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Okay, I admit, I've not been following the bouncing ball on this one,( lol I live in Philadelphia and we're in the midst of a mayoral race). so what happens if we default especially to the stock market and such. apologies if this has been discussed ad nausem, I didn't find anything. should I...

Happy Hump day gang, My older brother (65) developed tinnitus and he's really struggling 😢 especially with sleeping. His is a constant ringing. Of course he's seeing specialist but thought I'd ask if anyone had experience with it. I really want to steer him away from every supposed "cure" he...

Sorry the title is not more informative folks. I have a good friend who is 55 and for a variety of reasons does not have a lot of money saved. The usual life stuff including an hereditary illness that cost a crapload of medical bills and trying her own business that didn't pan out including a...

Hello all, 9 years ago I replaced my a/c and heating unit. Got a brand new carrier system which has been great. I also annually got the "maintenance package" offered by the company. I've watch the price of the thing escalate from 350 bucks a year up to 1120.00 for this year. Not only that...

Hello ER friends :greetings10: Got a small dilemma, trying to decide if I should repair my car or replace it. I have a 2012 Infiniti G37 and unfortunately the catalytic converter is busted. The car has 187K miles on it and basically outside of tires and normal upkeep has not been an issue...

We're dreaming of the Amalfi coast. we know nothing! :laugh: Best town to stay in? Hoping to go September of 2022

Hello All, about 6 years ago I got my "please go away nicely" letter for mega corp, so I decided to actually pursue a passion of mine (baking) and immediately got a part time gig at a local bakery. due to a new owner and covid, the job is not so nice now so I've decided to hang up my apron. I...

So the other college thread got me thinking. It seems the prevailing mantra here is, we'll pay as long as you pick a major that is "profitable". Maybe it's because neither one of my kids are engineer material that I ask a very simple question and I admit I take it personal when someone says...

Not sure that I have a specific question, maybe just want to see others experiences. So my lovely city has decided to do a city wide reassessment on property and it's been a huge cluster*%$ to put it mildly. anyhoo my property taxes went from 5700 in 2018 to an estimated 11, 800 this year...

Hey guys, So I have always loved the beach, spend ridiculous amounts of time there. :laugh: My dream is to be a snowbird and move closer, once I get Heckyl and Jeckyl out the house. :rolleyes: Anyhoo, I have never had an investment property. What should be my first couple of steps. I am just...

Trying to figure out how to use a rotary phone. https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/are-we-supposed-to-pick-up-the-phone-and-then-do-it-hilarious-footage-shows-two-teenagers-completely-baffled-by-a-rotary-telephone-when-given-four-minutes-to-make-one-call/ar-BBS3IkS

Jeez louise, every time I call the SS administration the wait times are insane. 9 am wait time was 55 minutes. :( Anyhoo, anyone know how I can find out my late cutie pies benefits? my game plan is to start his benefits when I hit 60 and then turn mine on at 70 (if greater) I can't apply...

So I'm playing on another website that has a retirement section and many of them use firecalcu. Well today a poster is mentioning that basically it's wasted information because, the italics are his answers, I thought that firecalc gave you possible outcomes at every starting point, both...

Why don't people have one. At the time of her death Aretha franklin had no will nor trust. worth almost 100 million and now her sons are hopping no one contests their claim and a niece has already petitioned to be executor of her estate...

Hey guys, I inherited an annuity when the wonderful "old guy" passed away and it's fast approaching the "get out of jail without a penalty" date. Here are the particulars. AXA variable annuity current value 504K initial premium paid 400K annual fees 3.35% Death benefit-standard? living benefit...

So anyone remember those coinstar machines that were everywhere a few years back? well evidently a few banks including mine (TD bank) were sued because the machines were not counting correctly. I just got my class action suit payment, a grand total of....... 26 cents. It's all mine

You come home from work last friday and what do you see, two of your neighbors have for sale signs in their front lawn. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1617-Brandywine-St-Philadelphia-PA-19130/71245952_zpid/ www.zillow.com/homedetails/1616-Green-St-Philadelphia-PA-19130/8776 Here's the...

So I'm coming home today, riding along I-95 and I see a billboard advertising a "wealth and empowerment" seminar. The speakers... Tony Robbins Les Brown Nick Foles and Gary Vaynerkchuk. I never even heard of Gary. The prices range from 75.00 bucks to 1500 dollars. Here's the thing not one...

need some opinions. Honorable minion # 2 is buying a used car. It's a 2006 Audi A4 with 58,000 miles on it. The car dealer of course offered an "protection package" warranty for "as is" cars but I've heard these are really not worth purchasing. I think it was $1000 bucks. Anyone ever get one?

Man this sucks. We need a smilie that is crying hysterically. Hobbes was 15 and had gone blind and deaf but he was still my baby. :frown:

OK. first let me say I posted this question on another popular site and it didn;'t go so well. lol ;D so, right off the bat, my wonderful old guy is deceased, telling me he was "stupid" for purchasing an annuity or that I was "stupid" because he handled the investments and I didn't know every...

Generally I'm a big lover of the holidays, "goodwill to men and raise a glass type" of gal. I also like Christmas carols, I will admit I liked them better back in the old days when they did not start playing them in October but that's a gripe for another day. Anyhoo, there are some songs...

I found myself in a very interesting situation on Saturday. Background. A good friend of mine's parents own a beach house on the jersey shore, dad died a few years back so mom still owns it. Mom is 75. It is rented out during the "season" and me and our girlfriends have spent many weeks there...

;)As a baker, my emergency grab and go package does not include enough water for each person. It includes a block of each chocolate (bittersweet and semi sweet and milk) coco powder and about 10 lbs of European butter (Higher in butterfat) So you can imagine I am currently in a light panic...

I was reading an article some one sent me on the economic outlook and it mentioned the federal reserve bank and I realized I have really no idea what they do. :facepalm: So I know they raise and lower interest rates, which trickle down to credit interest rates (yea/nay?) But it also said the...