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My cousins in Rhode Island felt it pretty strongly. They said their house shook for 10-20 seconds and one’s water glass was vibrating on the table. I was surprised as I was unaware quakes occur on the East Coast. Those 4.8 quakes give us a pretty big rattle and roll out here, so I’m not...

I feed our 3 beagles Fromm’s, too, the salmon and trout blends; they are allergic to the corn in some foods, and beef and chicken make them itchy. They also get green beans, pumpkin, carrots, raw zucchini, broccoli, apples—just about anything veggie and apples. They also insist on Minties or...

I was quoted $200 if Medicare did not cover it—but they did. My score was 0. Age 68.

Strands #14 “Outside interests” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵

Strands #3 “I gotta dip!” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵

Strands #1 “Mark my words” 🔵💡🔵🔵 💡🔵🟡🔵 🔵

At your joint income level, you might be at about the combined income level to receive both Medicare and Medi-Cal at no cost.

I think you have your answer right here.

I guess we got lucky. We got one $5000 bond.

Then I am incorrect in thinking that the IBonds I purchased in March ‘22 and April ‘22 — now at 3.38%— will reset in those months in 2024 to the current rate of 3.94% and remain at that point for 6 months? I thought I understood the rate changes, but it sounds like I am missing something, and...

My brother in law recently joined Kaiser Medicare in Riverside County, CA, and we were surprised to see that the 164.90 premium is NOT deducted from his SS payment. I called to ask about it, and the Kaiser CS rep told me that the plan he selected has no premium in his county. He also gets...

Rosie! Long time, no see! Hi and Merry Christmas!

Audrey, I need some clarification. We did a partial redemption—I wanted to see how it works—and the Treasury calculated a prorated $145 of taxable interest on that portion for 2023. I’ve been assuming that we will only report interest on the bonds we’ve redeemed, but now I’m wondering. Is ALL...

It’s definitely less expensive to take the tube or Express, but then unless you’re staying near the tube/train station, you still have to schlep bags to wait in the taxi rank to catch the cab to your hotel. I’d rather just do that all at the airport and sit back and take a load off. I travel...

I’ve used Blackberry drivers to pick me up and they monitor flights. On my 2 most recent flights, it took me longer to walk from the plane to border control than it did to go through. I pretty much walked up to an open machine, scanned my passport and looked at the camera, and I was in. I’ve...