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- Mon Mar 11, 2024 5:08 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Your Original Medicare OR Advantage Experience: Nightmare or Sublime?
- Replies: 156
- Views: 9916
Re: Your Original Medicare OR Advantage Experience: Nightmare or Sublime?
I have Aetna MA PPO plan. My wife has Excellus BC/BS PPO. Both plans are in upstate NY. Both plans have a $0/month fee. I’ve had a Medicare Advantage plan for 9 years. My wife for 5 years. Coverage has been great. Savings over traditional Medicare has been has benefited both of us.
- Sun Aug 27, 2023 9:02 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Inexpensive Smart Phone + Plan
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2630
Re: Inexpensive Smart Phone + Plan
I’ve been very happy with Visible, which is a subsidiary of Verizon and uses their network. They charge $30 a month inclusive of all fees and taxes. You can transfer your phone number to their service, including your landline number, which would be important especially for an elderly person. The $30 monthly fee must be billed directly to a credit card or bank account as there is no paper billing nor are there physical stores. Service is reliable everywhere urban or rural.
- Mon Jul 03, 2023 3:49 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Anyone still favor Vanguard?
- Replies: 359
- Views: 48417
Re: Anyone still favor Vanguard?
Yes, all in 100%.
- Wed Jun 14, 2023 6:26 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What periodicals do you subscribe to? Cost? Print or digital? (2023)
- Replies: 94
- Views: 6045
Re: What periodicals do you subscribe to? Cost? Print or digital? (2023)
NY Times digital & use the public library.
- Wed Mar 01, 2023 5:51 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Best Vacuum Cleaners
- Replies: 125
- Views: 12885
Re: Best Vacuum Cleaners
Miele -exceptionally quiet and great suction.
- Thu Jul 28, 2022 2:52 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: [CEFs] Which closed-end funds are you buying?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1906
Re: [CEFs] Which closed-end funds are you buying?
ADX -Market price currently 14.9% discount to NAV. Fund started in 1929. Company is over 150 years old.
- Sat Dec 25, 2021 6:51 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Soundbar for LG 55 inch OLED TV?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 4509
Re: Soundbar for LG 55 inch OLED TV?
We have 55” LG OLED and the SONOS BEAM. Works great. The newest BEAM model has Dolby Atmos
- Sun Oct 25, 2020 6:18 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Got Samsclub membership -- give me your best tips!
- Replies: 77
- Views: 8679
- Sun Jun 17, 2018 8:24 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Which Supermarket are you?
- Replies: 155
- Views: 12834
Re: Which Supermarket are you?
Wegmans
- Tue Mar 20, 2018 8:59 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Modest stereo system
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7369
Re: Modest stereo system
I bought a 2 channel Insignia receiver from best buy on sale for $70. Had a pair of Polk speakers that I bought years ago hooked up to it. Receiver has Bluetooth and I interface that with my Amazon Echo Dot. I say “Alexa play my Pandora Led Zeppelin station”. Simple, very cheap, sounds great for maybe $200.
- Sun Dec 31, 2017 7:48 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: wireless earbuds for exercise - airpods or ??
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3097
Re: wireless earbuds for exercise - airpods or ??
Airpods have been perfect for me. Have never fallen out while running. They sound great and no issues with syncing.
- Wed Oct 11, 2017 5:54 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Pro and cons of the Prime offer by Amazon.......
- Replies: 39
- Views: 5724
Re: Pro and cons of the Prime offer by Amazon.......
I’m finding Walmart.com prices beating Amazon. Shipping is just as fast and free. No membership. Returns easier if you take back to Walmart. I think this is starting to be reflected in the current acceleration in WMT stock price.
- Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:05 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Do you have any retiree healthcare benefit from your employer?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 9098
Re: Do you have any retiree healthcare benefit from your employer?
No. Worked at not-for-profit healthcare system for 39 years. Sadly they dropped defined benefit pension plan and retiree health plan about 10 years ago.
- Mon Jun 06, 2016 8:24 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Best AWD Sedan/Coupe?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 12895
Re: Best AWD Sedan/Coupe?
Bought a 2016 Subaru Legacy 3 months ago. Have around 3,000 miles on it and have not had to add any additional oil.
So far I would highly recommend this vehicle. Consumer Reports rate Subaru owners highest in customer satisfaction and would likely purchase a Subaru again. Paid around $25K for the Legacy 2.5i Premium with Eyesight and remote start.
So far I would highly recommend this vehicle. Consumer Reports rate Subaru owners highest in customer satisfaction and would likely purchase a Subaru again. Paid around $25K for the Legacy 2.5i Premium with Eyesight and remote start.