio. I’ll just withdraw and maintain that allocation.

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We have used Whole Foods a few times with excellent results.

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Definitely no match.

We know what we like when we see it, but aren’t interior designers.

Hiring a good fee only designer was an incredible investment. We are very happy.

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Not only do you need to pay off the credit card debt, you need to spend a lot of time reading here for a total mindset change. Good luck.

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I do the same. Also have an SV field yielding nearly 3%. It accounts for about 2/3rds of my bond allocation.

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Lounging in our backyard plunge pool (90 degrees) at 6 in the am with my homemade Americano on a brisk fall morning. Partner on pup on the patio.

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dbr wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:30 am
avenger wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:27 am All of my fixed income allocation is in a governmental 457 stable value fund backed by two highly rated insurance companies, yielding 3%.
The difference is in what fraction of your net worth is allocated there.

What difference?

25% is the answer, however.

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All of my fixed income allocation is in a governmental 457 stable value fund backed by two highly rated insurance companies, yielding 3%.

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2/3rds of the time the stock market is at an all-time high.

What are you doing on all of those days?

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I have one asset allocation for all needs: emergency, car, retirement, etc. I’m 40 years old and have a 70/30 allocation, somewhat more conservative than I would have if I just was thinking of retirement.

Your mileage may vary.

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They do tend to fluctuate, although much more slowly than your savings accounts.

I will leave the question re: yield up to someone much smarter than me. Yield and risk tend to go hand-in-hand, however.

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My entire governmental 457 is in a stable value find yielding about 3%. It contains 4 years worth of expenses in it. Spend some time learning more details about your stable value fund. You might find it is a good one. For example, mine is guaranteed by two different A-rated insurance companies. It m...

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I created these hanging gardens with sweet potato vines to provide some foliage on our fence. Added a drip irrigation system and it’s looking great!

Wish I knew how to add a pic.

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Don’t query Bogleheads for a decision like this. They will tell you the right financial decision but only you can answer the correct personal decision. The two are not always the same. We are finishing $100,000 backyard project which includes an inground pool as we speak. We sold a boat a month befo...

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We sold our boat the week before the country locked down in March. Just finishing putting in an inground pool and hoping to make just as many great memories.

Congratulations!

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Just booked round trip nonstop to Puerto Vallarta for 80,000 chase sapphire points in February. We were in before the May 31st deadline with AA so we can cancel for vouchers without reason. We’re doing a 10 day trip with another couple.

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Yup. I’m a physician in an employed practice and mine was 1 year when I started.

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Indoor workouts - cardio and weight training with bands. Outdoor exercise - bike rides Piano practice - practicing with purpose much more, continuing lessons virtually with my piano teacher weekly. Delving into music theory in earnest. Art history - I cant take my courses at the school of the Art In...

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Join the Trouble Free Pool forum, get a proper test kit, and get your water in perfect balance. I don't have a hot tub, but many of the folks there do, and since starting to take control of my pool instead of buying whatever $$$ snake oil the pool store suggested, I've saved a TON of money and had ...

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I save what I don’t spend. Not the other way around. Your mileage may vary. So you spend first and only save what's left? I hope that works out well for you. It doesn't work out well at all for most who use that approach. Correct. I don’t have a budget. I do have a high income, however, and had sav...

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I save what I don’t spend. Not the other way around. Your mileage may vary. So you spend first and only save what's left? I hope that works out well for you. It doesn't work out well at all for most who use that approach. Correct. I don’t have a budget. I do have a high income, however, and had sav...

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I save what I don’t spend.
Not the other way around.
Your mileage may vary.

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Do it. Buyer’s market.

We got rid of ours right before the pandemic!

We made some of our favorite memories in the past decade on that boat.

We live in Chicago. Was always fun to take friends down the Chicago river downtown

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I think in general it’s probably a bad idea although each individual circumstance may vary. I support my mother financially to the tune of about $1000 per month. It’s already awkward having her see things I spend my money on. I can’t imagine telling her an exact figure or giving her more detail abou...

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mc2 wrote: ↑Wed May 13, 2020 1:09 pm I'm happy that you had good success and thanks for your prompting. I've called Cap One and gave up w/1 hour wait times. I'll try later today and report back.

Most CC companies allow you to dispute directly from the website.

My dispute took 3 minutes to do online.

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Hi group, I am turning 30 soon. When I was 22 and got my first job, I read a ton of what to do in my 20s that seems to have helped me a ton. Some things that have helped: - Maxed out my 401k every year. 401k is ~275k - Travelled as much as I could. Visited 10 countries in Europe. - Started an HSA a...

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So you disputed the charge with your CC company? I have not, and I don't really know why. I am hoping that the LOT refund will arrive shortly, rather than waiting 90 days with the CC, and possibly avoiding filling out forms, submitting paperwork, etc. As far as I know, the payout amount would be th...

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