Oh, it just occurred to me that maximum annual contribution and market volatility are not related to each other. Duh.
I had to leave the USAA page alone and do something else. It's almost sunset. It's finally cooled off again. I might return to it tonight. I might wait until tomorrow.
Totally agree with @steve-miller and @mik .
FB Marketplace is a great place to find used furniture.
There's nothing like scoring a deal on something you really want and that you only pay 20% or less of retail for...it's like a treasure hunt!
wtg, on the other side of the acquisition curve. As someone once said to me..."You spend the first forty years of your life acquiring stuff, and the next 40 years getting rid of it." I didn't get it when they said it, but I definitely do now.
Two good points.
I'm especially mindful of the second because I don't want a lot of things and don't have a lot time or energy to devote to caring for them.
My trustee told me you get the needs asap and the wants will follow.
I don't know if I mentioned this but my car is being put on a truck tomorrow and will get here this weekend.
I have a comprehensive list of who needs to be paid, the amount, the payment format, and the mailing address, for everything, with the exception of auto insurance, and I'll be done with that final task tonight or tomorrow.
Tomorrow I will put the list in order-- 1, 2, 3, etc. I'll send it in its completed form to my trustee.
The one thing we messed up on is she asked me to open my investment account. I needed to fund it with $25 to open it.
So then she sent a cashier's check for the yearly maximum of 20k and, of course, they had to reject it.
I told her I'll send her a figure adjusted for market daily closing so she doesn't have to do this one three times. Lol.
She doesn't have a fiduciary role with this account. It's for living expenses.
Yes, I'm enjoying this thread immensely but my 3.8k rug is something our investments would have to earn.
Mik, Thank you.
I have about a million and a half things to get done but they will be.
The Oracle founder bought CBS, the largest private donor to the IDF in history. I already knew of him because he bought an entire Hawaiian island. He bought one of the neighbor islands.
CBS is not news.
And the attack on 60 Minutes was predictable.
Bernard — and eventually you’ll have to subscribe to continue receiving updates for $99/year.
And it takes great quality video of you and sends it to who know where without any question about a warrant. What's not to like?!
I wonder how much of that surge pricing goes to the drivers.
I don't know but they're masters at limiting pay.
Wow.
Thanks, all. Considering your advice for sure. Trustee approved the home deal as of this morning. Car starts its trip on flatbed to me as soon as I can prove insurance. That will almost certainly be tomorrow. One more day...
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I need it. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
I'm getting a new refrigerator, range, dishwasher, washer, and dryer. Getting these new is dumb luck. Getting a new washer and dryer is unheard of. The money for the washer and dryer can transfer to the desk.
Captain's chair? Not sure what one looks like. Off to look.
Steelcase $$$
I would try Amazon on second thought.
I didn't like them until I reached $1,700
and then I started to not like them again.
@wtg I'll look into Steelcase. I've seen the retail prices of Herman Miller and almost had to pick myself off the floor.
Respect.
I wouldn't be unhappy about it. I only wish I had the ability to do it.
There was this wonderful Greek restaurant in Sarasota back in the day.
Our standard go to restaurant for dinner was a Thai restaurant owned by my friend's parents.
On special occasions (any time we went was one), we went to an outdoor Barbeque restaurant in Sarasota's Black neighborhood.
My friends and I almost always went out for lunch or dinner or someone made dinner and we'd have a dinner party.
We didn't use the mandatory cafeteria plan very often but in fairness, the entire price of the plan was only about $275. adjusted for inflation. We used some of it.
I don't like going out to eat now. I don't even like ordering food. It's almost always a disappointment.
I went through a brief audiophile stage after college. I did a lot of research. I bought beautiful tube amplifiers (you needed two for the type of system I was building). I didn't get to the preamp, the source, or the speakers. I sold the amplifiers. They were work of art.
This would have been my second stereo. I had one in college. Solid state.
My next one will be sold state. Life's too short.
I learned some important information about speakers in the intervening years.
This system will sound much better than my first one. This one will be produce a precision sound stage, not be about volume, and definitely not be about over-emphasis on bass frequencies.
@andyd Thanks.
@bernard Working on it but it's slow going because the beauty of the place is distracting me!
@steve-miller I meant to ask if you can recommend office chairs. I want something strong and ergonomic. I don't want Amazon Basics. Maybe $400 give or take?
There's a Greek jewelry designer who makes jewelry by hand with an entire collection inspired by the motifs of a specific ancient Greek church.
I'll post the story when it cools down.
It's 91 F at 6:30 p.m.!
