Recent content by BooBoo

I was in the Netherlands a few years ago with DW. I saw an edlerly hustler coming and quickly crossed the street to avoid the hustle. All is good or so I assumed. Wife went into the store and I waited. The hustler approached me and wanted money. I told him I had no cash which was true. He said...

I just added a new bank last week and the same thing happened to me. After verifying deposits, I still need to wait a 7 - 10 days to be able to make a withdrawal.

IRS link https://www.irs.gov/filing/federal-income-tax-rates-and-brackets Nerdwallet link https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/taxes/federal-income-tax-brackets#2023-tax-brackets-(taxes-filed-in-2024)

Just staring my taxes and wanted to check tax brackets: I am sure there is a simple explanation:facepalm:....Nerdwallet says source is IRS I am hoping and pretty sure IRS is wrong? Go to IRS website and find. MFJ 10% $0...

Where is CarGuy when you need him?

I would like to "port" my landline to my cell phone and drop the current phone service with TV/Phone/internet provider. Has anyone done this? Just call the current provider?

I bought a cheap TLC with Roku built in several years ago and it has worked well. I did add a ROKU soundbar later and also worked well. I was not able to connect soundbar to older Samsung via fiber optic port? The TV and soundbar do require reliable internet connections to work well.

My 98 year old Mom is has nearly 100K in cash that she does not need for living expenses.:dance: Just leave it in a money market ?

What happens to a 20 year bond after you pass ? Does the person inheriting have to hold to maturity ?

I'm having difficulty making the decision to convert.(Age 67) I have not started social security. The majority of our income is from our IRA. We withdrawal from the trad IRA up to the top of the 12%. Don't these withdrawals serve the same purpose as conversion by reducing the Trad IRA amount ...

I am contemplating updating my will. Many years ago I went to a lawyer and was underwhelmed. I have an offer from Trustandwill.com. I think legalzoom.com may be another alternative. Just looking for a standard will,nothing special. I would appreciate any opinions you would like to share...

You need to call them. I ran in to the same issue. Their system needs improvement, a real PIA.

You may want to consider wheels, you can move and fertilize different areas.

Thanks, this now makes sense.

I went to the SSA website for past two months to get an estimate of my benefits. The estimate is the same amount for last two months. I am over FRA. The estimate on the graph shows my current benefit and a higher amount at age 70. When I change my monthly estimated retirement age, the amount...