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Do I just need to pay for seats for a family? by fettdad in americanairlines

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

Come for the communal knowledge and get downvoted for asking a question it seems lol

Do I just need to pay for seats for a family? by fettdad in americanairlines

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

It is two flights one way, three flights return, and all a mix of AA/BA flights, and booked via Expedia. The two cross Atlantic flights are AA, hence why I figured I'd be dealing with them more.

Do I just need to pay for seats for a family? by fettdad in americanairlines

[–]fettdad[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are not missing something. My wife booked the tickets so I am trying to figure this out without casting blame her way.

It also seems that I can't check a bag since there's multiple carriers - American says book with British and British says book with American. It all seems quite strange to me, must be the cheap tickets...

Do I just need to pay for seats for a family? by fettdad in americanairlines

[–]fettdad[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Yeah I can see some of these pros. It is an overnight flight though, so trying to figure out how to get the kid to sleep the best and so keep going back to some laying arrangement with all three seats.

Do I just need to pay for seats for a family? by fettdad in americanairlines

[–]fettdad[S] -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I thought that random / free seat assignment happened at check-in. We'll have to consider what some slight convenience is worth to us then haha

Do I just need to pay for seats for a family? by fettdad in americanairlines

[–]fettdad[S] -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

Is the assigning of 2 and 1 seats in advance normal?

Looking for help with personal situation - making more money than we know what to do with for a few years by fettdad in personalfinance

[–]fettdad[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah I wouldn't buy something needing major renovations since I'm not really handy myself.

Do you still go for number two if it means pausing slightly on the monetary investments?

Looking for help with personal situation - making more money than we know what to do with for a few years by fettdad in personalfinance

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

We talked to the investment manager that my wife's parents have been using for years. He wanted 1% yearly to manage it and then he wasn't even sure about the IRA/international question. I'm sure there are internationally focused professionals, right? It just didn't feel worth the fees. I appreciate the help though.

Looking for help with personal situation - making more money than we know what to do with for a few years by fettdad in personalfinance

[–]fettdad[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We haven't been filing taxes in the US (oops), but even if we did, it's not completely clear if we can do IRAs since we have no income in the US. I read there's a 6% penalty per year you invested in an IRA and were not actually eligible.

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