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Definitely, yes. I've had so many. The women in my family have a history of being "sensitive." Here are a few. 1. My mom was on the phone with my brother and stopped mid sentence to say, "Amy was in an accident. I have to get off the phone." I had been in a car accident and called her just...

Qtips are bad news Like others here I always had waxy ears and my mom would tell me my ears are dirty and clean them with a Qtip. Fast forward to adulthood and I had constantly itchy ear canals. I tried everything. Antihistamines and different oils but they still itched. I used Qtips to scratch...

Banks track every cash transaction regardless of amount and they will red flag and watch an account that shows a new pattern of regular cash deposits regardless of the amounts. There will be questions with new and regular cash deposits. The best thing to do is take it and deposit it all at once...

Think outside the box This is a great thread and a good thing to consider especially with the high cost of traditional funerals and cemeteries going under (forgive the pun) from the rise in popularity of cremation. It is quite the expense supported by a traditional business sales model. A...

Care I took care of my Dad not because of who he was and how he cared for me but because of who I am. Perhaps your wife is a loving daughter called to caregiving. And honoring her mother is part of who she is. Perhaps she can ask her siblings to help in other ways like handling finances or...

Divorce and Lawsuit Protection Sharing a real life example. Both my nieces inherited substantial funds from my father's estate. They never had any money and their lives are rocky. The trust allowed him to make my sister co trustee until she determines they are responsible enough to be their...

Could use a little more explanation about portfolio management Can you (and everyone else) please elaborate? I know very little about investing and I'm having a hard time motivating myself to learn and feel confident in my decisions surrounding a large sum of money that I need for future...

I too had idiopathic hearing loss over 10 years ago. I woke up deaf in one ear, dizzy, and had to crawl to the bathroom to get sick from vertigo. I was put on steroids but my ENT told me that the use of steroids is common but hasn't been studied (i.e. not evidence based practice) so they may...

We are not quite yet retired but we started our own business and had to buy our own insurance. The insurance plans available from healthcare.gov (ridiculously named ACA - Affordable Care Act) were brutally expensive for what you get. We don't qualify for a subsidy and a 2 person plan (not...