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The preexisting health issues is a big deal for me. My health has been great (except for mild arthritis) so I have been cash pay for several years. Then all of a sudden I get a cancer diagnosis. My DH and I make too much in retirement income by just a few dollars to qualify for hardship grants and g...

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Oops! I was way off topic.

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My Jeep Grand Cherokee was a great long distance commuter. I called it a touring car with 4x4 capablities.

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We purchased our current home before selling our old one. One issue we ran into was the insurance company for the old house forced us to keep it 'owner occupied' until it sold. Our new home is 200 miles away so we ended up parking the camp trailer in the driveway of the old house and maintaining a p...

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Our old home was 1600 sq ft with 8 ft ceilings throughout. A 4-ton heat pump was plenty for heating and cooling, but that was in the Phoenix, Az area. If you are in a more temperate climate, 3 tons may be enough. Do some research.

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It all depends on the market and what someone is willing to pay for it.

I would gladly pay more for a full-size Jeep truck or Wagoneer or even a Grand Cherokee (ZJ only) than I would for a MB/CJ/YJ/TJ/KJ/whatever. They are just more comfortable in bad weather.

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I have a 1994 Dodge 2500 Diesel 4x4. The most unusual repair was replacing the fuel shutoff solenoid with a push-pull cable. Other than that, the truck has been completely reliable since I bought it used in 2003. I had a 93 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The battery would drain erratically. It turned out that...

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I have a cheap infuser for holding the tea and a 24 oz. Stanley Classic Vacuum Insulated Food Jar for steeping.
My favorite tea is Lapsang Souchong loose tea. It smells like a campfire, but is really smooth.

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Taz wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 24, 2018 8:23 pm
Limon Pepino (cucumber lime). Seriously.

+1 My favorite flavor!

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FWIW, we used coffee cans for years and when they filled up I would set them aside. When we sold our house last year I took them to the Walmart (they had a coin counting machine there). Had about $167 in change.

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I have a Harley-Davidson piggy bank, but most of the time change goes in an old coffee can.

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We really enjoyed the antics of the carpenter bees our old house (we moved last year). They might look big and scary, but they aren't dangerous. They aren't the greatest fliers, at worst they'll just bounce off you. What we did to keep them from chewing on the house was to place pieces of unpainted ...

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The foxes and coyotes help the rat snakes keep the critter population down. But the neighbors with small dogs worry about the coyotes. OTOH, the coyotes don't yap for hours on end, maybe just a little howling at night. Especially when they hear a siren. +1 Add to that gopher snakes, hawks, owls, an...

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We moved to our new home in September last year and started planning workshop space. Our buildings are finally getting built. DH is very much into automotive work and metal fabrication so he will have a space for that. I took up software development, gardening, and small scale robot design a few yea...

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I would never drop homeowners insurance, but I would definitely consider dropping that hidden tax called FEMA Flood Insurance. That is, unless I lived in a place that actually flooded on a regular basis.

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Can you work different hours so that one of you is always home?

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Is your AC filter is too restrictive? The HVAC company that replaced our heat pump several years ago recommended using the thinnest, cheapest filters we could find and replace the filter on a monthly basis or when it got dirty, which ever came first.

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Handy hint: Write a separate check for your principal payment and mark it as such. That way you have a record if the mortgage company screws up. And they will screw up. Not sure how you do this with online payments.

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bottlecap wrote: ↑
Wed May 30, 2018 4:25 pm
You can't afford it.

Sorry,

JT

I agree. Once you get the 4-wheeling bug that new Toyota will become very expensive. If you want to 4-wheel, buy something a little cheaper like an older used 4Runner, TLC, or heaven forbid, a Jeep, that is already set up for the trails.

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The snowbird season in the Phoenix area lasts from September to April -- give or take. The early birds show up in September to get the good spots even though it's still hot. Of course there are areas of Arizona with less extreme weather than the Phoenix metro area.

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A handy hint from someone who spent many years in college as a student. As soon as you know what classes you are going to take, contact the instructor to find out what book(s) are being used. This will give you a head start in finding them at good prices or rental rates. If you wait until the first ...

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Those cargo trays are great for fairly light loads, but if you are carrying 240 pounds, you will want to add extra supports that tie the unit to the vehicle frame. Rent a trailer and dolly instead.

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I used the No-Knead method and made a loaf of whole wheat bread yesterday. It was kind of a momentous occasion for me. I quit eating grains about 10 years ago after I had a strong reaction to a wheat product. Lately, I started thinking that maybe it was the added 'stuff' commercial bakeries put in t...

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I would look at traditional occupations and see how your skill set fits. Not all businesses constantly upgrade to the latest fad in computer/software technology, some still need people to maintain and improve the technology they use. One example is supply management or supply chain management softwa...

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The Rubicon Jeep Trail is near Lake Tahoe. There might be some Jeep tour companies that offer trail rides.

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I lost my last job in 2008 and was unable to find work until 2012, but during that time I completed an MS-Eng and went to the local community college to learn computer animation and factory automation. I lost the job in 2012 due to health problems. A year later I decided to start my own software dev...

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I would say no. In 1998 we purchased a high-end slide-in Jenn-Air range on sale with good intentions of replacing our old GE Americana. We didn't get around to making the replacement for about 15 years. That was a big mistake. Within the first year after installing it we had the printed circuit card...

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I was forced into early retirement due to health issues. It hasn't been much fun. So I looked at my skill set and decided that I could write software. I spent many years programming for a living so it was an easy choice. I figured if I spent a year or two getting up to speed on the most popular pro...

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I never lived in a dorm when I was in college, but I had a lot of classmates that did. Several of them were veterans, so a bit older and wiser. One problem with dorms is that the rooms people will be coming in and out of the room so not much is private or safe (think jewelry, money, credit cards, et...

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I was forced into early retirement due to health issues. It hasn't been much fun. So I looked at my skill set and decided that I could write software. I spent many years programming for a living so it was an easy choice. I figured if I spent a year or two getting up to speed on the most popular prog...

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Have you considered after-market seats?

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The previous owners of our home installed an RO system. That got us thinking that there might be something wrong with the water from our well. Our property is right next to a large farming area. So we used a certified lab in Tucson to do the testing. The lab gave us the option of shipping the sample...

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Wi-Power for Internet $54.99/month
Tracfone for cell, $10/month
Television is over the air antenna - $0
Total: about $65

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I live in high desert in southern Az. My property is covered with sharp rocks and spiky plants. The snakes and venomous insects will be coming out of hibernation soon. Anyway, I needed a pair of ankle high boots to replace my minimalist sandals. I chose New Balance Men's MW1400v1 Walking Shoe, which...

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I am in the market for a new appliance package. My loca store has a 1600 rebate on select, upscale Kitchen Aid appliances and I am leaning in that direction. I am look at ~ $7k approx for DW, Fridge, Micro, Stove before rebate But I saw a Viking refrigerator for $12,000. Some of their other applian...

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Look for one with a red display. It won't mess up your night vision. If you find one you like, but it isn't red, cover the display with automotive Tail/Parking Light Repair Tape.

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Great! You have (maybe?) $50k for the first year, but what about the next 3-4 years? Scholarship hunting isn't a lot of fun, but it's better than taking out student loans.

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1994 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 Diesel - 270,000 miles
Recently replaced the original TPS. Now the truck acts like a teenager. No more bogging down on the hills.

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We have never owned a motorhome only camp trailers. Our first camp trailer was a 22ft stick built Nomad with so many defects it spent more than 6 months at the dealer getting fixed. Later, the body started twisting after driving down a couple of forest roads and the doors got tweaked. We knew it was...

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I expect to use it for both wildlife and for surveillance of property, especially when we are not there, as there’s been enough reports of those casing properties in the area We thought about using our trail cam for keeping tabs on our property but decided against it since there are camera systems ...

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A couple of months ago when we sold our house the title agency discovered a judgment against someone with the same first and last name as mine, no middle initial or name was included. If there was one it would have made things a lot easier. The judgment was recorded a few years ago in the public rec...

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I’ll check out the Stealth cam G42 {did you find you needed to use lithium batteries, i’d like not to have to use them, or can good manufacturers batteries (durocell, etc) be used?} I knew that Moultrie was one of the earliest... but some reviews didn’t have them rated very high I’ve also heard eno...

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I expect to use it for both wildlife and for surveillance of property, especially when we are not there, as there’s been enough reports of those casing properties in the area We thought about using our trail cam for keeping tabs on our property but decided against it since there are camera systems ...

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1. Don't have any tall shrubs, fences or walls criminals can hide behind. 2. Grow spiky thorny plants under the windows. 3. Have a gravel strip with loose sharp rocks around the perimeter of the house. Noisy! especially at night. 4. If you use outdoor lighting to deter crime, point the lights toward...

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We have a Stealth Cam G42 No-Glo Trail Game Camera STC-G42NG about $100 on Amazon. It might be a little more expensive than the ones you are looking at, but it has been completely reliable for us. We used it to figure out what critter was eating our watermelons. It was a coyote. We have also taken i...

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We tried cable back in the 1980s and quickly found out that we didn't like it. Plus, it was expensive. We have been OTA ever since. When HDTV came about, we upgraded the TV and antenna. In our latest home we bought a 60-mile deep fringe antenna and have a pretty good channel selection though PBS and...

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I bought my 2010 Prius brand new. All service had been done exclusively at the Toyota dealer. I have a folder that contains copies of every service and repair from day one. A CarFax report for your Prius will probably show all the dealership service information so even if you don't give the buyer a...

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Ask about taxes when deciding whether to take a package.

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I was forced into retirement at 52 in 2012 due to health issues. But after working for 35 years and investing I don't feel bad about it. It's kind of nice not having to wake up to an alarm clock. Anyway, last year I started getting bored so I started a software development company. Because it's just...

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Is there any health concern if minerals are removed by such filtration? Of course, if the water is obviously bad to begin with like foul smell or off color... but what if the tap water is as clean as the city can provide? Thanks If you do a little research on RO systems, you will find that they cla...

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