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I do not have that coverage. Should I experience a total loss from a tornado or the like I would almost certainly not rebuild my house on my lot. I'd settle with the insurance company and buy a different home in a different place. My home's structure is insured for more than twice my home's market v...

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My tactic has always been to save and invest as reasonably aggressively as we can -- living a decent life, but not going for lifestyle inflation. It is hard to predict precisely what our expenses will be in retirement -- health being a potential huge unknown -- but now, with 10 or so years to go we ...

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Worst case, you’ll just end up replacing it at your own expense when it reaches its natural end of life. Jumping in here because I have this same question as OP. What is your definition of "natural end of life"? How is that determined? If you mean at the end of "20 years" or wha...

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Where I live in Texas it’s apparently allowed by code to put the water heaters in the attic. So I have a total of 200 gallons of water sitting in my attic.... makes me nervous not going to lie. I will probably switch to tankless in the next few years just for peace of mind! Funny, I’m in Chicago, a...

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As you say, you might not be Jeff Bezos level rich, but your family is still well into the top 1% -- your father and your family are, without a doubt, quite rich.

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Breed mosquitos for fun and profit.

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Wow -- that's a bit of a mess. It looks like you've got a mix of galvanized and copper -- are more of your water lines galvanized? I'd likely call ap lumber, as the corrosion that is visible on a number of those joints indicates that future leaks are in the the offing.

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The plot of land we want to buy cost approx 220k usd, cost to build is approx 120k, so total of 340k usd, but the build part can come later Even in a low cost of living area the building cost sounds very low if this is in the US, it would be good to verify this. With the pandemic contractors are sw...

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As a seller the only way I can see accepting your plan is if the car was high dollar (not generally what I've sold) and if it were a buyer's market -- and even then I'd say no to the 45 minute test drive -- a mile or two with me in the car or their car and spouse/etc. left behind is my limit and th...

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From time to time the Bogleheads forum reminds me how fortunate I am to be married to my best friend who is on the same page with me regarding almost everything meaningful in our lives, and that we both regard discussing finances and ife choices openly to be key -- especially on those occasions when...

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Are you looking to do a private sell? I'm not going to let some random person start connecting wires to my car or doing anything else along those lines. I'm not going to allow them to take the car for a 45+ minute test drive. You can look the car over, check the fluids and drive it around the block...

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FWIW, we are currently PNC customers -- have been since they acquired the bank we were doing business with 6+ years ago. Take a look at PNC's offerings and be sure if you stick with them that your accounts make the most sense feature/benefit wise -- in our case we "upgraded" a level to avo...

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We live in a 1911 craftsman foursquare -- and the vast majority of the furnishings are antique craftsman/mission, with a bit of Bauhaus tossed in. A library with 6 sets of mission barrister bookcases with leaded glass. Old inherited person rugs. Lots of stained glass. Aside from our kitchen (nothing...

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I believe Paypal is no longer a payment method for Ebay. Think Ebay has absorbed that function in-house and AFAIK, all payments now go direct to your bank account. Is that a very recent a change? My last eBay purchase was on January 25, and the payment was processed thru my PayPal account. Payment ...

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Bogleheads: I see no mention of "tire rot"? The dealer wants to replace my son's tires because of "tire rot." The tread is fine but the tires are old. He lives in Florida. What do you think? Best wishes. Taylor Jack Bogle's Words of Wisdom: "Learn from the experience of oth...

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For me eBay and CL are good ways to sell stuff we no longer use or need and to recoup more than we would in a yard sale. Be aware that they now issue 1099s if you have any volume -- so if you are selling for profit you'll be required by more than merely morality to report those sales on your taxes....

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For me eBay and CL are good ways to sell stuff we no longer use or need and to recoup more than we would in a yard sale. Be aware that they now issue 1099s if you have any volume -- so if you are selling for profit you'll be required by more than merely morality to report those sales on your taxes. ...

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My employer pays about $20k/yr for coverage for me and my DW. That's on top of the premiums we pay, which are about $250/month. It's great insurance, and definitely a major benefit.

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You say you're worried about money and finances, but feel spouse working for $50k/yr is not worth it, and seem to feel that reducing spending isn't worth it if you can't do so by 50%. It seems to me that you need to revise your thinking. $30-$50k/yr more to save and invest from a working spouse is n...

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What does the documentation you signed say? That's the only real answer here -- if you signed a buyers representation agreement as part of your offer paperwork then, that's what you have -- if not, then you don't. From what I understand you saw a property with an agent who is also listing another pr...

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Not sure about feeling richer, but It sure makes the income I am paid from my job seem less and less relavent I was thinking the same thing. The impact to our portfolio by swings in the market in a few weeks can equal or exceed my income in a year. It's a weird realization for us, but we keep on sa...

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I would imagine that varies greatly upon local government structure and job position. In my small city I know many municipal positions are union, and raises are pretty tightly defined based on a mix of merit and seniority, and some others -- higher management, are non union and have a bit more flexi...

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Why does it matter if there are labels? Is your unit located in a place so prominent that you see the labels every time you're outside? If that's the case I'd put up a short section of wood fence to block it -- as the unit itself is not generally a lovely yard ornament (that's what I did in my yard,...

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We had the outside of the house painted, not the inside. It took 3 weeks, but not full time for all of them for the whole time. They had to scrape, wash, etc. to prep, then they applied primer, then the color (two coats), plus painting the trim a different color, the porch and foundation a different...

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I just had a house painted by a local handyman, I bought the paint ($80) and he rolled it on he charged me less than $200 I couldn't be happier. I have no doubt that a local painting contractor would have charged me +/-$2000. With that said I don't live in California (for a reason). I presume this ...

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Looking to update my 20+ year old Coleman camping stove, wonder if anyone has any favorites? I have a couple of backpacking stoves, so this is more the car camping variety. Generally I'm very brand loyal, but Coleman has no question gone down in quality in the last handful of years (I've noticed it...

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How easy is it to unload a car after 3 or 4 years? I never owned a car before but am thinking of getting something nice as I increasingly feel the need to get out of town during the pandemic. I figure if I could get a small SUV in the $50k range and sell it in a few years for half that, it would be...

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Committing fraud to get a loan you are not eligible for is not only a bad idea, it is illegal. This could have serious negative consequences for you and your father, and asking about it on these boards violates board policy about illegal activities.

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I guess I realized I shouldn't be giving unsolicited advice if I was going to get upset when someone didn't listen to me. That never stopped me from writing my congressman nor senator. Livesoft, Did either ever respond with anything other than a canned response sent by a staffer? DMW I also write t...

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Nope. My mother knows we're ok -- but that's it -- she just wants to know she doesn't have to worry. My in-laws believe that we're making ends meet but don't have much left over -- and we endeavor to ensure that they never know the reality, as family dynamics would make that awkward at best. They ha...

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I accept that this may be a bit of personal opinion, but I think $10 million is the new $1 million...and saving $100K per year is the new $100K per year job. Growing up, I never knew what my folks net worth was, and frankly I didn't need to know. By sharing NW with your kid, they will fixate on tha...

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I don't think being a millionaire nowadays is anything like it used to be a decade or more ago. So I don't think it really is anything "special" to share with the kids. I certainly don't consider ourselves "rich" by any means. Our kids know we're not hurting and see us spending ...

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ipdiddly wrote: ↑Mon Jan 18, 2021 2:45 pm
anon_investor wrote: ↑Mon Jan 18, 2021 2:31 pm ... if there are pre-tax funds, a Roth conversion would reduce the $ amount within the estate and lessen the future tax burden for heirs.
Good point. Unfortunately, we are in a very high tax bracket.

OP, you have an interesting definition of unfortunate.

jucor

Is the tax assessor's value higher than $880k? If not, then you won't have much of an argument. Current tax assessment value is $799k. I'm a bit confused. You just bought this place for $880k. It is currently valued for property tax purposes for $799k. You feel it should be valued for less than tha...

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Is this how abatements are done where you live? You go in and argue with some town official? I've done abatements for both property tax and to get back parts of exise tax on cars sold. In all cases, I had to provide evidence of my claim. I have won every case. For the house, I gather recent sales o...

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Is the tax assessor's value higher than $880k? If not, then you won't have much of an argument. Current tax assessment value is $799k. I'm a bit confused. You just bought this place for $880k. It is currently valued for property tax purposes for $799k. You feel it should be valued for less than tha...

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Unless you have a degenerative illness, the gradual slowdown that accompanies age can be minimized and lots of active fun can be had well beyond your mid 50's. I'm in my mid 50's and have a number of friends and relatives from my age to 80+ I'm often struck at the huge difference in apparent age of ...

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Add her as an authorized user to your credit card accounts if she's not already. Change your bank accounts to joint. Then in 6 months to a year have her apply for a card in her name. I don't believe authorized user works after the owner's death. She either should be joint and/or have her own card. ...

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Add her as an authorized user to your credit card accounts if she's not already. Change your bank accounts to joint. Then in 6 months to a year have her apply for a card in her name.

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If homes that meet your needs are only about $50k +/- more than your home's value then I'd definitely sell yours and buy another instead of building an addition -- hard to imagine you'd be able to build an addition with more common space plus an additional bedroom and bathroom for anywhere near that.

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Yes, you're making the right choice to go with the white GE replacement. It will be a lot easier to get a white dryer to match if you need to do so, although I cannot imagine it would make any difference at all if you had mismatched units in a rental, and if it turned into a sticking point for a sal...

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If all of your kids are on board and get along and consider that sort of trip as what they'd want to do then go ahead. If it were me I'd feel that I was wasting my trip and vacation time and not seeing the "real" country if I went on such a high dollar trip -- as you'd be staying in top re...

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Because it also can vacuum your floors, curl and dry your hair, and dry your hands?

Or because there are lots of people who will pay $$$ more for a product to own something they perceive as "cool" or trendy, and Dyson has figured out how to do that?

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My husband finds my being troubled by this incredibly amusing, and has told me to just ask for the fattest slice. I agree with your husband. If this is a major concern for you, just insist on getting the fattest slice. And ask to speak to the manager if they give you any trouble. Or, should I just ...

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There is a good chance they are serving by weight; most financially responsible food service is done this way. Get two next time and check it out. The OP implies that each slice of a particular cake has the same cost -- if so, it seems highly unlikely that slices of different sizes would be the sam...

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They gave your sister something of value now. The valuation would be it's market value at the time of the gift. They want to give you the same amount in the form of periodic payments of cash. That is fair enough except that they should be adding "interest" on this amount as if they were p...

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Is your second home rental set up as an independent business, registered, licensed, etc as such?

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If you had no issues for 9 years and since the issue had a 1" rainstorm without issues. I'd wait a bit and see if it happens again. The conditions you mention are the equivalent of a 4-5" or more of rain -- and it is possible depending upon how the melting snow was situated around your hou...

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What is your definition of "average'? The mean? The median?

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If you "don't get excited about houses" in the $700k range how expensive ARE the houses you get excited about?

In the $700k range you're already looking at 5x your income...

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