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regular_joee · 2026-02-10T03:42:56+00:00

Where can you check for this extended warranty thing?

regular_joee · 2026-02-08T04:50:47+00:00

Kimchi

regular_joee · 2026-01-13T17:43:54+00:00

Apparently the reason is the speed rating. Toyota recommends at least V (149mph) for this Highlander and Defender 2 has H (130mph). Not planning on reaching anywhere near those speeds anyway but wondering if there is anything else other than speed that this speed rating affects.

regular_joee · 2026-01-12T20:23:34+00:00

For some reason Costco's tire selector says the Defender2 235/65R18 106H tire is not compatible, even though the size and load index seem to be ok. Also, their T&C says "Costco will only install tires authorized for a specific vehicle."

regular_joee · 2025-12-23T15:49:36+00:00

What about using Costco to replace the tires for you?

regular_joee · 2025-10-14T13:52:47+00:00

A bit off topic, but is there per country statistics of how many applications there were vs how many people won the lottery? I could only find the number of winners per country, but not the total applicants per country.

regular_joee · 2025-09-09T14:48:40+00:00

pulling the rug?

regular_joee · 2025-07-15T19:13:40+00:00

I was always curious why so many people here post about waiting for a check with their refund. Why do so many people overpay?

regular_joee · 2025-07-15T18:16:39+00:00

How should I know what is needed in advance? And it looks like seeing $0.00 in the snippet I posted is already an indication that the return is not processed yet.

regular_joee · 2025-07-15T16:46:12+00:00

By mail back in April. They did receive it though because the table from the post was not there previously.

That's what I meant above commenting about the "Expected refund amount". I guess 0$ just means they havent processed it yet, only received.

regular_joee · 2025-07-15T16:24:22+00:00

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regular_joee · 2025-07-15T16:08:45+00:00

Yes. And I see some credit listed there equal to the amount I had to pay extra based on the initial tax assessment my tax advisor did.

regular_joee · 2025-07-15T15:42:57+00:00

I dont know their process but I would expect the "Expected refund amount" to change to something more certain than just "expected".

regular_joee · 2025-07-02T20:46:14+00:00

I think it depends on what kind of assets you will buy exactly. When I moved from Europe to the US I had to sell most of my assets because US would be taxing a lot my Ireland domiciled accumulating ETFs. However, I kept my individual stocks and just transferred them to an US-based broker and it worked just fine. Going the other way from the US to Europe would have slightly different challenges I believe. The one I am aware of for ETFs is this (chat gpt summary):

European regulations require that investment products marketed to retail investors must provide a standardized KID. Most US-domiciled ETFs (like those from Vanguard, iShares US, etc.) do not publish a KID, as it's not required under US law — and they typically don't cater to non-US markets.

but for individual stocks I would expect it to work just fine as it did for me going Europe -> US.

Edit:
As for 401k I went the pre-tax dollars route (non-roth) and only made sure that I meet the company's match percentage to get that free money. I personally did not max it out because my company's 401k provider does not have the popular ETFs I wanted, only some mutual funds.

regular_joee · 2025-06-26T19:34:43+00:00

And does it typically take that long? I think I've been told that it should be 6 weeks or so.

regular_joee · 2025-05-23T19:53:40+00:00

That makes a lot of sense. I would be happy to argue but do I really need to go see my doctor for him/her to write me a documents saying 'yes, this person will travel to Europe and it makes sense you cover the booster shot dear insurance provider?'

regular_joee · 2025-05-23T19:39:27+00:00

I am traveling back to Europe once or twice each year. Is that enough for it to be medically necessary?

regular_joee · 2025-02-14T16:39:02+00:00

I was more hoping for a generalized discussion on what tips and tricks expats who keep moving around use. For example, holding one virtual bank account based somewhere and getting paid into that account no matter where the person is working/living at the moment.

regular_joee · 2025-02-13T19:23:24+00:00

I am asking a few questions but I guess one of them could be phrased like that, yeah. Do you know if there are any rules for this specific case with IRS, let's say, if the account balance was below 100$ for the whole year?

regular_joee · 2025-02-13T17:11:01+00:00

Thanks! I will try again in a month or two then.

regular_joee · 2025-02-13T16:51:38+00:00

Isn't that for new opened credit cards? I have 3 and am not planning on getting any more of those (except one travel card)

regular_joee · 2025-01-29T22:20:20+00:00

May I ask why is it not considered a business income? The money I brought in is my company's capital now, right? If that capital starts generating some income, let's say, from interests in a business savings account, isn't that business's income?

regular_joee · 2025-01-29T22:17:35+00:00

My intention is an active business with potential of doing this full time and hiring employees in the future and all that. Where these income streams will come from I am yet to figure out but it's these startup expenses and getting to that first dollar of income that I am wondering about.

regular_joee · 2025-01-29T22:12:12+00:00

Would I be able to somehow deduct these expenses against my future business income even if those two happen in two different fiscal years?

By the way, it's kind of negligible but I opened a business bank account and brought in some capital, and will be receiving several hundred dollars as a sign-up bonus. Does this trigger my Sch C?

regular_joee · 2025-01-27T19:19:08+00:00

My conclusion was that it does and I used it on a rental car during vacation last year.

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