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I'm just curious how many of you out there have installed burglar alarms?a friend of mine across town had his front door kicked in and his house completely ransacked. And then on New Years Day all the vehicles were out of sight at my home and at 8 a.m. In the morning 3 sketchy looking men...

I have a 20 year old Magic Chef (maytag) kitchen range. It still looks good, the burners all light right away. But the oven was slow to ignite and would not always restart after getting to requested temp and turn off. I shopped around and all the ovens I liked were $800. + and then would be...

Got a letter today from Aetna that as of 12/31/13 - my family is on it's own....I had a feeling this would happen. Aetna was not part of the California Care program - this makes me sick and nervous.....I've been sending big $ to Aetna for years - over $1100 for the last couple years - starting...

The New Ideal Retirement Age: 67 - Yahoo! Finance By 2020 the ideal age will be 80.....ugh I got out at 49 in 2006. The thought of 18 more years of work at that point in my life would have been flat out scary! Who comes up with these articles on working so late in life, SS dept? I am...

To make the market continue to go up, up, up. I rebalanced my allocation and also got rid of 2 old lack luster aggressive Mutual funds. I bought them a very long time ago (late 80s, early 90s, thanks to money mag.suggestions) - I just could not sell them at a loss...and instead settled for a...

Another article discussing the current situation for many baby boomers. I always get a kick from the person saying I would not retire even if I had the means....If they had planned and saved I suspect their tune would be different. I am so glad I started saving the day I got my career job! I...

Woke up this morning to high winds - 25mph with 50mph gusts offshore/west blowing. This is unusual for up here(Sierra foohills). Heard some sirens and a helicopter - went outside and there was a huge plume of dark smoke blowing over the ridge that is close to our home - after calling the...

DW asked if we were going to get a stimulus check...... We had plenty of interest from cash investments,capital gains from stocks/mutuals and large long term capital gains from sale of investment property. Does this qualify for the stimulus checks? Thanks in advance!

Wow, I never thought that I would post that one! My megapharma division was bought out several times during my 23 years. While I was fortunate and survived the buyouts - my pension opportunities were "smashed"--or so I thought. The last pharma company I worked for launched a new HR...

Sorry -- now that I have your attention >:D. All you savvy RE people, please help me. It looks like the property I have in San Diego is finally going to sell. This is the first time I have sold RE w/o rolling the cash to other properties. How will this be taxed? I know I can deduct my...

I am going to "bowling boot camp" w/ my son -- I am really looking forward to it. As a kid I bowled a fair amount and always enjoyed it, as an adult......never. I saw this class and signed us up - this ER stuff is all good :D Any comments - other bowlers out there? How bad can being w/ your...

Pharma stocks are finally popping! I have been pushing money into several co. that I thought had solid management and pipeline for over 15 years. Biggest holdings are Merck (most bought after Viox), Schering, Wyeth and Pfizer. I am seriously considering "culling" some of the gains next week...

Your wedding? I read an article recently that discussed the fact that we spend over 50 Billion per year on weddings in the USA.....!!!!? My wife and I had our wedding at my house(our house later that day). We had a pastor come to the house to perform the wedding and had the reception right...

There has been discussion on how the person you marry is the most important decision/investment you make. I need to add another - the time and money you spend on your kids. Example: I started my kids skiing when the were 4 and 7yo - it was a big expense to get season passes x 4 - it was a long...

I have a new HP laptop that takes a LONG time to boot up. It has a "sleep" mode where you have to tap the on/off button to re-activate. This re-activation is fast - like it. Is there any reason or potential problem requiring that I turn the laptop off at the end of the day? I only use the...

I find it amusing how medical opionions change. For years we were told to cut back on coffee - that it was not good for you. I recently read in the AARP(don't tell anyone)mag. that you should drink at least 4 cups of coffee per day. Coffee is chock full of antioxidents, wards off dementia...

Got down into the teens up here last night. Turned on the water to make coffee this morning....and out came a trickle - enough to get coffee started and I went outside - no broken pipes - holding tank full and refilling(no problem between the well and holding tank). Plenty of water at base of...

I did alot of shooting(w/o ear protection) and listening to loud music as a youngster - I still have excellent hearing..but am becoming more and more aware of a "ringing" high pitched background consistant sound(tinnitis(sp?)). Often during the day I do not notice it- but at night when I lay...

Since retiring 4 and a half months ago I have been having a recurring nightmare. I dream that I was lured back into my old management position by the national director. At first I try and convince myself that it is a good thing - I will get to spend time with my direct reports ( the one part of...

Gotta vent - I called my 401K on Monday to have a large portion moved to an IRA. They left the 401K in place through Monday - a good day(DJA+60). I felt like a genious on Tuesday...weak day then the week ramped up... and then today(+80). I had the check expressed to me, got it late Weds...

Aol has a retirement calculator - filled it out for kicks. I put in all my info (savings/investments), left the future savings rate at zero. Put in age 50, put in age to start drawing from savings/investments - 50. Pressed submit....it would not accept any withdrawals before age 60! This is a...

I remember when I reached the "land mark" age of the big 4-0 I was somewhat concerned ... I am turning 5-0 next month and feel great about it. Maybe this has something to do with being done with the work treadmill or just plain ol' growing up? Did these "lordy, lordy look who's forty type of...

Remember me? I posted a while back discussing how I am burnt out in the pharma industry and planned on pulling the rip cord this December. Well...I got fed up..some new rules were just put in place-all Regional managers have to be out 4 nights per week now instead of the past 2-3 nights. That...

Been reading this forum for quite a while...saving alot longer. I have been with the same company for 23 years and will turn 50 later this year. Started as a sales rep (pharmaceuticals) and for the last 10 years - a regional manager. Burntout - having a very hard time playing the game and...