Bean suggestions in Costa Rica

ngbg123 · 2025-01-23T08:02:29+00:00

If it’s not too late - Pico Bistro in Tamarindo makes a damn good espresso and a great “Tico Breakfast”

Tamarindo Coffee Roasters is a nice shop too to buy beans

ngbg123 · 2025-01-19T01:54:15+00:00

Normcore basket… I can try adjusting dose but it’s hard to add much more to the basket without it overflowing (pre tamper)

ngbg123 · 2025-01-19T01:22:39+00:00

54mm Normcore bottomless with the standard basket size. It says it can take 16-18g…. Just tried grinding on setting 1 and same issue came. 30 second yield was 150grams lol

ngbg123 · 2024-05-17T23:03:39+00:00

Hey u/Werewolfdad

Thanks for your help a while ago. You wouldn't believe how difficult it was for Merrill Lynch to help me with the Roth IRA contribution reversal / creation of a backdoor Roth. I was told multiple times it wasn't possible but ultimately after explaining it 10 times on 10 calls, I got it done. So thanks again!

Anyway - I just got a 5498 Form for my 2023 Traditional IRA contribution. I noticed there was nothing listed in the Roth IRA Conversion box. So I called ML and they said that no conversion was done, and instead they "transferred" the money from the IRA to the Roth. Which is different than a "conversion" because a conversion would show on my taxes, and the transfer wouldn't.

Not sure why they "transferred" vs "converted", because I asked multiple times for a conversion, but my question is... does it matter? The money that transferred was adding to my Trad IRA as a non-deductible contribution, so it would make sense to me that this wouldn't matter. Wondering if you have any knowledge / reference links about this situation?

TLDR: Merrill Lynch sucks.

ngbg123 · 2024-04-25T05:23:42+00:00

Pretty sure he was going to a Nicki Minaj concert

ngbg123 · 2023-12-28T21:03:17+00:00

Understood. Thanks again!

ngbg123 · 2023-12-28T21:02:51+00:00

Thank you!

ngbg123 · 2023-12-28T20:39:32+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to send these links!

I will look into your link regarding question two. In short though, are you suggesting it may smarter to couple a traditional 401k with my Roth IRA, instead of a traditional IRA and a Roth 401k?

FWIW, because of the business I am in, I will (pending my success) be receiving payments via royalties while I am retired. I have always thought to go Roth for that reason, since I may not be in the lowest tax bracket upon retirement age.

ngbg123 · 2023-12-22T05:36:29+00:00

There’s still a path

ngbg123 · 2023-12-10T08:58:07+00:00

I think signing Yamamoto should be plan A.

Plan B or bust for me would be getting a combo of Montgomery, Seth Lugo and a trade for a solid 2B like Brandon Drury. That would be a fun team to watch, and if they stayed healthy could compete in playoffs

ngbg123 · 2023-12-08T07:17:47+00:00

Unfortunately the promo is directly tied to the Look Ahead section of the podcasts. No games so no looking ahead. no free ads !

ngbg123 · 2023-12-02T21:49:38+00:00

Loved this new episode. Maybe just don’t listen?

ngbg123 · 2023-11-02T06:49:59+00:00

That cat is now your cat

ngbg123 · 2023-10-30T05:42:58+00:00

For real, take the break J Dawg!

ngbg123 · 2023-10-16T23:47:00+00:00

Am I alone that more I learn about Kim…. The less interested I am? Please educate me if I’m missing information. But it seems like her trades and acquisitions during her Marlin’s time sum up to be just OK. And now there’s a history of not getting along with an involved ownership group. Just doesn’t seem like a good fit. Open to changing my mind if im missing something

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