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The power issue could be bad capacitors. If your TV has bad capacitors it will take a while for the TV to turn on, and get worse and worse. The TV could have been powering up the whole time, and by the time you changed the batteries the TV turned on. That is what happened to our Samsung TV about 5 y...

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OP here, checking back in. It was a success! I installed the new sink this past weekend without any problems. I did end up using a car jack and 5-gallon bucket to hold it in place while I attached the brackets. The bucket made it harder to screw in the back brackets though. I didn't have any 2x4s or...

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Thank you everyone for the replies. I plan on doing it this weekend, so I appreciate the help. Apply silicone sealant to the rim of the sink where it contacts the counter bottom. You have steps right but may need a helper to hold the sink in the correct position while the mounting bolts are tightene...

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Hello Everyone, I would like to ask you for some advice on a DIY project I might undertake. I have a bathroom sink that sustained a large chip a while ago. I've tried several chip repair products to no avail, so I want to replace it entirely. Here are top and bottom images of the sink in question. h...

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OP here. Thank you everyone for your comments. I was worried about safety issues, so I am glad I posted. We just finished paying off ~70K in student loans last year. It feels good not to have payments. That is the reason I didn't want to finance a car, but I agree it is not the end of the world. We'...

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Hello All, My 2004 Sentra needs front struts, bushings, and an O2 sensor for the cataltyic converter (Cost of repairs ~$1500) . We were planning to upgrade in the next year or so anyway, so I don't think we want to put the money into the car. We don't want to get an auto loan, but cannot purchase th...

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Does your wife have access to a 457 or 403(b) plan as a state employee?

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Sirens

I recently blew through both seasons of Sirens, a comedy that follows three EMTs. If you liked the show Scrubs, you will enjoy this comedy.

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...you have to be a Platinum Preferred Honors account holder at BoA/Merrill, which is easily accomplished by holding $100K of Vanguard ETFs at Merrill Edge, which also gives me a ton of other benefits.)... Only on this site is this easily done. (Bold and color added by me.) This is exactly why we n...

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In some states the DMVs have moved to electronic titles and are foregoing paper titles.

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noraz123 wrote:... I find Google Hangouts combined with my Google Voice number perfect for this use case. I can send/receive texts from both my phone and my computer.

That is what I do as well (which I learned from this community). It is very nice and convenient.

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No cash...how about stocks. Even stocks of your company (if public). Can sell for cash if needed very efficiently.

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To Question #1 - I am a Dave Ramsey fan but amended our baby steps to invest up the match we got (which meant 3% for me and 6% for her). To Question #2 - After we paid off our non-mortgage debt we do follow DR's advice and contribute 15% of our gross income (not including matches) to our retirement....

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https://www.bose.com/products/speakers/wireless_speakers/soundlink-color-bluetooth-speaker.html#v=soundlink_color_white Has anyone tried this Bose Bluetooth speaker? I've had mine since June and love it. It is very easy to use and ultra portable (take it from room to room or out back). Sounds great...

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OP here. Thanks everyone for your replies. So, it sounds like they are not doing anything wrong but that they will need to tie up loose ends on the deal. They already have an accepted offer (not sure if there is escrow) which prompted the inspection. They are offering the credit based on the roof or...

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This is probably dependent on the state in which the residents live in, but I am wondering if the following scenario is ok (i.e., not insurance fraud). Friends are selling their house and inspection reveals the roof needs to be replaced. Turns out HO insurance will pay for it due to prior hail damag...

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Thanks OP! It worked for me (the $50 promo).

I did not receive anything from Amazon about this deal, but I am a regular (non student) Prime member.

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I'll second Narcos. It is about Pablo Escobar. Very good.

If you haven't already watched House of Cards, it is really good.

On Amazon, the only series I found there that I have liked is Orphan Black.

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If you really want to worry about new sources of gold causing problems, accelerators would not be the source. Mining for gold from meteoroid (as mentioned above) is much plausible. Also, precipitating gold cations from the ocean would be economically feasible way before accelerators. Both of those w...

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No, not only did the OP sell holdings to cash, but actually went further to go negative in terms of market exposure. Just holding cash, the market exposure would be zero. The OP is shorting SPDR S&P 500 (SPY), which is an ETF holding the S&P 500 countries and itself trades like a stock for ...

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Disclaimer: I am not condoning market timing, nor advising anyone to follow my actions. This post does not constitute investment advice. It does not take into account your personal circumstances, please do not trade or invest based solely on this information. I disclaim any responsibility for losse...

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That's where google voice comes in. If you send and receive SMS texts via your Google voice number, they go over data. Ohhh...that's the trick? Thanks for the info. I have been using my regular cell number through hangouts. I will get that going now. As always thank you everyone for the great info....

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Hangouts is what I use as my app now and I like it, but it also sends SMS text to those users who are not using hangouts as their text manager (if that is the right terminology).

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I looked at WhatsApp, it looks to me like both users need the app or else it will be sent as an SMS.

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I am looking for an android app that sends SMS & MMS texts to other mobile users but sends them using data rather than my cell phone plans texts. The reason being is that my wife and I have a plan that has unlimited high speed data but a limited number of texts. It is an old plan that we are gra...

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"Chris Hogan is America's voice on retirement.” Dave Ramsey To start, I am a fan of Dave Ramsey. I have to say that because I listen to his podcasts and enjoy them. I also paid off all of my non-mortgage debt (~95K) in that past few years due to his motivation. I think that makes me a fan no m...

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I've been following this thread just waiting to post. As of last night we are debt free with the exception of our home mortgage. We paid off ~70k in student loans and ~18k on a car in ~3.5 years. We are very excited. I started to listen to Dave Ramsey about four years ago after learning about him on...

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I did a little digging. On the consulting group's website you have to first select what state you are in to see what your plan offers, and this group administers the plans for all 20+ colleges in the state college system as well as all of the county school districts. Clicking on different colleges a...

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Thank you all for the quick replies. You have definitely shortened my homework assignment. I will check out Fidelity and TIAA-CREF first. If I were to ask about adding Vanguard, who would I approach first; my HR department or the consulting firm that administers the plans? If the answer is my HR dep...

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I am just about to start investing in my employers 403 or 457 retirement plan. There is no match, so up until this point it has not made sense. Below is a list of all of the providers. I need to contact them individually to determine what funds they offer in our plan. I am not familiar with many of ...

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I bought my first tungsten carbide ring from a jewelry store. It was, in hindsight, a half-size too big. It is now somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. My second one was purchased online. It was a fourth of the cost of the original; it is also a half-size smaller than the original. I could not tell any ...

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It's pretty easy. If you've got your pin, you can "thaw" them for a specified period of time online. Fees for thawing and freezing are state specific; 10 bucks in mine. The fees are worth the protection IMO. I just thawe'd one bureau for 7 days recently to open up a new cc. The cc company ...

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Terrible article. All gloom. The author's only words of advice:

That we all invest in our health and stay on the job as long as we can.

Terrible.

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Hello All, My wife and I are going to create our first will. We should have done it a while ago, but better late then never. We will have, I assume, a pretty standard will. My question is how to set up a trust in the case that both my wife and I pass. We have a 3 yo and 0.25 yo. My sister will be bo...

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If you have any contacts that have also have iPhones they may have been using iMessage instead of SMS to text you. You will want to research the issue and turn off iMessage before you deactivate the iPhone. This has been an issue for iPhone defectors. Yes, thank you. I did come across this issue wh...

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I have a iPhone 4S and recently bought a Samsung Galaxy S5 for $1 on a Black Friday deal. The phone will be delivered on Friday, and as I am researching ways to transfer my content I am having second thoughts. This is my second iPhone. I had a 3G prior to my 4S and so have had an iPhone for ~6 years...

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Hmmm, it now seems like OP's spouse was going to negotiate even without any help from the peanut gallery. In any event, I learned some things from this thread, so thanks for starting it. :) I did title the thread " How should wife...," not " Should wife..." and the thread did gi...

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OP Here My wife spoke with HR yesterday and made her case. After looking over this thread, which helped her develop her talking points, she requested the increase be 8%. They came back with 7.3% which put her salary at the next round number. She was happy to make some progress and accepted the offer...

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OP here. Thanks again for all of the comments. For a little more background, my wife has not been with the company that long. In that time however, this was the second time she was asked to apply for a leadership position by her superiors. She did not think the first time was the right time. This ti...

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OP here. As always, thanks to everyone for their advice. The way I see it, we (she) has three options: 1) take the offer as is 2) request an increase 3) demand an increase As many have pointed out, since she is unlikely to choose option #3, she does not have any leverage and so does not have much to...

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lululu wrote:Any way to find out what people in comparable positions in the company are making?

No, she said that is not possible.

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My wife recently applied for and was offered a leadership position within her company. The new position will incur greater responsibilities. The offer was only a 5.7% raise. She was expecting a 15-20% raise based on her previous management salary with a previous employer (which was in a similar fiel...

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Hello All, This is a comparable washer to the one we have - $449 + tax. So you save $265 max for an old machine. Here is what I would do (and I also could repair it as you describe but over the years have learned it is not worth it): 1. Unplug the thing and leave it unplugged for about 48 hours. The...

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Hello All, Thank you for the quick replies. Prompted by livesoft I did find a lower price on a different (replacement?) part number which looks like should work for our machine. It lowered a bit, but not that much. That tips the scales towards replacement a bit more, but am still undecided (leaning ...

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Hi, I am wondering what the best course of action is on a broken washing machine. Our current washing machine of unknown age (at least 3 yo, came with house...but not significantly older than that) is not working. Replacement motor* is $265.54 $209.77 all in. I am confident that I would be able to r...

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Does she have a passion for teaching? My college has a fairly large nursing program, so our science department has several faculty that teach A&P. Several are MDs.

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There was no damage but they charged me with a claim. I sent a letter to corporate with the email about not being a claim. It took awhile but the claim was removed from CLUE. Lesson learned. Good Luck. Thanks, that is all I needed to hear. I will not contact them unless we plan to submit a claim. I...

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Because home owner rates are so high and only offered by a few companies in south Florida I am paranoid about submitting homeowner claims to my insurance company. See: http://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=94417 We did not submit a claim in that instance and never have. We just fo...

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Hello All, Thanks for the replies. I will definitely go with a gift card. Not sure which one though. I do not want to go with Target or Walmart just because I think it is too generic. I was leaning towards Panera Bread as there is one nearby the preschool, but as mentioned above they may not like it...

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