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I have this exact same scenario with my e-mail address. I've even become pen-pals with an Irish veterinarian because his e-mail address is just one letter off from mine. He goes only lovely vacations, treats horses, and uses Sky for his TV provider. Anyone can type any e-mail address in a form. It o...

The detectors will beep if the battery gets too low before your next routine replacement. Of course. However, I do not want to be awakened at 3:00 AM and then have to get the step ladder from the garage and change 5 batteries on high ceilings while half asleep. If I can schedule the battery replace...

I bought about $2000 worth of Lucent stock in 1997. Finally donated it to charity a few years ago - it was worth less than $100 at that point.

Lesson learned.

Somewhat offtopic, but I just learned from the linked IRS document that there is a special tax on arrow shafts ($0.53 per shaft). My mind is blown for today. I was curious, so I looked it up. The excise tax is collected by the IRS and provided to "state wildlife agencies for habitat restoratio...

We bought a stove/microwave package from Costo. They installed the microwave with no issues. They needed to find a "certified" installer for the gas stove. After about 2 weeks of waiting, we hired our own local guy to install it and Costco reimbursed us. Despite the minor hiccup with the g...

Dear friends, Just pulled the trigger on a Solo Stove and had a few questions: 1. Can we use it on our composite deck? 2. Do you recommend the shield to prevent embers from blowing out? We have 2 little ones. 3. How do you like it? Anything to watch out for? Thanks in advance. 1) You can buy a stan...

Non engineer Project Manager here making 100k before commissions. With commission I was making 200k but commission was recently eliminated by my company (I'm in the oil and gas sector, land department, so my easy transitions would be utilities and renewable energy). I am not an engineer so having t...

We have the Solo Stove, I think it's the Bonfire size. Burns very hot, little smoke, and almost no ash at the end. I would say the heat is more vertical than horizontal, so you may sit a little closer than expected. We have it on our deck, works great. worried about the deck too. we have Azec/Trex ...

We have the Solo Stove, I think it's the Bonfire size. Burns very hot, little smoke, and almost no ash at the end. I would say the heat is more vertical than horizontal, so you may sit a little closer than expected. We have it on our deck, works great.

I bought the 12 lbs Aduro Sport Weighted Vest for my son in January, he seems to like it. I've used it a few times, I like that it fits tightly and can be used for a variety of activities. Looks like Amazon only has the 4 and 6 lbs vests in stock, but they have vests up to 30lbs. https://www.amazon....

I read this article this morning as well, and I'm a little confused. My understanding is that all the FSA money is available as soon as the year starts, regardless of how much the employee has contributed. With this rule change, it seems like I could halt contributions now and just spend the entire...

I read this article this morning as well, and I'm a little confused. My understanding is that all the FSA money is available as soon as the year starts, regardless of how much the employee has contributed. With this rule change, it seems like I could halt contributions now and just spend the entire ...

We did 30 year level term. I don't think about it any more. Peace of mind has value also.

At some point, your gas may go stale also if you really aren't driving that much.

I currently have a VA loan at 3.25% with a balance of $510K. Reached out to my current lender about possible refi, he said that VA requires a drop of 0.5% before you are eligible to refinance on the IRRRL (streamlined VA refinance). I can't find any reference to this rule on the VA website or any o...

I currently have a VA loan at 3.25% with a balance of $510K. Reached out to my current lender about possible refi, he said that VA requires a drop of 0.5% before you are eligible to refinance on the IRRRL (streamlined VA refinance). I can't find any reference to this rule on the VA website or any ot...

gtd98765 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 12:57 pm Once you have your pictures and personal documents off of it, you can use Darik's Boot & Nuke to wipe the hard drive. Then you can give it away to a nonprofit or school or whatever.

https://dban.org/

+1 for dban. It's slow, but nothing better.

My son has never owned a car and is living in a different state from my family. He is planning to buy a new car, (actually we will buy it for him), I would like to know how he can get an insurance when he goes to buy a car from a dealer. My understanding is that, without a car, he cannot get an ins...

I have a standing "kill on sight" order for any house centipedes. I don't care how many other bugs they eat, they creep me out.

Why not just call the central Hilton number and have them connect you to the hotel?

I would agree with extending your trip. Australia is basically as big as America, and getting to Uluru takes a lot of time. We skipped it and did Sydney/Port Douglas instead.

New wrinkle: It turns out my neighbor placed his sump pump output on the adjacent property under construction, so it will definitely need to move.

I'm located in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Thanks for the helpful responses so far, much to think about.

Looking for advice on this situation. Neighbor installed a new sump pump outlet on his property, the water should be going into a new storm drain installed on an adjacent property. Unfortunately, the adjacent site is under construction and silt fences are blocking this flow of water and pushing it o...

No regrets. My wife and I were advised to buy whole life from our financial adviser, they were super expensive.

Eventually canceled these policies, bought 30 year level term, and never looked back.

LadyGeek wrote: ↑Sat Sep 22, 2018 9:06 pm This thread is now in the Personal Consumer Issues forum (car warranty).

neglogic, Welcome!

Thanks, long time lurker. Mazdas are something I finally feel knowledgeable enough to post about!

I'd be shocked if any new Mazda required over $1000 in maintenance in the first 3 years, especially at such low yearly mileage. We own a Mazda 3 and a CX-9 (both 2 years old with low miles) and have very low maintenance costs. Just oil changes, filter changes, and tire rotations. Ok, the Mazda 3 bat...