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From experience, get something simple... a slide, clubhouse, 2-3 swings. By age 6-7-8 they'll never touch the thing. Ours got a lot of use from ages 2-5 or so. I have no idea the quality of that brand.... we bought a Gorilla one for like $1200 (pre-pandemic), on sale from Home Depot a few years back...

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I'd buy the biggest house you can. I doubt they are ever going anywhere.

I concur with above comments about possibly renting, only because you don't REALLY know the area you are moving to.

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I've known a handful of people who've done builds or large remodels using an architect. None have stayed in budget. Some ended at 2x original cost. Best wishes. +1 The most extreme example I’ve seen of this was where the original project price was 2.1 million and after a 2-3 year final completion t...

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I could imagine a fan being turned on/off as being exactly the type of change in current flow that should cause it to trip. When a fan is turned off and still spinning it's essentially an electrical generator at that point and might be sending some small amount back up the line. I have one of those...

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I could imagine a fan being turned on/off as being exactly the type of change in current flow that should cause it to trip. When a fan is turned off and still spinning it's essentially an electrical generator at that point and might be sending some small amount back up the line. I have one of those...

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We are doing a similar project this year on a guest bath. 1930 house. We did a main floor bathroom that was more involved as it was converting a very tight and poorly designed 3/4 bath into a proper half bath/ powder room. The demo on it was insane. Think think plaster walls that were almost like ma...

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I've known a handful of people who've done builds or large remodels using an architect. None have stayed in budget. Some ended at 2x original cost. Best wishes. +1 The most extreme example I’ve seen of this was where the original project price was 2.1 million and after a 2-3 year final completion t...

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But some of the folks here on bogleheads.org must have to rebalance at least a little bit out of equities in the coming months, right? If y'all are all being so successful "staying the course" you certainly don't want to vary from the course and get overweighted in equities right? Watch o...

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What quality of build are the cabinets? That seems like a reasonable price, assuming it's a highly trusted painter. A lot of prep work needed to do the job well and have it hold up.

I'd only do this if these were really good quality cabinets that are very structurally sound

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I wish it was "OK" to reduce SCV allocation over time. It’s certainly okay to do that. It’s also the opposite of what rational investors SHOULD probably do. Why is that? As you approach retirement you're de-risking your portfolio. You derisk your portfolio by lowering the total equity all...

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stocknoob4111 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 9:17 am looks like the S&P600 has hit a stumbling block... will it take another 3 years to go back to it's high like it did the last time?

Up almost 60% in the last 6 months (IJS)....a pullback would be a healthy sign.

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Craigslist/ Facebook free curb pickup usually will quickly get rid of anything that's in usable condition very quickly

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We buy no-name bagged mulch from Menards, which is a major HD competitor in the Midwest. When they are on sale, it is dramatically cheaper than their bulk mulch--$1/cuft ($27/cu yd), vs usually something around $80/cu yd for the bulk. They deliver it on a pallet dropped on our driveway. I then use ...

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I've found the local mulch companies to only be worth it if you're getting a load of 5 cubic yards or more (which is a lot of mulch). Bags can be a pain, but their big advantage is being able to stop and start. The mulch can sit in the bag until I'm ready to spread it, but a big pile on my driveway...

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I just bought a 55" TCL 5 series for $489.... built in Roku. Works great and picture is terrific. Sound is pretty adequate as well. You can get a 65" QLED for $649. What did it replace? I have yet to see a mainstream TCL/Hisense set that I would describe with stronger term than "good...

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Sienna for sure. Especially for road trips. We bought a brand new 2003 Sienna when that new changed model year had just come out and drove it near into the ground. I finally donated it to NPR in 2017 when it had over 300,000 miles on it. In 2014 my wife bought a brand new Toyota Highlander Limited....

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Would you considered used? I see used siennas with under 50k miles going for $20k. The last time I bought a used car was when I was in grad school and I ended up spending more on it than it was worth. I suppose I'm a little burned by that experience, but if a car ~$20k price range sounds like a rea...

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Would you considered used? I see used siennas with under 50k miles going for $20k. The last time I bought a used car was when I was in grad school and I ended up spending more on it than it was worth. I suppose I'm a little burned by that experience, but if a car ~$20k price range sounds like a rea...

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The new Siennas are really nice and should be loads more comfortable for a large family on long trips than any SUV.

They are too new for full safety/crash ratings, but being a brand new design I'd be confident in it.
Plus with the hybrid, you are getting 35 MPG.

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I just bought a 55" TCL 5 series for $489.... built in Roku. Works great and picture is terrific. Sound is pretty adequate as well. You can get a 65" QLED for $649. If that's not good enough, the 6 series is still under $1k for a 65" Are there better TVs? I'm sure there are, but I'm d...

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If you're doing a large area, a truck delivery of bulk mulch from a local soil/landscape supplier could be vastly cheaper and at least as good in quality. Great💡. Thanks. Off to Craigslist Not sure about Craigslist.... lol. Just a quick Google search for mulch delivery in your area. Should provide ...

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I had one. Removed it and replaced with a tank when it last time started leaking. Gave me too many problems, impossible to find someone that actually knew how to fix.

No savings to be had due to the cost. A tank is an easy replacement when they go out. Enough said.

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You're not going to gain anything by not having an agent. Seller isn't going to cut you a deal in a hot market. Selling agent isn't going to cut their commission they charge the seller. You'll have to deal with negotiating inspection issues and setting closing details. There's no advantage and only...

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You're not going to gain anything by not having an agent. Seller isn't going to cut you a deal in a hot market. Selling agent isn't going to cut their commission they charge the seller. You'll have to deal with negotiating inspection issues and setting closing details. There's no advantage and only ...

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Fwiw.... the last one I replaced with an AO Smith from Lowes.

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I've had them all, and couldn't tell you there's much of a difference. Last one was Bradford White and only lasted about 7 years.

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We have a serious housing shortage in many/ most decent size housing markets in this country. This is all the outcome of 2007-2010 oversupply crash. Home building over-corrected as result of that crisis..... and never ramped up to account for population growth over the last decade. Many reasons for...

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I disagree with a lot of the recommendations above. Our home had this same setup when we moved in.....pre-wired ceiling speakers to 4 different rooms, run to a central location in a built-in cabinet. I had an old Yamaha 5.1 receiver from one of those home theater in a box deals from 20 years ago. Do...

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I could count on 2 hands the amount of recordings I've done in the last 2 years, typically only the occasional live sports event. Seems literally everything else is available on demand.

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So just to follow up on this thread. After tons of painful hunting and searching....and constantly losing out on promising deals, I did snag a 2018 Sienna XLE Premium with 35k miles from a dealer about an hour away. We looked hard and long at the all new Sienna, including bringing one home for a nig...

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It feels like a buuble is forming or in initial stage in around Charlotte NC. Prices are appreciating at much faster pace. We were looking for house and gave up because, I was not feeling confirmable with the speed of whole process . Another factor I noticed here is, investors are jacking up the ma...

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We have a serious housing shortage in many/ most decent size housing markets in this country. This is all the outcome of 2007-2010 oversupply crash. Home building over-corrected as result of that crisis..... and never ramped up to account for population growth over the last decade. Many reasons for ...

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If you like a firm mattress.... buy the Amazon branded mattress.... it's called Rivet. We bought one a couple years ago. I think a king was like $600, maybe less. We found it too firm and added a $200 top rated mattress topper and it's now most comfortable bed I've ever had. And still seems brand ne...

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We have owned homes and rented. We are renting now and absolutely love it. I doubt we will ever own a primary residence again, except in an owner-occupied situation where we own a piece of real estate and rent out a portion to someone else to cover the majority of the cost. Thinking that you're eve...

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1) Housing is an expense in life. You have to decide at what level you want to consume it. 2) Landlords aren't in the charity business. They don't provide you housing to break even. Renting is a more expensive way to live life, over your entire lifetime........ on average. In certain circumstances i...

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What's common here is for a neighborhood to be developed and the town/ city code requires at least 2 of the production home builders to build on the lots.... to eliminate the cookie cutter feel of everything done by one builder. Each of these 2-3 builders will have 6-10 floorplans they can build......

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Correct, builders in our areas and price point tend to allow sufficient customization for us, some even allow minor foundation modification. Sounds like you should say "buy a newly built house" in the OP. It's not even close to "build a custom house". He said build their "d...

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Shady Rays. Decent quality and they replace them up to twice when you inevitably break/ lose them.

I used to buy expensive ones, but those seem to get lost even faster.

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Nowhere here did OP mention building a custom home. Just a lot of people jumped to that conclusion. Sounds like they just want to do a new construction in a neighborhood with a regular home builder. That's exponentially less stressful/ and less expensive than a true custom build. And you can still ...

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Nowhere here did OP mention building a custom home. Just a lot of people jumped to that conclusion. Sounds like they just want to do a new construction in a neighborhood with a regular home builder. That's exponentially less stressful/ and less expensive than a true custom build. And you can still ...

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Nowhere here did OP mention building a custom home. Just a lot of people jumped to that conclusion. Sounds like they just want to do a new construction in a neighborhood with a regular home builder. That's exponentially less stressful/ and less expensive than a true custom build. And you can still t...

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What kind of specialty wood is this? I was just in lowes last week buying lumber and seemed pretty fully stocked with everything I needed for the project

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You're buying a 2017 or newer used Sienna. Your much bigger problem is going to be actually finding one. I've been trying to buy one for over a month, they all sell instantly if in good condition and priced right. I've yet to see a single one offered by a private seller. All dealers either off lease...

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Over the past year I've become less and less enchanted by a presumed rebalancing bonus as I've read through the affirmative and negative debates. I think I'll continue to contribute more in lacking positions as I'm still accumulating but don't see myself rebalancing with in my equity allocations. W...

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Let's just rejoice! +3% today.

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ParlayBogle wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:14 am Ok this also seems to explain why I never received my second EIP payment. Hopefully this gets settled before the next round of payments goes out.

Highly doubtful. I have an issue with a 2018 return they still haven't gotten around to resolving

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No, I realize I don't owe any gift tax. But I think when I was put on as co-owner, that was considered a gift of half the interest in the van. So I'm wondering if I am liable for any capital gains tax. Not sure what my cost basis would be. I believe your basis would be the value when you were gifte...

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Any leads on a great rate for a lender on a late model used car purchase (from dealer)? I've used Lightstream in past for a couple similar loans, but not as impressed with their current rates (3.19%)..... in past years was closer to 2%. I do love their process and that they don't tie up title, but r...

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I bought a few hundred bucks of BTC when coinbase launched several years back. I think it was about $700 or so. I login on my phone every once in a while and just laugh. Told myself when I bought it I would hold for at least a decade and see what happens.

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You are very mildly leveraging your portfolio slightly beyond 100% equities, and in a defined risk scenario. Seems fine to me.

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