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DW knows I've read this forum and she's pretty much on board with our semi ER plans. She has always said that she'd like to continue her job (teacher) till she's at least 50 which is about 15 years away. She had a bit of frustrating day at work and wanted to veg a bit so started started...

Hello, We are getting ready to add on to our house and are exploring the dizzying array of windows and doors. We've pretty much decided on a fiberglass exterior door and sidelights. We also have to decide on about 10 windows and a large sliding french door. All of these are new-construction...

So we are thinking about adding on to our house. We would be adding a master bedroom/bath and enlarging out kitchen. In total, we would be adding to 920 sq ft. We gotten a few different quotes and they seem to range from around $175-$210 sq/ft. Houses here usually go for between $350-$400...

I currently have a full-time job and I plan on taking on a part-time software coding gig payable through a 1099. It's easy work and could hopefully lead me to the start of my semi-ER phase of my life. Since it's not a ton of money, about 35K/year, and since I'll already be maxing out my...

Just got an email this morning from ING Direct. They have a 2.99% rate on their Easy Orange loan and they rebate $1000 closing costs back on it. My 95K loan would cost about 1K after the rebate. This seems like a very good deal for those who intend to pay off the loan by the 5 year mark...

I just had to share this. Wounded in Iraq, double-amputee returns to war - Yahoo! News

DW's car got a nail in the tire in the middle of tire. Before I take to to the local tire repair shop, I wanted to find out if it a TPMS-sensor equipped tire requires any sort of special care? Is the sensor something that is easily damaged while repairing a flat?

Has anyone been to Easter Island? We might get a chance to go using miles, but the catch is that we have to go for 5 days. We'll be in Chile at the time so thought it might be a great opportunity to save on an otherwise expensive flight. I've googled this to no end and most say that there's a...

Hello, I've been meaning add DW to the title of the house for a while and I'm finally getting around to it. I bought the house before we got married. I'm also getting ready to open up an HELOC. I casually mentioned this to PenFed and they said that I should probably add her to title first...

My good friend is selling his '04 VW Passat 1.8 turbo wagon. It's in great shape and has just 45K miles on it. He has almost 3 years left on an extended warranty. He'll sell it to me for $7500. It seems like a pretty good deal especially since I know he's taken good care of it and done all...

I woke up at around 3 am this morning and it was pretty warm in the room even though the A/C has been running all night. It felt like there wasn't enough air coming through the registers. So the first thing I checked was the filter which was just replaced less than 20 days ago and it looked...

I'm sure most have heard about AMEX offer to certain card holders who hold a balance: They'll give you $300 if you pay off the balance and close the account. American Express' $300 Deal Shows Industry Trend : NPR This seems to be a smart, proactive move considering $300 is a relatively...

We have a 15 yr loan which at our rate of payment will be paid of in less than 7 yrs. Our loan balance is about 120k and our rate is 5%. We have an untapped 75k HELOC that is currently at 3.5% (variable). You can probably see where I'm going here. Should we tap some/all of the HELOC to pay...

Ok, so this one's got me REAL nervous. We have a desktop PC in our office that we rarely login to using Remote Desktop. Remote Desktop is the only way we login to this PC since we don't have a keyboard/monitor hooked up to it. Today, when I tried to login to it, the Remote Desktop...

We have a central air unit that seems to be working but the house isn't getting cool enough. I know very little about this kind of stuff but that doesn't stop me from trying to diagnose the problem. :rolleyes: The fan and compressor are running on the outside unit and the big insulated pipe...

I was thinking about how much of our income goes towards insurance NOT including health insurance. I knew it was a decent amount, but never put it in the context of an ER. In our case, we spend: $500 for home insurance $400 for earthquake $1200 for car insurance $250 for umbrella $250 for...

So DW and I have been lusting after replacing our old drafty 5-ft wide sliding glass doors with french doors. A few questions: 1. We've been told that while steel is the cheapest, it's dents easily. We don't want to deal with the maintenance of wood, so it looks like it's either vinyl or...

Well, it's that time again. My renewal for earthquake insurance came in the mail and I'm debating whether to renew it or not to bother. The premium is pretty low, about $400/yr, but the deductible is in the order of 15-20%. Here's some more info and my thought process in making the decision...

It's up on their website: Investigation uses hidden cameras -- and Aunt Alice - Inside Dateline - msnbc.com

I'd like to get a domain name and start up a website that I can use to display my pictures, mostly baby pictures. I've never run a website before, but come from a technical background so it doesn't intimidate me. I'd like to have some albums in the website be password protected and don't want...

Our top-loading washer has been leaving clothes still wet after the wash cycle. It's a 8 year old bottom-of-the-line Maytag. Since we recently had a baby, the amount of laundry we need to do has gone up astronomically. So, instead of fixing the washer (or just dealing with), I'm thinking we...

We are looking for a new printer/all-in-one and are thinking about this: Costco - $89.99 After Rebates Brother MFC-5460cn Color Multi-Function Inkjet Printer We don't print much at all, maybe a few times a month. I really would like an all-in-one since I had this grandiose vision of scanning...

Hello, I'm listing my used car for sale on CraigsList and since this is the first time I'm selling a car, I'm not sure about the following: 1. KBB says my car has a private-party value of about 4500. Since my car is in decent shape, I'm listing it for 4K. Is this reasonable? 2. I know...

My recent experience with BoA has a set a new standard in how a company can screw me. I have a reward credit card that returns 1% of my purchases in the form of a yearly rewards check. I've had this card with MBNA for the last 12 years without any major problems. This year, MBNA was purchased...

DW and I are expecting our first in November! Woo-hoo! We have been looking into baby furniture and it just seems like there is a ton of stuff that we need to purchase: 1. Stroller + Car seat. We are thinking about buying one of the lighter travel systems. $250. 2. Crib. One of our...