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I really don't like those shoes, crocs. People have often told me how comfy, etc they are but I don't like the look and I don't care for fads. This article on Newsweek.com was just too hilarious! Fashion: The Case Against Crocs | Newsweek Culture | Newsweek.com

I was just wondering about something... I've read several posts where people talk about the fact that they "cashed out" in the fall or they want to now, etc. Where do you put all that cash? Is it actual cash? I mean, we have cash. Like MMF, CD, savings account cash. But, if we cashed out...

Ok, so this isn't really a "stock" and I don't buy many individual issues, so please bear with me on this post... About 2 years ago I bought some of these notes on the original issue at $25. About a year later when DH and I were going over our accounts and this was hovering around $23 DH...

Has anyone ever done any house/pet caretaking or used a house caretaker? I've been thinking of things we might like to do after DH leaves w*rk, but before we settle down somewhere. I've stumbled across a few blogs/stories of people who move around place to place and do caretaking for people...

I haven't been posting in a while, but I've lurked some lately. There are lots of new posters since I've been around, so hello to you all! It's been almost a year now since we moved to Tokyo for DH's job. It took a little while to get adjusted (you know, like find restaurants we like, etc)...

DH and I are thinking of opening a bank account with a bank on the Isle of Man with Euros. Its called an Accumulation Account that holds your money and doesn't pay interest until you close the account therefore not creating any taxable income until you decide to take it. We know people who...

Two years ago DH and I downsized our housing and moved to Seattle and formulated a plan for both of us to be ERed by March 2007. Well, it was my task to get our ducks in a row - finances, health ins, etc. I've accomplished this and we were close to making the final decision on the date, etc...

Last Friday I spent a couple of hours with our dear HaHa. He likes an espresso place a few blocks from where I live and was going to be in the area, so he invited me to meet for an afternoon jolt. He's a charmer, just like online. He paid for my coffee (decaf for me - double espresso shot for...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_on_go_co/johnson Otherwise Dick Cheney may be deciding everything for the senate! :P

There is a topic in "other topics" about becoming more frugal, which appears to mostly happen when you use less razor blades - it really got me thinking about my money spending habits (DH's as well) and my anxiety about it. I've always been frugal - I still am mostly because I love the earth...

Check out paragraph 11 of this article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/09/AR2006120900272.html I'm guessing that a lot more of the big players will jump into the HSA game soon.

DH and I just got the new IPOD shuffles - they are so tiny! Like a matchbook. They are engraved with our names, so we don't get them mixed up. I love it - I can wear it for my workouts without feeling like it is going to pull my pants down like the old IPOD and I don't have to worry about...

There are many here who have secured individual health insurance upon ERing - how long did it take from the initial application until you were officially covered? I'm trying to determine when to start the process. If there is already a thread on this, please let me know as I could not find it...

I did not want to dignify the previously titled Obama thread with a response, so that is why I started a new one. DH and I went to see him last night. It was part of his book tour - it was the biggest crowd for the book tour so far. A lot of this may be projecting on my part, but I see him as...

Good News! The crappy coffee maker that we bought from Starbucks last year is being recalled. It is the "Barista 8-cup Thermal Coffeemaker" It is so drippy and has to be run twice to get the water to finish going through. I guess the best news is that I didn't burn down the apartment complex...

Happy Birthday! I thought someone was trying to copy your name, then saw it was you and wondered why you changed it... You're now 52 - the age you will be at ER, its getting close!

Ever since I started reading this board a couple of years ago UncleMick (not yet UncleMick2) has stood out as one of those posters that everyone likes. We've worried about him through his hardships this past year and have admired his ability to keep his "heh heh" though it all. So, when I heard...

Has anyone invested in any of the Nuveen Municipal Bond ETFs? Alternatively, has anyone heard anything negative about the company?

DH and I have a plan to involves him quitting in a little less than a year. He recently told me that he is worried that he might not be able to quit because making money (especially when it is a big check like a bonus or stock option execution) feels so great that he might be addicted to it. I...

I recall that there are a few of you who are retired (or plan to be soon) and are not telling anyone about it. How is that working out? Everyone knows that I'm not working, but hubby and I are contemplating not telling anyone when he quits. That way we won't get guilted into long family...

I know many on this board that have retired have spouses that still work. My husband is still working and we have a plan for him to quit by the end of 2006. Even though we seem to stay busy enough (it doesn't really take that much for me, I'm a little lazy) I can't help feeling that I'm chomping...

One of the things I plan to do even more of now that I'm not working is hiking. I'm interested in what any hikers on this board would say were their favorites. So far, I'd say my favorites were at Zion National Park in Utah. Ha, I'm especially interested in which WA trails you especially like.

I recently read that the Treasury would be sending "invitations" to investors who have Treasury Direct Accounts to convert their paper bonds to bonds held in their Treasury Direct Accounts. Has anyone done this? Has anyone received an invitation? Is it just a note in your Treasury Direct...

I'm a new at actually posting on this site (even though I have enjoyed reading it) and I thought I knew what it meant when someone was called a "troll" I thought it meant someone looking for clients for their business (mostly selling financial advise, etc) or would that be "trawling"? Then I...

Hi all, I've been lurking here for a little while and have found lots of useful info (plus some really funny stuff as well!) About a year ago I quit my job as an attorney to follow my husband across the country (to Seattle) with his job. I don't mean to make it sound like a hardship on me...