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Topic: Do you have a 'bucket list'? |
amber waters
Replies: 55
Views: 3610
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Forum: Lounge - Consumer, Leisure, and General Interest Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:42 pm Subject: Do you have a 'bucket list'? |
I've never been to the Spam Museum...
http://www.trailergypsies.com/_images/Spam-Museum.jpg
I live near this. I guess every town needs an "attraction." Trust me when I say you're n ... |
Topic: Part of estate planning - Funeral Arrangements... |
amber waters
Replies: 34
Views: 1623
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Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing) Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:31 pm Subject: Part of estate planning - Funeral Arrangements... |
Just went throught process of dealing with the funeral industry. Finally found people worse to deal with than used car salesmen or stockbrokers.
This is so true. I am amazed at the "business& ... |
Topic: The bullet bubble |
amber waters
Replies: 19
Views: 1595
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Forum: Lounge - Consumer, Leisure, and General Interest Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:11 am Subject: The bullet bubble |
| In California the governor just signed a bill that requires (1) a thumbprint and other personal info, (2) a 50 round limit per single purchase, and (3) face-to-face (no mail order) purchase for ammo.
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Topic: The bullet bubble |
amber waters
Replies: 19
Views: 1595
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Forum: Lounge - Consumer, Leisure, and General Interest Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:47 pm Subject: The bullet bubble |
| No kidding on the bullet bubble. Its become harder and harder to keep my firearms fed. Thankfully I roll my own (read: reload) for many of the cartridges I shoot. But even then, the prices of indiv ... |
Topic: Getting Rid of Cable??? |
amber waters
Replies: 158
Views: 12897
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Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing) Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 10:45 pm Subject: Getting Rid of Cable??? |
| In my area the only provider for cable tv is Charter. I guess we could always go for one of the dish providers, but the hassle of setting it up always inhibited me from going that route. Anyways, m ... |
Topic: How many miles do you drive annually? |
amber waters
Replies: 42
Views: 2752
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Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing) Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:55 pm Subject: How many miles do you drive annually? |
| I'll have to talk with my wife and figure out where in the heck we've been driving. Seems as though we never leave the apartment! And to think we both hate driving....maybe 10k in 6 mos. is why! |
Topic: How many miles do you drive annually? |
amber waters
Replies: 42
Views: 2752
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Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing) Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:10 pm Subject: How many miles do you drive annually? |
| My wife and I got rid of a car about 7 months ago and are now a one car family. At that time, I decided to keep a running tally of miles driven, gas mileage, etc. in a little log book I keep in the c ... |
Topic: How much tax do you pay on on your cellphone? |
amber waters
Replies: 23
Views: 1674
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Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing) Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:26 am Subject: How much tax do you pay on on your cellphone? |
nada--tmobile prepaid with minutes purchased online.
This also varies, I think. In NYC you pay sales tax to recharge your prepaid, $10.89 buys $10 worth of minutes.
Sorry...I should have speci ... |
Topic: How much tax do you pay on on your cellphone? |
amber waters
Replies: 23
Views: 1674
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Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing) Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:11 pm Subject: How much tax do you pay on on your cellphone? |
| nada--tmobile prepaid with minutes purchased online. |
Topic: How much tax do you pay on on your phone? |
amber waters
Replies: 6
Views: 676
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Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing) Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 4:11 pm Subject: How much tax do you pay on on your phone? |
Currently 0% tax on all phone services.
Two months ago my wife and I switched from having only verizon wireless to a combination of Ooma (~$200) and Tmobile prepaid. I purchased Ooma from Amazon ( ... |
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