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    Long Wait Time to get Appointment with Dermatologist

    I think Jimmy Buffet's death from skin cancer really raised awareness and resulted in many people making their first appointment with a dermatologist.
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    How much do you spend per month on fitness?

    Planet Fitness memberships have gone up. Black Card is $25/month + $50/yr annual fee. Wife gets in free as a guest. MY Parkinson's Boxing Class meets 3 day per week for 2 hours and is $43/month A new pair of shoes once a year. Round it off to $100/month
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    Retired 4 years!

    Congratulations! Don't waste a day! I retired 5/1/20 right into the teeth of the pandemic, we live in interesting times for sure. Since then, we've made a west coast rv trip, an Alaska RV trip, a maritimes RV trip, and 4 florida winter trips. 785 days on the road inj 4 years! Heading north to...
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    Great River Road Trip

    Have fun and be aware of your surroundings in St Louis, Memphis, and New Orleans. While these are fun cities to visit, it pays to be cautious, particularly at night. We have attended concerts in downtown St Louis as well as spending evenings on LaClede's landing, its a good idea to travel with a...
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    Lake Superior Circle Tour

    We are making the loop around Lake Superior in our RV in July before heading west through the prairie provinces and dropping down into Idaho to spend some time with family. The circle trip has an online planner that makes it a snap to plan. So much to see!:dance...
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    How to contribute to HSA with ACA in retirement?

    If I die with a balance in my HSA account, can my wife use the funds remaining for her medical expenses?
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    Social Security (House) Proposal

    Just remove the cap on SS withholding entirely. Gates, Buffet, Musk, Bezos, et al. They won't even notice.
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    Well Pump Replacement

    Our well pump quit working last year. It was only 3 years old. The previous pump was 25 years old and was destroyed by a lightning strike. The well contractor was booked for 2 months so I called a local electrical contractor that told me they could do the work. Fortunately they did a continuity...
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    Thoughts on moving to 55plus community

    Probably should research attorneys in your county that are experts in getting zoning variances.
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    Death of a spouse...and a different story...

    I understand your experience. We are from a rural midwest farming community. DW and I started dating when we were 16, we will celebrate our 44th anniversary this August, we have been through just about everything life can throw at us, TOGETHER. We have worked, traveled , moved, raised kids...
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    2024 Travel Plans

    6 month RV road trip to western Canada, PNW, and the pacific coast hwy, then on the the Big Bend NP in Texas.
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    Care facility expectations

    Private supplemental sitters cost $13/hr with a 20 hr minimum in our town. That's about 14K/YR. These are not nurses or even CNA's. mostly retired ladies making a little extra income. We used this service for my mother when she was in assisted living. She had Alzheimer's and we wanted to...
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    Tipping

    We tip our postman, we live in a VERY rural location and he is one of the very few cars that pass our house daily, if something was wrong, he would report it. Many times I'll meet him at the mailbox and inform him of our plans. If a package is delivered, he walks it to our door. Rural culture is...
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    A side of FIRE rarely mentioned: Disability

    I reached FI and retired early at age 59 on May 1, 2020. In November 2020, I saw a neurologist to evaluate a tremor in my left hand. I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease stage 1. While my symptoms are relatively mild at this time, eventually the disease will progress and expenses to deal...
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    Sleeping in…a retirement luxury

    I go to bed about 9:00 pm and I wake up without an alarm between 4:00 and 5:00 every day. Start the day grinding those coffee beans for a fresh mug and watching Squawk Box on CNBC while reviewing the day's interest and dividend income that my employee(money) is sending me. DW rises about 7:30...
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    Fidelity website not updating balances

    The PLUS button to add a stock or ETF to a watchlist has been inoperable for me for a week now? Everything else seems to be working?
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    NCAA College Football Playoffs

    I don't think Jordan will be back at FSU ever. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38944339/fsu-jordan-travis-says-college-career-injury
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    Latest Inflation Numbers and Discussion

    We buy our staples at ALDI except for meat. We buy most of our meat at Sam's or our local meat market. Unfortunately ALDI and Sam's are an hour away, so we try to confine the trip to monthly as much as possible.
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    Burglars jamming wireless systems

    I have one those on the rod locker hatch on my bass boat. I hate thieves!
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    Burglars jamming wireless systems

    I installed them on the bedroom door that the valuables are kept in, so that even if by some unlikely chance they didn't trip the wireless Simplisafe sensors and its siren while we are away, they would trip these old school sirens and think twice about pursuing their theft. I arm the Simplisafe...
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    How to prevent Squirrels from chewing Christmas lights?

    I feed them to the red foxes in our woodlot, they sometimes come to the yard after I shoot one looking for a meal, if not, the dead squirrel is ALWAYS gone before the next morning. We used to eat them, but I got tired of skinning them, too much work.
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    Burglars jamming wireless systems

    I have 8 of these mounted around our house and barn door. They last about 4-5 years, no maintenance, no wires, no way to jam them...
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    Burglars jamming wireless systems

    These are very basic and old school, used as a redundant backup to a security system. They can't be jammed or cut...
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