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https://wolfstreet.com/2024/05/06/buffett-invests-in-t-bills-instead-of-stocks-waits-for-bad-stuff-to-happen-cash-is-king-at-5-plus/ Buffet has unloaded some of his Apple holdings :oops: .....is he gone MAD or just fell in love with 5+% as part of the stash?😵‍💫

The inspiration for this thread comes from a recent post by a member about her dog eating better than she does!;D I am a recent widower and have no grandchildren of my own (have three from DW's previous marriage, and all good kids - but I rarely see them anymore:(). Shortly after DW passed...

I have all my hair at 80...yeah, really, and in the last few years, it has become a bit unruly and some area are not responding to staying in place. So to counteract this problem (I know, it could be worse), I thought about possible solutions and remembered Brylcreem from many years ago. And...

I was helping a friend on a home project yesterday late morning and in the early afternoon we decided a break was necessary. I usually don't eat at fast food places, but my friend wanted to go to one. We went to a McDonalds nearby and I ordered a fillet of fish sandwich as I remember eating...

There’s a “New Upside Risk” in Town: “Pent-up Exuberance” – Fed’s Bostic https://wolfstreet.com/2024/03/05/theres-a-new-upside-risk-in-town-pent-up-exuberance-feds-bostic/ Interesting take on the FED governors who are trying to downplay rate cut mania this year. And.. Here’s that un-pent...

I decided to stay on Prime for one more year (crazy, I know). So I turned on Prime to watch an episode of The First 48 (old ones) and every so often, a 30 second commercial pops in and runs it's course. This can happen right in the middle of a conversation on the show. This is sick....and in...

I sold my house for $377,000 in June 2023 after my wife passed away in late 2022. We bought the house in November 2013 for $209,000. My realized gain on the sale is $168,000 which excludes me from paying capital gains tax on the sale (<$250,000 for single filer). In that house, I used a “home...

My EV (2023 Chevy Bolt) is causing me some personal pain......like I need NFC tech on my phone to use some charging stations or deal with special cards and/or my credit card. Places that have EVGo, Chargepoint, Electrify America, etc. (Tesla soon). Also, my EV has wireless charging for a cell...

Some of you may recall my wife passed away in late 2022 and I was the sole beneficiary of her Traditional IRA. Well, one option was to transfer the entire IRA directly into my IRA and I did that via filling out a form at Charles Schwab. The IRA was deposited into my IRA on January 5, 2023. My...

DW passed a year ago and I still have her engagement/wedding ring. Our plan was to give it to her only granddaughter (my step-granddaughter) who is now 27 years old. Well, I offered it to her, but she declined and said it’s best for me to keep it. She’s a minimalist and didn’t feel that she...

My new place has a “farmhouse” type stainless steel sink that is not the coated type of stainless. Right after moving in, I noticed a small area (3” diameter) of scratches that were probably put in by the “cleaning team” just before I moved in. I missed that during the final walk through. My...

The first phone company to come out with an EV.....beats Apple! (We can't count Foxconn even though they own the old Lordstown plant! https://carnewschina.com/2023/11/15/xiaomis-first-ev-revealed-in-china-to-be-called-xiaomi-su7/ Another link (U.S. source) ...

I received a Visa "Vanilla" gift card as a birthday gift and I want to add the funds to my Amazon account (Gift card funds?). How in the world do I do this (or can I?)? I have searched here and on Amazon, but Amazon only discusses their gift card and cash. Thanks.

I've been buying odds and ends for my new house to make it more complete. Things like rugs for the bathrooms, motion sensing light switches, etc. But I ordered a narrow table for the hallway and the ad said "Free Prime Delivery Thursday" and it was Sunday night when I placed the order. This is...

I'm not a coffee snob! I like quick... and K cups. I by the cheap Amazon Bold K cups. Plus I am cheap. I think I said cheap, didn't I? So now that my Big Keurig died (finally)....had "post nasal drip" from a bad check valve, and now the head is permanently clogged due to hard water deposits...

In my mailbox today was a "postcard" size notice that I have a parcel being held for some reason (2nd notice). I have no parcels coming outside of an Amazon delivery. This postcard has a real stamp on it and the address label (covered by me) is a stick on label with my name and address along...

My new small house is set to close on 9/12. I just purchased a new washer and dryer set from Costco online. Nowhere does it say on the Costco website what installation parts will be supplied by them or me. Although it does say the installers will only use "new" parts. If anyone has had this...

Soon I will be closing on my new 1,459 square foot single family house and will be looking for suggestions and/or recommendations on a few things which I will have to buy as a new (old) homeowner. Today's topic is ceiling fans that are needed for one open area, the family room, and two...

Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96 https://www.rep-am.com/news/2023/07/21/tony-bennett-masterful-stylist-of-american-musical-standards-dies-at-96/

Sister just moved her IRA to Schwab from Edward Jones (EJ). EJ had not pulled her RMD as of the transfer and it will have to be done at Schwab. Helping Sis with this task (we know the amount to pull), Schwab does not show their typical “Take My RMD” page to make the pull from when looking into...

It's been a while since I have seen a thread hashing out protein powder drinks and their benefits. Old news was there were several choices of this magic stuff and they were reasonable in cost. People just added milk, water ice, fruit, etc and blended it up and that was it. But we are in a new...

Now that my eye exam of yesterday is over with very little change from three years ago, I am researching new sunglasses for use when playing golf and driving on my long trips that I have planned for later this year. The last prescription sunglasses I bought were from Zenni in 2019 and they were...

Help please with 1099-B (sale of mutual fund) On 1/6/2022 I sold a bond fund I owned since 2014. I received two 1099-B forms from my broker yesterday that spelled out the short and long term gains from this fund. Through my ownership, I had all dividends reinvested. On the broker’s 1099-B’s...

I just downloaded mine, all 26 pages of it. :)

Some interesting reading (short article): https://wolfstreet.com/2023/01/19/san-francisco-bay-area-house-prices-plunge-30-from-crazy-peak-housing-bust-2/