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Re: What to do with large inheritance based on our situation? @Matthew @Annieland Thank you!
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Re: What to do with large inheritance based on our situation? Hi all, digging back into this thread with a follow-up question. I’m currently contributing enough to my 401k to get the maximum employer match, which totals around $7,500/yr including the match.…
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Re: Ratio of Retirement vs. Non-Retirement Investing? @Annieland Congrats on the scores, at least! 🙂 I likewise had grades that didn't quite jive with my test scores, and I think I was lower than 1500 (maybe 1430?)
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Re: Ratio of Retirement vs. Non-Retirement Investing? @PhysicsGal I'm definitely leaning more toward maximizing tax-advantaged/retirement accounts now, following lots of great input here. Currently have some regular taxable investing but realize it's…
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Re: Ratio of Retirement vs. Non-Retirement Investing? @Ivory Storm Thanks for this rec! I've perused the Boglehead forum a bit and am happy to know about that resource. And that's awesome to hear your story of financial progress!…
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Re: Ratio of Retirement vs. Non-Retirement Investing? @Navy Blue Guitar yes I love that feature of Roths!
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Re: Building credit with spouse using credit card(s) @Fuzzball Meows Gah I don't like the sound of that one bit!
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Re: Ratio of Retirement vs. Non-Retirement Investing? @Jay Melv Thanks for this perspective, Jay. @Matthew likely knows a lot more than I, but it's also my understanding that retirement account investing is best in the US for long term wealth building,…
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Re: Building credit with spouse using credit card(s) @Fuzzball Meows Ack that's kind of creepy. A peek into the weird world of credit reporting!
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Re: Ratio of Retirement vs. Non-Retirement Investing? @jenmas Agreed. I did much better on my second go-around after using a practice CD to get accustomed to the test itself
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Re: Ratio of Retirement vs. Non-Retirement Investing? @Annieland 😄Sounds like me as a teen!
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Re: Building credit with spouse using credit card(s) @Gironaso Thanks for sharing this info! We added her at least a couple years ago as an authorized user. It's a Chase Amazon card and she has her own card with her name on it.…
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Re: Ratio of Retirement vs. Non-Retirement Investing? @jenmas Good to know about this flexibility!
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Re: Ratio of Retirement vs. Non-Retirement Investing? @WordTenor Yeah I'm loving it! Thanks for the direct link! While the simplicity of YNAB's four rules and Dave Ramsey's Baby Steps have helped me tremendously over the past decade,…
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Re: Ratio of Retirement vs. Non-Retirement Investing? @Annieland Whoa thanks for mentioning that flowchart! I feel like maybe I saw it once upon a time, but it's great to revisit here. Wonderful visual. I appreciate also the encouragement to focus on…
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Re: Ratio of Retirement vs. Non-Retirement Investing? @WordTenor Awesome I didn't know that!
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Re: Building credit with spouse using credit card(s) @Vibrant @Gironaso Just pulled her report and unfortunately see no mention of the card that she's an "authorized user" on 😢 Only things that are actually in her name.…
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Re: Ratio of Retirement vs. Non-Retirement Investing? @nolesrule Thanks so much for this info!
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Re: Ratio of Retirement vs. Non-Retirement Investing? Thanks @nolesrule ! Always appreciate your input and thoughtfulness. 🙂 I was very intrigued by you saying that one can get money out of tax-advantaged accounts before age 59.…
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Ratio of Retirement vs. Non-Retirement Investing?
Hi all, after reading a bunch of material by JL Collins (thanks @Ivory Storm for the recommendation!), I think I've got a more solid foundation and comfort level with investing.…
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Re: Building credit with spouse using credit card(s) @Annieland Love the idea of designating one thing for each. Our plan would be to just use the Amazon card for Amazon & Whole Foods with 5% back, then Citi Double Cash for everything else with 2%…
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Re: Building credit with spouse using credit card(s) @Vibrant Thanks that's an excellent idea! I am in the habit of pulling those annually but hadn't thought to check for what accounts show up there.
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Re: Building credit with spouse using credit card(s) @Vibrant That's super helpful, thanks! So maybe more of the issue there is that the total credit limit would be lower for the person who doesn't have the primary credit card under his/her name.…
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Re: Building credit with spouse using credit card(s) @Gironaso Ah I hadn't been aware of this - this may alleviate the whole worry for us. The main concern I had was that, by only using a card that's officially under only one of our name's (i.e.…
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Re: Building credit with spouse using credit card(s) @MadDog I hadn't thought about the idea of security/precaution with separate credit cards - I'd like to imagine neither of us would ever leave, but I know life can happen so it's very sensible to be…
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