Recent content by Retire2023

Thanks for the confirmation skyking1.

Is there a way to increase the number of threads that show on the "Latest Posts" section? It now shows 10, however, the old system would let me increase the number of threads that showed there. Have I just missed where this can be done? Not the end of the world, but it would be nice. BTW...

Thanks, I thought it was a long shot.

Does anyone know if Institutional Shares can be transferred in kind? DH has them in his 401K that he wants to roll over. The expense ratios are better with the institutional shares.

2023 Effective rates: Fed 9.14% ... 10.55% including ACA payback St. 4.06% Total 10.55%...14.61% when ACA payback included Stilling trying to balance Roth conversions with ACA amounts. Only two more years to deal with that mess!:dance:

Averaging around $1,150 /mo for all food/dining/paper products/cleaning products etc. We host family usually once a month and get fresh sea scallops, as my 90 year old aunt loves them. Tomorrow night is a prime brisket we scored at Costco. We don't go out to eat at sit down places much anymore...

Crossed the 5 mil mark in investible assets, for the first time! It's sure to go back down again, but over the long term, I hope it keeps going the right overall direction.

Up .54% through January

Today I learned that my 457 ROTH rollover starts the 5 year clock over. Somehow I never understood that and thought the 8 years I've had the 457 ROTH was enough. Always learning something new!

+19.59% for the year. Also managed to hit a new high investible net worth this year. Very happy with things this year. 84/8/8 allocation

Echoing condolences to all suffering loss. Novembers have not been a good month for us. We lost my dad in November 2017. One day shy of two years later in November 2019, my mom joined him. The following November 2020 their beloved dog died. We buried her ashes with mom & dad. Needless to...

Next we'll have a fan club called "The Stompers"!

I believe that you pay your drug plan premium, and you will also pay Medicare the IRMAA tier surcharge. It increases the cost of your prescription coverage, but you have to "make 2 payments" for that same coverage each month. No additional coverage by Medicare for prescriptions.

Well this has been quite the BTD year for us. A truck in the spring, the UTV in October, and today we just pulled the trigger on a new car for me. What a way to start retirement! :dance: Next year "should" be much better...I hope!:coolsmiley:

My Dad's family has had a reunion every year since 1947. My parents hosted 35 of those years, which meant we kids did all the work getting ready each year. Finally in 2017, Dad said that was the last year we would host. He died a few months later. Since then, the reunion has been held at a...