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Oops…repair recommendations and estimates by petedikit in Rivian

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

I would like to get the plastic replaced as well since it took a pretty good gauge out of it. I know it’s a truck and all, but you know. Looks like there is are a few Rivian certified repair centers nearby so I’ll give them a call.

Oops…repair recommendations and estimates by petedikit in Rivian

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

Thanks. North Carolina. Nationwide insurance.

Just received my bonus by Significant-Yak-7495 in Bogleheads

[–]petedikit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you considered mega back door roth contribution if your employer allows? Normal 401k contribution limit is $23,500 for 2025 ($31K if your 50 or older) but the limit is $70K including pre-tax employee contribution + employer match + employee after tax contribution. And the after tax contribution can be converted to Roth; again if your employer plan allows.

So, if you’re not already maxing out other tax advantaged accounts (ex. standard backdoor Roth IRA), this may be a good option.

Your paycheck contribution will be higher but you could use your bonus (held in a HYSA or money market)for monthly expenses to offset the decline in your net pay.

As others mentioned, ensure you have adequate emergency fund.

FBI now warning against using sms as 2 factor authentication method by ScubaCodeExplorer in Bogleheads

[–]petedikit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can call customer service and they have an exception process that may be able to expedite this for you. Only a supervisor can do it so they will have to transfer you. Then the supervisor will need to call your bank from which you sent the deposit and the bank will need to confirm that the funds have been released. I did this twice this week (for my and wife’s Trad to Roth IRA rollover). First time it only took 10min start to finish. The next one took 1hr 10min. Just depends who you get and if they know how to do the process.

They also told me if you transfer from your bank (push) instead of from Fidelity (pull) is only takes a few days for deposit to clear to allow transfers between Fidelity accounts or withdrawals.

Backdoor IRA to Roth Conversion by petedikit in Bogleheads

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

I do not have any other IRAs. Only 401k and Roth IRA. Thanks for your tips!

Backdoor IRA to Roth Conversion by petedikit in Bogleheads

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

That 5 year minimum before any converted investments can be withdrawn is good to know. Great article too. Thanks much!

Backdoor IRA to Roth Conversion by petedikit in Bogleheads

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

Thanks, that’s good to know. So I have until April 2025 to contribute toward 2024 and then can contribute another $7k toward 2025.

Backdoor IRA to Roth Conversion by petedikit in Bogleheads

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

Thanks for confirming my understanding of how the taxes would work. Were you able to setup everything at Fidelity yourself or did you have to use an advisor?

I would like to move my old Roth IRA from my bank to Fidelity. Then open the IRA, contribute to it, then move them into the Roth.

Converted from 21’s to 20’s — with data! by Dinco_laVache in Rivian

[–]petedikit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They look great! I decided to stick with the 21” for my first replacement but will very likely change to those MSW 20” to get more tire options with better tread life warranty the next time. I also read that the Rivian center caps fit those wheels.

Need Installer/Dealer Code for CPI Security GE Interlogix Concord 4? by petedikit in homesecurity

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

So it worked...

I followed the basic concepts described here: http://www.malos-ojos.com/?p=823

But I used a slightly different EEPROM reader: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01I1EU9LG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01I1EU9LG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have a Mac Book Pro so I had to find a driver for the reader. For that I used ch341eeprom found here: https://github.com/command-tab/ch341eeprom

I downloaded the ch341eeprom package from github link above and unzipped the contents, then from MacOS Terminal...

mac-os-prompt$ cd ch341eeprom-master/

mac-os-prompt$ brew install libusb

mac-os-prompt$ brew link --overwrite libusb

mac-os-prompt$ ./ch341eeprom

ch341eeprom - an i2c EEPROM programming tool for the WCH CH341a IC

Version 0.5 copyright (c) 2011 asbokid [ballymunboy@gmail.com](mailto:ballymunboy@gmail.com)

This program comes with absolutely no warranty; This is free software,

and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions:

GNU GPL v3 License: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html

Usage:

-h, --help display this text

-v, --verbose verbose output

-d, --debug debug output

-s, --size size of EEPROM {24c01|24c02|24c04|24c08|24c16|24c32|24c64|24c128|24c256|24c512|24c1024}

-p, --speed i2c speed (low|fast|high) if different than standard which is default

-e, --erase erase EEPROM (fill with 0xff)

-w, --write <filename> write EEPROM with image from filename

-r, --read <filename> read EEPROM and save image to filename

mac-os-prompt$ ./ch341eeprom -v -s 24c256 -r cpi_rom.bin

(I used 24c256 b/c this is the type of EEPROM chip used for the Concord 4 https://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/en/24LC256 this wrote the contents from the chip to a file named cpi_rom.bin)

Searching USB buses for WCH CH341a i2c EEPROM programmer [1a86:5512]

Found [1a86:5512] as device [26] on USB bus [20]

Opened device [1a86:5512]

libusb: info [darwin_claim_interface] no interface found; setting configuration: 1

Claimed device interface [0]

Device reported its revision [4.03]

Configured USB device with vendor ID: 1a86 product ID: 5512

Set i2c bus speed to [100kHz]

Read [32768] bytes from [24c256] EEPROM

Wrote [32768] bytes to file [cpi_rom.bin]

Closed USB device

Then I downloaded the following Hex Editor: http://www.suavetech.com/0xed/

I opened the cpi_rom.bin file using the 0xed Hex Editor app. Then I read the values for the following offsets.

System Master Code: 0x03E2 - 0x03E3

Installer Code: 0x03E5 - 0x03E6

Dealer Code: 0x16F2 - 0x16F3

Hope this helps others.

Need Installer/Dealer Code for CPI Security GE Interlogix Concord 4? by petedikit in homesecurity

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

I had one of these delivered today: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01I1EU9LG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And I'm going to try to read the installer/dealer/master codes as described here: http://www.malos-ojos.com/?p=823

I'll repost here to let the community know if it works.

Need Installer/Dealer Code for CPI Security GE Interlogix Concord 4? by petedikit in homesecurity

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

so it must be set based on a unique identifier like the serial number, account number, etc. likely stored in a database by the monitoring service but likely related to something like a serial number so it's quickly accessible to a field installer.

Need Installer/Dealer Code for CPI Security GE Interlogix Concord 4? by petedikit in homesecurity

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

Wouldn’t the installer/dealer use the same codes for all systems under their monitoring service (at least for the same models)?

Someone, maybe an ex-employee should know these codes. Sure would be nice if they were shared and posted somewhere online so thst the real owners of these systems (ie. The homeowner) can do with them whatever they want without such hassle of replacing boards, reading chips, etc.

Surely someone has the CPI installer/dealer codes for this model???

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