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I was just curious if anyone has received a covid exposure notification from the iOS built in tracker. Is there really any value in leaving this switched on? Or was this just a good idea that never really worked as hoped?

Public Service Announcement Disney is currently offering existing Hulu subscribers to add Disney+ for just $2.99/month. To take advantage of the offer log into your Hulu account and click on the “add-on” link where you should see the $2.99 price. This gives me both services for $3.98/mo...

This is mostly a rant…sorry We’re not a sports family, except for a little college football, so forgive me if I should have known better. A month ago when my Hulu promo expired I decided to sign up for the Disney bundle since most of the college bowl games would be aired on ESPN (plus we wanted...

DM is in her late 80s and has finally decided to give up her car. Yahoo! She’s planning on getting offers from CarMax and Carvana. Anything she needs to be aware of? Are their services identical (other than Carvana will pick the car)? I see KBB has an online offer service now called “Instant...

Barely 24 hours since the president signed the relief bill and the IRS has already deposited the money in our account. I’m stunned.

Has anyone been able to import their Vanguard info into Turbo Tax yet this year? I’ve done it easily in prior years, but this year I keep getting an error message. It says there is no info available and I need to contact VG, which I’ve not yet done. The VG website says something about data...

Just wondering if anyone else is receiving fraud alerts from Citibank everytime they purchase gas? We have a Citi Double Cash card that we use for almost everything. The last two times DH has purchased gas I have received a fraud alert text requiring me to confirm that I am trying to buy gas...

Today is my five year FIRE anniversary. Yahoo! Yes, April Fools Day was the day I thought most appropriate to walk out the door. This current situation was never in our plan (the lockdown part), but we’ve learned a lot from you all and have our 3 yr stash of cash and are sticking to our buy...

I saw an infomercial recently for a steam mop. It cleaned more than just floors. The infomercial brand (I can’t even recall the name) didn’t get very high ratings on Amazon, but there were others that did. I think one was a Bissell Powerfresh, it came with several attachments. Does anyone use...

DS was fortunate to have been accepted by 7 universities. Now he has less than 2 weeks left to make a decision. All of the schools at the top of his list are out of state, and his #1 choice (Univ. of Washington) is very competitive for admittance so they only give academic scholarships if you...

Can anyone recommend a personal sound amplifier product? This is the OTC device for those with some hearing loss, but not enough to necessitate full hearing aids. There are too many choices on Amazon for me. I’m looking for something for TV watching so I don’t have to turn it up to 50. I...

The former FA got us into a non-traded REIT investment 18 months ago. It is roughly 8% of our portfolio, and in 18 months has increased 5% in value. Since this is non-traded (and we are estranged from our prior FA) there is little information about what the future holds for this investment...

I was talking with my mom last night and she told me that when my father passed away 18 yrs ago that Vanguard would not record the step-up in basis. VG told her that she would have to track it. So now every year she gets a 1099 from VG that has an incorrect cap gain figure, which her tax...

Trying to get my ducks in a row in light of the Equifax breach. I was able to put a freeze on my credit at Equifax over the weekend - no problem (although their NOT randomly generated pin is a bit troubling). This morning I tried first to request my free credit report from Experian and was...

Is there a way to bookmark a thread for future reference? I've looked through all of the settings and don't see anything for this.

My favorite webcam recently went live for the summer. It is the Bear Cam at Brooks Falls, Katmai NP Alaska. Bear Cam - live from Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park | Explore.org The salmon are starting to run and the bears are lining up for a meal. I find it fascinating to watch the fish...

We are renting a 25ft C-Class later this month and wondering if we need wheel chocks. I say yes, DH thinks the parking brakes are enough. We are headed to Yosemite, camping outside the park but still in the hills and not sure how level the campground will be. Which leads me to think leveling...

We have been using a FA for many years, mostly because we didn't have time to deal with it ourselves. Now we are in our retirement and are ready to take this on and move to a Vanguard 2-3 fund portfolio. I've been trying to learn as much as possible (books from library, searching this forum...

Hi - I'm new here from CA. I discovered the forum about 6 months ago and was SO glad to find like-minded folks...those who understand that age has nothing to do with being retired and/or those who like a like a bargain. :) I retired almost 2 years ago, a few months before 50. My DH was the...