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I loathe gambling (not morally against it, I just find it incredibly stupid and interminably dull), but in Las Vegas we found that losing money in the nickel slots in exchange for complimentary cocktails was significantly less expensive than buying the cocktails.

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I wish I had been more promiscuous, which is technically free if you are doing it right.

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This Breville toaster will change your life.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A1AjNjJFGs4

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We moved cross country five years ago.

If this is going to make you nuts, you were already well into the journey.

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Toyota Prius my spouse bought after graduate school. It has the style of a suppository and the driving dynamics of a coffin filled with snot.

We just advertised it for sale. Last weekend we leased a new BMW 750i, so it's time to move on and try to forget this ever happened.

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The car will not run w/o a working battery. It would also be woefully underpowered even if it did. Then how would you describe a Prius with a working battery? :shock: Can't wait to get rid of ours... "Adequate for basic transportation. Driver engagement neither required nor encouraged." And shaped ...

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The car will not run w/o a working battery. It would also be woefully underpowered even if it did. Then how would you describe a Prius with a working battery? :shock: Can't wait to get rid of ours... \ :D :D I've never owned an over-powered car (before the Prius came along I had only driven Corolla...

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Too many of the meals take multiple pots/pans/skillets and numerous steps. I'm not sure what you thought it was. Dump and stir canned stuff, or microwave pre-prepared meals? I'd never have considered them if it didn't involve cooking meals from fresh ingredients for the most part. With HelloFresh, ...

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I'm about to lease something new in the $100k range for 36 months, and I'm treating it as an entertainment expense. After we pay off our primary residence next month (our second home is already mortgage-free), our recurring expenses will be minimal compared to our income. Of our three current vehicl...

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Margaritas are what the divorced women from the office drink after work on Fridays.

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About three months ago I got a new Lenovo Yoga X1 from work.

The touchscreen flips completely around and functions like a tablet...

... at least that's what I've read.

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There is only so far I'm willing to go to protect the issuing bank's money.

Generating single-use credit card numbers is way beyond what I am agreeing to do when I accept a credit card.

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stlutz wrote: ↑
Thu May 16, 2019 10:16 pm
The car will not run w/o a working battery. It would also be woefully underpowered even if it did.

Then how would you describe a Prius with a working battery?

Can't wait to get rid of ours...

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I respect whatever you choose to do in this area, as long as you don't wag your finger at me for my choices.

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I've tried a couple of these services, and the reason that they didn't work for me was because I expected convenience. NOPE. Too many of the meals take multiple pots/pans/skillets and numerous steps. Also, I would find myself eating both servings in a single meal (I'm > 6'1" and 210#), like others h...

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I don't subscribe to "never buy a third party warranty." I would say, "never buy a third-party warranty from a disreputable company." My vehicle recently reached the age where the manufacturer would no longer sell an extended warranty at any price. I talked to my dealership (have a 7-year trust rela...

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All those steps must be hyperbole too or you must have a horrible machine or very, very dirty clothes. All what steps? I set the machine and press the start button. In order to match the cleaning results of our old top loader, on our front loader we: - Cut the load size by 1/3 to 1/2 - Set the pre-...

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My Samsung front loader uses about 13 gallons of water per load, so it is hardly tablespoons. And that is on the normal setting. https://i.imgur.com/xx37Nms.png All those steps must be hyperbole too or you must have a horrible machine or very, very dirty clothes. All what steps? I set the machine a...

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Also:

By a show of hands, how many people would purchase a car that required you to leave the door open when it wasn't in use to prevent mold and mildew from developing inside?

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In order to match the cleaning results of our old top loader, on our front loader we: - Cut the load size by 1/3 to 1/2 - Set the pre-soak cycle to one hour (the max) - Add the steam-clean cycle to the beginning - Set the water temperature one setting warmer than the front loader (hot instead of wa...

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In order to match the cleaning results of our old top loader, on our front loader we: - Cut the load size by 1/3 to 1/2 - Set the pre-soak cycle to one hour (the max) - Add the steam-clean cycle to the beginning - Set the water temperature one setting warmer than the front loader (hot instead of wa...

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"Milked?" That's like saying someone is getting milked for repairs on a 14-year-old car whose warranty expired in 2008. The difference, to me at least, is that car maintenance generally deals with wear and tear of a mechanical product while all those security fixes over the 10 year lifetime of Wind...

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Reconsider an early NA Miata. I just picked up an immaculate red 91 that looks like it just came off the assembly line with only 18,000 miles. I paid 8K for it and it might just be the best purchase I ever made. It is a blast to drive. What is "NA"? The standard Miatas of that vintage look only mar...

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LuigiLikesPizza wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 20, 2019 8:35 am
Any battery extending tips for stretching this out until I can get time off to go to an Apple store?

powering it off completely, etc. - something like that? I may inadvertently be making the battery burn out sooner through my usage habits?

What exactly are your usage habits?

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If the tree is taller than I am, I hire someone.

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When I travel outside the US I always take at least four credit cards (V/MC).

I keep two with me, and keep two elsewhere (hotel safe, or inside the liner of my luggage) in case the two I carry are lost or stolen.

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In order to match the cleaning results of our old top loader, on our front loader we: - Cut the load size by 1/3 to 1/2 - Set the pre-soak cycle to one hour (the max) - Add the steam-clean cycle to the beginning - Set the water temperature one setting warmer than the front loader (hot instead of war...

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Any idea as to the ease of opening this up and putting a new one in? I really am clueless, don't even own any tools. But thanks I've only replaced batteries on PC laptops, which basically snap out and back in. Briefly looking at Youtube it looks like it's a little more involved (removing the cover ...

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New batteries are $50-60 on Amazon.

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I was going to order a $6 terra cotta "brown sugar bear" to rehydrate 2/3 of a bag of rock-hard brown sugar. After 10 seconds of research it was obvious I could accomplish the same thing in under a minute with a bowl, a damp paper towel and a microwave. Alternately I could have thrown the brown suga...

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Microsoft milked XP users who needed support and they'll likely profit handsomely on 7. Navy pays Microsoft $9 million a year for Windows XP https://money.cnn.com/2015/06/26/technology/microsoft-windows-xp-navy-contract/index.html Navy Accelerates Migration to Windows 7 https://www.doncio.navy.mil/...

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However, the condo is non warrantable, meaning that home loans can't involve Freddy or Fanny, and a portfolio loan is required usually from a smaller to medium sized bank. The portfolio loan is kept in the bank, and it is significantly harder to get with interest rates a little higher and a large d...

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Reconsider an early NA Miata. I just picked up an immaculate red 91 that looks like it just came off the assembly line with only 18,000 miles. I paid 8K for it and it might just be the best purchase I ever made. It is a blast to drive. What is "NA"? The standard Miatas of that vintage look only mar...

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AQ wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 14, 2019 5:20 pm
low end luxury car, with no specific criteria in mind

Proposed/estimated budget would be helpful. New? Buy or lease?

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Value is personal. Buy a day pass or a one-time admission each of the next few times you fly and decide for yourself.

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We have a Lexus RX.

I assure you there is no prestige walking out of the grocery store and trying to pick out ours from the other 77 silver RXs in the parking lot.

It's also a ridiculously boring car, but not as boring as the other two you are considering.

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Summit111 wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 08, 2019 5:17 pm
Never use a debit card except for ATM withdrawals at your banks ATM...Too much risk...

Summit.

This times infinity

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I retired almost two years ago. Until then I had the top tier with AA due to flying quite often. Since then they made me a lifetime gold member I believe it's called. I get priority boarding and an extra bag check. I've been using frequent flyer miles since retirement. I noticed in FLL last week th...

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A number of card issuers allow you to set adjust the cash advance limit to $0 or $1 or something else very small.

If you call and make the adjustment on your account, the transaction will be declined if the merchant treats the transaction as a cash advance.

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The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise is fantastic. They have a Hertz counter inside the hotel. With that said... A rental car picked up at the Calgary airport and used for the duration of your trip would probably be less expensive AND more convenient than booking an airport shuttle both ways for four pe...

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If you have any meaningful amount of money in a credit union savings account, for example, you need to get your head out of the sand and look around. Too many people have bought into the folksy "we answer to members, not shareholders" nonsense and assume they have a competitive APY, but a lot of th...

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Trism wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:22 pm
I submitted my renewal application and paid the fee on 1/6/19 and I'm still waiting. Took 25+ minutes to get through the security line at TUS today.

My renewal was approved yesterday, 75 days from application.

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I own a piece of property which I plan to live on. Next to the property is a lot with quite a bit of road frontage, but of little use to another buyer as it is oddly shaped and my driveway runs through the property at one end. This driveway has been there for over 25 years and at this point I do no...

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If you can get a $4,277 credit on a 4% interest rate, you can get a lower rate by taking a smaller credit (or paying some/all of the fees out of pocket). That's how mortgage pricing works. Look at the long-term net costs of all scenarios and pick the best one. Make sure to use a realistic duration f...

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My suggestion is to keep it simple. Find one place and stay there. Modest differences over the years and these rates really don’t move the needle in any material way This depends heavily on the one place you initially chose. If you have any meaningful amount of money in a credit union savings accou...

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Impossible to know the answer. I use the credit cards and bank accounts that best serve my needs in the present . I have no way of knowing if the same terms will apply in the future, if my needs will even be the same, or if competitors will come out with even better offerings later. You can always s...

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We worked this out before we got married.

Part of dating is determining compatibility, and there are very few topics as critical as finances.

Not helpful to OP, but for anyone else who thinks you'll resolve this later... chances are overwhelming that you will not.

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With proper training, permits and safety equipment/apparel you could probably also use it to haul hazardous waste. But would you ? of course not but why would you ask :confused That is a very big stretch from camping gear/travel gear to hazardous waste hauler. Are you trying say I need a different ...

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I purchased a new mattress about a year ago after extensive research. I would firmly advise you to stay away from any online mattress from Casper, Purple, Lisa, Tuft and Needle, etc. After hearing a number of great reviews about the ease and value of these new online, shipped-in-box mattress compan...

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