Bogleheads Latest Posts

• Re: How much tax burden is too much? January 26, 2021
  tigermilk wrote: ↑Mon Jan 25, 2021 8:30 pm We live 8n Texas with no state income tax but ridiculous property taxes. To me, property taxes here are the gift that keeps on taking, so Even with no taxable income you can be in real hurt. Yeah that's pretty bad... I prefer income tax states because […]
  HomerJ
• Re: Convert to Roth or stay in tax deferred? January 26, 2021
  Actmck3 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 25, 2021 5:06 pm Relative to the payment using Roth money for taxes, why does it shift the decision so much? You're permanently losing tax-preferred space if you pay taxes from your conversion.
  tibbitts
• Re: Over 32 million call options traded today, the 2nd most on record (highest was in November) January 26, 2021
  The real danger is that it comes to be regarded as a giant casino and therefore anyone with a profit from investing is just lucky and undeserving, instead of being prudent, thrifty, and foresighted. The underlying principles are then lost and people come to believe in anything fashionable economically. People forget that the reason we […]
  dmcmahon
• Re: Purchasing my first smartwatch or fitness tracker January 26, 2021
  The data collection is a little sketchy for the watches. I think a ton of good scientific reviews show that they aren't that accurate for temperature, sleep zone, and heart rate. There is a reason why they are fitness watches and not medical devices. My recommendation is to buy one of those dogs from the […]
  checkyourmath
• Re: Getting Rid of TV January 26, 2021
  We got rid of Verizon FIOS TV and two TiVo DVRs and switched to Google TV via a Family Plan. Now 6 of us (separate profiles) can watch TV on any device we want. I like it because I can DVR as many recurring shows (like news) that I want, so I can watch them […]
  Gray