Linney
Recycles dryer sheets
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- Nov 24, 2006
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Jay_Gatsby said:Sounds like you got the better end of the deal. Retirement savings grow faster with less tax implications. A boat is just a hole in the water into which you pour money. Or as some have said, there are two happy days when it comes to boats -- the day you buy it and the day you sell it. If it rolls, flies or floats -- rent it.
I think so too.
Since I took care of all the family financial stuff it was tempting to not reveal the true value of the retirement funds. But I didn't want him coming back to challenge the property settlement years later so I made sure that he was fully disclosed about their current AND future value and I provided him with copies of the plan documents, lump sum valuation statements, and everything else related to the funds. Fortunately for me his goal was to get cash, cash, and more cash to buy a boat and finance a multi-year trip to the South Pacific. So we were vying for different assets during the property settlement and that eliminated much of the contention -- he simply wasn't interested in long-term investments but focused his attention on everything that could be converted to cash.
--Linney