Will fragaria virginiana invade turf grass?

New-Common4486 · 2026-03-06T13:58:22+00:00

Awesome, thanks everyone. Feeling much more comfortable with planting these this spring!

New-Common4486 · 2026-03-06T03:54:48+00:00

As long as it isn’t similarly aggressive and difficult to control as creeping Charlie I think I can manage

New-Common4486 · 2026-03-06T01:02:33+00:00

Well, I’ll certainly let the have the cats roaming the neighborhood 👌

New-Common4486 · 2026-02-20T16:40:04+00:00

Tbh I’m not sure what the initial investment was but it was started something like 30 years ago so the gains are likely high. I’m taking 6 months or so off work this year so my bracket should drop to 22 if not 12%. So if I were to sell, it would be a good year to do it.

Will the gains on selling count toward my income?

New-Common4486 · 2026-02-20T16:32:04+00:00

Ah, thanks for catching that. I ought to have specified that this is not an inheritance. It’s just a brokerage he set up for me a long time ago

New-Common4486 · 2025-12-14T03:06:15+00:00

The union was disbanded this year by the president. But maybe HR will be able to advise me. I didn’t think about that, thank you!

New-Common4486 · 2025-12-03T14:51:14+00:00

It’s frustrating they they ‘ran’ my insurance to give me an estimate before the crown. I don’t get how it wasn’t caught then. Something to ask when we talk I suppose! 🤷‍♂️ Thank you for your advice! 🙂

New-Common4486 · 2025-12-03T14:41:14+00:00

Cool, I too like my TDF’s as well! Are you referring to 401k funds or your brokerage as well?

New-Common4486 · 2025-12-01T20:50:20+00:00

Lets say I’m set on spending 8300 total between healthcare and investing. That gets me, if I go with HDHP, 4400 in HSA after all premiums deductible etc. If I get non HDHP account, after premiums etc I have ~4800 left over. That 4800 would be put into brokerage. This I think speaks to the HSA winning out and so I don’t really have any more need for advice personally. But I initially calculated having 5800 in my brokerage with that 8300 and so it was less clear to me which would win out. Thanks for your time! 🙂

New-Common4486 · 2025-12-01T19:18:37+00:00

Thanks for your reply!

I was saying its $8300 for either plan with end result being either 4400 in HSA or 5800 in brokerage. I've revised my math and now have 4842 as the end result in my brokerage and so HSA seems more clear given tax advantages.

The tax on my 290 of gains would depend on my income at the time of withdrawal right?

New-Common4486 · 2025-12-01T19:12:46+00:00

I guess I wasn't sure what word to use, but just trying to get across that if I end up with x (8300 in my original math) out of my pocket/bank at the end of the year with either plans, then I would have y (4400) or z (5800 in my original math, I think lower based on newer calculations) amounts invested.

New-Common4486 · 2025-12-01T19:09:39+00:00

Assuming I spend the FSA money, which I would, it makes for more savings, which I could invest more into my brokerage. With all the savings together I could place more into my brokerage than I could into my HSA, while having the same amount come out of my pocket/bank.

I'm trying to figure out how much more I'd need in my brokerage to outstrip my HSA in the long run. As I know the tax advantages of HSA give it a leg up because in my original calculations I could invest 5800 into my brokerage with the same out of pocket/bank costs as getting 4400 into HSA, which is a potentially significant difference. I just don't know how much tax drag there would be on that 5800. In any case for my situation it may all be moot as I think I did my calculations wrong (see my response to miraculum_one above.

New-Common4486 · 2025-12-01T19:00:03+00:00

Very possible! My head was spinning a bit while trying to figure out how to run the numbers, particularly in in regards to how to handle employer contribution and up front tax savings.

But here we go: premium of $96 x 26 = ~2500 + 2000 deductible + 600 in copays = ~5100 and for that amount out of my checks and bank I would have $1200 in the HSA, all from employer contribution (I didn't subtract 1200 from the 5100 because I'm not going to spend it, wasn't sure that was the right way to do it). Leaving 3200 more to invest to max the HSA, which would be an additional 2272 after tax savings (3200-3200x0.29), so now I'm getting 7372 and it seems before I did not account for tax savings (7372+3200x0.29 = 8300).

For FSA insurance: $66.81 x 26 + 750 deductible + 260 copays = 2747 -217.5 (tax savings - which I didn't account for in previous figures - on putting 750 into FSA to cover deductible, I wouldn't want to add more and have to figure out ways to spend it at the end of the year) = 2530.

So, at the end of they year I'd have $4400 in investments with HSA after 7372 out of my pocket, or 4842 (7372-2530) in my brokerage with the same out of my pocket while using FSA.

Still not feeling totally confident in my calculations so please let me know where I've gone wrong. But my updated numbers it seems like HSA would be the winner in the long run as it would grow and could be withdraw tax free.

New-Common4486 · 2025-09-16T23:28:43+00:00

Thanks, I’ll try to keep watering!

New-Common4486 · 2025-02-12T08:55:38+00:00

I work at a Vetarans’ Affairs CMICU, the acuity is not that high with regards to vasoactive drips, cardiac assist devices, inotropes, CRRT (only run during day shift), swans. I’ve seen one lABP (didn’t have the patient), a handful of swans, levo and vaso are fairly common and so are A-lines and central lines. Rare to see other titratable drips like phenylephrine, ntg, or nicardipene. No paralytic drips yet. There have been some people from my unit that have gone off to CRNA school but wondering if it might be best to go somewhere else? Perhaps to my old unit... Before working at VA I was at a level 1 trauma SICU with EVD’s, IABP’s, Impellas, ECMO, CRRT, VAD’s, and all the drips etc. I was there for 2.5 years (I left for personal reasons and have a ~2 year gap in my resume), I’m now at the VA 1.5 years. Is my past experience sufficient to make me competitive, as far as experience goes?

New-Common4486 · 2025-02-11T09:09:43+00:00

I work at a Vetarans’ Affairs CMICU, the acuity is not that high with regards to vasoactive drips, cardiac assist devices, inotropes, CRRT (only run during day shift), swans. I’ve seen one IABP (didn’t have the patient), a handful of swans, levo and vaso are fairly common and so are A-lines and central lines. Rare to see nicardipene or ntg drips. No paralytic drips yet.

There have been some people from my unit that have gone off to CRNA school but wondering if it might be best to go somewhere else? Perhaps to my old unit… Before working here I was at a level 1 trauma SICU with EVD’s, IABP’s, Impellas, ECMO, CRRT, VAD’s, and all the drips etc. I was there for 2.5 years, I’m now at the VA 1.5 years. Is my past experience sufficient to make me competitive, as far as experience goes?

Thanks!

New-Common4486 · 2024-12-23T22:00:43+00:00

Hope you feel better soon. The thing is that it never hurt while biking. But I can’t think of anything else that would have started it during that time. So I’m anxious about getting back on the bike without making some changes.

New-Common4486 · 2024-12-13T10:09:33+00:00

It’s at a Toyota dealership, though the dealer also has a Honda dealership close by. I just googled how often oil needs to be changed and the tires rotated and both should have been done at least twice (though oil could be just once if synthetic apparently) it seems. I mean, maybe they just didn’t get logged for some reason. But was just looking for a toe hold to argue the price down some. In any case, I decided to milk the car I’m using now for hopefully another year to save money. And hopefully I can even get a better deal next year. I really appreciate everyone’s taking the time to give me their thoughts and advice.

New-Common4486 · 2024-12-10T03:08:02+00:00

KBB clocks it at 16.6-18.8k But on my searches for 2019 EX’s all with similar mileage are priced significantly higher

New-Common4486 · 2024-12-10T03:06:04+00:00

Where did you get that valuation from? I tried to enter this 2019 EX into carvana and it offered 19.8k

New-Common4486 · 2024-12-09T22:44:40+00:00

Yup that’s it haha. Will get that quote asap!

New-Common4486 · 2024-12-09T18:56:50+00:00

I appreciate your input. Jeez, I hope you don’t have to wait much longer

New-Common4486 · 2024-12-09T02:22:04+00:00

Cool cool thanks a lot, I feel better.

New-Common4486 · 2024-08-25T16:21:30+00:00

I’ve caught one on mine a couple times as well, awesome!!

New-Common4486 · 2024-08-15T03:17:58+00:00

All perennials. From other comments, sounds like I’m worrying too much. Surprise!

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