Acronyms

[imoldernu]

My problem, not yours...

Not financially savvy, and a rapidly declining memory, I picked a few threads to see how much I don't know/remember. Picked out the letter combinations.

Results:

*M
YTD
VG
HCL
VBTLX
ACA
HSA
IIRC
SOB
HDHP
OOPM
HHS
DW
DS
SIL
MIL
FIL
MIL
DS
DD
BCBSBC
CSR
HVAC
SLCSP
DFS
MAGI
APTC
IRA
SS
HI
IC
LTCG
APTC
FCU
MM
CT
VMFXX
CD
UTB
MF
FMPXX
VMMXX
SCORE
IMO
FIRE
MMF
FIT
FCU
ST
PIA
HSBC
CU

 

[MichaelB]

Tl/dr

 

[ProspectiveBum]

So these are all acronyms you don’t recall the meaning of, or is just a list of acronyms from recent posts?

 

[easysurfer]

Omg!

 

[Which Roger]

I pointed a friend toward these forums and the feedback I got is that discussions are hard to follow because of all the acronyms.

 

[MRG]

Tl/dr

Hahaha.

 

[W2R]

This link might help a little:

http://www.early-retirement.org/for...slang-frequently-used-on-the-forum-34884.html

 

[target2019]

NSTR
Nothing Significant To Report

 

[imoldernu]

Tl/dr

1. Too Long; Don't Read
2. Top Level Domain Registry
3. Top Level Design Review

Am sure it's #3

 

[Ronstar]

NSTR
Nothing Significant To Report

I like this one. Haven't seen it before, but plan on using it a lot from now on.

 

[imoldernu]

So these are all acronyms you don’t recall the meaning of, or is just a list of acronyms from recent posts?

Just from posts from the past few days... IIRC

 

[aja8888]

Just from posts from the past few days... IIRC

I just try to guess what everybody means with the unrecognizable letters. Now here is a beauty: BCBSBC (I think it probably has something to do with religion, like :Before Christ"?)

 

[jazz4cash]

BCBSSC. Blue cross blue shield So Carolina

 

[MichaelB]

My favorite acronym isn't on the list. FUBAR

 

[easysurfer]

I like SUP. As is "Wha SUP?"

 

[Rianne]

SHDN - Sitting Here Doing Nothing

 

[Silver]

I like SUP. As is "Wha SUP?"

I'd add two more letters....."Wha SUP yo".

My favorite from the IT help desk world...."PICNIC".

Problem in chair not in computer.

 

[easysurfer]

I'd add two more letters....."Wha SUP yo".

My favorite from the IT help desk world...."PICNIC".

Problem in chair not in computer.

Of course, how could I forget the "yo"? .

 

[Alan]

My favorite acronym isn't on the list. FUBAR

It is on this list
http://www.early-retirement.org/for...slang-frequently-used-on-the-forum-34884.html

But TERFU is not on that list. (Typical Early Retiree Foul Up)

 

[braumeister]

Another that should be there (at least it's very common in the military)

SOL - $h!t Out of Luck

 

[MuirWannabe]

I’m SMH at all these acronyms

 

[Clone]

[-]Tl/dr [/-] TLDR

FTFY

 

[kgtest]

My problem, not yours...

Not financially savvy, and a rapidly declining memory, I picked a few threads to see how much I don't know/remember. Picked out the letter combinations.

Results:

*M MorningStar
YTD Year To Date
VG Vanguard
HCL ?
VBTLX
ACA Alternative Care Act
HSA Health Savings Account
IIRC ?
SOB ?
HDHP High Deductible Health Plan
OOPM ?
HHS ?
DW Designated Wife
DS Designated Son
SIL Sister In Law
MIL Mother In Law
FIL Father in Law
MIL
DS
DD Designated Daughter
BCBSBC Blue Cross Blue Shield ??
CSR ?
HVAC Heating Venting Air Conditioning
SLCSP ?
DFS ?
MAGI Modified Adjiusted Gross Income
APTC ?
IRA individual retirement account
SS social security
HI Health Insurance
IC ?
LTCG Long term Capital Gains
APTC ?
FCU Federal Credit Union
MM Money Market
CT ?
VMFXX
CD Certificate of Deposit
UTB ?
MF Mutual Fund
FMPXX
VMMXX Vanguard Prime Money Market Account
SCORE ?
IMO In My Opinion (IMHO In my humble opinion)
FIRE Financial independence Retire Early
MMF ?
FIT ?
FCU Federal Credit Union
ST ?
PIA Primary insurance Amount
HSBC B*NK
CU Credit Union

Well those are the ones I could rattle off the top of my head, ? are the ones I dont know and guess many others don't either.

 

[GrayHare]

The list omits my favorite

ROTH = Retirees Owe Taxes? Hah!

 

[NW-Bound]

I’m SMH at all these acronyms

For more than 20 years, SMH to me is the stock symbol of the Semiconductor Holder, a granddaddy of today's ETFs.