Search results

The LAFD’s STARTING salary is $53,766- $74,416 a year Effective 07/01/2008 That is from the L.A. Fire Departments website. California has always had high paying civil service jobs. But even at those high salaries many of the workers have to live an hour or more away.

Make sure you clear your cookies or try a different browser. Sometimes it works. I read this somewhere. The airlines pull dirty tricks when it comes to pricing.

It's been a few years since I used to travel internationally but I used to use the phone service in Internet cafes. It was relatively cheap to call home.

My taxes and insurance are a little over $4000 a year and I have an average suburban house. Using your scenario there is almost no difference between the two.

I've never had it but have one of the gourds and metal straws in my kitchen, I'm using it as a pen holder. Years ago I went to Uruguay for work and it seemed like every other person was walking around drinking the stuff.

The taxes on the prize then the property taxes kill you. I read that most people dump it quickly. Several of the houses also didn't come with the land. The land is on a 20 or 50 year lease. It seems like more of a hassle to win it.

Will you go back to work then since being retired will no longer be cool? Maybe you could get 2 or 3 jobs to be really different.

There was a good show on HBO that profiled different winners. They showed some that could manage their money and who did alright. One guy said it was a full time job just keeping track of his money. They showed quite a few who lost it all too.

Someone once told they applied for a job and called HR to check their status. The response was they weren't qualified because they didn't have a bachelors degree, they only had a masters! You have to love those GS-5 clerks.

The plus side for an ATC job is the early retirement. I think it's 25 years of service to be able to retire before 50 or at least 20 years at 50. Then you could try and make the big bucks in the corporate world while your getting your government pension and keeping your health insurance.

Welcome, even though you are a Jayhawk, just kidding. I'm a Kansas, go K-State, transplant in PA.

Hey fellow Philly person, actually I'm more of a Philly burbs person. You can get some good advice here but also over at the Bogleheads Forum: www.bogleheads.org/forum/index.php Those that follow the investing advice of another Philly person John Bogle. I'm about the same age trying to...

If your into classic cars the car museum at the Imperial Palace is nice. You can get free entry into it when you sign up for the players club in the casino. If you don't get the free pass make sure to ask for it, they'll give it to you. Another free cheesy Vegas thing is Big Elvis at Bill's...

I had a blast in Rome several years ago. I went for work with a coworker who was a good friend of mine. We had a good time. We also had some locals who showed us around and took us to some non tourist areas, I really like it there and plan on going back. Hopefully in the next few years. One...

I have a small Canon that works great. The one I have the charger is good for 110 or 220 that was a plus for me because I used to travel a bunch for work, I think most of the canons chargers are good for that. The battery life is really good too.

Mine was 20.11%. My investment allocation was: G - 15% F - 20% C - 30% S - 20% I - 15% I changed that during the year though. I added the G fund this year, I didn't use to invest in it. I just looked and my 2007 PIP was 6.11%. I'm up about 4.6% from my 2007 amount.

Here's another vote for freezing them. Men's Health recommonded CVS brand and I freeze them and have no problems.

From Burn After Reading, not a classic but I found it funny. I think you have to work for the G to find it funny: CIA Superior: What did we learn, Palmer? CIA Officer: I don't know, sir. CIA Superior: I don't f***in' know either. I guess we learned not to do it again. CIA Officer...

The BBQ crowd swears by the Thermapen, it ain't cheap though, it's onsale for $74 right now. ThermoWorks - Home of the Original Super-Fast Thermapen! If you peruse some BBQ forums the Thermapen kind of has a cult following.

My wife always comments about the young couples buying those huge houses. She wants to know what they do and how they do it. My standard line is, They have no retirement accounts and plan on working until their dead. If we didn't max my TSP and Roths we could live like that.

Just make sure you have a good strap on your camera. My Canon in a hard case I bought off ebay is in the bottom of the Carribean off St. John. I didn't bring a good strap and tried to make one out of a sunglass holder. If anyone finds a nice Canon with some good underwater pics and movies...

USDA Properties For Sale Sometimes you can find land here. You have to check often. I've been looking for cheap land also but haven't had any luck. A friend of mine picked up some acreage a few years ago with a mobile home on it. It cost more to have the mobile home removed and cleaned up...

Hey, you beat me by 1%, I'm only down 36%. Now I don't feel so bad.

No, only expensive cars that financial advisors buy have that. My truck doesn't have it. More proof that FAs aren't in touch with us regular folk. ;)

Aren't the ads also controlled by some of your cookies, so if you don't like an ad it's based on something you or someone else using your computer viewed in the past.