Chris- Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 The lack of patience some of y’all have is making me pray for ya mommas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 12 minutes ago, Chris- said: The lack of patience some of y’all have is making me pray for ya mommas It’s my money and I need it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 13 minutes ago, Chris- said: The lack of patience some of y’all have is making me pray for ya mommas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, johnny said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 My money has already been direct deposited. I’ll just put it in savings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massdriver Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I was asked earlier ITT about what ETFs are my favorite. For people setting up new portfolios, I now recommend one ETF for global stocks: VT Buy VT, chill, and don't look at it. Simplicity and diversification in one. Avoid the debates and just own the entire global index, market cap weighted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, Massdriver said: Buy VT, chill So that's the line the guys are using nowadays. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 This is my 401k VTSAX Vanguard Total Stock Market Index VTMGX Vanguard Developed Markets Index VEMAX Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index VGSLX Vanguard Real Estate Index VBTLX Vanguard Total Bond Market Index VTABX Vanguard Total International Bond Index roughly 50% 25% 15% 5% 3% 2% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I don't know anything about investing or stocks, so I'm just saving mine. Probably will have to spend a bunch on my car in June, but oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erehwon Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Still waiting on mine. Would like to save or invest it, but since my job is on hold, that won't be happening. It'll cover my health insurance for 3 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chairslinger Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, Jason said: The Twitter responses on this one should be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 14 minutes ago, Jason said: I hadn't even scrolled past down to the tweeted reply and thought "banana". lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Best Buy to furlough about 51,000 employees as coronavirus-related sales surge ends Quote Starting Sunday, Best Buy will furlough about 51,000 employees, the company said Wednesday. The decision will impact nearly all of its part-time store employees and some of its full-time store employees in the U.S., according to a news release. About 82% of its full-time employees who work in stores or in the field, such as the Geek Squad employees, will continue to be paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, Emperor Diocletian II said: Best Buy to furlough about 51,000 employees as coronavirus-related sales surge ends Did Best Buy really offer anything that other retailers and e-tailers didn't? I had to go in there last year to buy an overpriced HDMI cable. I should've just gone to Walmart or Target. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: Did Best Buy really offer anything that other retailers and e-tailers didn't? I had to go in there last year to buy an overpriced HDMI cable. I should've just gone to Walmart or Target. Curbside pickup for people needing home office gear was probably a lot quicker than waiting for shipments from online merchants who were slammed with toilet paper orders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Just now, Jason said: Curbside pickup for people needing home office gear was probably a lot quicker than waiting for shipments from online merchants who were slammed with toilet paper orders. Makes sense I suppose. I guess you don't need 15-20 people on shift in a Best Buy if all you are doing is curbside pickup. Maybe 4 or 5 tops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 They should have a law that says that if your net worth is over like a million bucks you are disqualified from working for the government. We also need a maximum wage. Also, every rich ass billionaire motherfucker pushing to reopen the country should be required to have to work a week as a supermarket cashier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentWorld Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 I sold about 25% of my ETF’s yesterday. I’ll reinvest later when the price is lower maybe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 The American response to this health crisis is like having a pee section in a swimming pool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 Trump: UFC's 'great Dana White,' WWE's 'great Vince McMahon' part of new economy task force 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 1 hour ago, SilentWorld said: I sold about 25% of my ETF’s yesterday. I’ll reinvest later when the price is lower maybe. Uh.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 So my company just sent out a company wide email saying that they will be matching 100% of all donations (maximum contribution pool not mentioned per the email) to the central Virginia Food Bank /FeedMore Virginia through June 5, and other charities. I'll be donating $500 asap. Right now there's a $30,000 matching pool, but that date only goes until May 1, and this email says donations until June 5. So anyway, once I see the internal donations website updated in a day or two, if there's no noted max contribution, I will funnel/solicit donations for either Feeding America, United Way Worldwide, or the CDC Foundation national charities (which also have 100% matching). Or if anyone wants to double their money for a donation let me know and we can try to work something out. There's ~4k employees worldwide and if the existing $30k pool remains there's not much left even if a quarter of the employees give a modest amount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonynitti/2020/04/15/ten-things-we-need-to-know-about-paycheck-protection-program-loan-forgiveness/#50914c1e3291 This gets into some of the technical minutae of the PPP program and how the SBA really screwed it all up leaving the banks to make decisions they really weren’t supposed to be tasked with. Unclear and often contradictory guidance all over the PPP program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/business/stock-market-today-coronavirus.html "The coronavirus pandemic’s devastation became more evident Thursday with more than 5.2 million workers added to the tally of the unemployed. The latest figure from the Labor Department, reflecting last week’s initial unemployment claims, brings the four-week total to about 22 million, roughly the net number of jobs created in a nine-and-a-half-year stretch that began after the last recession and ended with the pandemic’s arrival." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana went on Tucker Carlson's show to argue for reopening the economy earlier. I'm only bringing this up as an excuse to post this picture. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Small Business Program is out of money. Quote A new lending program for small businesses maxed out Thursday morning and stopped accepting claims, but a bitterly divided Congress looked unlikely to address that growing problem as the nation plunged into unemployment levels not seen since the Great Depression. The Small Business Administration said on its website that the agency “is unable to accept new applications...based on available appropriations funding.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mclumber1 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 1 hour ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: The federal government can print money, but local and state governments can't. Some may be able to run an actual deficit or get loans, but probably not all of them. Shitty situation all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 1 hour ago, SaysWho? said: Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana went on Tucker Carlson's show to argue for reopening the economy earlier. I'm only bringing this up as an excuse to post this picture. Am I supposed to look at that and think the long hair looks worse than Tucker's normal hair helmet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 12 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: So my company just sent out a company wide email saying that they will be matching 100% of all donations (maximum contribution pool not mentioned per the email) to the central Virginia Food Bank /FeedMore Virginia through June 5, and other charities. I'll be donating $500 asap. Right now there's a $30,000 matching pool, but that date only goes until May 1, and this email says donations until June 5. So anyway, once I see the internal donations website updated in a day or two, if there's no noted max contribution, I will funnel/solicit donations for either Feeding America, United Way Worldwide, or the CDC Foundation national charities (which also have 100% matching). Or if anyone wants to double their money for a donation let me know and we can try to work something out. There's ~4k employees worldwide and if the existing $30k pool remains there's not much left even if a quarter of the employees give a modest amount. I'm in for $500 - let me know how to get the funds to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Just now, Emperor Diocletian II said: I'm in for $500 - let me know how to get the funds to you. I haven't used the donation site before so I'll need to figure that out and get back to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 11 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: The federal government can print money, but local and state governments can't. Some may be able to run an actual deficit or get loans, but probably not all of them. Shitty situation all around. If only the federal government could provide some aid to struggling localities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 Glitches prevent $1,200 stimulus checks from reaching millions of Americans Quote Several million people who filed their taxes via H&R Block, TurboTax and other popular services were unable to get their payments because the IRS did not have their direct deposit information on file, according to the Treasury, companies and experts. The IRS launched a “Get My Payment” tool Wednesday for people to track the status of their payment and enter direct deposit information, but many who used it said they received a message saying “Payment Status Not Available,” a frustration that left them without answers. Some parents told The Washington Post that they received a $1,200 payment for a single head of household or a $2,400 check for a married couple but that the IRS left out the $500-per-child-under-17 payments. Quote ‘Payment Status Not Available’ Frustrated taxpayers also took to Twitter to vent about their inability to track when and how they would be getting their money. Some posted an image of the message they received after entering their information: “Payment Status Not Available.” There are a number of reasons the tool can’t check the status of a stimulus payment, the IRS said. You aren’t eligible for a payment. Your payment is based on your status as a Social Security, disability, Veterans Administration or Railroad Retirement beneficiary. In this case, the IRS will use your SSA or RRB Form 1099 payment information. Your payment information isn’t available on the Get My Payment tool. You have not filed a 2018 or 2019 federal tax return. You filed your 2019 return, but it hasn’t been fully processed. You used the non-filers tool, but the information you entered is still being processed. There’s a problem verifying your identity when answering the security questions. Information on the site is updated only once a day, so checking more than once in a 24-hour period won’t yield a different result. The IRS says people who qualify for a payment will receive it by mail if they do not get it from direct deposit. Quote People who owed $0 in taxes can’t check their payment status Others complained about a glitch in the tool that won’t allow them to move forward because they neither owed any money to the IRS nor received a refund for 2018 or 2019. Typing in zero didn’t work. “I could not give an affirmative answer to any of these questions since I owed no tax and did not receive a refund,” one reader wrote. “Submitting the form returned an error so I tried again and answered ‘yes’ to owing tax and ‘zero’ to the amount. Error again.” “We are aware of the problem and are checking into it,” IRS spokesman Eric Smith said. The IRS debited my payment on the 10th so this article still doesn't really address my specific situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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