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My Southwest Rapid Rewards CC has a 10x points deal on purchases made directly with Southwest, up to $500 going on. I'm thinking of buying $500 in points as I don't have any need to buy tickets with $$ right now. Anybody familiar with this promotion? Anything that can be purchased through...

If I write a covered call on a stock I own and it's possibly/probably going to get assigned, can I control which lot is sold? I found a Reddit post mentioning you have to call Vanguard, but no details about the timing required to ensure you/them sell the lot you desire. I don't see a way to...

I work for a small employer. Until now we have not had a 401k. Each year I put the max allowable into a TIRA which drops my AGI by that amount and my taxes are reduced. My employer is now offering a 401k. First payroll deduction will be end of Oct. if the stars align properly. My understanding...

Hoping for some insight from people that may have gone through this. Not looking for official lawyerly info, just "this is how it went for me". Wife and I are divorcing. :facepalm: It's amicable. We are in California. We filed in Feb, got the (Granted) Judgement in May and the actual divorce...

Just a short story about our very short search for a condo. I got to thinking about moving to these kinda townhouse like condos a couple miles from our house. Among other things, our current house has a barking dog problem and a lack of sidewalks nearby. These condos have no yards (no yard...

Being bad and posting from work, but I didn't want to forget to post this. We (wife and I) are heading out to our cabin in the woods this weekend. We've been building this ourselves for awhile now. Finally getting back out there after about 3 months. We're supposed to be going every 3 weeks...

So I searched the forum. This book (and idea) didn't appear to be discussed at any length. The book, by Stephen Pollan, contains all kinds of LBYM ideas like keeping your credit cards at home and using them only for emergencies (and car rentals) and actually pulling out cash for weekly...

So, I've been working at megacorp for over a decade now. I've never really been happy and may now have a chance to exit. I was recently contacted by a highly successful ex-coworker that is starting up a tech. company. So far it's him and another partner. I'll be doing backend architecture and...

Hey, Long time lurker here. I've been a regular forum reader for quite a long time now. I remember when W2R was want2retire. :) I think I was ready to FIRE about a week into my first "real" job. Though I'm probably more interested in FI than RE. Anyhow, I'm a developer at megacorp (for about...