Marc: comfortable is the exact word I was thinking of as I read Richard's interesting essay. Rich and wealthy, to me, seem like bragging about one's financial picture. So, I am comfortable with comfortable.
I completely agree, Richard! All of us involved -- retirees, workers, and those yet to join the workforce -- must be involved in the approach to resolving the lack of assets necessary to maintain the benefits which have been promised to retirees!
Andrew: what a great essay about your brother! Thanks for gathering all that information from the various sources AND sharing it with the rest of us. I feel fortunate to have somehow found Humble Dollar approximately 2020, and wish I had done so years earlier. Jonathan's writings, and that of others on HD, have really helped my thoughts about personal finance, retirement, and much more! Again, thanks for a great tribute article about your brother!
Great post and humor, Mark! I feared something like this when my daughter was prepping for the wedding, but she really took it easy on our finances. Of course, that was 16 years ago, so I may now be overlooking some financial details ... happily!
This is a great analysis about how IRA's and tax rates interact, Rick! As you note, tax rates change, so there is some value in having both types of IRA's in your portfolio. Thanks!
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Marc: comfortable is the exact word I was thinking of as I read Richard's interesting essay. Rich and wealthy, to me, seem like bragging about one's financial picture. So, I am comfortable with comfortable.
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Thanks! I will check that.
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Will we have to log in each time we visit Humble Dollar, or can we stay logged in full-time?
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I completely agree, Richard! All of us involved -- retirees, workers, and those yet to join the workforce -- must be involved in the approach to resolving the lack of assets necessary to maintain the benefits which have been promised to retirees!
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William: similar plan here. We are at 70/30 and plan to stick with that AA.
Post: Flipping the Script on Asset Allocation?
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Andrew: what a great essay about your brother! Thanks for gathering all that information from the various sources AND sharing it with the rest of us. I feel fortunate to have somehow found Humble Dollar approximately 2020, and wish I had done so years earlier. Jonathan's writings, and that of others on HD, have really helped my thoughts about personal finance, retirement, and much more! Again, thanks for a great tribute article about your brother!
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Richard: sorry to hear this, but you did the right thing, and so would I. What other choice is there?
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Thanks for offering, but no!
Post: A Wedding Too Far
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Great post and humor, Mark! I feared something like this when my daughter was prepping for the wedding, but she really took it easy on our finances. Of course, that was 16 years ago, so I may now be overlooking some financial details ... happily!
Post: A Wedding Too Far
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This is a great analysis about how IRA's and tax rates interact, Rick! As you note, tax rates change, so there is some value in having both types of IRA's in your portfolio. Thanks!
Post: Traditional or Roth
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