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My Father just passed away last week and I am the executor of his estate, and also a Trustee on his two financial accounts. I do not live in the county where he lived, so the attorney who wrote the trust and settled my Mothers estate 4 years ago is not convenient to me since he is where my Dad...

My son has traveled from California to Peru in the past 7 months and just ran into problems trying to get a cash advance from his Visa in Peru. I'm going to call our credit union when customer service opens this morning, but was wondering about an alternate form to get him some money to...

I’ve found over the years that I have accumulated more accounts than I want to keep track of separately. I do my regular banking at a credit union, have CDs at Penfed, savings at Emigrant Direct, HSA at another credit union and a variety of accounts at Vanguard (Roth, IRA and Individual) ...

My son is taking a hitchhiking/backpacking trip to Mexico and South America soon and is wondering the best way to have prepaid cell phone service. We checked with Sprint which is our carrier and they suggested using a prepaid phone. I've tried to do some research but didn't really come up with...

Help, I just poured about 2 or 3 tablespoons of windshield washer fluid in my break fluid reservoir. What do I need to do? I haven't driven the car yet. I guess the difference in color should have tipped me off before I started pouring, huh. Helpful suggestions appreciated. I feel really...

There have been a few threads on the Amazon Kindle in the past and I wondered if any of the Kindle owners had updates on how well they liked it. Amazon.com is selling it for $359, but there is a $50 off code since Oprah Winfrey featured it on one of her shows last week. The code is...

I just had a snake slither through my back yard and I'd like to know what type it is. Even thought I live near a (creek 20 - 30 feet from my back fence) and have an open wrought iron fence to the 'outside', this is the first snake I've seen in the 3 1/2 years I've lived here. It was a slim...

My son is renting his first apartment with 2 friends; it's a 2 bedroom apt. Their 12 month lease just expired on October 1. On Sept 1 they were given 2 weeks notice to vacate the apartment because the final construction inspection and approval were never done before they moved in. THe...

I found a CD rate with Heritage Community Credit Union, which looks pretty good to me.  It's a relatively new branch near me.   www.heritageccu.com.  NCUA insured. The deal is:  7.00% APY, 7 month term, $7000 minimum deposit.  My other CDs are at 5 or 5.5% APY, so even though this is a...

My laptop is running very slowly and the start up now takes about 5 - 7 minutes. I know there was a thread with a bunch of helpful suggestions recently, but I can't find it. Can someone please point me to it? I run Norton Antivirus weekly, and of course it has't found any cuprits. Thanks..

I would appreciate any tax suggestions for my situation on investing or filing income taxes for 2006. Beginning 2006, I will have no earned income; my income will be from gifting and interest/dividend income. In 2007 and 2009 I will be adding pension income assuming the pensions are still...

For AARP members (need to be 50) Home Depot offers a 4% discount for purchasing Gift cards.  I just bought a 50.00 GC for 48.00.  They have 3 increments 25.00, 50.00 and 100.00 though you can buy multiples. Plus I'll get 1% back from my cc. www.aarp.org/hdgiftcard

I noticed Greg mentioned watching CNBC (or actualy leaving it on all day to listen to). I listen to CNN when I leave the news on to listen to. A friend of mine told me that CNN was too liberal for him and he watches MSNBC, which he said is more conservative. Does anyone have similar...

I know we heard about President Bush having a bicycle accident in Scotland, but this is a comment from a local person. I don't remember hearing about him injuring a policeman in the American report. Pr. Bush was cycling around the grounds of Gleneagles, he fell of his bike and injured a...

I've signed my separation papers, deposited my last check and will ship my laptop back tomorrow morning. My business phone line will be shut off tomorrow morning at 7 AM. Then it will be final. I'm excited and a little nervous. But ready. Funny, my motivation to work this week has really slid...

I gave notice yesterday and have only 6 more working days. Since my work week is now Mon - Wed and I have vacation scheduled, my last day is June 29. Definitely looking forward to ER. I will stay put for now and within the next year or two sell my paid for house and either rent in the area or...

My DVR received the DirecTV software push yesterday and is not working very well since. It did record a few programs after the push but we can't access anything already recorded. I upgraded the Hard drive last year so the DVR is not under warantee any longer. We've reset the DVR a few times...

My 18 year old son was rearended by a semi truck yesterday. He is ok, but it pushed his car into another truck and punched a few holes in his rear bumper. The truck in front of him was fine, so they are out of the picture. We called the company the trucker works for and will need to call them...

I opened an account, but haven't gotten the checkbook yet. I just wondered if anyone had gotten theirs yet? I'm hesitant to roll a lot of money into this account until I know I can get it back out when I need it.

Haven't seen him post in a few days. Did I miss something?

I haven't seen him post lately and wondered if he was in Thailand ?

Here is a link that I found on another site. A number of posters said they opened their accounts (and for their kids also) using as little as 1.00. I opened an acct for each of my kids and the 50.00 was deposited within a few days. I used the same checking account for all ING accounts...

I have read in different posts that people have a sum set aside for replacing appliances or cars. At this time, I don't have either of those in my budget. Can you share what amount you are adding to your Emergency funds for applicances? I'm going to buy a new car within the next couple of...

They look like bonds to me, who do you think? I'm going to start investing in I Bonds next year, does this look worth investing in? http://www.gmacfs.com/notes/smart/main.htm

I'd like to know if anyone can make suggestions where I can cut out some of my auto insurance. I have 2 teenage boy drivers in my family, and me. We have full coverage with high deductibles on all 3 cars, and are paying 3500.00 a year. The reason I kept full coverage is that we all drive each...