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We live in North Florida and let's just say the bugs are ridiculous. They are even worse this year due to a fairly wet winter. We're contemplating getting a screened porch/enclosure added on to the back of the house. You know, one of those aluminum jobs. I just got a quote of 5700.00 for the...

Friend of mine sent me a link to this post on another forum. I think it clearly shows the reason for all those dying bees we heard about a year or two ago. Scroll down the first post and read the captions. Truly unbelievable that people like this can live long enough to become adults. Oh...

I figured I might as well dovetail onto simplegirl's request for help with the dryer. Our washing machine has been acting weird the last two weeks. I really know nothing about these things, so forgive the ignorance. Here's the problem: the centerpiece that spins, the agitator, will lock up...

Want to see either how well you pay attention or how indoctrinated you are by clever marketing? Check out this test. I got 19/20, which means I officially need to get a life. Some are ridiculously easy and others are tricky. cramersweeney.com

Please pardon the alliteration in the thread title. :p Okay, as anyone can see here (http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f26/after-waking-financial-hibernation-i-need-suggestions-long-27909.html ) I have only been investing for about a year. I am now stuck and have done various...

I was offered a job that would pay me significantly more than what I'm making now. It would require me to move from just outside Gainesville, FL to Raleigh, NC. I'm trying to weigh the pros and cons. Here, I work from home and live in Florida where there is no state income tax. Hard to beat...

I'm curious how some of you save for a car you know you'll need in four, five, six, seven, etc. years. In a few months we'll have our 2006 4Runner paid off and the other car a 2000 Saturn something-or-other has been paid off. We'd like to keep cars for ten years or until they die on the side of...

Okay, here are our specs: Two Roth IRAs, which have been maxed this year. Both in Vanguard Target/Retirement Funds. Maxed out my 401k to the company’s matching. Put $3,000 in Vanguard’s Total International Index Fund, b/c the Vanguard Retirement Funds are weighted much more on the US...

I found this site after looking through Andrew Tobias’s site. I’m really thankful I did. It’s been extremely informative. Now, for my story. I was financially ignorant for the first 31 years of my life. Never thought about retirement or saving really until about a year ago. Then I had to...