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• Re: How Long Would You Stay in a Boring Government Job? April 20, 2021
  123 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 2:52 pm CoastLawyer2030 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 10:12 am ... we are expecting in August... The arrival of a child (or a 2nd child etc) can dramatically alter your, and your spouse's priorities. I would not plan to do anything different until perhaps a year after the child's […]
  dziuniek
• Re: Please read this before posting about ETF comparisons in March 2020 April 20, 2021
  I mean, the conclusion should simply be...don't touch illiquid ETFs, especially for Boglehead-style investing that might last for decades. The concern of 9% discount is valid, but it doesn't happen on popular ETFs like SPY & VOO.
  Marseille07
• Re: Received a "surprise" $13,000 IRS refund check on 2018 taxes. Please advise. April 20, 2021
  Buddtholomew wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 6:36 pm You are a victim of identity theft; it is illegal to deposit the check. Same thing happened to me and many others after filing taxes using TurboTax in 2018. While possible, this is not a certainty by any means. There are many times people are surprised at […]
  dukeblue219
• Re: Closing Costs April 20, 2021
  you should negotiate on all of the items below , i don't pay first 3 and 1200$ is lot for appraisal . Processing fees $999 Underwriting fees $649 Origination charges $1,648 Appraisal Fee $1,200 Appraisal re-inspection fee $200 Credit report $120 Verbal VOE $100
  manuvns
• Re: Take this annuity? April 20, 2021
  abqguy wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 4:36 pm The original money was after-tax (i.e. this is a 'non qualified' annuity). My understanding is that for non-qualified annuities, there is no requirement to start withdrawing the money at age 72. My bad, I was thinking that these were qualified funds (i.e. traditional IRA, etc.)
  David Jay