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LPT: Be wary of buying food products on Amazon.

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LPT: Be wary of buying food products on Amazon. They’re not refundable, and unscrupulous sellers stock up on unsold inventory for pennies on the dollar, and sell it after the freshness date, and Amazon won’t do anything about it. Look for the manufacturer’s website, and buy directly from them. submitted by /u/jefuchs

Life Pro Tips 1.1k 2025-01-28

A 70 Percent Off Car You Can’t Fuel And An Electric Van Built By The Fed In The ’80s In This Week’s Car Buying Roundup

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A 70 Percent Off Car You Can’t Fuel And An Electric Van Built By The Fed In The ’80s In This Week’s Car Buying Roundup These days, most cars can be found at or below MSRP. Inventory levels have mostly recovered, and dealers are generally willing to work with you. That said, not every new car that you could possibly want is going to be a great deal. In fact, several new cars are still selling for more than MSRP. It certainly isn’t… Read more…

Jalopnik 428 2025-01-26

Buying a new car as a new grad?

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Buying a new car as a new grad? Hi everyone, I’m (24M) graduating college this upcoming May, and I want some advice about buying a car. I don’t currently own one, and want some advice on what I can afford. I consider myself financially responsible. I have a job offer for $95,000 with a $12k bonus (it’s a VHCOL area). However, I also am graduating with ~$25,000 in student loan …

Reddit Personal Finance 436 2025-01-25

buying t-bills directly vs SGOV

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buying t-bills directly vs SGOV Minus having to deal with treasurydirect, are there any benefits for using SGOV than just buying directly from treasurydirect? I already have an account and navigating the website is not hard for me so i was thinking of buying the bills and having auto reinvestments which would be pretty much copying SGOV, no? submitted by /u/Drdrdodo

Reddit Personal Finance 974 2025-01-23

Buying a house as a low income family

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Buying a house as a low income family My fiancé and I are looking to move out of state in about two years and we would really rather buy than rent. We’ll be married before we start seriously looking. I’m just gathering information at this point. We both have credit scores in the low 600s. I’m a stay at home mom and he makes $45k annually. Right now we live in a mobile home owned by …

Reddit Personal Finance 1.2k 2025-01-23

Im looking for buying advice, specifically for hobby photography?

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Im looking for buying advice, specifically for hobby photography? Im a 15 year old photographer, and currently use an M50 Mk2 with a Sigma 56mm f/1.4 Lens. I’ve taken about 7000 photos so far, and understand exposure and histograms already. I love this camera, but I would like an upgrade in quality, and love the charm of FujiFilms. My dad enjoys using my camera from time to time, and would be willing to get us…

Ask Photography 987 2025-01-23

Trump says he’s open to Musk or Ellison buying TikTok

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Trump says he’s open to Musk or Ellison buying TikTok Image: The VergePresident Donald Trump says he’d be open to his buddies Elon Musk or Larry Ellison buying TikTok. “Larry, let’s negotiate in front of the media,” Trump said at a press conference with the Oracle co-founder, SoftBank CEO Masa Son, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to announce a $500 billion artificial intelligence infrastructure investmen…

The Verge 1.2k 2025-01-22

Options for buying parent’s rental property

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Options for buying parent’s rental property My parents want to sell me their investment/rental property. Options 1.) Buy it at the price they paid for it in 2018. ~185k, Zillow estimates between 290-315k current market. 2.) Buy it at market and my parents give me a check for the difference. It’s kind of a family musical houses thing. Brother just had his second kid and needs to upsize. So…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.1k 2025-01-22

Buying first home with aggressive mortgage

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Buying first home with aggressive mortgage I am single 30yo and I am planning to purchase my first house to live in. The house is big enough to accommodate a family of 4, which is in my plans for the upcoming years. I can afford to buy the house with a small mortgage alone, that I can aggressively pay off in 5-6 years thanks to a big deposit I will give to the bank for the purchase. Duri…

Reddit Personal Finance 814 2025-01-22

First time buying SP-500 and I’m very confused

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First time buying SP-500 and I’m very confused I have about 30k available to invest and I thought, it’s okay I’ll put them in SP-500 with chase, so I opened an investment account taking advantage of the fact that my money was there, I thought it was something as simple as clicking on buy lol Now I see that no, that there are etfs and mutual funds, many names of SP-500 and that each one has d…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.2k 2025-01-22

Buying off mpb – incorrect billing address ?

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Buying off mpb – incorrect billing address ? Second time buying off mpb, first time I got a lens and there was no problem at all but this time, when I checkout my order goes through then after 2-3 days I get an email saying the billing address associated with my bank card does not match the information provided. I have triple checked the info, I did before I checked out too and on my invoi…

Ask Photography 1.0k 2025-01-21

Buying first car- what to expect?

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Buying first car- what to expect? Hi! I’m looking to buy my first car and am hitting a roadblock on what realistically to expect in a car payment. I’m 19, I work a secured good paying job, (65,000 a year), and have a credit score of 695. The car I’m interested in is a 2019 VW Jetta that’s priced about $12,500 and I’m looking to put a down payment on it for around $3-4k. I do l…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.1k 2025-01-21

Buying cheap house vs renting

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Buying cheap house vs renting So I had to move back in to help my parents. I used most of my savings and retirement keeping the place afloat over the years. Currently I am unemployed and only have a minor income due to not being able to get away for more than a few hours because of my parent’s health issues. Now my mother is on her last weeks and I will have to sell the prop…

Reddit Personal Finance 570 2025-01-20

Thinking of buying an existing ecomm site – seeking advice!

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Thinking of buying an existing ecomm site – seeking advice! Hi there, Recently joined the group and have been enjoying all the conversations. Seems like a great group! Im based in Ireland and have been thinking for some time now about buying an existing business that’s for sale. Having looked at a bunch of options, I’ve found one i really like the look of and could be a good staring point for a first tim…

Reddit ecommerce 471 2025-01-18

As a beginner, which DSLR camera and lens options should I consider buying to shoot reflective product photography and portrait videos?

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As a beginner, which DSLR camera and lens options should I consider buying to shoot reflective product photography and portrait videos? So grateful for this wonderful community because I could really use your guidance in buying my first DSLR camera for my online shop. I’ve been using an Iphone 13 to shoot my vintage and antique products. I’m often challenged with shooting items such as cut crystal and reflective pottery. I use artificial light and a black background for all my l…

Ask Photography 1.1k 2025-01-18

LPT: Cooking half your meals from scratch and buying premade meals for the other half is time and cost effective.

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LPT: Cooking half your meals from scratch and buying premade meals for the other half is time and cost effective. Cooking all your meals from scratch each week is pretty time consuming. It’s healthier for sure, but most people don’t have the time to cook everything from scratch. There’s also the higher likelihood of food rotting in the fridge if you leave it in too long, or just forgetting. Cooking for half the week, I tend to waste food less and save time….

Life Pro Tips 361 2025-01-16

Is buying a new car a really bad idea?

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Is buying a new car a really bad idea? I make 80k pre tax. My month paycheck is $4800 after 401k, HSA and health insurance. Additionally I can afford to save $2000 out of the $4800. But I’m planning to not have the minimum car payment for more than $500/month. I am planning to keep this car for 10 years at least. Car insurance will be $1400 per year for this new car. I’m also moving …

Reddit Personal Finance 969 2025-01-15