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[quote]REB BEER[/quote] Link requires an account and mnthly fee of $4.95, found taht yesterday. Trying not to have to setup another damn account for a free trial and hope to remember to cancel. This may end up being my only option. Shocked HOnda doesn't have a repository of all manuals, furthest...
[quote]Bulletproof bike. No manual needed. Just change oil.[/quote] Exactly why I bought this bike. But I am a nerd and still like having all my manuals Thanks!...
Tried that HOnda link and others and couldnt find futher back than 2010. Thanks...

re: What’s your credit score?

Posted by ThatsAFactJack on 5/24/24 at 11:44 am
Per Credit Karma TransUnion: 769 Equifax: 757 Took about a 20 point hit recently after closing on a mortgage for rural property. :usa: :usa:...
Just purchased a 2006 Honda Fourtrax. Can't find any link to download a manual with jumping through a million hoops and creating accounts. Anyone have a resource to download manuals in PDF format? TIA...
2015 F150 XLT 4WD CREWCAB 5.0L V8 179,000 miles Been paid off since 2018 Tranny starting to slip, but will probably, rebuild or replace instead of take on another truck note. This note was $335 back in 2015, now it would be equivalent to 700-800. F that :usa: :usa:...
[b][quote]4LSU2[/quote] [quote]I’m driving a 2015 F150 Lariat 4WD with 215K miles. [/quote][/b] Similar Boat: 2015 F150 4WD XLT 5.0 V8 with 180k miles. Transmission is starting to slip between 3 and 4, so debating whether to fix and keep rolling or buy new. Not really excited about a new truck...
[b][quote]LSUtigerME[/quote] [quote]They will only loan you enough to cover 80% of the estimated build costs. That includes the appraisal and payoff of the land, so the land equity will be rolled into it.[/quote][/b] So paying down the lot loan is advantageous in regards to the construction loan...

Custom Build Finance Questions

Posted by ThatsAFactJack on 5/6/24 at 3:20 pm
Doing a custom build home in 12-15 months. First time doing custom build and will be forever home. Equity in Current Home: $65,000 Equity in Property to Build on: $35,000 Property Value: $90,000 Total Estimated Equity: $100,000 that would be rolled into construction/permanent loan Estimate...
[quote]SlowFlowPro[/quote] [quote]Dude was slanging guns on the DL without a FFL. This does not mean that he deserved to be killed for the crime, but his picture as an executive is irrelevant. They have a super strong case dude was breaking laws with many years behind them.[/quote] 1 - Innoce...
This guy had serious mental health issues that he refused to address and rather play dress up and pretend he was turning into a girl. Addition by subtraction. One less deviant to prey on other impressionable children/young adults. LIfe is cruel, he was not protected by his parents or society. ...
[quote]GREENHEAD22[/quote] Just closed on something similar with First South Farm Credit. 8.3% for 15 years with 20% down....
[quote]LaLadyinTx[/quote] [quote]As a long time hospital CFO, I agree with everything you said. It's always so annoying watching people who aren't in the business side of healthcare posting about what they think because they have no fricking clue what they are talking about. We have the most disjoi...

re: Dividend Growth Investing

Posted by ThatsAFactJack on 3/14/24 at 12:15 pm
[quote]SquatchDawg[/quote] [quote]I worked up a spreadsheet on this once wondering if compounding and reinvesting dividends would grow into a substantial income.[/quote] What assumptions did you use? What were the general outcomes of your theory? Time Frame you modeled, amount of money modeled, ...

re: Dividend Growth Investing

Posted by ThatsAFactJack on 3/13/24 at 10:56 am
[quote]TDsngumbo[/quote] [quote]I’m in the “have to rely on growth instead of dividends” camp.[/quote] I feel this. My 401K is all growth as of now, 44 years old, my brokerage account is around $17k all FXAIX which is considered aggressive. This is more for any additional money I find each mo...

Dividend Growth Investing

Posted by ThatsAFactJack on 3/13/24 at 8:29 am
New to this form of investing. I have a brokerage account that I dump money into regularly all going into FXAIX which is at about 100 shares right now. Will continue this investing. Opened another brokerage account to only focus on dividend growth investing. Hoping to build that up so that the di...
No raise since 03.2021 My company was acquired by a larger company effective 10.2022 We did get a fairly significant stock award as a retention bonus for not jumping ship during the transition. Expect a 5-6% raise this July....
[quote]VermilionTiger[/quote] Father in Law is a builder, not associated with anyone of the big names like Manual/Schumacher/etc. He has built a ton of custom homes in the Duson/Scott/Carencro/Rayne area. Shoot me an email if you want to get contact information. coincollections@hotmail.com...
Wife and I about to start on a custom build/forever home on our property in south Lafayette Parish near Vermilion parish line. Total value of proprety loan once rolled all into one mortage will be about 450K. We are putting 20% down (90k) at a minimum, most likely will end up being 100-110K when ...

re: Kid's money

Posted by ThatsAFactJack on 2/22/24 at 10:17 pm
[quote]Save yourself the trouble. Just put it in your account and keep a book. When they are mature enough, gift it to them over time using the gift tax exclusion[/quote] I did similar. All of my accounts are with Fidelity, so I opened an individual account for each child, named it their init...