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My dad had a $100 pet care rule. I think that was the price to put them down. So he was in for no more than that. For me, craft beer. Founder's KBS pouring local brewpub couple nights ago. Didn't even ask the price. Three beers in before I find out they are $14 a pour. With tax and tip over...

If you go, there will be trouble And if you stay it will be double. Can't believe you all saved this for me. Thank you.:bow:

Plan B: Las Vegas (insert your city of preference) hotel room. That $50 a night covers a lot of bills I currently pay: mortgage, insurance, prop tax, repairs, replacing worn out things. auto note, ins, gas, repairs/maintenence electric, gas, cable...

Or a Home on stilts, over The Mississippi, in tornado alley, on a fault line.:laugh:

I found these deaths shocking as well, right in my backyard. What's even more frightening is the distances when the runners went down were 11, 12, and 13 miles. NOT 24 to 26 miles!! It was very cold on Saturday here in Detroit area - about 25 degrees F at the start of the race. That might...

Algebra teacher. I was good at very quick, accurate tasks (and math/science), became a pharmacist.

We used to eat there, prior to the "bean" incident. My DW ordered tacos without cheese (lactose intolerant), and they charged me for extra cheese on my tacos. Known also here as: Taco Hell, Toxic Smell, Snocko Smell, Toxic Shell...

I currently live in suburb of Detroit, have lived in Detroit, went to University in Detroit for 7 years, and have worked in Detroit. I truly see no hope for the city. I wouldn't accept a house there for free. Industry never branched out from automotive. No mass transit (squashed by BIG 3)...

Pure luck on my part. I had many small to midsize accounts that I began to consolidate in the summer of 2007 - all to a Vanguard account. I didn't want to make small purchases into the market as all these accounts slowly rolled over. So I decided to wait until all the money was there and then...

Wondering if taking money out of 401k early is always a bad idea? Let's say an engineer with GM loses his job on Jan 1 when the company folds. Biggest problem is paying mortgage monthly with no job or Mcdonalds/Walmart job making $20grand a year. If the choice were foreclosure or withdraw...

I've been playing the get-rich-slow stock market game and am content with it. Yet, I recently have had an idea that will not abate. Would you be willing to risk a stash of money (say $10,000) on a single beat down stock? Downside is limited to $10,000 with a huge unlimited upside. Take Ford...

In my area I have seen that Medicare Part D prescription plans have paid for the vaccine with about a thirty dollar copay. Most other Rx insurance plans have not paid for and retail cost is about $200-$220.

Like most guys, mom took care of this for the first 25 yrs of my life then DW took over... until she became pregnant. I didn't expect her to help build the deck or lay sod ;D but she apparently was going to be focused on that baby to a whole different level! I came home from work one day and to...

I'm from the Detroit area (unfortunately) and no! I/we don't care other than the extent of wasted money. This Bozo's first term was under suspicion for repeated fiscal abuse and his punishment was .... reelected to 2nd term by the fine folks of Detroit. Millions upon millions of dollars have...

I'm selling some individual stocks(and closing the account) in a taxable account worth about $8000, to reallocate. This is about a $1200 loss. This money is sort of rainy day fund/emergency fund. I am considering opening a Roth and making max $4000 contributions for 2006 and 2007. I would likely...