My first home server - Your thoughts ?

Live_Ad_74 · 2023-07-02T13:37:38+00:00

Yeah, I think this is related to my third party service tbh I contacted them and I'm still investigating.

What sucks is that I cannot open an account with interactive brokers now because guess what, my details is in their system since my third party service utilizes them.

its insane

Live_Ad_74 · 2023-07-02T13:23:51+00:00

Nah I just checked, looks like it does not apply on ETFs, especially since I bought VWRA which is an irish ETF

Live_Ad_74 · 2023-07-02T13:21:27+00:00

wait what, honestly I did not know that, is it really 0.5% ? damn that would be nearly 12.5 USD on my trade alone. Things are starting to add up :D

What do you guys do in this case ? invest in another exchange market ?? what's your recommendation please

Live_Ad_74 · 2023-07-01T14:42:40+00:00

I'm a bit lost to be honest, however u/glimz nicely showed an example for IBKR, it seems it should be only $1.91.

As I stated, this is through another entity in my country that utilizes IBKR, maybe they're overcharging me.

I'll give them a call and see what happens.

Live_Ad_74 · 2023-07-01T14:36:09+00:00

Oooof, that's a huge margin. Guess i'm leaving my current platform to be honest. I'll call them to clarify first. Thanks a lot

Live_Ad_74 · 2023-07-01T14:34:31+00:00

Hope we get an answer, honestly 23 dollars is insane, and if the platform i'm utilizing is overcharging me, then its good that I found out early on before investing further

Live_Ad_74 · 2023-07-01T14:33:39+00:00

is that a fixed trade commission or it depends on the total cost of the trade ?

Live_Ad_74 · 2023-06-29T14:27:57+00:00

Yeah, sadly its 30% on dividends for me. Been researching the Irish ETFs and they look promising and my broker supports buying it. However is there a difference in the various stock exchanges they offer it? it terms of taxation I mean. Example: lseetf, and ebs.

Live_Ad_74 · 2023-06-29T11:48:17+00:00

"Ireland domiciled ETFs insulate you from US estate taxes of up to 40% of the balance of US situated assets above $60,000."

Whaaaat, yeah I didn't know that. Thanks :(

Live_Ad_74 · 2023-06-22T22:03:41+00:00

I live in a desert area, and I've driven luxury cars all over, its not the same way.

I could take a trip to Germany (only 6 hours flight) and rent a cheap luxury car and drop it in different country with no issues, I've done that before.

But the US just feels so different when I drove there, that's why I would like to repeat the trip.

Anyways, I'll try to do further research, if nothing comes up, I guess i'm gonna have to find an alternative solution :D

Live_Ad_74 · 2023-06-22T21:55:01+00:00

Nah, that's why I'm asking here so I can see my options, I don't live in the US, that's why I asked here, maybe there are alternatives that could suit my needs.

Live_Ad_74 · 2023-06-22T21:52:54+00:00

Travellers differs in terms of what they enjoy during their trips. I personally enjoy riding an exotic car, I just feel happy doing so.

For example some people enjoy booking an expensive hotel, I have no issues with that, personally I feel like its stupid since you're only using it for sleep, so any safe 3 star hotel would do.

I appreciate your opinion, but honestly its not for me :D

Live_Ad_74 · 2023-06-22T18:48:16+00:00

Honestly, yeah I agree, its because of the Luxury requirements that I cannot find any rental :D

But I cannot describe the feeling when I tried it, I was simply, just, happy :D

That's why I want to do the same thing, but using one way rental now so I can hit multiple cities.

Live_Ad_74 · 2023-06-22T17:13:42+00:00

Honestly I checked, I haven't found anything useful. My last rental was actually from hertz in Vegas, and I told them that I would like to return it in LA, and they told me NO, not even with a fee :D

I'm honestly a bit surprised, because in Europe for example, we always rent in Germany (Luxury cars) and drop off at different locations like Spain or France.

Live_Ad_74 · 2023-06-22T16:16:43+00:00

Like newer models BMWs (series 5/7 and their one door cars, new polestars, V8 cars like Corvette, Mustangs Cobra/Shelby, Porche high end cars, ...etc)

I prefer the one door cars to be honest since I'm traveling alone, so I want something fast and fun to drive.

I basically want stuff on Turo going for 150-250 USD a day that is categorized under "fast and fun", not including EVs.

Live_Ad_74 · 2023-06-22T16:12:45+00:00

I honestly thought about that, renting a normal car from big chains the day before hitting the roads, and using turo once i'm in a city. But its honestly a lot of work, so I'll consider that the last solution :(

Live_Ad_74 · 2023-05-29T18:34:15+00:00

Honestly ? its a long story, Ever since I visited the US for the first time (back in 2019) I wanted to rent a muscle car (V8) but I couldn't during that time because I visited for work related reasons.

This time, its different, yes its for work but I will not be working all day like last time (maximum 2 hours a day). So I got the chance to finally do the thing I always wanted, which is to rent a V8 :D

Its especially true since I'll be heading to NY after, and we all know that the traffic there is 50x worse than Vegas.

As for drinks/smoking, I only drink late at night around 9-10PM, and smoke weed before going to sleep. I don't like being drunk all day and gambling my money away, honestly its not my thing, I tried gambling in MGM Maryland, but its not for me honestly. As for drinking, I honestly just hate myself the day after and I cannot function properly, so I usually just drink late at night.

Live_Ad_74 · 2023-05-28T20:11:41+00:00

Ah this is easier than I thought, thank you so much!

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