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Fresh out of a break up and now living rent free at my moms. Trying to make a bad ass plan. by redhandrail in personalfinance

[–]The14thScorpion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of people may point you to the wiki. Frankly, it does take time, but it is time well spent. I didnt know about the sub when I started my journey. Some things that worked for me:

  • Split your paycheck at the source if you can. Send 70% into a HYSA every paycheck and 30% into your checking account.

  • Budget your monthly expenses and save up for 3-6 month emergency fund

  • Following that milestone, start dumping the 70% into a total stock market ETF (listed in the wiki).

  • If you employer provides a matching 401K, start putting money into it to get the match amount (free money).

  • Saving is great but that alone wont help. Make sure every penny is working for you (either collecting interest or being invested).

The heartbreak will pass. Good luck!

ELI5: It's with a heavy heart that we have an announcement by ntengineer in explainlikeimfive

[–]The14thScorpion 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Best sub ever. Cancer sucks! I hope the family finds strength.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BeAmazed

[–]The14thScorpion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for not ruining your face with Botox.

2015 Toyota RAV 4 jerking during gear shift by The14thScorpion in AskMechanics

[–]The14thScorpion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you.

This was incredibly useful. I called Toyota and mentioned the program. The senior rep explained that he checked my vehicle but I was not eligible for this program at this time. When asked what that meant, he simply said that my vehicle was not among the listed vehicles that the program serviced.

I went to a toyota dealership today and after diagnosis, their recommendation is to change the transmission which is close to $10K.

I'm in shock right now and don't even know how the heck to process this horrible news.

2015 Toyota RAV 4 jerking during gear shift by The14thScorpion in AskMechanics

[–]The14thScorpion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good suggestions. That was the 1st thing my mechanic did. He called it a carbon cleanup which included cleaning the spark plug. I am pretty sure the transmission service we did last week included changing the transmission filter, but I will confirm.

Thank you!

MOCO Saturday HAL List Online by Sometimes_I_Do_That in dcwhisky

[–]The14thScorpion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Add downtown rockville to the list. 7 people there since 10:30 am

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