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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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Last edited Sun Aug 31, 2025, 05:19 PM - Edit history (1)

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 this JD Supra article—the main idea was that you need to build a financial “defense” against unexpected risks.

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