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- Sat May 19, 2012 10:49 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What Book Are You Currently Reading? Part V
- Replies: 3372
- Views: 1561084
Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading? Part V
After reading The Snowman by Jo Nesbo, I became hooked on this author and started reading his books in chronological order. The novels are engrossing in a grisly, violent, horrific way... I did learn a little about Norway.
- Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:35 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What's Your Favorite Username?
- Replies: 89
- Views: 6367
Re: What's Your Favorite Username?
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- Fri Dec 09, 2011 1:53 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What's the most overrated book you've read?
- Replies: 193
- Views: 14572
Re: What's the most overrated book you've read?
I tried to read Swan's Way by Marcel Proust, but I just couldn't do it.
- Thu Sep 22, 2011 9:08 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Favorite song line?
- Replies: 153
- Views: 15584
- Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:14 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: House Insurance Co. is demanding shrub trim?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2732
- Fri May 20, 2011 8:10 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What do you eat for breakfast?
- Replies: 116
- Views: 14626
- Tue May 10, 2011 5:01 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: pet grammarian peeves
- Replies: 323
- Views: 22150
- Tue May 10, 2011 4:24 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: pet grammarian peeves
- Replies: 323
- Views: 22150
I looked at the list linked in the message above, but was surprised not to see "bring/take" confusion as a common error. I keep reminding myself that the language evolves, and I should just try to keep up.
Correction. Oh - it is there! It really seems that this mistake is becoming more and more common.
Correction. Oh - it is there! It really seems that this mistake is becoming more and more common.
- Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:39 pm
- Forum: US Chapters
- Topic: St. Louis Bogleheads
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6824
- Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:09 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Re:
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4478
- Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:46 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Re:
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4478
I am not familiar with these sites or statistics, but noted that the introductory sentence states "compared with the overall internet population" and "disproportionately..." and "relative to the general internet population". As a relative measure, not an absolute measure, it indicates there are more females than other internet sites but not necessarily a majority of females on this site. Perhaps your conclusions are based on more data of this site's statistics compared to the general internet population but it is not readily apparent from what is shown here.
- Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:57 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: 2010 TurboTax TaxCaster now up
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2648
- Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:57 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Discover Card is offering a $250 cashback bonus
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9126
- Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:47 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: How to handle/manage CC payments? Autopay? Manual?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4545
- Fri Jun 04, 2010 8:37 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: repay social security - or not?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2784
Early last year, my husband filed for SS when he reached 62 years old. We reevaluated and repaid the benefits at the end of last year. The process was neither slow nor cumbersome. We received a corrected SSA-1099 in time to file last year's taxes without reporting any SS income, but I was prepared to calculate the tax adjustment and do not think it would have been extremely difficult even with multiple years.
- Sun May 16, 2010 9:19 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Favorite Movie Scenes
- Replies: 59
- Views: 8497
- Thu Apr 29, 2010 6:06 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Refrigerators, recommendations?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 13354
- Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:15 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Why Are We the Way We Are?
- Replies: 66
- Views: 9244
This question reminds me of a couple of anecdotes. When I was 4 years old, I walked over to the neighbor's house, picked the flowers in the front yard and then rang their doorbell and asked if they wanted to buy the flowers from me. They invited me in and called my mother because they knew I wasn't allowed outside of my yard. I don't recall doing this, but my neighbor and my mother laughed about it for years. My mother said I told her I wanted to start a savings account. At Halloween, I would save my candy and sell it to my older brothers and sisters over the following weeks. What caused me to act like this at such a young age? This behavior was not typical in my family, so I suspect that I have an innate desire for financial independence. ...
- Sat Apr 17, 2010 6:07 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: 401k questions - with screenshots!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1916
- Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:31 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Visiting Saint Louis
- Replies: 42
- Views: 7882
If you decide to drive out west, Chandler Hill Vineyard is nice: http://chandlerhillvineyards.com/ and is close to the Daniel Boone home which is an interesting historical site: http://www.lindenwood.edu/boone/. Since you seem to be a dog lover: http://www.akc.org/affiliates/museum/aboutmuseum.cfm
I agree with all of the others - do not go into East St. Louis or drive north of the city.
I agree with all of the others - do not go into East St. Louis or drive north of the city.
- Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:13 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Favorite cartoon characters
- Replies: 40
- Views: 5974
- Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:42 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: investment blunders we've made
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1438
- Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:13 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: 401(k) loan avoids high-fee 401(k) funds? What's your rate?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 6883
I did this years ago when my company did not offer any international investing options in the 401(k). I wanted international diversification, so I borrowed from my 401(k). There were no fees involved, only interest at prime +1%. I could still make contributions (only suspended if I took a distribution). I recommended this strategy to some other people at work, but they thought I was crazy, partially because they didn't have the savings discipline and wouldn't be able to pay back the balance if they left the job - and they didn't understand international stocks. It worked for me. Since I always maxed out contributions, paid interest to myself, and invested my 401(k) in US securities, upon completion of loan repayment I considered this a way ...
- Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:34 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Jack Bogle Thinks I'm Funny
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3691
- Sun Jan 17, 2010 6:03 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Anyone Understand Hospital Billing?
- Replies: 66
- Views: 18261
I had the same experience as the OP. In July, my husband went to the emergency room and they kept him overnight. The hospital bill was $14,091. Private insurance paid $1,238.09 and the EOB showed payment in full with no payment expected from us. 9% of the total billed! I was stunned. The next week he had a simple surgical procedure completed. It was scheduled as outpatient but he ended up spending one night in the hospital because laproscopy was not successful and the doc had to cut and stitch (or glue?) him. The hospital billed $7,852.57 and the negotiated amount was $1,321 - 17%. I also noticed that the surgeon was paid a negotiated rate that was less than an oral surgeon was paid a couple of months earlier to extract 2 teeth. I cannot un...
- Thu Jan 07, 2010 12:08 pm
- Forum: Forum Issues and Administration
- Topic: Homepage Revamped
- Replies: 61
- Views: 15264
- Fri Jan 01, 2010 4:48 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Could you/do you live on $50,000 a year?
- Replies: 356
- Views: 82621
- Thu Dec 24, 2009 12:11 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: My Christmas present to YOU
- Replies: 74
- Views: 11993
- Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:54 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Does anyone use ooma VOIP ?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5428
I got Ooma a couple of months ago. I have had no issues with call quality. However, when I tried to drop my ATT landline and retain just the internet (ATT advertises that you can buy internet without phone) they told me that there are a limited number of slots for dry looping and none are available in my area. I downgraded to basic landline services at $12/month, but the taxes and fees drive it to $20/month. I save $10/month on internet for having a landline, but I don't use the landline as they had to change my phone number when I downgraded services.
- Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:57 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What is your favorite book ever?
- Replies: 109
- Views: 16704
- Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:44 am
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Help me compare lump-sum to defined benefit?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1656
- Fri Nov 27, 2009 3:13 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Black Friday savings - ING
- Replies: 47
- Views: 11451
- Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:19 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Appliance Help: Yay or Nay for Induction?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3158
I just asked my husband, and he agreed that he prefers the induction. Gas is not an option for us, so we would buy induction again if we had to replace our cooktop. We bought last September and got the prior year's model at a large discount, but we had to have it installed in an island and that required enlarging the cutout slightly and we paid extra for that - installation was over $500. Altogether, we paid a little over $2,000. We had stainless pots and pans, but a magnet didn't stick so we bought new ones.
- Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:28 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Appliance Help: Yay or Nay for Induction?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3158
We bought an induction cooktop about a year ago, and we love it. It can heat things more quickly than a microwave, but has excellent temperature control at the low temperature levels as well. I can wipe up any spills or spatters from the cool cooktop while I am cooking. I didn't dwell on the cost too much, however. It is such a personal decision...
- Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:00 pm
- Forum: Personal Investments
- Topic: Question for those who have an HSA at HSA bank/TD ameritrade
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3149
I came across HSA bank which links with TDameritrade where you can buy no-transaction fee funds, which are usually junk funds, but one caught my eye. http://www.hsabank.com/HSABank....trade.aspx SSgA S&P 500 index, ER 0.18%, minimum $10,000, IRA minimum $250, additional contribution minimums $100 ( http://research.tdameritrade.c....mbol=SVSPX ). In the past, with other funds, I have seen "IRA minimum" to apply to any tax advantaged account such as an ESA, etc. Now, for purposes of this fund minimum, does an HSA count as an IRA to get the $250 minimum or is the HSA minimum $10,000? If only $250 it would be great way to get started without a lot of money and without having to worry about commissions. Does anyone know the answer...
- Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:35 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: That Extravagant Thing You Do
- Replies: 411
- Views: 67171
We purchased contemporary art from galleries where we usually met the artists. We have 4 pieces of Stanislav Libensky and Jarslava Brychtova glass, as well as several William Morris glass pieces (numerous others). Paintings by regional artists such as Peter Marcus, Fred Stonehouse and Matthew Strauss (if you look him up, the one from the Great Rivers Biennial). Edgy pieces by Janis Mars Wunderlich, Jenny Mendes and Betsy Youngquist. Bought directly from Muys & Muylaert in Belgium.
- Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:45 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Tax brackets and income for retirees
- Replies: 76
- Views: 13128
- Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:28 am
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: Tax brackets and income for retirees
- Replies: 76
- Views: 13128
- Tue Sep 01, 2009 4:05 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: When you accidentally drop a piece of fruit...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5498
- Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:26 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: That Extravagant Thing You Do
- Replies: 411
- Views: 67171
Kobe is delicious because of the marbling. Prime beef tenderloin is also excellent but I think it is healthier because it has less fat.Tabs wrote:What kind of steak? Kobe? And what do you think of it?neverknow wrote:Expensive cuts of steak (brand new extravagance, thought I better get with it, before my teeth got to old).
That's something extravagant I would like to try some day as well. Any thoughts and recommendations from anyone would be appreciated.