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Any updates on this thread? I am looking for a GPS tracker for my luggage, and I have an Android phone.

There are about 20 banks and credit unions in Kearney, Nebraska, now. For another reason i was i all of them this past fall. Farmers & Merchants is a ghost town compared to what it used to be---and so is Wells Fargo. However, some of the other banks are pretty busy. Farmers & Merchants...

Farmers & Merchants Bank....it is a bank chain in Nebraska headquartered out of Milford, Nebraska

More likely once the check clears to close the accounts, I will write a letter to the bank president of this branch bank and explain why I closed the account. I have access to their deposit information with comparison to other local banks, and they have been losing significant deposits in...

Oh, it occurred to me for a fleeting second, but I realized that whatever I did like that would be easily traced back to me. I still might write a letter to the bank president, who is located in another town, and explain why I am no longer a customer. T doubt he/she will do anything, but it...

I checked with yet another bank in town and they do not charge an IRA transfer fee. I closed out my account and started to close out the safe deposit box with the first bank. Even though I have six more months on the box rental, they would not prorate a return. So, I am keeping the box until...

The bank I am transferring my accounts to charges $25. And happy to get my business!

All the statement says is "Fee or Service Charge." As I wrote in the original statement, I closed an IRA and the amount transferred to TIAA. What they showed me yesterday is there a $50 fee for an IRA Transfer.

It has been four or five years since we opened the IRA account, and neither my wife nor I remember. However, since it is a federal requirement, I assume they did---and I cannot prove otherwise. They did show me a rate yesterday, but nothing that I signed that acknowledged the rate. So, the...

Yes, I weigh what I weighed in high school. I am in my mid-70s and lost about 35 pounds in the past three years (deliberately) via diet and exercise (who would have thought it). I feel better and most measurements, such as blood pressure and pulse are great. Now if I can just avoid getting...

Got a statement earlier this week from one of the banks where I have accounts and saw when I transferred about a little more than $2000 from them in an IRA to TIAA, the bank charged me $50. I transferred the amount because they were paying such a miniscule interest rate. So they had my money...

I ended up going with Allianz for a yearlong coverage. The total cost was $485. It covered some trip insurance (costing $419) and $66 for assistance, which was my main issue. The trip cancellation and trip interruption has only a maximum benefit of $2,000 each. More important there is...

What insurance company?

It is part of a package with a tour company. I am paying them to worry about the hotels, etc. Thanks much.

It might just evacuation insurance we need. Any companies good and any companies to avoid? Thanks

You have been fortunate. My wife and I have traveled to Europe several times with no problems. However, in recent years we have some horror stories from acquantances who had major health issues in other countries. The costs of getting back, for example, can be astronomical. Not too worried...

Good point. We will be going as part of a guided bus tour and not driving ourselves. Our Medicare and Blue Cross-Blue Shield should cover the usual things, just as it would in the continguous states. However, if I were just driving aorund, I would not be putting up about $5,500 for the trip...

I have read through the various threads and looked at the various Internet sites. With all the companies, options, and price variations, I simply am confused.:banghead: My wife and I are planning to go to Alaska next summer for about ten days---not on a cruise and after flying in to Anchorage...

Cautionary Tale Our estate lawyer advised us to give some of our money while we are still alive to see and enjoy the results. We have followed her advice to a limited degree in establishing some scholarships and donor advised funds. The results have been mixed. Some scholarships awardees...

From reading this responses, the problem with interesting places to visit is the same problem nice places to live have-----to many people want to enjoy the same thing.

Just to catch folks up todate, last May I attempted to purchase some Series I bonds and gift them ahead. I did it incorrectly and got a message that the amount exceeded the $10,000 allowed for annual purchases, and it would take up to 13 weeks to refund the money. I tried calling but the wait...

Yes, I looked there and no bonds. Thanks for the suggestion.

I thought it would work its way through too, but after the two months, I started writing letters. Now it is 5 months and nothing. I see one purchase sitting in my account but another $10,000 is not there. I tried calling in May and I got a long wait then. You were lucky. I gave up this...

Yes, I have written to the Interim Inspector General of the Treasury. No response.

Series I Mistake On May 20, 2022, I attempted to purchase via TreasuryDirect a gift for my wife a Series I bond for delivery in early January 2023. I did it incorrectly and I got an e-mail on May 23, 2022 stating "Your purchase exceeds the annual savings bond purchase. . . . You should receive...