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DW was cooking today and the range started acting up. My guess is that the gas regulator is going and I was hoping someone could confirm my suspicion. The oven was on (@ 350 degrees) and the soup pot was on a burner set to low. DW noticed an off smell and realized that the burner had gone...

Wondering if anyone can help me with this. I’m trying to connect my iPad to a Windows desktop. I’ve done this before and know that it works, but it doesn’t always reconnect and I have to connect again. The problem is that I can’t consistently get the two to connect. I keep getting the error...

I'm going to try to stop looking at my account balance every day. Starting April 1st, after I do my 1st quarter analysis, I'm going to try to not look at my account until next quarter. Wish me luck. I'm trying to break a habit and also reinforce that I'm on auto pilot and there's "nothing to...

On of my goals is to see the sequoias/large redwood trees. My first glance at research suggests that it’s not just something I can easily drive up to, get a room at a hotel and enjoy the trees. Can anyone give me some suggestions on how to experience the trees with the minimum amount of...

I bought a tube of American Silver Eagles (20/tube). I want to take them out of the tube and put them in single coin holders. I was planing on being careful with them (wear gloves and not let them get marred . . .) as I put them in the case. However, in reading about the coins, I saw a...

I realized that I made a mistake on my grandson's taxes. It happened last year. I spelled his first name wrong and it transferred over the same misspelling. I didn't notice it last year and didn't realize it this year until after I submitted the return (e-filed). Wondering how to handle. If...

I may need to make a withdrawal from my Roth. I’d want to put it back within the 60 days limit but I may have a problem. You can only do one rollover in a 12 month period. I just moved my Roth from one broker to another. Never touched any of the money. Is that transfer something that would...

We have a family trust that holds a piece of land. 2 of the 3 siblings want out. How best to go about valuing the land? I know I could, and will, get a market analysis and/or and appraisal, but then what? My experience would suggest that those are just starting points and one never knows...

I originally bought the Windows version of TT in December and installed it on my Win machine. Then, I got a new machine - an iMac and wanted to do my taxes on the new machine. I logged onto my Intuit account and it showed the Win version registered to me. Still, I was able to download the Mac...

I bought the wrong SSD. It’s too slow. Not a big deal, but when I load an external file (it’s in an external box attached through a C port), I get the spinning wheel. In looking at faster SSD’s, the thought of a heat sink comes into play. My question is whether or not I need a heat sink. I...

I just entered my taxes into TT. I realized that I was way off on my estimated taxes - bigger refund than expected. Ugh, what happened? Well, this was my first year with SS. Me and DW both started SS in 2023. In my tax planning, I assumed all of the SS would be taxable. Realistically, I...

I've been with my FA since retirement (5 years) but I decided to go it on my own and move everything to Fidelity. I'm planning on going with a simple portfolio, but of course nothing is totally simple. I have two questions that I'm hoping you can help with. First, which funds and how many...

I bought a new iMac and want to move the data from my old computer to the Mac but I'm running into difficulty. I have a Win machine with an internal 2TB HDD. I want move an exact copy of that to my Mac which I have a 1TB external drive I'm going to use for data. I tried making a copy of the...

I bought a new iMac today. I have a iPhone, iPad and Apple watch and I wanted to complete the integration among my devices. I did do something new, however, I bought an older generation M1 computer from Costco and went a step further and bought the base unit with only 8GB ram and 256GB SSD. I...

I decommissioned my DW’s laptop recently. Now, I was wondering how best to recycle it. I’ve heard in the past that Best Buy takes electronic waste for recycle so I’m planning on taking the laptop (minus the disk drive) there soon. My question is about other things that plug in and I’m...

I never bought a Fire Stick because my cable company’s (Spectrum) app didn’t work with it. So I used a Roku. Now that I’ve dropped my cable company for TV, I’m wondering if I’d like a Fire Stick better. I realize there wouldn’t be much difference, but I was wondering if it worked better with...

I've been struggling with my toilets since shortly after we put them in about 8 years ago. They have a double flapper mechanism and I've had to replace that mechanism on both toilets twice now. I just replaced the flappers on one of the toilets for the third time and it's not curing the leak...

Hoping to get some help with a gift situation that may include a capital gain. Background: DW and her two siblings were gifted some land from their mother. It was put into an irrevocable trust in 2019. The original land was bought for $10K. The gift tax return says that the gift to each...

We’ve had some very disturbing highly organized home invasions in our area lately. From the newspaper: Wireless alarm systems being jammed. I guess I’ll have to get some POE cameras. Question to the group - are they able to jam a wired system, as in somehow blocking the internet so no signal...

This month me and DW lost a parent. My dad was 92 and her mom was 89. Both lived a good life and, while we’ll miss them, they’re in a better place. I just got home from my MIL’s funeral. My life changes less than DW’s. I have to close out my dad’s estate, which unfortunately is a bit of a...

I’m traveling and stopped at a relative’s house. The “fun” part is that this house must be right on the time zone line. My watch and phone are bouncing back and forth from EST to Central time. I take medication at certain times during the day and the schedule is set up on my watch. As I walk...

I took my truck to the dealer today to get the oil changed and tires rotated. They ran a good deal on it so no issue there. However, the game they play is the "recommended" service suggestions. Standing there, he said my truck was due for a fuel injection cleaning. I said no thank you. My...

One of my toilets just started making a hissing sound when it fills the tank. My inclination is to get a new fill valve for it. So I found that part online (see link below) and was about to buy it (it’s part #1 - $40.09) when I looked at the next part (cap assembly - $5.87) and wondered if I...

My daughter has a continual issue with her drain backing up. She’s had it snaked out several times to no avail. Her husband (SIL), just snaked out the drain a couple weeks ago. He borrowed a heavy duty snake from a friend and snaked out all the drains and the main drain all the way out to the...

Many times I’ve seen people claim that there’s no need for cash. Everything can go on a card or you can use your phone . . . Well, there are times it’s good to have cash. Yesterday I went to the store to get some food for the grandkids. Our area had storms run through and there’s a lot of power...