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Posted on 10/22/23 at 10:38 am to
Posted by lynxcat
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 10/22/23 at 10:38 am to
Did your wife work prior to staying home at kids? I’m impressed by the figures regardless but it would make more sense of how you got here today.

HSA is would be the primary tax advantaged approach if you have a HDHP. It’s the most tax effective savings vehicle in the entire code.

I wouldn’t buy the beach condo…at least at this stage. You’ll just create unnecessary stress in the short term.

$15K in cash is light for emergency fund…but you could also house that cash in money market funds in a taxable brokerage earning 5% on the short end of the curve.

5.5% on the house is a solid risk free return. I’d likely build a bit of cash in taxable brokerage is a money market and then put some extra towards the mortgage. 5.5% risk free paying down the house is good enough for me in the short-term with a lot of economic uncertainty. The primary drawback is you lose access to that cash which is why I recommend boosting the cash savings first. You could also split your available cash flow and fund half to brokerage and the other half towards the house. Kind of a bond like asset in terms of managing your market risk if you have any concerns there.
This post was edited on 10/22/23 at 10:41 am
Posted by Redstickbaw
Member since Jul 2023
71 posts
Posted on 10/22/23 at 10:46 am to
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This post was edited on 11/17/23 at 9:49 am
Posted by Pezzo
Member since Aug 2020
2077 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 8:49 am to
quote:

HSA is would be the primary tax advantaged approach if you have a HDHP. It’s the most tax effective savings vehicle in the entire code.


school me on HSA, i have one with my employer, they contribute and i dont. they contribute enough to meet the deductible. i know i can invest the money that gets put in it, but i don't. what's the benefit to investing the funds if those funds aren't immediately accessible?
Posted by b-rab2
N. Louisiana
Member since Dec 2005
12633 posts
Posted on 10/24/23 at 10:35 am to
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$15K in cash is light for emergency fund…


No its not, the dude has 115k in a taxable brokerage account.. he's fine
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