Recent content by tiger fan

No problem....understand. Good luck

I know I've only got 3 posts in 3 years, so my board credibility is lacking, but I can assure you it's not scammy at all. 4.5 starts on his amazon book - http://www.amazon.com/Buyers-Leasers-Negotiating-Bible-Edition/product-reviews/0375720677 Also, link to a discussion on boggleheads where...

I'm very surprised that Fighting Chance New Car Buying Guide - How to get the best deal when you buy or lease a new car. hasn't been mentioned yet. I've used them to buy both my cars (10 & 12 years ago respectively), and I've had friends that have used them recently. Perfect way to have peace...

Has anyone had any experience using prepaidlegal.com for a simple will?

Will be looking at b/w $5-10k/year/kid coming up paying for primary/secondary education. A quick google would lead me to believe that there aren't any good tax advantage vehicles to take advantage of in this situation (other than the ESA, which is being reduced from $2k to $500 on 12/31/12, let...

Thanks for all the feedback re: savings vs. paying down mortgage. I understand that I'm in a great place with my mtg. rate. My biggest worry about taking extra cash and putting that in the market vs. paying down the mortgage is that I'll get caught in a down market when I actually need the...

Utilities I include cable and internet in there ($150)..that and the fact new orleans absolutely rapes you on water/sewerage ($150/month...but I have a huge empty lot that I have to water). I'm getting some plumbing reworked and another line put in, which should save be about $75/month in...

NOLA is picking up big time my friend...GE coming in with an office, google is strongly rumoured, tons of entreprenuership, etc. $10k is before tax and after match. We're above the income limit for Roth IRA.

Gotcha. Thoughts on putting all money towards mortgage vs. splitting up b/w mortgage and more liquid taxable accounts?

Thanks...yeah, putting the $10k a year in 401k vs. something more liquid is something else I appreciate being challenged on. My dad has been in financial services/banking for all my life, so it's always kind of been ingrained in me to dollar cost average to make sure to catch the market at all...

Sorry, can see where that needed some clarification...it won't let me edit the OP right now...but you can see the detail in teh post directly above this one. Actual expenses are ~$69k. thanks for the feedback on 529...I think I feel the same way

Thanks for the response. Agree that I should be able to pay off in 2-3 years...note in my original post I said "very conservatively by March 2017" I'm intrigued by your "very high expenses" comment. I do track my expenses diligently, so I'll be glad to answer any specific questions, but I...

Got a heck of a deal on the land...put the rest of the equity it via down pmt and additional pmts to mortgage after we converted to permanant loan

My Story Hi there…I’ve always been a personal finance junkie and was recommended to come here from another message board (not finance related). I’m a 33-year-old father of 14 month twin boys. My wife works full time. I work for a very large global company that has an office here in New...