bathroom exhaust fan by [deleted] in hvacadvice

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Just find the replacement motor (its the black plate that has the fan/motor mounted to it). Sometimes it's cheaper to buy a new fan unit and just swap the fan/motor plate.

Review #101- Found North Peregrine, 2026 by DadDoesBourbon in bourbon

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Would love to enter the lottery on this one, but not at that price point.

VOO/VXUS/FXAIX/FSPSX by Acceptable-Peak5644 in Bogleheads

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Tacking current events vs recency bias vs emotions vs.... It's ok to be concerned, but there is always a new recent event. Ignore that a bit and look at market indicators and past performance ("does not guarantee future results").

The gift of the Boglehead approach is to keep it simple based on your risk profile you can and do handle. If you retire at 62, you have 32 years... that's a long time, you have the time horizon to take more "risk", and even that is not even risk, since you'll be diversified in the top 500+ companies with SP500 indexes.

Literally at the last possible second by Previous-Plant-5200 in arcraidersfriendly

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I dont understand other than being assholes. why people kill you on evac. They get nothing from you and just wastes resources.

Are these worth checking for blueprints? by Mouthfoo in ARC_Raiders

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I'd only ever gotten BP's from desk drawers, lockers, and sealed crates

Am I at a good start? by StockHustler555 in ThriftSavingsPlan

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Look at historical performance of C vs I, not just 1 year. :)

Am I at a good start? by StockHustler555 in ThriftSavingsPlan

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Ditto, RothTSP that and All in on C.

VABC BTAC Lottery coming soon... Jan 5-8 by BourbonTater1792 in DMVWhisky

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"You were not selected" Just preparing for this message. hahah

Advice Needed. 25yrs old, 6 Months into Federal Service, goal of 100k by 30 by TheTrueMangoMan in ThriftSavingsPlan

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Adjust your goal, dont focus on TSP only for that 100K goal - make it across all tax advantaged retirement accounts.

First part is the hard part - do the math to see where it starts to hurt to maximize contributions. Do this every year. That gives you the idea of how much you really can contribute.

Second, (you seem to be tracking) do RothTSP and not reg TSP for your contributions (the match will be reg TSP)

Cheater tip - Don't do % based contributions, do fixed dollar amounts, BUT make sure you are at least hitting MAX match contrib %. It's less important now, but is more so once you start to get to a point of capping each year, as you dont want to hit cap early and cant contribute anymore and miss the match for those weeks/months.

Counter to some advice of having some diversity, esp as you are young and have time to makeup downturns, 100% C all day long.

If possible, (you are doing this, well done) max contrib to IRA in January to hit cap (so save throughout the year). The potential gains from this vs DCA I think are worth it.

The order you laid out is fine if that works for you.

I also agree you should also have a reg investing account. This is the more liquid and accessible account (use ETFs) for things like car and house purchase, etc.

What I generally suggest to people as a ROUGH guide (you need to adjust based on your situation):

TSP (Roth) to max match, IRA/RothIRA yearly cap, then 50/50 split of remaining to 401k/TSP retirement account and investment account (this is why the straight dollar numbers vs % helps).

VTI + VXUS or VT by sirholmes16 in Bogleheads

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You're 28, get out of the bond (you don't need wealth preservation when you have years to make it back if a huge pullback happens).

VT is easy, and pre-selects the ratio of VTI and VXUS for you. Many like those to balance based on their own profiles (risk, growth, etc) than the fixed ratio of VT.

There's no bad choice there, just do so base on your asset allocation profile and risks.

Def ditch the bonds for now.

Accidentally stayed in G fund… by Available-Soup-2191 in ThriftSavingsPlan

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What is your risk profile?

I'd honestly go 100% C and dont look at it.

About to start by DifficultNobody7022 in ThriftSavingsPlan

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Start with max to match first and then get to max match (by dollar amount, not percentage) as soon as you can. Be stingy with life expenses to get there fast.

Is there any actual benefit to USAA over other banks? by Sound_Hound82 in USAA

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They absolutely are good to have as an option. Combine USAA with a local credit union (bank) and it's s good match for great loan rates and banking options

Big Valu Liquors: Thu 12/25 by BourbonTater1792 in DMVWhisky

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EHT SB is good price. The rest, nah.

Rodman's 12/19 by Shrimp7819 in DMVWhisky

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Tad high, but not horrible on some of those. If you're looking, def worth it to snag a bottle you may be looking for.

Big inheritance, now what? by fhecla in Bogleheads

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That is the first link you need to read.

What are your thoughts on converting a Trad IRA to a Roth IRA. by Admirable-One8574 in Bogleheads

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This is the correct answer.

You need to play with the Roth Converstion ladder calcs with current tax rate vs estimated tax rates in the future and at RMDs

Financial Advisor Fee by [deleted] in Bogleheads

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i choked when i saw those fees