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I am doing more traveling and was wondering if there any apps that will give me the phone number or help me contact the local police (at their non-emergency number) wherever I am located? Seems like something like this should be available. Thanks.

Was wondering if anyone had had this issue. When I turn my iPod on, all the songs are missing. When I plug it into my laptop using ITunes, it says iTunes cannot read my iPod because of a corrupt file. Under Windows 10, none of the files are listed although it says it is about 50 GB in size...

I turn my tablet on and off multiple times a day. Basically, if I'm not going to use it for an hour of two, I figure I will save the battery some, plus I was raised to turn something off when I am finished with it. I read in a book, where the manufacturers recommend you leave it on all day. Just...

I went to the grocery store today, and asked the cashier if I could buy stamps. She must have misunderstood me and said "Yes sir, we accept food stamps". Was kind of funny, but have to admit, I was not exactly "dressed for success". That's one of the perks of ER but sometimes I take it too far...

Wondering if anyone here has used Ancestry.com and if so, what your experiences were.

I'm looking for a prepaid or gift card Visa or Mastercard of a certain dollar amount that can be used either in the United States or in other countries. The prepaid cards that you can buy in a store state that they are good only in the US. Does anyone know of any?

Thought it might be interesting for folks who have ER' d to state how many years they have been retired and how their portfolio values today compare to the values when you retired (using a value of 100 for when you retired) For me. 4.75 yrs. 129

You are 60 and recently retired. Portfolio is 2m and you have decided on a WR of 3%. The first year you take the $60k out and learn that you spent only $50. And after reviewing your expenses, you determine this is a fairly typical year for your expenses. What would you be inclined to do? Here...

As a retiree who has investments that generate taxable income or distributions, I find that if I have a very good year for my investments, my tax bill increases and thus my withdrawal rate increases. And of course, the opposite is true if my investments have a bad year. Of course, if the...

I have been FIRED for almost 5 yrs and do a pretty thorough job of tracking my expenses. In my system, I consider taxes as an expense that I track like other expenses. This year, I am getting a tax refund so I guess I will handle this like a negative expense. Never have done that, but makes...

Here's my question. I have many songs on my iPod and would like to backup a Playlist (the actual songs not just the listing of songs) to a thumb drive. Is there any way to do this in Windows 10? When I click on the iPod under the Windows file manager, it does not even show any files. I searched...

Has anybody received the FERS supplement ? This applies to federal employees. Was wondering what the process is.

I recently got a smartphone (Samsung Galaxy J3) and need a case for it. There are tons online and it is confusing. Basically I want a case that will protect it when I drop it and keep the screen from being scratched by keys in my pockets and other things. Many cases seem to have the backing case...

I just finally got a smart phone. I cannot find a way to get the Portal view like I had on my computer. It had the most recent active threads. Is there a way I can get this on an Android phone?

Do others remember those Goodyear Christmas albums that came out in the 60s and 70s? I have many fond memories of playing them on the turntable. When I put my favorite songs on a cassette tape, I thought it was awesome!

Hearing reports about the push to privatize social security is being discussed. Has anyone read about how this may affect those of us who have paid into the system but are not old enough yet to collect? This group seems to be omitted from the discussions.

I know there are many Beatles fans here. Has anyone seen or is planning to see The Lennon Report? If you have seen it, what did you think?

Have been using an Android tablet for a little over a year and dropped it a few days ago. The power button and volume control buttons fell off and cannot be used. Fortunately it was on when I dropped it so it is on all the time. Beside the screen being a little cracked, it seems to still work...

What are the apps you use for tracking your individual stocks and funds? I have been using Yahoo finance and would like more flexibility into customizing graphs. For instance a 1 month chart. Also, if I could enter a starting date and ending date for a stock it would be nice to see how it...

I am 99% sure I know the answer, but will ask anyway. Starting in June of 1986, I started buying savings bonds each month for several months. Now that they will start to stop earning interest in June, I assume I will cash them in and pay the taxes on the interest. There is not any way I can...

A friend told me about geocaching. Never heard of it. Sounds interesting.

This is a little vent, and would welcome comments. About 2 years ago, I changed to a different primary care doctor. She is excellent and always spends plenty of time with me. She has referred me to some specialists and always says that if I have any questions, to call her. One of the specialists...

Most of my Facebook "friends" are old high school classmates, former coworkers, relatives, and friends of friends. Many of these "friends" I have either never met or not seen in decades. Thought it would be fun to start a poll to see what percentage of your Facebook friends you have seen in the...

I have a parent who has completed the required forms to not be resuscitated if cardiac arrest occurs. Should she have some kind of bracelet on her that also states this? The doctor said to have the form in the house, but it seems like in an emergency, the medics would not have time to look for...

Anybody here lucky (or not lucky) enough to be both on Feb 29? Or have any close friends or family born on that day?