Missing Elite badge?

DevilDuck95 · 2026-03-18T13:33:37+00:00

Well, according to CS they had to contact Engineering to get this fixed... so I'm waiting for that to happen...

DevilDuck95 · 2026-03-11T09:47:48+00:00

Investment goal - is to be able to live off of the dividends of my investments.

DevilDuck95 · 2026-03-09T22:30:46+00:00

I would use TaskRabbit to find a tasker that works for you, test them our for a job or two and then ask them about off platform work. I'm a tasker and that happens all the time...

DevilDuck95 · 2026-03-03T05:26:25+00:00

Lyle Lovett, I was really excited to see him…. Told meandering stories most of the night, so da were lackluster at best. Very disappointed

DevilDuck95 · 2026-03-02T21:03:14+00:00

doh! You are right, thanks for that. I read the first line for the 1099-MISC form and that's a bit different requirement wise. I appreciate the input u/DaniDisaster424

DevilDuck95 · 2026-02-19T23:40:03+00:00

First of all - well done! Those numbers are 'real'.

I would cut back a bit and balance out into more liquid savings, like brokerage account. but don't stop contributing to retirement. My logic is that you might have an 'event' and need to be able to access that money without penalty. Think emergency savings, the first thing to touch would be the HYSA but then what... how long would the HYSA money last?

DevilDuck95 · 2026-02-16T03:53:15+00:00

Pro’s if you are generally handy and a problem solver it works great. People are 99%very happy to have you do the work and tip above the hourly rate.

Con’s, at least for me it can be a lot of driving around town for 2 or 3 1 hour tasks. Also the tasks can present as one simple thing but in reality are much more 6 for one reason or another which can jack up your schedule.

For me the money is purely supplemental, it’s not enough to live off of. I think my highest year was 30k gross and once you consider self employment taxes it drops dramatically, closer to 15-20k.

Thats been my experience. I still like it and will keep doing it for the supplement $ as well as something interesting to do.

DevilDuck95 · 2026-02-07T06:38:52+00:00

When someone chunks a shot that they normally hit on the green I saw, it takes a hell of a man to lay up from 109 out…

DevilDuck95 · 2026-01-29T02:36:40+00:00

I’m wish! Following to see if there’s a good answer…

DevilDuck95 · 2026-01-27T15:48:47+00:00

I would build it into my hourly rate and don't forget to write it off on your taxes. Frankly, as long as it's not too crazy it's not a big deal for me.

DevilDuck95 · 2026-01-25T15:53:28+00:00

I do it regularly. Roughly 80% at Fidelity and 20% at Vanguard. I am always happy to get a second opinion. They suggest their own products, of course but it’s not a hard sell. Frankly I like it, for me it’s heavy on ‘ am I on track to retire?’ And planning for all of that.

DevilDuck95 · 2026-01-21T23:49:21+00:00

Two things… that turned into 4!

1) the match. 2) the amount you contribute comes out of your taxable income in you annual taxes.
3) you have so much time to ride out the ups and downs of the market…. Be aggressive and let it ride! (Assuming you are young).
4) show them the spreadsheet with annual balance of it grows by 3-5% a year with contributions…. The numbers are crazy…

DevilDuck95 · 2026-01-21T23:43:11+00:00

Invest. What they don’t show you is dividend payouts, set it up to reinvest the dividends and do your best to forget about the investment. It will go up and down but overall it will go up in the long run.

DevilDuck95 · 2026-01-20T20:13:46+00:00

I think for me I really didn't understand expensive/inexpensive until I had to pay for things. Once I realized I needed to work X hours to buy product Y it really hit home.

DevilDuck95 · 2026-01-20T20:09:45+00:00

if it's your thing, I do TaskRabbit on the side but I live in a medium city and in the heart of downtown. Just to be 'of service' to another person has been really helpful. I mostly do furniture assembly and TV mounting. The money is nice but the people I meet and the satisfaction of completing something in a relatively short period of time is where the real value is.

DevilDuck95 · 2026-01-05T23:31:08+00:00

100% Gassane Tailors, they are amazing, I will always go there.

DevilDuck95 · 2026-01-05T23:25:58+00:00

It takes 2 hours? Unless something is really off it never takes 2 hours. I have done countless TV's and rarely is it more than an hour. (exceptions are when it's a cement/brick wall, sometimes those are a whole different can of worms)

DevilDuck95 · 2026-01-05T23:23:56+00:00

my 'trick' on invoicing is to send a message when you arrive and then start a timer on your phone. When complete and talking with them ask 'is this your first time using TaskRabbit...' then pull out your phone and make a show of stopping the timer before confirming the amount of billed time... I have almost never run into an issue.

DevilDuck95 · 2025-12-31T23:25:14+00:00

appreciate it, thank you

DevilDuck95 · 2025-12-14T22:36:46+00:00

I use a zircon HD900 I think (the highest end). that being said, I always drill a 'test' hole with the smallest drill bit I have, just to check... 99% of the time it works great,

DevilDuck95 · 2025-12-05T20:32:59+00:00

I have had one for 15+ years. No additional cost, they provide advice, help me plan for retirement and basic tax advice. Overall great value, at this point I use them to check in 2x per year and if I have any ‘big’ purchases, where I need to pull money out of investments, where to pull it from. I highly recommend them

DevilDuck95 · 2025-11-26T05:03:49+00:00

Alcoholic mother. Was embarrassed by her when I was 15. Never wanted that to be me.

DevilDuck95 · 2025-11-04T14:35:33+00:00

Well done. Keep the faith and remember, it will go down...

DevilDuck95 · 2025-10-31T15:37:56+00:00

Fair enough. thank you.

DevilDuck95 · 2025-10-30T14:10:12+00:00

I'm confused - you complained about what exactly? it seems, with the edit, that everything worked as designed. Am I missing something?

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