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Personal Finance and Investing

truddy777

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Reply to question everything (Original post)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 09:29 AM

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One thing that’s often missing in these discussions is the predictability of expenses. Income tax is fairly easy to estimate, but property tax and insurance can skyrocket overnight. I saw a similar explanation in JD Supra article—the main idea was that you need to build a financial “defense” against unexpected risks.

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