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My HOA has an all volunteer board. When we couldn't find someone to replace our out-going treasurer (the only board position with work!) we decided to hire a local accounting office to be our bookkeeper. This year they contacted me, I'm the secretary for the board, to ask if the HOA wants to...

While I was working I received a full physical with blood work annually for free (after age 49). Both were handled by the medical office at my company. It was a terrific benefit. Since I retired, I've paid roughly $1,200 per year for the annual wellness exam office visit and lab work. It's...

I can generally find or figure out what I need to do on TreasuryDirect's website, but I'm completely stumped on this one. How do I see the base rate for each of my I-bonds? Can someone please post the bread crumb "what to click" trail for me? FYI - I have several older bonds with a 0% base...

I am the secretary for our HOA. We have 36 lot owners in the association with a 5 member board of managers that is elected at the one annual meeting that is called for in the By-Laws. Attendance at the annual meetings is always pretty weak I think because our association is really only...

At first glance, my question doesn't seem like it belongs on an ER forum, but bare with me for a paragraph or three while I try to explain why I'm asking this user community for their input. My target FIRE date was March 31, 2020. Because of the Covid situation (nothing much to do) and working...

I recall reading in a thread here about a site other than Airbnb or VRBO for renting apartments in Europe, but I can't recall the name. Can someone point me in the right direction please?

Dad turns 97 next month. He's doing pretty well except for some issues with arthritis. I'd like to get him one of those simple TV remotes that just has big buttons for changing the volume, the channel, and power for Christmas (plenty of time, right!) He has a small, white, Comcast xFinity...

I was using Google Flights recently to shop around for fares to the continent in September. I like flying premium economy so that was the ticket class I had my search set to. I found some $1,200 fares to Paris, so after checking that my GF could get flights on the same dates, I booked our...

I am searching for decent airfares to Europe in September and not finding a whole lot of options. I can get to Paris through Madrid for a decent price and good flight times, with one caveat; I would only have 75 minutes to make my connection on the way over. Coming from the US, I would have to...

I am removing unneeded things from my wallet (library card, parent's debit card) before my trip and I am wondering if there is any reason to haul my HSA debit card around Italy, thoughts?

For years I have used an Eddie Bauer rolling garment bag as my checked bag for longer trips. It's been very durable, but it's hard to live out of; you have to open it, then unzip and open again before you can get to anything. I've had my eye on a rolling duffel for a while now, and I just...

I am in need of a new phone, and one option is to get a new Google Pixel 2 and switch carriers to Google Fi. Their rate structure, and my limited data use, would mean that I would save enough per month to make the cost of the phone essentially free. There is a $100 statement credit offer out...

My father is 95. He is a Navy vet and I am pretty sure he was on active duty in 1946. Therefore I believe he qualifies for a Supplemental Income for Wartime Veterans pension. My questions are about the income limits and the value of the pension, so I am hoping there are some experts here who...

I will be in Munich during the first week of Oktoberfest. I plan to see many places during my trip including the inside of one of the big beer tents at the festival. There are two of us and we don't have reservations for a tent, so I would like to get the forum's advice on how early we should...

I have about 125 friends on Facebook and I try to keep that list to only people that I actually know. Still, my news feed is clogged with messages that so-and-so likes this-and-that. I've tried a Google search for ways to turn of seeing these messages, but the only thing that I came up with was...

My parents are both 94. They are currently living in an apartment without any assistance other than what my sister and I provide. However, Mom has experienced a number of health issues this year that she has not been able to fully recover from, so we are starting to look at moving them to an...

Recently I traveled to Paris for a week of vacation. I wanted to have text and data working for my smart phone, so I researched the options available from my carrier which is AT&T. They offer 3 levels of service coded as Bronze, Silver, and Gold with the key difference between the plans being...

After keying in my portfolio information I am using the option on the Investigate tab to ask FIRECalc to determine my spending level. I like the results that I get, but I'd like to confirm that the initial number, let's say it's $50k, is for the first year's withdrawal, and FIRECalc is assuming...