natsoundup

re: Escalade or Navigator?

Posted by natsoundup on 1/1/24 at 8:10 pm to DVinBR

My 2006 GMC Envoy is going strong. Making bank every month

re: Would the highest paid lawyer in Baton Rouge be a corporate lawyer or billboard lawyer?

Posted by natsoundup on 12/27/23 at 7:42 pm to Slippy

..but you still have to live in that shithole

re: First trip to a car dealership to look into buying a new car

Posted by natsoundup on 12/24/23 at 7:56 am to Ricardo

Only have owned one new car. 1998 Expedition. Ordered it to our specs from a dealer in Oklahoma. Had it delivered to LaMarque in Metairie. Paid cash.

I went to the dealer in Harahan at the time. Expeditions were really popular, then. Salesman told me onto Expedition gets out of here for less than 3k over sticker.

I am almost 67. I will probably buy a new suv in a couple of years if my wife’s Equus gives out

re: Nicest, safest, and most well-run big cities in the USA?

Posted by natsoundup on 12/7/23 at 8:22 pm to Sweet Pickles

Greenville, SC. However we are closed

re: Vacation homes: Boomers may have finally out-boomered themselves in Palm Springs, CA

Posted by natsoundup on 12/3/23 at 9:06 pm to stout

Bought my condo in Jupiter ,Fl during the last crash. Very fortunate

re: Car dealers have so much backlog, some 2022s are "new"

Posted by natsoundup on 12/3/23 at 8:24 pm to AllbyMyRelf

Love my 2006 GMC Envoy with 161 k

re: WAFB anchor leaving

Posted by natsoundup on 12/2/23 at 1:01 pm to LSUJML

Ftvlive.com

-5

re: Baton Rouge is a joke

Posted by natsoundup on 11/29/23 at 7:35 pm to choupiquesushi

So true. LBJ and the Great Society.

re: POWW. Ammo INC.....your ammo play for 2021

Posted by natsoundup on 11/29/23 at 9:42 am to DaTruth7

I have owned the preferred for at least two years. In it for the dividend

re: Anyone miss Baton Rouge after moving away?

Posted by natsoundup on 11/29/23 at 7:51 am to LSU-MNCBABY

Left almost three years ago after retiring. I miss a few good friends that I had and a great work environment.

Relatives who lived here moved away after parents passing

I miss the food, not much else. I saw a steady decline in the city in the 8 years I lived there.

re: Kids Buying First Home

Posted by natsoundup on 10/9/23 at 8:29 pm to rltiger

I thought everyone on this board made 350k. Why the need for a parental gift?.

re: LSU graduate and Emmy nominated reporter

Posted by natsoundup on 9/9/23 at 8:56 pm to GreatLakesTiger24

Nice lady. Good writer worked at WBRZ before moving on

re: The average interest rate on a 30-year mortgage rises to 7.62%, the highest since 2000

Posted by natsoundup on 9/8/23 at 10:01 am to Sidicous

First home 58k. 13.25 with negative amortization. 1983

Second home 80k 10 adjustable rate. 1985

Third home 182k. 8. 1989. Kept that home as an investment property and sold for 524. 2021.

Retired debt free.

Not the timing of the market, but time in the market

re: Hey Dads of the OT. Any of your kids in Cub/Boy Scouts?

Posted by natsoundup on 8/28/23 at 5:20 pm to Giantkiller

Eagle Scout. Son, Eagle Scout. My parents guided me through it…I guided my son through it.. Proud. Lots of life skills and character building.

re: Is Jocelyn Wheat still with WBRZ?

Posted by natsoundup on 8/20/23 at 9:25 am to Klingler7

It’s a shame she’s gone. Future star

re: Is it time for the Warren Buffet strategy?

Posted by natsoundup on 6/24/23 at 1:14 pm to RoyalWe

If I were young, I would go with VTSAX…but since I am retired it’s preferreds, baby bods and CEF’s. The income is fantastic

re: How bout this heat huh?

Posted by natsoundup on 6/17/23 at 6:43 pm to fallguy_1978

Why don’t you folks get generators?

re: Anyone else probably stuck in their current house forever?

Posted by natsoundup on 6/8/23 at 9:41 pm to MSTiger33

You are only stuck if you are stuck in Louisiana

re: At what annual income would you go with a traditional 401K versus Roth 401K?

Posted by natsoundup on 5/29/23 at 11:47 am to Grinder

When I was working, I did traditional since I was in a mid 20s tax bracket.

In retirement I can live on 120k..minus the 30k standard deduction..it keeps me in the 12% bracket.

I have no debt. Food for thought

re: Advice for relative - Over 75 with 401K

Posted by natsoundup on 5/21/23 at 9:42 pm to kywildcatfanone

Roll over into Ira. 50 percent preferred stock, 40 percent bond CEf, 10 percent money market. Live off the average 8 per cent interest