#Reddit Personal Finance

Crowd sources all of your finance questions to a whopping 12+ million redditors. It also has an incredibly useful Wiki and sidebar.

https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/top

Is Nerdwallet worth paying for?

( www.reddit.com )

Is Nerdwallet worth paying for? I had an intro call with them to discuss my direction with finances and was explained that the $25 a month option they basically take all of your finances and create you a personalized plan, there’s unlimited messaging with the advisors and they advise you on where to put your money and even things like your benefits options. Has anybody had suc…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.2k 2025-01-30

Capital One chargeback for fraudulent medical prescription

( www.reddit.com )

Capital One chargeback for fraudulent medical prescription I booked a telemedicine appointment and the physician prescribed medication. Fulfillment was through a pharmacy the telemedicine company contracted with. The medication was successfully delivered. Before it was opened/used, the State Dept of Health inspected the pharmacy and found they operated outside their scope because they lack a sterile co…

Reddit Personal Finance 798 2025-01-30

Advice on how to pay for dental work – Care Credit maxed

( www.reddit.com )

Advice on how to pay for dental work – Care Credit maxed Hello all. I have been trying to work through my dental issues, of which I have many, since 2020. It feels a bit like I get on top of them, just for a new round to pop up. I’m looking at, perhaps, $3-5k worth of dental work. My Care Credit is maxed and I can’t increase the limit any further. I have a single credit card, and it is also nearly max…

Reddit Personal Finance 568 2025-01-30

23, life in financial shambles

( www.reddit.com )

23, life in financial shambles I make $25/hr with limited over time (42 hours max weekly). I work in the industrial maintenance field and busted my butt off to get here. Anyways, I moved out at 18 and since has been struggling in life financially with only the help of my fiance (23F). First off, I’m in debt like a lot. I owe $9,000 on one credit card and $800 on another. Alt…

Reddit Personal Finance 371 2025-01-30

Meaning of Lien Holder on My Title

( www.reddit.com )

Meaning of Lien Holder on My Title I just looked at my house Title and it has 2 lien holders: original lender + SBA. I took out an SBA loan and signed my house as a collateral. Im just confused what this means on the website of my local country website. There is a column titled “Document Type” and “Total Value”. For the mortgage, Doc Type, it says “Deed of Trust” and for Total V…

Reddit Personal Finance 470 2025-01-30

Truist requires the dead account holder to report themselves as dead.

( www.reddit.com )

Truist requires the dead account holder to report themselves as dead. Edit: Will try to call the exact branch tomorrow when they open to reach her banker. Hopefully this will sort things out. If anyone happens to have the correct phone or fax number at Truist Corporate that handles account closures, please still let me know. It’s something easy to find at all other major banks, just incredibly difficult to locate …

Reddit Personal Finance 664 2025-01-30

Found life insurance policy grandmother took out for me as a child, she passed almost 20 years ago, what do I do?

( www.reddit.com )

Found life insurance policy grandmother took out for me as a child, she passed almost 20 years ago, what do I do? Edit: Was able to get in touch with someone and the policy has lapsed – I was making a mountain out of a molehill thank you for the responses! Found somewhat similar threads about still living parents/grandparents trying to transfer ownership but nothing really on this. Just found out my grandmother had taken out a life insurance policy for me …

Reddit Personal Finance 928 2025-01-30

When is it worth selling company-granted stock for something like a house payment?

( www.reddit.com )

When is it worth selling company-granted stock for something like a house payment? I have ~$14k in fully vested stock given to me by my company over the last handful of years. It’s 5Y return has been +21.35%, but 1Y is -1.71%. While we might get a boost when we share year-end results, (or a tank, LOL) I honestly don’t know how much I believe in this company’s future. Anyway, I’m working on selling my condo to buy a small home…

Reddit Personal Finance 905 2025-01-30

My investment plan makes my living situation a bit tight.

( www.reddit.com )

My investment plan makes my living situation a bit tight. My current plan I have this: $150 weekly to FXAIX, FSPGX $100 weekly to FMDE, VTI, VIG. Edit: plus another $150 at end of every month to FXAIX and FSPGX. Which is $675 weekly (edited from $900) After a reduction in hours, I would feel more comfortable at this new plan. At least until I can find a second job or gain back hours somehow. I have thi…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.1k 2025-01-30

After bills each paycheck I’m left with $150 dollars

( www.reddit.com )

After bills each paycheck I’m left with $150 dollars Basically my car is dying it’s 23 yrs old and will quit on my at any moment. So I had to get a new car. I got the best I could for under 10k but with insurance and car loan payment I’m left with nothing. How can I survive two weeks between paychecks with $150. I’m panicking. If scraping by like this is going to be my life I don’t want it. …

Reddit Personal Finance 800 2025-01-30

Leasing car, write off, depreciation and etc.

( www.reddit.com )

Leasing car, write off, depreciation and etc. What are your personal Experiences. I purchased a Range Rover 2021 for 113k. 60k miles on it now did a service that cost 4k plus lower tier services I don’t remember how much. If I started a 24 lease, montlhy payments will be let’s say 2500. How much for business? 40 miles Monday to Friday. 10 personal for grocery. Saturday Sunday let’s say 30 m…

Reddit Personal Finance 713 2025-01-30

Employer bonus to 529?

( www.reddit.com )

Employer bonus to 529? I am fortunate to receive an annual $30k bonus EOY. I end up netting about about $18k and was wondering if there was a better stately I might be able to apply to this bonus. What if I asked my boss in lieu of a traditional bonus to make a gift contribution of the same amount into my children’s 529’s. On my end we would see the full untaxed amoun…

Reddit Personal Finance 456 2025-01-30

If I got a sum of money at 18 and invested it, does it become my partners money once we get married?

( www.reddit.com )

If I got a sum of money at 18 and invested it, does it become my partners money once we get married? I’m a woman and I live in Canada (Ontario if it matters). I got it and immediately invested it with our family financial advisor and haven’t touched it since (I’m 26 now). I couldn’t tell you what it got invested into, one was a fund I couldn’t touch until 25 and I think a variety of low risk things. If I got married, would my partner need to b…

Reddit Personal Finance 430 2025-01-30

Invest inherited IRA in brokerage or leave it?

( www.reddit.com )

Invest inherited IRA in brokerage or leave it? I am in my 30s and I’ve had an Inherited IRA from a non-spouse for a few years now. The person I inherited it from passed away in 2018 before the STRETCH act was passed meaning (if I understand correctly) my RMDs are stretched out over my own lifespan according to the IRS Single Life Expectancy Table. I’m wondering which is the better move pure…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.3k 2025-01-30

30 Yr Old Looking for Advice

( www.reddit.com )

30 Yr Old Looking for Advice Currently making >$30k a year, however my expenses are extremely low and I have no debt. Already have a decent amount saved up as well as some sizeable investment accounts set up when I was a child. Now I’m more just looking for advice for what I should do with the “extra” income or what investments I should be doing research into. submitt…

Reddit Personal Finance 835 2025-01-30

Parent unable to “Submit FAFSA” due to their Tax Documents having to be sent back to the IRS

( www.reddit.com )

Parent unable to “Submit FAFSA” due to their Tax Documents having to be sent back to the IRS To surmise a rather stick home-life situation as best as I can, my parents (Divorced), both have outright almost belligerent refusal in aiding me in completing a FAFSA form. I live with my mother, who is sustainably poorer than my father. Who in theory would provide me a greater Student aid benefit. The problem is, she claims my father had “Mess…

Reddit Personal Finance 428 2025-01-30

Accidentally contributed to trad IRA

( www.reddit.com )

Accidentally contributed to trad IRA I thought I can claim the tax deduction for $7000 traditional IRA and turns out I don’t get tax deduction because my MAGI is too high. Is doing backdoor ROTH my only option now? Thanks. submitted by /u/PurplePegion

Reddit Personal Finance 696 2025-01-30

What can be done with a 403b?

( www.reddit.com )

What can be done with a 403b? So my wife has a 403b through her job and it’s not performing well and has very limited options. Currently we pay $60 a quarter in fees. In the last 12 months only made 10%, which is lagging behind the market and our other retirement accounts. And finally, the account that it is with, aspire financial, only offers 3 options to invest in. A cons…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.1k 2025-01-30

Question about taxes

( www.reddit.com )

Question about taxes If someone has 2 jobs and they are not sure how long they will keep the 2nd lower paying job is it better to put the extra money they will potentially have to pay in taxes in a savings account or just change the w4 to have the extra taken out of the higher paying job? Employers can take a long time to process a w4 change. Change might last less …

Reddit Personal Finance 1.0k 2025-01-30

Paying off debt w/ stock earnings

( www.reddit.com )

Paying off debt w/ stock earnings Hello, since I turned 18 (now 23) I’ve been putting money into stocks, I’ve earned about $5,000 on those stocks and am sitting around $18,000, I have a car loan I want to pay off early that’s around $24,000, should I sell my stocks to pay down my car loan or keep the stocks and pay off the car loan slower, this has really been bugging me lately,…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.1k 2025-01-30