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    Restaurant adding fee for use of credit card

    My main credit card gives me back 3.3% on everything, so if the fee is less than that, it's still gonna be the payment method of choice. Edit to answer aja8888's question below.....it's an old Priceline .com Rewards Visa, grandfathered into an old program. Their new system is not so generous.
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    Airline mileage programs

    It's so easy to sign up for a credit card and get miles. I rarely pay for plane tickets anymore. I find American to be very generous. They have so many different credit cards, that between my wife and I we could have a dozen or so cards if we wanted, each with about 60,000 miles bonus. These...
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    Anyone negotiate a "severance" in non-RIF times?

    Good luck. Sounds like they don't want you to leave, so why would they pay you to do just that?
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    Retire from the Navy in 2017

    HA! love it! One of the reasons I've stayed around in this gig so long is that it's all aviators here. Good people. The bosses are VF/VFA guys, so they sometimes need a lot of direction, and the slow fat kids from VAW like me can do that in our sleep! Easy money! So, honestly that's...
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    Retire from the Navy in 2017

    Perhaps, but when I first retired in 2017 and didn't work for several months, it sure wasn't boring!
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    Retire from the Navy in 2017

    Sometimes I'm not sure why I'm still at work. Here's the updated numbers....... Nearly $4.7M in net worth, about $3M in investments including retirement accounts, including $.3M of in college accounts for the kids. On top of that, add retirement pay and VA disability. Typing from my...
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    International airfares outrageous now

    Dulles direct to Aruba is $135. You're right, it's outrageous!
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    Gauging Interest in a Southwest Ohio Get-Together

    Oxford. Mac and Joe's. Or a Skyline at any location.
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    Poll:Crisp new bills

    Anybody know what that stuff is? It really smells good!
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    Poll:Crisp new bills

    I'm one of those guys who never has any cash. Not broke, just no cash. I go to the automatic ATM machine so infrequently that I have to reset the personal PIN number every time! Only way I have cash these days if if I'm out shopping with my kids. I put the purchase on a credit card and...
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    Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024

    Are you flying or taking a boat north from CLE? Ya can't drive.
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    Asking for a friend...can he retire before 50?

    Making the years between 50 y/o and 59.5 y/o is a bit tight with the $500k, assuming that your buddy can't get at the retirement funds without a big penalty.
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