Recent content by RockyMtn

turn 65 next month. 60/38/2 stocks/bonds/cash. Live off 2 pensions, some consulting work and dividends. Will probably increase our exposure to stocks once SS starts if not sooner.

Costco has TT Deluxe (5 fed, 1 state download)$45.99. Also includes $10 off coupon on other TT purchases such as state efile, additonal state downloads, etc.

Anybody looking for an upgrade...70 inches for less than $500 at Walmart. Many other good offers...

Just flew787 business class from Philadelphia to Barcellona. Lay-flat seats were just ok. The return trip from London to Phoenix was on 777 and thought business class was much nicer than on 787. No experience in Premium Economy.

Just returned from 20-day European vacation. Started with 3 nights in Barcellona, then a two-week Seabourn cruise through France, Spain, and Portugal. Two extra nights in Lisbon and one in London before our return. Two-year delayed trip due to Covid. Between Seabourn and biz class airline...

Sorry for being ambiguous, and I did not complain about the answer. I'm in 32% tax bracket. Hope that helps. If not thanks for your time.

yes but aren't they more valuable offsetting higher taxed st gains than lower taxed LT gains?

Interested in anyone's take on this situation. I've got some short term losses for this year. I have no short term gains for the year. Should I go ahead and take all the short term losses and use them to offset some long term gains or just wait and whittle the carryover loss $3k a year or...

1. Sit about 10ft away. 2. Old TV was 65". 3. New TV is 85". 4. No trouble adjusting. 5. Can't really get anything bigger in the space.

stayed in some very nice and many bad hotels in 30 years on the road for w*ork. Now it is VRBO or other rentals with at least one bedroom, living room, kitchen, etc. Occasional hotel, but only top-level properties. BTD!!!

3500 sq ft home Property tax: $7100 Insurance: $1613 HOA: $2000 Total: $10713 or $893 per month

Yes that makes absolute sense.

If you have it withheld from the Roth conversion you aren't maximizing the conversion. You are better off paying through EFTPS with after tax dollars.

Wow, time does surely fly! Did the math and realized I retired 13 years ago on the first of July. Hope the next 13 are as relaxing as the last!

Ours is set at 80 degrees all summer. When it is 110+ that is plenty cool for us.:coolsmiley: