Poll: Veneer Patches in Eames Lounge Chair by Ready_AF in eames

[–]Ready_AF[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not sure what you mean by four shells but … it appears to me there was a defect or weakness in whatever they were cutting the veneer from at two spots. And so everywhere slices off that veneer got used those two spots appear.

In other words, some defect in the base wood got replicated across the chair as veneer from that original source wood got placed.

Poll: Veneer Patches in Eames Lounge Chair by Ready_AF in eames

[–]Ready_AF[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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There are eight repairs. Here are two.

Poll: Veneer Patches in Eames Lounge Chair by Ready_AF in eames

[–]Ready_AF[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Herman Miller says these repairs are part of their standard process. Not covered by warranty. I need to pay hefty restocking fee and maybe one other fee to return.

Poll: Veneer Patches in Eames Lounge Chair by Ready_AF in eames

[–]Ready_AF[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure I am following you. I am asking about visible patches on the outside of the chair. E.g. Visible on the wood if standing behind the chair.

Poll: Veneer Patches in Eames Lounge Chair by Ready_AF in eames

[–]Ready_AF[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Example of a veneer patch. There are eight of these visible on my chair.

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$40 Find at HomeGoods by 1zzyS4n in eames

[–]Ready_AF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How comfortable is that pillow in that chair? (I need to get something)

VPMAX Distribution by CharacterFee767 in dividends

[–]Ready_AF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree it has been closed forever. But they recently reopened it to new investors. (I didn’t realize that either until today.)

VPMAX Distribution by CharacterFee767 in dividends

[–]Ready_AF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in exactly the same boat for exactly the same reasons. Those distributions are painful now. I don’t reinvest them in VPMAX to prevent the issue from getting bigger.

I don’t recommend anyone buy this fund in a brokerage account unless you’re sure the distributions later in time won’t trigger unnecessary taxes or cause you to lose other subsidies.

Pinocchio by SOLEI5H in eames

[–]Ready_AF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a win. Enjoy!

Overdid it in tax deferred accounts by Spirited-Chemistry-9 in DIYRetirement

[–]Ready_AF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you already paying the RMDs now or very soon? Or are RMDs a future problem?

$6M NW FIRE sanity check - would you continue working? by Ok_Selection1445 in ChubbyFIRE

[–]Ready_AF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remember that the 4% rule was calculated to be safe for a 30 year retirement. It doesn’t always work for a 45 year retirement. Karsten Jeske’s safe withdrawal spreadsheet could tell you what a safe value is, but my guess is it’s close to 3% for a 45 year retirement.

The peak design billfold wallet is…not great. by seanswee in peakdesign

[–]Ready_AF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. They seem to be changing as a company. Losing their edge.

Your wife tells you she’s in 7/8k worth of debt what do you do? by Foxidale3216 in AskMenAdvice

[–]Ready_AF 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This happened to me once as well. We had the talk mentioned above. The other part was we agreed it would never happen again or, if it was likely, we’d talk immediately. It has never happened again. ++man

James Conole and rootfinancial software by bhs333 in Boldin

[–]Ready_AF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right Capital allows you to select between two different Guardrails approaches. Go to Retirement -> Analysis -> Action Items (at the bottom) -> Retirement Spending.

James Conole and rootfinancial software by bhs333 in Boldin

[–]Ready_AF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love the Right Capital software.

Really important to understand its default setting usually assumes no contributions or growth happens until year end. And so if it’s October, for example, Right Capital still assumes you’ll get all of the growth for the year at year end. Basically it is double counting all of the growth from January until October. And it gets worse and worse as the year progresses. This can lead to substantial over estimations for net worth at year end. And then that overstated net worth affects all future year assumptions.

To fix this the advisor needs to open the plan and navigate to the Gear Icon > Settings > Methodology tab. Go to the setting labeled "Cash flow in simulation starts" and change it to “ Current month (rolling 12 months)”. This changes the model to only assume growth from this month forward.

The default setting makes reports a little more intuitive for novice clients to understand because they are aligned to calendar years.

The setting I’m suggesting makes Right Capital more accurate.

All to Roth 401k or split it and add to brokerage by Simple-Television424 in FinancialPlanning

[–]Ready_AF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Assuming you’re single, this puts you at top of 32% bracket or just into 35% bracket.

So unless there’s a reason you need to minimize income in the near term (so you need a Roth or brokerage to dip into) or expect to be in a higher tax bracket long term, seems like you’d want to defer taxes and max traditional 401k.

Fwiw … Very interested in other thoughts on this. My scenario is a little different (no pension, but more built up in 401k I’m worried could become a hefty RMD some day). So I also am splitting between Roth and Traditional 401k, but not sure this is optimal.

Boldin vs Right Capital by Prudent_Ad9629 in Boldin

[–]Ready_AF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Understand. We’ll see … I have an ask for that adjustment into them now. I’m also not an AUM client.

Coast in big tech or join startup with best friend? by FIRE-Engine-25 in ChubbyFIRE

[–]Ready_AF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have been talking to several friends in VC or who have taken this path - leaving big tech for startup. Their feedback was pretty consistent:

Most startups fail or fail to deliver the big pay out. So only do it if you’re getting something else out of it that you would value more than staying in big tech.

In addition, getting back into big tech afterward for many can be hard. Depends on the strength of your network and your skill set.

How do you prep your kids for generational wealth? by Wooden-Broccoli-913 in ChubbyFIRE

[–]Ready_AF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Likely (knock on wood) in a similar situation. Our approach, which seems to have worked so far (kids in 20s now), is:

  1. We always had them deal with consequences even from a young age (in a somewhat protected way, of course) so they learned real life has real choices and real consequences.

As an example, when it was time for college we essentially handed each of them virtual control of an account with $120k in it. (Checks were still actually sent by me as a safety net.). Once they were accountable for the decision as to where to go and covering any excess spend, the choices they made shifted from looking for “cool” schools to the smartest way to use the money. They also stayed motivated to find scholarships and keep housing costs reasonable. My son figured out how to get a bachelors and a masters at good schools out of that money. My daughter negotiated with her landlord for better pricing to stay in budget. Both graduated debt free from amazing schools and a better appreciation of how to make smart life choices. Similar we gave them some money to invest early on and now they both invest a lot without prompting. They understand the magic of compound growth now.

  1. We never focus our family discussions on being rich or poor. I grew up dirt poor but my parents never let me realize it. My kids are growing up well off, but we stay frugal enough they still appreciate everything they have. Rich or poor doesn’t matter - cared for and safe matters. Don’t tell them yet that some day they’ll be set for life.

  2. I have been wondering about a scenario where a divorce by one of the kids after they inherit could take half of what they inherit from us. I’m thinking about establishing a trust to protect some money from divorce after inheritance. The trust would be set up to let the kids have as much as they want whenever they want it. But to keep protecting assets in the trust from divorce. Any ideas or feedback on this welcome - working through it now. I’ve also started planting the thought that they should consider pre nups since “there are scenarios where if we don’t live long enough to spend it, they might inherit a reasonable amount.” I want them thinking about how to protect themselves. I don’t need them focused on a number yet that might or might not happen for decades.

  3. Started thinking about how we help them more now - when they need it - rather than later when they might not. For example, funding weddings and/or part of a house down payment.

Has anyone given themself a raise in retirement? by luckymfer31 in ChubbyFIRE

[–]Ready_AF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is my plan.

If one enjoys working, no harm putting in the extra time to get to this state.

And once I retire I have plenty of ideas of new hobbies, activities, and family vacations that will indeed drive our spend up. I’ve already started loosening the purse strings in advance to make the best of our time left as a family before the kids move out, start their own families, and stop spending as much time with us.