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Anyone here laid their own carpeting? (Let's keep this thread clean now). I am about to the final step in finishing my basement and being the [-]cheap b@st@rd[/-] frugal person that I am, I am planning to do it myself. I have about 650 s.f. on concrete plus stairs to cover, and can't bring...

Big idea: Why you can't teach money - Aug. 26, 2008 Is she on something? She is basically saying that finances nowadays is too complicated, so we should all just hire a financial planner - but not trust the FP. To me, that's like saying that too many things I eat can cause cancer, so I am...

Check out: FOXNews.com - College Student Builds His Very Own Tank - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News I wonder how far it can "drive the ball"...

I am planning my annual rebalance and was wondering if it made sense to invest my new contributions(next year) in the VG Total Bond Market Index in a Roth 401k? If it does not make sense in the Roth 401k, what about in my 401K? Can someone point out any reasons why or why not? This is not...

I have read several places about having your kids earn money for work they do around the house (to give them the earned income needed to contribute to a Roth), and contributing this money (or other money) to their Roth IRA. Is this common practice (and legal)? Take this one step further. Say I...

Background: I fully fund a Roth IRA for myself and DW and am funding a Roth 401K above the corporate match (but under the max). I plan to RE in 8 years at 55, and from age 55 to 59.5 use money in Taxable accounts and Roth IRA (it may be likely that I will need to draw some from my...

Ok, hopefully I will get off on a better foot by introducing myself first, since I have been lurking here for awhile. I am 46, a husband of a very dear wife and father of 4 boys aged 20, 19, 12, and 11. The younger two boys we adopted from Russia two years ago when we felt we still had something...

My employer does not offer Long Term Disability, so I pay about $700 a year for this policy. I am about 8 years from FIRE and work as a software developer (so even if I lost my legs I could work, although I prefer to keep my legs ;)). At what point would you cancel this policy? I have about 1/2...