Forum: Travel Information
Yesterday, 12:06 PM
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No personal experience, but from watching...
No personal experience, but from watching baseball games on TV it seems that fewer than a quarter of the folks in the Dallas area were masked up at Rangers games. They also allowed full capacity,...
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Forum: Other topics
04-14-2021, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 978
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Forum: Other topics
04-14-2021, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 978
The conversation didn’t go particularly well. ...
The conversation didn’t go particularly well. The owner agreed to drop the price to $475, but no further, based on his “employees’ assessment of the damage”. Ultimately, I agreed to pay the lower...
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Forum: Other topics
04-13-2021, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 978
After not hearing anything for a few days, I...
After not hearing anything for a few days, I thought we were home free. No such luck, they just sent me a bill for $730! I’m hopping mad, especially because I called the company before their guys...
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Forum: Other topics
04-13-2021, 07:31 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 2,584
I deleted all social media except LinkedIn a...
I deleted all social media except LinkedIn a couple of years ago, and there are both a professional athlete and college professor who share my name (which has a slightly unique spelling). They very...
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Forum: COVID-19 | Containment Area
04-11-2021, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 275
Views: 16,279
DW and I got our second Pfizer vaccines Friday...
DW and I got our second Pfizer vaccines Friday afternoon. Last time, my only reaction was a very sore arm for a day. This time was similar, but my arm was less sore. I went on a 7 mile hike the...
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Forum: Other topics
04-09-2021, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 978
Thanks, everyone, I really appreciate all the...
Thanks, everyone, I really appreciate all the feedback. It definitely felt like a "mountain out of a molehill" situation, and I didn't appreciate the scare tactics that they employed on DW. I...
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Forum: Other topics
04-08-2021, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 978
Minor water leak = major remediation?
I'm looking for some input on how you folks would deal with this issue. We had a plumber out today to install a new toilet. He pulled the old one and noted that the wood floor around the flange...
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Forum: COVID-19 | Containment Area
03-24-2021, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 275
Views: 16,279
DW and I got our 1st Pfizer shots last week. ...
DW and I got our 1st Pfizer shots last week. Only side-effect for me was a very sore shoulder the next day. DW developed terrible vertigo (which she’s had before, but not for some years). She was...
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Forum: COVID-19 | Containment Area
03-08-2021, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 4,266
Several positives for us:
My daughter and I...
Several positives for us:
My daughter and I go to the (outdoor) gym together 4 days a week. One of the benefits of SoCal living - we’ve only been rained out twice in 6 months. The workouts have...
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Forum: Life after FIRE
03-04-2021, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 4,654
Thanks. I definitely agree that they’re not...
Thanks. I definitely agree that they’re not similar as metro areas, I just wondered if Phoenix heat was worse. Sounds like as long as there’s a pool in the backyard, it’d be livable (for me,...
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Forum: Life after FIRE
03-04-2021, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 4,654
Has anyone experienced summer in both Palm...
Has anyone experienced summer in both Palm Springs and Tempe or Phoenix? I’m just curious if there’s much difference between the two spots, weather-wise.
I could see being retired in Palm...
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Forum: Life after FIRE
03-01-2021, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 569
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Forum: Forum Admin
02-25-2021, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 815
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Forum: Life after FIRE
02-22-2021, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,886
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Forum: Technology, Media & e-Gadgets
02-11-2021, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 2,355
Views: 158,819
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Forum: Life after FIRE
02-03-2021, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 129
Views: 9,388
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Forum: FIRE and Money
01-28-2021, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 358
Doh! :facepalm: Thanks, RE2Boys. Perhaps I...
Doh! :facepalm: Thanks, RE2Boys. Perhaps I misunderstood entirely, but it looks like the kiddie tax was briefly done away with as part of the original 2018 legislation, before being restored for...
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Forum: FIRE and Money
01-28-2021, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 358
Gifting Appreciated Stock to Pay For College?
I have a brokerage account, which I'd been planning to slowly liquidate to fund our kids' future college expenses. Looking into it further, it seems that I could potentially gift the kids...
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Forum: Other topics
01-23-2021, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 156
Views: 5,160
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Forum: Other topics
01-21-2021, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,520
I bought a used BMW years ago (2003 540i with a...
I bought a used BMW years ago (2003 540i with a V8 and a manual). Fun to drive, but I didn’t care for the comments I got from some friends and co-workers. It cost less than a new Civic, but people...
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Forum: Stock Picking and Market Strategy
01-14-2021, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 589
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Forum: FIRE and Money
01-04-2021, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 281
Views: 17,244
Stimulus $600
I’m not W2R, but I also received an odd amount (just this morning). It’s because my AGI for 2019 was a bit over the $150K threshold for a MFJ filer to get the full payment, but still low enough to...
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Forum: Other topics
12-21-2020, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 153
Views: 5,311
For the previous stimulus check, we decided to...
For the previous stimulus check, we decided to spend the cash on a high-end American-made bike rack. I’d probably not have blown my own dough, but felt good about injecting the cash back into the...
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Forum: Other topics
12-21-2020, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 123
Views: 6,147
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