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I (We) did it recently. Started SS benefits at 62 then repaid at 67.5 and restarted from that point. The use of the money from 62-67.5 (earnings on it or just the use of it) along with the refund of t ...

Current/former Officers and senior NCO's still qualify to get a "rebate" on all of their insurance products which can amount to hundreds of dollars a year depending on USAA yearly claims ...

I would suggest you try again, assuming you want access, as, in the past, I have screwed up our access and had to reapply. Except for the wait for a new Temporary Password to arrive by regular mail, ...

I tried the site, but I can't log in. I tried to register, but it seems I was automatically registered by Medicare, and I must log in with whatever password was assigned. I have no idea what that is, ...

Wow that is really way beyond the time I would think he could pay it back but, I am far from being an expert on this stuff. I originally received SS at 62 but then paid it back at 67.5, and restarted ...

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Strange that the only people that complain are those that did "apply" and IMO abuse them that are screaming for some sort of "protection" or "cancellation" of th ...

For those that say USAA is higher in rates than their current carrier. If they are higher, why would you switch - what does USAA provide, beyond insurance, that is the draw?

I would suggest however ...

I am old enough to remember "life without credit cards". Back then it was mostly the store cards (guess you could argue they are also credit cards) that got you to buy stuff you could not pa ...

Now that you mention IRA. You should get a IRS Form 5498 for the IRA's.

Of course you know that if you do not get a 1099 you are still responsible, if appropriate, for any taxes involved? That is u ...

Your need for reliability should count for a lot. I've been keeping cars for about 10 years, because that's when I begin to think they have a chance of leaving me stranded.

Now that I'm 65 I've dec ...

We lived in Florida for 19 years and the termite problems we had were minor but we did have them. Used the Sentricon (sp) method and
Termidor along with the traditional builder applied method. We al ...

Is there an annual membership fee? I couldn't tell from the web site.

No.

There is a Beta of FF available now. Version 3.6 Beta 1 (Google or Bing "Firefox 3.6 Beta 1"). I am running it right now and the CPU usage is about 1-2% and Memory usage is about 1.17GB. I ...

I too was a Money User. Started back when it was still in beta. I purchased Q2009, tried it, did not like it, returned for a refund. When Q2010 came out I bought it, tried it, still did not like it, b ...

Thanks for all the feedback so far. Seems like more negatives than positives so far. Although I suppose a lot of this depends on the quality & reliability of the builder.

Put me in the " ...

I have some software that is older than 2 years and it works fine with Win7 64 bit. Generally speaking almost anything that worked with XP or VISTA will work with W7 (BTW the W7 Pro version has an XP ...

I suspect the IRS went COM (Computer output to Microfiche) many years ago. We were doing that with Military Records in the late 70's.

I have been using a DELL XPS 1330 with the larger battery for about 1.5 years usinge the original battery. Most of the time I use the NB plugged in and always leave the battery installed. I use is abo ...

OK friends, I think I've tentatively narrowed it down to three choices.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Pentium%26%23174%3B+Processor+-+Midnight+Blue/9555992.p?id=1 ...

Here is a link to EDIE On-line (the FDIC's on-line Calculator): https://www2.fdic.gov/edie/index.html

You can get A LOT of insurance (either before or after 12/31/13) using different POD - Benefici ...

Kind of late but maybe next time she should try a Credit Union (Pentagon Federal Credit Union comes to my mind). We have had IRA CD's there for a long time (at least 30 years) and have NEVER been char ...

Lot of mis-information out there about not being able to go to 64 Bit with previous 32 Bit OS via UPGRADE Packages and having to UG to the corresponding versions to VISTA (ie, Ultimate to Ultimate). ...

Lot of mis-information out there about not being able to go to 64 Bit with previous 32 Bit OS via UPGRADE Packages and having to UG to the corresponding versions to VISTA (ie, Ultimate to Ultimate). ...

I recently upgraded from Vista Business to Windows 7 Professional. The process was smooth. I had to reinstall my Symantec antivirus because the version I had was not supported on the new OS. This was ...

I have UPGRADED to Windows 7 on two computers; a laptop and a desktop. These were upgrade versions (ordered during the "half price" window; which BTW really worked ($149 for both Pro and Hom ...

In so far as how far they (SS) can go back on awarding benefits it is up to SIX MONTHS as long as you would be or are beyond your full SS retirement age. I withdrew my SS application in 2007 (origina ...

More or less a different generation, since I retired at age 38 after 21+ years of Army service. Entered in 1958 as a fresh E-1. Retired as a CW4. Received a HS GED (I dropped out of HS in the 9th Grad ...

I have been using FDIC/NCUA Insured CD's for over 30 years (mostly at Pentagon FCU and Capital One Bank, but also at Navy FCU an another Florida CU). I have always purchased the longest terms with the ...

Duplicate Post.

There's another side to this.

I have suffered through Vista for 2 miserable years and did not downgrade to XP specifically because of the publicly announced deadline on support.

Just curious, wh ...

Jim......thanks for your input. Was this your medical provider who was acting as the traffic cop? The Medicare book says simply once every 12mos......no FULL calendar yr. Someone I think once tol ...

Go to Medicare.gov and sign up for on-line access. When you establish an access you can just to the your personal start page and it will have the date of the last examination, the limits, and from tha ...

Wife took SS at 62 years old, I took SS at 67.5 years old. Wife took first RMD in 2008 (opted to not take the RMD in 2009 and, of course, will resume in 2010). My RMD will begin in 2011. Our plans are ...

Time Warner Basic Cable TV and HS Internet $51.85 a month (taxes included). We "downgraded" almost a year ago from the TV/HSI and Phone. Found we could do F&F Verizon (hand me down phone ...

Despite the fact that it's ultimately my responsibility to figure it out, whatever version of TaxCut I have for 2008 did not remind me to contribute up to X amount to an IRA for 2008. It simply asked ...

I don't hear this talked about much, but people who've been living on interest from MMs and CDs have taken a tremendous pay cut. I remember when my father, who retired in the late 1970s, had to cope ...

All good advice. However, I will venture to state that there are different styles that apply for different times. When kids are small they need a bit (some more than others) of discipline while at la ...

"If you have a sump pump, make sure you don't turn off the power to that."

And consider a Battery Backed up Sump Pump (which piggybacks on the current AC one). Lowes and HD have them - ...

[quote="ElJay"]Windows 7 allows a person to disable Internet Explorer 8. The components have to remain since the OS and other software depend on them.[/quote

FYI: http://www.winsupersite. ...

Could try something like MalwareBytes if you wanted to have a second check. (www.malwarebuytes.com)

In less than a month W7 will hit the streets. The first MS Windows OS that will actually allow you to completely uninstall IE (a first for MS). It is too bad we cannot do that with XP or Vista.

Depending on when she needs the use of the money, amount involved and percentage she is withdrawing I would suggest NCUA or FDIC insured CD's. A very good place is PFCU (Pentagon Federal Credit Union) ...

Did it with chase. No need to use the debit card at all. $150 free IMO. Also got $30 credit for getting a Chase/Quicken VISA Card - Used once, paid off and now committed to the archives.

This is like the "pay off the mortgage or not" question. Personally, 4 kids, one went to service academy (full scholarship) now is a retired Navy 06 (26 years AD), one went ROTC Scholarship ...

If you are positive it is on the outside and not between panes then the window is doing it's job. Condensation on the outside happens because the outside surface is colder than the air. The better t ...

Consider contacting the Taxpayer Advocate Service.
should be a simple fix. (Silly me)

I concur. I did use the TAS in the past 4 months after trying to get something resolved for about 6 months. It ...

PFCU (Pentagon Federal Credit Union), which, if not other wise qualified, can be joined through membership in an organization mentioned on the website. They have something called "home banking&qu ...

PFCU (Pentagon Federal Credit Union), which, if not other wise qualified, can be joined through membership in an organization mentioned on the website. They have something called "home banking&qu ...

Almost There: Based on your last response then, are we to assume that TAX ACT was correct and there was NOT a software problem?

Must not be the norm, but our Condo Policy (renewed this month) actually went DOWN about 10% (no changes in coverage). Additionally, we are thinking of buying a new car which is substantially (like 30 ...