Beancounter

I have no debt of any sort but I use one particular credit card as much as I can.   The reward benefits really add up over time.  Of course, I pay off any credit card balance monthly and never carry a balance forward.   

Let's not stray too far from the topic of this thread: is a recession coming? 
Kevin Slater

Or those trying to revive the Political Forum through posts in other forums?

A degree in accounting has served me well financially.  

Love his hair.  😀

I agree with our resident bean counter! ( @Beancounter) 
There are income limits for a Roth IRA - you can make too much money to qualify...but there are ways around it. Most firms use a financial firm to administer their 401k - like Vanguard, Fidelity or Empower.  These firms often offer free advice and you can ask to speak to an advisor about a Roth - just don't let them talk you into doing a rollover (moving money from your 401k to an IRA). If you like podcasts - the Moneygirl podcast has episodes on retirement accounts that will be an hour well spent, before you talk to an advisor. 

Roth IRA: What It Is and How to Open One
WWW.INVESTOPEDIA.COM A Roth IRA is a special individual retirement account (IRA) in which you pay taxes on contributions, and then all future withdrawals are tax-free. Here’s a link to one of my favorite websites dealing with financial topics.   It will explain a lot about Roth IRAs.
 
Based on the information you provided, you are eligible to open a Roth IRA.  Having earned income qualifies you to contribute funds to a Roth.  If, on the other hand, you had only passive income you would not be able to contribute funds to a Roth.  You could convert existing traditional IRA funds to a Roth but that’s an entirely different situation 

Roth IRA: What It Is and How to Open One
WWW.INVESTOPEDIA.COM A Roth IRA is a special individual retirement account (IRA) in which you pay taxes on contributions, and then all future withdrawals are tax-free. Here’s a link to one of my favorite websites dealing with financial topics.   It will explain a lot about Roth IRAs.
 
Based on the information you provided, you are eligible to open a Roth IRA.  Having earned income qualifies you to contribute funds to a Roth.  If, on the other hand, you had only passive income you would not be able to contribute funds to a Roth.  You could convert existing traditional IRA funds to a Roth but that’s an entirely different situation 

I have no debt of any sort but I use one particular credit card as much as I can.   The reward benefits really add up over time.  Of course, I pay off any credit card balance monthly and never carry a balance forward.   

I have no debt of any sort but I use one particular credit card as much as I can.   The reward benefits really add up over time.  Of course, I pay off any credit card balance monthly and never carry a balance forward.   

Second that.  

No debt. I use my cards for the benefits, but pay them off monthly. 

I have no credit card debt. When I met my future spouse at the age of 25, he was disturbed that I had credit card debt for vacation trips I had taken; from then on, I never charged anything on a card that I couldn't pay off in full when the monthly bill arrived. The only long term debt I have had in the last 50 years was for houses or cars, and I haven't even had much of that.

I have no debt of any sort but I use one particular credit card as much as I can.   The reward benefits really add up over time.  Of course, I pay off any credit card balance monthly and never carry a balance forward.   

I have no debt of any sort but I use one particular credit card as much as I can.   The reward benefits really add up over time.  Of course, I pay off any credit card balance monthly and never carry a balance forward.   

Asparagus, not good.

A degree in accounting has served me well financially.  

A degree in accounting has served me well financially.  

A degree in accounting has served me well financially.  

Because this is a personal finance forum and not a global politics forum (which is against the rules), I'll just say that I will comply with paying all the personal income tax I owe.

OP note: great overdue achievement! It's interesting that it happens where the focus is in pills that prevent obesity.
 
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Maybe I'm old fashioned or had learned this from my mom, but I thought it's customary to provide service folks with small gifts or bonuses this time of year. A little cash or something to the mail carrier, paperboy (if there is still such a thing), hairdresser/barber, cleaners, etc.
So I'd think if an escort or massage provider is a regular, a small gift would be in keeping with this tradition. Of course there is passion involved with an escort/masseur's services so that might confuse things a bit, but a bit of extra cash or a small gift seems just fine.

Give him a gift. Don't even think about it. Cash or gift cards. Why is this a hard question?  Be nice to someone if you can. Geez Louise!

Maybe they say 'happy holidays' because they don't know if you are jewish, christian, muslim, atheist - and they just want to be kind and encompassing of everyone.  Your theory is weak- if you don't like people saying happy holidays XXX just say that!