Apple Shares Checklist With Important Tips for Buying a Used iPhone Apple this week published a new support document with some valuable tips for buying a preowned iPhone online or in person. Apple starts off by touting that the iPhone “lasts longer than other smartphones,” making a preowned iPhone a “great way to own an iPhone.” Apple says it provides “industry-leading device support for software updates,” alth…

Success stories buying an existing ecommerce business? I’m actively searching for a business to buy. I started out looking for a local services business, but ecommerce is increasingly interesting. My theory is that a good buy would be a company with a great product that hasn’t been marketed well or that lacked cash to maintain sufficient inventory. Has anyone here been through acquiring an ecommerc…

Buying a House Sanity Check I’m looking at buying a 185k house. My take home after 401k is $3,452 a month. I have 55k saved for this house as a down payment and was going to put 37k down. I was going to leave the rest for repairs or just as an emergency fund. I think total the monthly payment will come out to around $1100 a month. I’m estimating that the rest of my bill…

HELP! buying a car with a lien I’m currently trying to buy a car from a private seller, the car currently has a lien, so I plan on paying the remaining balance directly to the lender and paying the difference to the seller. the lending company says the title has to be sent to the seller’s address. how can I make sure that once he gets the title he follows through and goes to …

Buying new car 6% no money down? looking to buy a car because i just moved to a city that i will need one. i make 130k a year. looking to purchase a 25k car and i really don’t care to put any money down. i’m looking at a corolla hatchback, which used prices of the same year are worth just as much as new. i feel like it would be fine to put no money down as i won’t lose value…

Advice on buying/getting parents home My parents, mid-60s, recently purchased their retirement place, a beautiful small cottage on 2 acres of a river bend. After rolling profits from a previous home, they are left with a comfortable mortgage for $110K, or $1000 a month. They didn’t do well with retirement accounts, and will essentially live off social security mainly. I’m currently …

Looking to buy first home. Questions about parents assisting by buying all cash. I’m looking to buy my first home. With rates being ~7.5% right now, my parents have offered to buy the home cash and act as the bank and offer me a rate of their choosing, ~6%. I would then refinance if rates come down in the future to completely pay them back and secure my own loan with a lender. Need some advice on this strategy and if it make…

Buying a home. Need a sanity a check. Buying 465k home. Sanity check please. Hi All, I just want to run a sanity check. My fiancé and I are looking to buy a house. We have zero debt. We don’t have kids nor plan on having kids for 3-5 years. Total savings: 115k We are only putting 15% down to save the rest of the cash as the emergency fund for the house/life. 50k would be left over …

(Need Advice) How can I kick my camera and gear buying habit? I sometimes feel like I have more of a love for collecting gear than even using my cameras lately. In my collection I have: Fuji X100V with 50mm teleconverter Fuji X-Pro 3 Fuji X-T4 Fuji lenses: 55-200mm, 18-55mm kit, 35mm f1.4, 50mm f2, 16mm 1.4 Leica M lenses: 35mm, 50mm elmarit Leica M3 Leica M10Mono Rolleiflex 2.8f Instax Mini Evo Instax Mi…

Buying a house, sanity check and does our math add up? My girlfriend and I are in the early stages of looking into potentially buying a house together. We would most likely get married beforehand. Our finances look pretty amazing to me, we’ve been very lucky, but I’m looking for a sanity check and to make sure I’m not making any mistakes. Thanks in advance. I’m 35, she’s 39. Both work in tech. We c…

Which “Mountain” should I Climb? Buying Fuji vs Olympus Hello all, So I’m finally making the leap into a mirrorless camera setup and at a crossroads so I figured I’d come here for help. I’m looking for a used mirrorless camera after shooting exclusively on my phone. Up until recently I’ve been fine by my phone limitations but am looking to both expand my shooting capabilities and more enjoy the hobb…

Car Buying Advice, relatively new to the country Hi All, My first post here so I hope I don’t break any rules I am interesting in financing a used car and I am wondering what interest rates I may be likely to get based on my credit score and history. My info is as follows: Income: $70k pretax Credit History: 6 months (new to US) Credit Limit: 500$ secured card Credit Score: 763 (average of 3 b…

Buying advice for trekking photography : A6X00 series? Hello Reddit ! After a looooot of research and changing direction several times (from FF Hybrid, to Compact Pro) I’ve made up my mind and want to buy an APS-C Hybrid camera meanly for hiking and trekking (so landscape photography and timelapses) I have an Alpha-57 which I love, but I don’t take it anymore on hikes because it’s too big and my pho…

Interested in an Electric Vehicle? Consider Buying Used. The prices of used battery-powered models have fallen sharply, as the supply of cars and trucks has improved.

Americans Will Not Stop Buying Cars Good morning! It’s Thursday, October 5, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more…

LPT: Stop buying HP printers. Seriously.They are garbage. They are going to screw you. Anything is better than an HP. submitted by /u/FuckItImStillTired

What is the best way to set up barriers to stop myself from buying random crap I don’t need. Mainly stopping a 7-11 and buying monster or going to Walmart and other impulse purchases. submitted by /u/eggplant4744775036

LPT: Avoid buying things for the next 3 weeks, as they will likely go on sale near Black Friday. Your yearly reminder! This advise is most important for big brands that release new products in early OCT. Google releases their Pixel phone and discounts near black Friday, they have done this for the past 5 years. Bose releases updated headphones and discounts them near black Friday, they have done so for at least 3 years. Sony same thing e…

Is there any issues with buying a old mobile home Other then the usual needed repairs, is the any issue with buying a old mobile home that’s already in a park for under 100k? My thinking is a loan/mortgage could be paid off in 2-5 years for under the amount you’d pay to rent something like that. submitted by /u/Lost-Survey-10439

On the fence about buying a new car VS keeping my beater 2006 Corolla Picture of the damage for reference So I’ll cut to the chase. I currently have a 2006 Toyota Corolla in great mechanical condition with 106k miles AC blows cold. The only problem is the car was hit and run parked in front of my house 3 years ago. The rear passenger door is pretty damaged and can’t be opened. It looks like wolverine shredded the…