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Quicken, one of the ‘first fintechs,’ is being sold again Five and a half years after being acquired by a private equity firm, personal finance software company Quicken is announcing that it is being acquired by another private equity firm...

I have an elderly parent who is probably high risk and I had this thought today. Back in March and April, the Auto insurance companies issued refunds because of the reduced driving related to COVID lockdowns. They probably didn't want to be seen as profiteers during a pandemic. I wonder if...

"Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead"! My 2020 RV trip was planned long before this COVID-19 stuff. We start our trip in a few weeks, leaving SLC for New Orleans. We will linger along the Florida Gulf coast for nearly a month as we head to Fort Meyers. We will then spend a week at Disney...

I suspect others here know what I am talking about. It is late December, I have used the ETF estimates to determine this quarter's dividends. I enter all this into quicken and my tax program and then decide how much money to pull out of the IRA as income this year. Filing my taxes as a...

Just left Moab, UT. Currently in Escalante. Will be in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming in June .

File under what I learned today... Those of us receiving the Obamacare subsidy, we need to manage our MAGI and not exceed the fiscal cliff. For me, the cliff is around $64K and my target MAGI is 62K to give me some buffer for any kind of mistake. In early December, I start filling out my...

2017 rv season has begun. Left SLC a few days ago. Dodged winter storms as we drove around Cheyenne and Denver. Currently visiting friends in Kansas. On our way to New Orleans and Disneyworld. Then savannah, Charleston, blue ridge mountains and back to slc. 10 weeks of traveling. Where are...

2016-2017 is in the books. Fantastic season in Utah. I had 36 ski days, many of which I skied 30,000+ vertical feet. My ski app shows my season total is 670,000 vertical feet. How was the season for everyone else?

I was recently forced to purchase an Obamacare insurance plan for the remainder of 2016. Here is some data. I had the old plan for over 6 years. It was an individual plan with United Healthcare and covered myself and DW. For 2016, the old plan cost $590 a month and had a $6000 deductible...

ER is in full force! DW and I have worked our last days and are on our first extended RV trip. We left our Utah home in early April, sold our AZ home and are now visiting San Diego RV Resorts.

My Favorite Retirement Calculators My Favorite Retirement Calculators - Can I Retire Yet? I have not used any of these calculators. I use the planning tools in Quicken Premier 2015. I briefly looked at OnTrajectory that was on the list. I didn't see anything interesting... except the price...

Not much new here... but applies to many of us I have yet to abandon my grandfathered plan, but I am making plans for that day. This one weird trick can help even rich people buy Obamacare at sharply reduced prices. Really. A number of wealthy individuals, some of whom were "disgusted" with...

I don't have any direct experience with the new regulations... But a few experiences are being reported. I had no idea the new rules were so intrusive... According to the new regulations, the doctor can’t get paid for your visit if you have a test the same day. And the insurance will not...

Just an FYI... not a promotion I joined and so far my mental fitness is rather weak:( Brain Training Courses To Improve Memory and Attention - Lumosity I have no idea if this works or not, but it gives me a break from the sudoku puzzles.

At some point, every investor who is planning to retire must confront his or her financial future. For most people, basic retirement planning can be distilled into 10 numbers. 10 numbers that can change your life - MarketWatch

The HGH part of this article is of interest to me as muscle mass preservation is important to my physically active lifestyle. http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/supercharge-your-body-5-ways-5-days

We all know about the Obamacare surtax that raises the top capital gains rate for high income families. This surtax is not being discussed. Obamacare insurance premiums are based upon income as a percentage of the poverty level income up to 400%. It is my understanding that Poverty level...

Hello everyone. I'm thinking about participating in the community after lurking around for more than a year. DW and I live in Scottsdale and Salt Lake. Both 50 with no kids, just 2 dogs! We live in each city for about 3 months and then move to the other location. We enjoy skiing, so that...