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Purchased this one back in June, has a lithium battery and/or power cord. Has usb charging for phones and such. Carry it on my motorcycle but have used it on my truck tire. It takes a while on the truck tire...

We have been retired 2 years, I’m 59 and DW is 58, DW does have a pension which we have our health insurance deducted from. Our current WR is about 1.25% of our total investments. We do have a healthy cash reserve we pull from for home projects and travel. We had planned to travel a lot once...

We are in the middle of a kitchen renovation which involves removing load bearing walls, new custom cabinets and new appliances. The cabin company has been my hold up, the “designer” doesn’t seem to be very competent, been dealing with her since the end of January but finally got the cabinets...

I like to ride motorcycles, so if Canada cooperates this summer, we (wife & dog) plan to ride to Alaska. The Maritimes are also on the ride to list. Maybe down the road a moto trip to Central America and/or rent a bike in Europe. Like to paddle and fish so a few more trips to the Boundary...

LVP for the flooring. If you want electric outlets you will need to frame it out with 2x4s as the electrical boxes (and probably code) are designed for 2x4s. We zoned out our basement off of our main floor unit. It has been working like a champ as basements tend to not need as much climate...

To answer the OP question, it depends on the phone plan and participants. If you have a shared data plan, It can be an issue if you go over the allotted data. Also the hassle of collecting payment from multiple plan users. Inviting non immediate family members to share your plan because it is...

There are tablet cases with integrated keyboards. I'm looking at a Lenovo Flex 6 14" for $650 at Micro Center to use while traveling. My old laptop is about 7 years old and is a lot heavier then the new ones that are out. You may want to wait until BF, many of the retailers let you purchase...

I look at it as a bonus. I run it with SS and with out. If I can't RE with out SS then I'm not FI. We plan to RE on June 1, 2019 and will have 5/6 years before we can take SS at 62. I look at SS as a way to reduce our withdraw on our investments. I do not think that politicians will make a...

Id do what Sunset suggested, I'd pull funds out of the IRA but stay under the 12% tax threshold and pay it off over a few years. Also, you should be paying on the HELOC monthly as well, so the amount should be reducing over time. If it really bothers you, use the the Roth money and do the IRA...

Basically service but insurance is one of my top expenditures. if I'm not getting good service for my money, I either want to pay less or get better service, preferably both.

Not happy with my current insurance company (home owners, auto, motorcycle & umbrella). If your satisfied with your current insurance co let me why and what company.

Never said maintenance free. Said hardly any maintenance. If he didn't notice his chlorine gen puked and his pool turned green then he probably wasn't checking the pool computer and testing the water. We just opened ours and I have spent about $100 in salt and chems.

We installed one last year. The new salt water systems are computer controlled and if you have a Polaris cleaning system they are Hardly any maintenance. We had a loop lock cover installed for when we closed it in the winter. We took the opportunity to redo the entire back yard when had the pool...

No steps. 36" doors every where including closets and bath rooms. Low threshold doors and shower. Install or pre wire for back up power. Radiant heat flooring. Wire every room for cable and internet. Wire for security system/cameras. Use quality materials, don't try to save a buck by using...

We set up a Roth and Investment accounts for our two with our financial company and have my name on the accounts. The deal with them is we will contribute what we can every year but this is for their retirement. If they withdraw any money with out discussing it with us from these accounts, we...