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Should I Roll Over My 401k into an IRA? How to Decide

The WSJ article What to Do With a 401(k) When Leaving a Job did a good job summarizing the various things to consider when that time comes. Here is a chart showing what happens to the 401k and 403b plans held across Vanguard-sponsored employer … [Read the rest]

People Are Switching Homes Less Often, Housing Inventory At Historic Lows

Tucked inside a WSJ article about Zillow and Opendoor cutbacks, there was a chart of the average tenure of US homeowners. I wasn't aware of this trend. The average homeowner now stays put for 4 years longer than before the 2008 crisis (8.2 vs. … [Read the rest]

Red Pocket Mobile: iPhone SE $299 with 2 Years Service (Starts At $10/Month)

(One more iPhone SE deal! Apologies if these bore you; I have no more planned. They do also happen to be the cheapest MVNOs for anyone with an existing phone. Compare with Visible and Mint Mobile.) Red Pocket Mobile is an MVNO with very … [Read the rest]

Visible Promo: iPhone SE $184 Net Price After Paying 2 Months Service

(After I wrote this up, the iPhone SE went out of stock. If you want this deal, I would check back regularly as it might be going to be in and out of stock for a while.) Visible is one of multiple discount MVNOs that use the Verizon network, but … [Read the rest]

Mint Mobile Bundle Discount: iPhone SE $15/Month, Service $15/Month

Mint Mobile has a new iPhone SE bundle promotion where you can get the new iPhone SE 2020 for $15/month + their $15/month cell service = $30/month total. You save $40 off the iPhone SE price and you lock in their bulk discount on data plans. … [Read the rest]

Investing In Stocks Requires Both Short-Term Courage and Long-Term Patience

Many investing articles basically keep telling you "Don't worry! stocks always go up!", but I appreciated the added perspective from the Morningstar article What Prior Market Crashes Can Teach Us About Navigating the Current One by Paul D. Kaplan and … [Read the rest]

10 Free eBooks For World Book Day

Amazon is celebrating World Book Day 2020 by giving away 9 free Kindle books from around the world covering a variety of genres, from contemporary fiction to true crime to a children's book. "Buy" them for free by Friday 4/24 and you can own them … [Read the rest]

Why You (Still) Shouldn’t Bet on Higher Oil Prices Using the USO ETF

Updated for crazy 2020. The big news yesterday was that one measure of crude oil prices actually went negative, because futures were coming due and nobody had any place to store the oil upon delivery. Why did this happen? Part of the reason is … [Read the rest]

The Subtle Art of Caring About Fewer, Better Things (Book Notes)

With it's loud title and bright orange cover, this book has been on the "recommended" list of my Audible and Kindle pages several times. However, when something tries so hard to get my attention, I instinctually tend to ignore it. I'm glad that I … [Read the rest]

Official IRS Tool to Check Status of Stimulus Check

The IRS has released an official tool to check the status of your stimulus check, otherwise known as Economic Impact Payment / Coronavirus Tax Relief. It seems like you can also add your bank account information for direct deposit if they don't … [Read the rest]

Couch Potato Portfolios: Simple, Cheap, and Diversified Still Works

Scott Burns of the Dallas News is known for his "Couch Potato Portfolios". These are literally the simplest, laziest, easiest portfolios that you will ever see. The Basic Couch Potato Portfolio is 50% Total US Stock and 50% Total US Bond … [Read the rest]

Free HBO: 500 Hours Free To Stream During April 2020

For the month of April, HBO is making 500 hours of programming available to stream for free (without ads) for a limited time on HBO Now and HBO Go services without a subscription. You can download the HBO Go or HBO Now apps for iOS and Android, and … [Read the rest]