Teacher in a Strange Land: Who ARE These People? Teacher in a Strange Land: Who ARE These People? For most of my adult life (other than a brief but wonderful stint in the People’s Republic of Ann Arbor), I’ve been the proverbial blue dot on a red background. Although I am out there as a Democrat (on the executive board of the county party, and Democratic candidate for office), I …

How To Drive Google Shopping Growth With Only One Of Each Product Investing in Google Shopping with only one of each product can be daunting. This post breaks down how to find success and scale. The post How To Drive Google Shopping Growth With Only One Of Each Product appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

13 Google Ads Settings To Check When Running International PPC Campaigns via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson Don’t let international PPC campaigns overwhelm you. Dive into these Google Ads settings to ensure targeted results and avoid costly mistakes. The post 13 Google Ads Settings To Check When Running International PPC Campaigns appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Best way to grow house equity before buying another home a year later? My husband and I have been considering selling our house after just three years, because we want to get out of our large mortgage, high interest rate and downsize our lifestyle. We have an opportunity to move into a home built by my father-in-law, where we’ll be paying a small rent but only for a year. After selling, we expect to walk away with …

Please help me understand 401k My 401k thru Empowerment has the options of -before tax contribution -Roth contribution -after tax contribution I’ve been doing after tax. But I honestly don’t know what any of it means. I don’t understand retirement in the slightest. Can someone DUMB it down for me and give me advice? submitted by /u/NoThought6983

Just discovered that I have an IRA that I don’t remember opening – what to do? As the title states, I recently learned that I have a traditional IRA from a job I had many years ago. I have no recollection of even setting it up, which I know is silly but I was a dumb young person who only cared about a paycheck and everything else was in one ear out the other. Anyways, I received a letter in the mail about my account balanc…

Didn’t do taxes last year now I can’t e-file for 2024 I don’t have much experience with doing my taxes since I’m only 21 so don’t judge if this is a stupid question but in 2023 I only worked for one month so I only made 4000 something. I was also going through some personal stuff and didn’t have the motivation to file my taxes. Now I’m trying to file for 2024 and it won’t let me e-file this year b…

I don’t understand what my “Total Basis” is on form 8606 I guess I’m just dumb because I’ve looked up every possible help document and forum post on this, and I still don’t get it. A brief summary of my finances around our retirement account: I have a 457b at work I contributed to a traditional IRA -5000 last year, only 2250 this year. Last year, I put 5000 on form 8606, but I’m starting to think tha…

How soon to pay off car? I’m 24M still living at home, I bought a car last year September which was a CPO 2021 Honda Accord Sport 2.0t to replace my 2000 BMW 3 series. I paid $25.5k for the car, OTD was $29.1k, my rate was 3.99% for 48 months. Currently I have $12.9k left on the loan, $340 monthly payment. Original principal was $15k. My only other debt is my student lo…

I have an unexpected ~$10,000 emergency expense. I can pay it, but I wouldn’t much left in emergency savings. Should I get a credit card? Hi, so I’ve only ever had two credit cards with different reward types. I have had them for 10 years. In all this time, I have never carried the amount on them forward to the next month. I make payments on them, enjoy my cash back, and pay them off at the end of the month. I have an unavoidable expense, in the $7k-$10k range. I could pay it off …

Could I get your critique on my offer negotiation email? Hi, ER nurse here applying for a behavioral health position. They asked my expectation, I told them $40 which matches my current salary. I received the offer today for $35. Which is more in line with FT employment for nurses in my area (and even low for that). Any tips on responding to HR’s offer letter? This is what I have (that I’ve borrowed…

Pluto in Aquarius: Sucked Into The Vortex I saw a commercial last night, I think it was for insurance.  A boy about ten, comes into a high end kitchen; there is an assortment of adults there.  A parent(s) and some friends?  The adults are talking. The boy asks a question; typical of what a kid might ask.  “How does insurance work?” Several Source

Venus In Pisces Opposite Virgo Moon In Love In 2003,  I taught a beginner astrology class. I just found the transcript.  I think this was the first class I ever taught. I was trying to show people how to grab information from a chart. ~~ Sticking with the theme, but expanding, here’s another chart with a focus that’s pronounced. Don’t get me wrong. Source

Look Up to See Two Bright ‘Celestial Triangles’ This Month Look up for triangles featuring bright stars and Mars.

The First Seven Things to Cut From Your Budget When You Lose Your Job Cut back your spending while you’re looking for your next opportunity.

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Turn Off Uber’s Preferred Currency Feature to Avoid a Fee Uber charges a 1.5% conversion fee for paying in your home currency.

Google’s ‘Career Dreamer’ Claims It Can Help You Find a Job to Match Your Skills Just plug in your experiences, education, and talents, and let AI do the rest.

This Blink Video Doorbell Is at Its Lowest Price Ever If you’re in the Alexa ecosystem and just need basic video monitoring, this is a solid deal for a refurbished model.

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