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[ua_guy]

This is an enviable position. Very similar to what my dad says. The work is done, now the model is in "output" mode and it generates money and...

[ua_guy]

That's alarming, but also, probably more secure than you are imagining. They have you on camera. The check is made out to the account holder. The check...

[ua_guy]

Doing work around startups, you eventually get plugged into some of the venture capitalists and brainpower driving some of the more successful companies...

[ua_guy]

Insurance review / policy bidding late Jan-early February.
Trust/estate planning to wrap up by March.

Company retirement fund contributions...

[ua_guy]

Found $100 on the floor at Costco. Yeah, I kept it.

[ua_guy]

I agree. But that is not the populist wind in this thread - many here view them as investments. I will not put my retirement funds into funds containing...

[ua_guy]

Last 6 months of performance. Dow versus bitcoin. I found it interesting, anyway...



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[ua_guy]

I think everyone here already understands that lesson, and money most of the people here may spend on lottery tickets is totally discretionary, "disposable"...

[ua_guy]

If premiums are going to be steep for 2026, it's possible to take a part-time job like delivering pizza or making sandwiches to help cover the cost. A...

[ua_guy]

~+16% return for the year. This included moving 80% of our assets into short term CD's at the beginning of the year, missing the dip when the DOW plummeted...

[ua_guy]

Well done!...

[ua_guy]

COBRA can be extended up to 29 or 36 months depending on qualifying events - things like disability, death of a spouse, divorce, etc.

[ua_guy]

Aww, that sucks.

[ua_guy]

Congratulations!

If I may ask, what ages are you/ your spouse?

[ua_guy]

Mistakes are easy to make, but about the things we didn't do that ended up costing a mint?

Deciding we wouldn't be dragged around the country...

[ua_guy]

We haven't tracked that number because there's too many ways to slice it, and it's kind of meaningless anyway. Does it mean net worth, is that married...

[ua_guy]

I echo that. I also need tall sizes generally, so striking pay dirt at a thrift shop is rare. I tend to wear the same brand/style/colors for my everyday...

[ua_guy]

I'd still turn off the lights when not in use, and conserve water where I can. Reuse and recycle things. Look for deals when I need something.
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[ua_guy]

Music to my ears....

[ua_guy]

Going from $1699 per 6 months to insure 3 vehicles to $1290 per year for all 3 through Hagerty. I didn't think classic car insurers would insure a new...