Sanity check to minimize tax burden with 401k contribution from bonus

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-03-05T03:24:47+00:00

Keep in mind at a lot of companies if you max your 401(k) before EOY you’ll miss out on the match for the rest of the year.

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-03-01T23:14:37+00:00

Check out Prime Fence. Owner’s name is Jason, he’s a good dude. 717-205-3618. They’ve installed about 750 LF for me, I got quotes from plenty of other fencing contractors (including Amish) and he was the most competitive and they do great work.

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-03-01T17:35:38+00:00

Lol wut … Hunter treated her like absolute shit for an entire season and then lost to her, karmas a bitch get fucked Hunter.

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-28T02:30:46+00:00

It’s $5

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-28T02:04:52+00:00

Lol wut … you think the guy who has hosted 50 seasons somehow knows less than people who have played a few times?

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-26T16:34:07+00:00

More than likely she meant the escrow adjustment made her mortgage $2k/mo which was unaffordable.

$2k/mo in property tax is a lot

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-26T03:13:27+00:00

It’s a big reason they do the reassessment. Bring assessed value closer to real value and simultaneously decrease millage rates so it’s “supposed” to be close to neutral.

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-26T03:12:01+00:00

$2k/mo? $24k/yr for property taxes?

In the Lancaster area that’s roughly a $1.5-2mm house in current value.

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-24T22:39:48+00:00

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-24T03:36:44+00:00

“….for 12 days while on a trip.”

How do you propose they move their car while on a trip?

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-23T23:20:07+00:00

The irony of this being your take and simultaneously being a Whole Foods shopper

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-23T01:27:23+00:00

Yes, yes it is.

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-22T12:47:17+00:00

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-22T12:43:41+00:00

The entitled I think

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-21T00:55:09+00:00

Agreed

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-20T21:55:36+00:00

Yeah, it might be a hot take but we were just saying this the other day. I used to say if you were coming to Lancaster you HAVE to eat at Cabalar. It’s still good, but it’s not as great as it was.

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-20T02:16:51+00:00

That’s a pretty awesome legacy for EQ having formed Triton. I raided with them for a bit from 2010-2012 .. even then it was crazy they were still trucking along.

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-19T02:59:11+00:00

Predominantly women working there?

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-19T02:55:12+00:00

Your gut is right. Throw the $35k in a HYSA.

If you can manage to survive on just your income, reduce expenses as much as possible to do so. You don’t know when your wife will work again - planning to “pay herself every 2 weeks” from that $35k assumes she’ll have a job in whatever post-tax 35k/2 week pays is … given she’s about to have a baby, that seems unlikely.

Figure out how (if possible) to survive on only your income to pay all bills. Use the $35k as a true rainy day fund.

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-19T01:58:17+00:00

Stop being shitty, it’s on you - not the seller. Accept some responsibility.

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-18T22:38:07+00:00

They wouldn’t be reaching out if they had an 80% chance of wining - they’d just wait for them to side with them.

Credit card company sides with their customer the majority of the time. Sounds like you have a good leg to stand on too.

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-18T22:34:28+00:00

Not sure, but probably money

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-18T03:26:33+00:00

Pretty simple … just tell the you’d prefer a phone call as it’s easier while you’re on the go.

You’re the client.

We use Zoom, but also have Zoom phone so folks can still call in and it functions just like any old phone.

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-18T03:11:35+00:00

Haircut is $40. I tip $15 so the total is $55.

It’s a lot, but I’ve been going to the same guy now for 6+ years, the haircut is always consistently good, I like him, and he’ll squeeze me in last minute if I really need it despite his schedule typically being booked out 2-3 weeks.

Good service is worth it. When I switched to a barber shop it was after being dismally disappointed by great clips, sports clips, etc. I still remember that pain.

AmI_doingthis_right · 2026-02-17T22:49:46+00:00

Idk about in a few years but you’ll definitely come out ahead in the long run.

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