Recent content by Travel-Jeanne

Love 'em. Have used them for several years after having a bad experience with a concrete company. I like them so much I even bought a membership for kids in another city. I do use a combination of Angie's list and recommendations for others, however, if I get a recommendation, I still look...

I think that's just contractors bad-mouthing the service. They do not and can not pay for anything other than advertising in the small newsletter that comes out and then only if they have a high rating.

Haven't tried firecalc yet... not even sure what it is or where to get it

Dirty, and if you're in PC the people drive like maniacs. But I HATED PC so wouldn't even consider living there. Out in the countryside, the driving isn't so bad. Not as cheap to live there as you might think unless you rent. A number of other reasons... guess international living just isn't...

We traveled most of the country via car for 2 weeks. I loved Boquete, and would consider living there, but unfortunately since we don't have equity in our home, if we wanted to buy, it would not be cheaper than the US. You could probably rent there more cheaply. But we have a new 6 mo...

Yes, we've run them. The only way we can get them at our company is to request it be calculated and mailed to us. Both spouses got 1/2 the lump sum value, and it reduced the monthly pension benefit. So we know what's coming on that front.

25 years with same huge soul-sucking corp - will be 55 in a few weeks share a home with life partner who has 33 years with same huge corp - he's already 55 Been trying to determine if we have enough $$ to leave... as of 12/1/11 we both qualify for pension and health insurance, but both gave up...

You could also sell it on a lease-option, which is sort of a cross between a rental and a purchase with owner finance. You ask for about 5% down and then charge a rental rate high enough to cull out the riff-raff, but normal for the area, and high enough to cover both your taxes, insurance...