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Cool bags aren't designed to be used with ice. The ice will sweat and/or melt and you'll have a dripping mess on your hands. I learned this without doing Livesoft's experiment - the results are already posted in pages of pages of cool bag Amazon reviews written by people who learned the hard way tha...

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Personally I wouldn't let $65 ruin an enjoyable holiday weekend with friends/family

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I'll caveat my post by saying that I'm less emotional about low interest debt that others in this forum.Would you be worried if your mortgage balance was $391K @4% and your student loan balance was $0? If that scenario doesn't bother you then neither should a $291k mortgage @4% and $100k student loa...

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Your current strategy is kicking the can down the road. But considering the uncertainty around PSLF and your combined incomes, you need to assume that the loans will have to be repaid. Once you accept that reality, I see two options: 1. Pay it all off or refinance, this would leave the wife's repaym...

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Keep Pilot. But if I were a parent, I would take out 3rd row of seats or, if the son is trustworthy, strictly limit number of people allowed in the car.

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I give my nieces and nephews cash and assume that it helps their parents teach them about spending vs saving vs investing. If some of it is spent on short-term wants like toys and candy and movies with friends, that's fine with me. There's a lesson in that too.

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Since time is limited, find an airbnb to rent for a month while she searches for a roommate.

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Say "NO" to things you don't want to do without guilt. If it is charitable, offer money instead. If it is family/friends, just say no and move on or make an alternative suggestion that requires less time. At work, don't take on extra work that isn't your primary job function or doesn't move your car...

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I would toss them and buy new. But I don't spend much on synthetic gym t-shirts for this reason. I do spend a bit more on wool baselayers and they don't seem to get stinky. I let them dry out after working out and never put them in the dryer.

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I'm surprised by all the negative responses here. If you have never flown with your child before, then your child might actually be great on planes and you just might not know it yet. We travel every year to see grandparents on flights with multiple legs, and we never paid for an extra seat. Even w...

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Flying with my family to a wedding. Nearest nonstop flight is out of Logan. We plan to spend the night in a nearby hotel prior to our early morning flight. In the past, I was able to find Park, Sleep, and Fly deals at decent hotels priced equal to or less than a week in the Massport Economy lot (cu...

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I disagree with the others who say that you should change jobs based on your employer's performance review process. I work for a MegaCorp and these rankings typically have a very specific rubric for an employee to earn exceeded level, above level, at level, below level (or whatever term your employe...

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My friends and I do trivia at bars a lot. The questions seem to be skewed toward pop-culture so the people who always win are super-recognizers of celebrities and the movies in which they acted. You might win a few bucks here and there. Downside is that you would have to follow current-day celebriti...

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Whole Foods is all over New England and has plenty of options and decent prices, especially when items go on sale. Vermont has a booming craft cheese industry, but maybe not for cheddar. If you feel like traveling try Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, MA - a little pricey but it is a cheese lovers dre...

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if you ask me, that's a bit long to wait - especially at the more junior level. 2 years with just COL raises, if that? just seems a bit slow, especially when you can jump ship to other companies after about the 1 year mark and probably get 10% without even trying. your thoughts? I've worked for a n...

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2: An old CD from a garage band that lasted just a few months. The band was 20 20 Faith, before becoming Eleventh Hour (not the Eleventh Hours that's still around) and were centered out of Arizona around 2002. My wife had a 20 20 Faith CD that brings back memories of summer internships, but misplac...

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My ancient Legacy had this sound as does my neighbor's new Forrester. It must be a feature of Subarus - maybe so your family knows when you're home.

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I disagree with those who say it can't hurt to show you're still interested. Annoying the hiring manager by too frequent communication can hurt your chances of being hired. Imagine if you had 8 candidates for 4 positions and each of them emailed you once a week. If it takes a couple of minutes to re...

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Thanks all for responding, all answers have been extremely helpful. I've basically applied to this potential job offer sight unseen. I did live for a brief time in the other Vancouver..B.C. Which we absolutely loved. I guess I am extremely nervous to pack up my family of 4 without truly knowing the...

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Scratching my head wondering whether this a humblebrag or a real question? If you include the dates and times someone might search Kayak and set up an itinerary for you. I imagine the most direct route is probably on a private plane, but it may not be the most cost effective option.

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Congrats.

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Honestly, there is very little to say without an incredible amount of more information, not the least being what your design inclinations are. The preexisting style of the house matters too, to some extent, but more so the type of furniture you already have. Floor lamps can be modern, transitional,...

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I'm considering a used car from a private party. It's a 2013 Subaru Impreza with 25K miles priced around $14.5K, and appeared in great condition when I checked it out. I've also checked the KBB value. Do you have an arbitrary maximum for which you would pay for a used car from a private party? I do...

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Adoption of an adult? I hope the presenter was joking. I would be mad that I wasted my time listening to someone who gave a flip response to what is a serious topic. Ask to Bogleheads the same question or pick up one of the many good books the Bogleheads recommend. I bet you'll get a better answer t...

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As consumers, this is the shopping experience we've created for ourselves and let's be honest, we deserve it. If you want a better experience, vote with your dollars by going to Carmax and paying a bit more. Totally disagree about this. Car dealers have very, very strong lobbying efforts that have ...

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Nope. And my user rating is 5-stars. If a driver gives me fewer than 5 stars because I don't tip then I would give them a lower than 5-star rating as well.

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According to the Nelnet website, the high interest loan was a non-subsidized Grad Plus loan which accrued interest from the outset (interest was simple and never capitalized) vs the slightly lower cost loans which were subsidized and therefore only started to accrue interest after graduation and pa...

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Before deciding, you need to compare the amount of accrued interest on the various loans. My daughter had 7 loans from 6.5 - 8.55% --some with much accrued interest and some with almost none. We 1st paid off the 8.55% interest note. That was a mistake as interest is not compounded and any payments ...

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Everything you describe is exactly correct. Put the extra payment toward the highest interest loan, pay the minimum on the others until the high interest loan is paid off.

Have you tried refinancing the 6.X% loan with SOFI, DRB, Commonbond?

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spth wrote:Any plans to get married?

I'll volunteer. As long as there's no pre-nup.

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Anyone here bought a 2016 LX recently? I have done research and got a quote $500 below invoice (Invoice=$18,073, Quote= $17,500). Destination charge $835, taxes and tags are extra. The dealer is part of Sonic dealers in Northern Virginia. The salesman claimed that their price is legit with no press...

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I would buy a used car at your destination. Used cars are in much better condition in WA than NY because the roads aren't salted.

Public transportation, Uber, and a car rental can fill in in the meantime. Ship your belongings.

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For relative oldsters like me, our experience in youth isn’t all that relevant. In a small college town in the late 70s, the ATM network was just emerging, we routinely paid with personal checks, we could cash checks at stores that catered to students (with ID, for a fee), many sotes had CC minimum...

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Thanks for your reply Your amortization schedule and the 71 month repayment date is a function of your repayment plan, so it shouldn't change by making principal payments. Why? I now owe them less money and if I were now to pay 220 over 71 months it will exceed what I owe. I've essentially changed ...

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JCE66 wrote:KESP....I would make this stupendously simple, and go for the lowest cost.

Fidelity Total Market Index Premium: 80%
Black Rock US Total Bond Index Instl: 20%

Cost matters. A lot.

Yup. Agree. Put the international in a Roth IRA.

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Your amortization schedule and the 71 month repayment date is a function of your repayment plan, so it shouldn't change by making principal payments. Because you paid early, your next "required" payment is moved into the future. Meaning that you could take a break and not go into default until you r...

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Sorry to hear about your surplussing. My only tip is to sign up for unemployment when your severance is complete. Some people skip this step. I would probably take the summer off and look for another job in the fall. I wouldn't want to end my career on a layoff. But being able to ER and in a hot jo...

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Sorry to hear about your surplussing. My only tip is to sign up for unemployment when your severance is complete. Some people skip this step. I would probably take the summer off and look for another job in the fall. I wouldn't want to end my career on a layoff. But being able to ER and in a hot job...

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A new version of the Impreza is coming out at the end of the year. Downside is historically Subarus have teething issues in the first year of a new model. So I would hesitate to buy one until later in 2017 or 2018.

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One thing to consider is the college admissions process. Top universities will only accept a couple of students from each high school, even the top high schools like TJ. So the college admission process will probably be easier in Colorado than it would have been at TJ. As you move west, there are fe...

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First of all, your IBR payment is based on the prior years income tax returns. So if husband had no income in 2015 then saying income was $0 even though he now has a job isn't fraud. It's how the IBR program works. If the Navient wants you to re-file the form then do it. Again, saying you have no in...

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My large employer has merged twice since I started 5 years ago. Going through the second merger right now. Both times employees were grandfathered into the new organization with their prior years of service. No resetting of the clock. That said, specific benefits usually default to what is being off...

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Not much else to add except to say you have no reason to lie. Just be honest and finish out your two weeks.

Congratulations on the wedding and the big adventure. Good Luck!

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I also think you're mis-interpreting "pride". For the vast majority of people, their primary concern about retirement is whether or not they have enough for their own lifetime. If you're in the financial position where all of your needs will be met regardless of any black swan events, then consider ...

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I would put the food expenses in the "entertainment/travel" budget and not in the food budget. You're probably saving money by having family travel to visit you instead of you traveling to visit them. But if you're on a fixed income and can't afford the expense, then include your visitors in the mea...

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AFAIK, Great Lakes is a federal loan servicing company and as such offers federal consolidation loans, which are always the weighted average of the interest rates of the underlying loans. If you want a lower rate you have to refinance with a private loan company like SOFI, Commonbond, and DRB. ETA: ...

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To me it looks like this is a federal loan consolidations, which is simply a new loan that is the weighted average of your current interest rates. So you would lose the ability to repay the highest interest rate loans early AND the benefits associated with the subsidized loan. No upside here. What y...

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Do you think we should leave the loans as is or try to refinance into just a single interest rate? I would definitely refinance the 6.8% loans and maybe the 4.5% loans. The <~4% loans are on the bubble because you may or may not qualify for a lower interest rate. And there is a tangible benefit of ...

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If I am interpreting your approach correctly, you're planning to repay each loan equally over 2 years. Since loan #1 has the highest interest rate I would put all of the extra payments toward loan #1 until it is paid off, while paying the minimum on loans #2-4. Then move on to loan #2 and so on.

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I think you're over-complicating the smiley.

I do routinely question people's use of

. I scratch my head when the angry guy is used for minor annoyances. To me, he seems sooooo angry.

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