Frugal Professor

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The 2023 version of FreeTaxUSA is now live: https://www.freetaxusa.com/ Usual disclaimer: the website’s name makes it sounds like a horrible scam.

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*** Edit 10/6/2023 **** Since publishing this post, Tesla has dropped the MSRP most trims of their Model 3 and Y by $2k.

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A few weeks ago I wrote a deflated post in which I questioned the wisdom of keeping this tiny blog alive.

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First, a 40,000 ft overview of 2022: Life is flying by.

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In my recent FreeTaxUSA post, I announced my retirement from the tax calculator game.

I’ve spent a good chunk of the past couple of years helping to redesign our university system’s ~$5B retirement plan.

Earlier this week, FreeTaxUSA went live: https://www.freetaxusa.com/ I’ve already filled out my tax forms for 2022, helping me to determine my 2022 federal tax liability with a high degree of precision (probably to within $10 or so).

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The commenting functionality was broken for a bit.

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With domestic markets down 12% YTD, now might be a good time to think about tax-loss harvesting (TLH’ing).

——————————————————– Brief intro from Frugal Professor ——————————————————– One of the best parts about having a blog is getting to meet smart people I wouldn’t have already met.

After reciprocating blog posts a little over a year ago (link and here), Mr Clipping Chains and I sat down for a podcast session a few weeks back.

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I realize that blogging about my sheltered life is tone deaf in light of the unfathomable suffering in Ukraine right now.

We’ve had Xfinity mobile for about two years now.

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Here’s the third installment in my state-of-the-blog posts: My 2020 edition is link.

I got an email from a reader today: First off, I’ve been reading your blog for a couple years now and greatly enjoy your monthly ramblings of all things ‘useful’.

I’ve been busy so this post is a few days late.

FreeTaxUSA I’ve been using FreeTaxUSA for a few years now.

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In my late twenties, I had a quarter life crisis in which I: Quit my engineering job twice after only 4 years (I earned ~$90k/year when I left) Went to grad school for 7 years, earning no more than $30k/year as an intern, TA, or RA Changed careers entirely

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A colleague of mine recently got a 2% 15Y mortgage from Better.

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