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I have a friend who recently got into a romantic relationship and asked me about a challenge they are facing: male: 46 single never married, live in the US, close to his 73 yr old mother with A.Fib who needs caring. He can work remotely. His mother owns her own house and does not want to move...

After a long run or intensive yard work what would you do to reduce the muscle soreness: - Nothing specifically. Wait it out - Give it the ice bath - Put a heating pad on the spot. - Painkillers I ask the question because I see conflicting arguments from Google search. The muscle soreness is...

Topics like this always makes me feel like it is up to interpretation of different parties and often lack of evidence. Yay: https://insealators.com/residential/spray-foam-insulation-and-moisture-control/ Nay...

One of my friends recently got into a fender bender. It is a typical case. She was exiting the shopping plaza into a two lane road. The car in the lane closer to the exit stopped to let her go, she could not see the other car from the other lane that she will merge into (she is short and her...

I thought three of my recent delivery issues before the Amazon laidoff (two packages ended up canceling and one was routed via DHL, relabeled and no access to tracking that, 2 wk late) wer isolated incidents but the article below suggested otherwise...

I am looking at my insulated cup with a week old barley tea bag in it and realizing I am now just drinking hot water with some hint of tea..

I am new to the electric blanket products. Recently got one of those from a relative: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09YRJTMDT I am thinking to put it under my flat bed sheet this winter. There is no safety warning about using it this way in the two page user manual that came with the...

I recently got into 3D printing and I printed a key for my 2015 Mazda 5 Sport. The door worked with the printed key so I proceeded to test the key on the ignition lock. The key worked to turn to the starter position which was a good sign. When I tried to pull the key out of the ignition, the...

I just noticed that I have about 5.7% ratio of past 10 yr of total spending divided by current net worth and was wondering if it means something to you guys. It came up during my end-of-year finance check. I think I am frugal this year but comparing to the first 5 years spending of the past 10...

The Kenmore gas furnace I have is from 1986 (35 yrs). I recently saw an online post stated that a furnace is considered unsafe if it is 15 years or older and I was like ok, guess I have been on borrowed time for the last 20 years. I did have to replace the limit switch to stop it from keep...

Here is a question that I can use some input. I have a forced-air furnace that relies on 110v power for the fans to do their thing. Recently we had a power outage (nor'easter in New England area). This is the first year I start using a small portable gas inverter generator (WEN 56225i 2250W...

I recently noticed that both of my alarm clocks could not wake me at 7am, but they did at 9am. I usually go to bed around midnight. I often wake up around 4am/5am by myself before I go back to sleep. If I don't get to sleep between 6am and 9am, I don't feel refreshed. Also I rarely have dreams...

Here are pretty well made (and a bit emotionally heavyweight) clips on YouTube recommended by their algorithm this morning: A Taiwanese TV commercial that looks like a short film: https://youtu.be/2XXPGE0klmc Short film: Two strangers who meet five times. https://youtu.be/BzKtI9OfEpk Any...

I have an Android phone and I don't use it when I am driving even when my car's infotainment system has Bluetooth feature because I never seem to rember to enable my phone's Bluetooth (I normally keep it disabled to conserve battery) when I enter into the car. I recently learned that my phone...

With covid I skipped last year physical. I am male 44 work full time, slightly overweight but not on any meds. Is there a preferred time of the year you would go do blood work followed by an annual physical? I used to do it around Oct., Before the Nov. health insurance enrollment. I try not to...

Aside from chess and chess like games, are their any board games that are fun and do not require much language skills (so no scrabble) that two or three people can have fun with? Just the other day our company had a zoom team meeting and one of the activities was pub quiz - we were shown 10...

My grandfather had one stroke before last Christmas and another one at the end of January. He went through rehab this month (we take turns staying with him as temporary assistants during this time) and gained most of his mobility and independence back. He is 97 years old and I am wondering if it...

For the past two months I have been taking care of my grandfather who recently had a stroke with rehab. He does the blood pressure measurement daily so that he can find a balance between the blood thinner and blood pressure meds. I am looking for a wrist cuff monitor that is easier for him to...

I am in my early 40s and am thinking not to take out mortgage for my first home purchase to avoid borrowing money and pay for the interest. I understand it is less paperwork and in most cases I can get a better deal using cash. I will go through all the necessary steps (hire a RE agent, pay for...

Here is mine: Song from Secrete Garden https://youtu.be/-sWnEWpS_fA Somewhere in Time: https://youtu.be/esrTfwBiOM0 I don't have the third one yet.

...or a dumb phone.. I looked 5 different MVNOs (red pockets, straight talk, etc) and couldn't find one that accepts my ZTE R225 phone when I did the compatibility check for BYOD. Any recommendations are welcome.

I was reading this article: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-new-tax-law-makes-hiring-your-kid-a-better-idea-than-ever-2018-06-04 And was wondering if I can do something nice for my niece by hiring her and get her to start Roth IRA as young as possible. She is at age 2 now so I have a few...

I currently have around 200k in my rollover IRA with Fidelity after rolling it over from a 401k after I left the company. I know conversion to Roth is going to count as ordinary income and will be taxed at the max. applicable Fed. tax rate. My current MAGI is around 100k and the job is...

42 single male currently rent. I am thinking of buying a house as my primary residence but I don't want to take all the junk that I have accumulated over the past with me. Is there a guideline on how to declutter so I can get rid of them? The value of the stuff I have are probably totaling...

I am in my 40s living in the New England area in the US. I recently started working on saving expense on food as it is currently my single largest annual cost item. I need some other ideas than the following that I have been doing in the past month: - cereal, an apple for breakfast (an egg...