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We also stayed in an apartment (HomeAway) near Campo de Flori and thought it was a great location. Easy to walk to most of the sites you'd want to see and lots of restaurants nearby. Most places within the historic center (aka Aurelian Walls) are good locations and easy to walk to, though the area n...

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Sometimes at Costco - they do not always have the desired tires in stock. It can make sense to check with them a bit before you need to have the desired tires installed. If they don't have the tires in stock, you can usually buy them on their website and they'll be delivered to your local Costco wi...

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I agree with the suggestion of just getting insole inserts if you're just looking for insoles with good arch support and which can be moved to most shoes (as long as their insoles are removable). I have several pairs of the green SuperFeet insoles (picked them up on sale over time) as well as custom...

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confusedinvestor wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 06, 2018 1:07 am
+1
$7 Apothic Red
UpperNwGuy wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 05, 2018 11:55 am
Cheap wine.

Also, appropriately named for this forum, any of the Bogle wines. They're surprisingly good without even needing to throw in the qualifier "for the price" (they're great for the price)

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If you like beer and you like bourbon, you'll like Founder's Backwoods Bastard. Tyranena's Rocky's Revenge is another good beer with bourbon hints, a brown ale aged in bourbon barrels. Not sure if it's available outside Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana.

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We bought a new set of tires from Costco earlier this year. Two weeks later, one of the tires got a nail in it. When I took it in, they replaced that tire for free because the nail was too close to the edge of the tire to patch. The warranty only covers the damaged tire(s) and is prorated based on t...

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While you're at Costco, check out their restaurant gift cards. They usually have gift cards for Roy's and a few other restaurants for $79 (with a value of $100).

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I'm a big fan of the Colombian Supremo coffee beans at Costco. Very good flavor, about $5/lb. Haven't noticed any off or stale flavors. barreg, How do you brew your coffee? Expresso? Costco store roasted coffee bean tend to be over-roasted because they use a big 1,000-pound coffee roaster. If you d...

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I'm a big fan of the Colombian Supremo coffee beans at Costco. Very good flavor, about $5/lb. Haven't noticed any off or stale flavors.

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I took an Italian class at a local community college before our trip to Italy and it came in quite handy. While you can get along with English in most of the major tourist cities, knowing Italian came in very helpful at the small train depot in Tuscany when the person behind the counter understood n...

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I'm withdrawing the full balance (ACH originating from Ally Bank)

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The 4th link is just barely inside San Francisco and not exactly in a desireable area

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The line from our compressor to our condenser froze right shortly our new A/C unit was installed a few years ago. It turned out that there was a leak in the condenser and the HVAC company replaced it for no cost.

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My wife and I each have 2 Insight cards and we were able to link to/ACH from both Ally and Discover checking accounts. We're using Ally to avoid inactivity fees, since they'll allow scheduled $1 ACH transactions, where Discover has a minimum of $25 for scheduled ACH transactions.

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If you could post some specifics on issues you're having, we might be able to provide more helpful suggestions. Another option is just to "import" the spreadsheets as linked tables, so the data doesn't really live in Access, but Access can query the spreadsheets, but depending on what problems you'r...

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I hate our Delta faucet. It was great for about 6 months, but eventually it got the point where it was really difficult to find the exact handle placement to turn the water completely off. The handle has wide range of movement but there is only one place where it won't drip, and that place is not ea...

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There are few good ways to limit/minimize tourist hordes when visiting Cinque Terre. -We stayed at a VRBO apartment in Sestri Levante, just north of Cinque Terre. There were a good number of rental/hotel options there, lots of restaurants, a beach, and it's an easy train ride to either Cinque Terre ...

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I just finished the Frankenstein Chronicles, which I thought was very good. Following the political players wasn't always easy, but Sean Bean was great.

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I did not read all of the replies. My advice two weeks in Rome and maybe go to Pompeii. I've been to Italy four times as well as Venice and Prague. You will spend a lot of time travelling and not learn to understand one place in depth. I spent two weeks in Rome once. I stayed at an inexpensive plac...

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I think about my house as a money pit. There's always another expense coming down the road (though if I could just get my wife to stop watching HGTV, that would help). When we eventually sell, if we make money off it, that would be a bonus, but not something I'm counting on. We've made lots of impro...

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If you’re someone who can go with the flow then rewards points are great. If you’re someone that has to travel on exactly X day, to Y location, and stay at Z hotel, you will be less frustrated with cashback. What he said! I've struggled to find flights on several airlines for less than 40k round tr...

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Roughly 35% bonds at 48. Putting most new money into bonds since stocks keep going up so much

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I plan my W2 withholding so that my annual tax rebate or amount due is fairly negligible (under $100 either way).

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Hands down best way is to open checking accounts and fund them with the credit card. You don't lose anything to fees; at most you'll pay $15 to open an account at a credit union. You have to do research to find out if your card will count it as a purchase or not. https://www.doctorofcredit.com/does...

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Think it was mentioned already, but if you want to stay in the Middleton school district, Cross Plains is considerably less expensive and the same district. Didn't realize how many Sconnie's were BHs

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Hands down best way is to open checking accounts and fund them with the credit card. You don't lose anything to fees; at most you'll pay $15 to open an account at a credit union. You have to do research to find out if your card will count it as a purchase or not. https://www.doctorofcredit.com/does...

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Hi..I just received a letter offering 1.3% interest if I open a new capital one 360 money market account and an additional $500 if deposit amount is $50 k or more. The interest is over 10x what my bank currently pays. It does not offer a debit card or checking and transfers to my checking account a...

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Another vote for the Brother laser printer

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Another vote for PenFed Credit Union. I'm about a year into a 3 yr car loan for 1.49%. In the past, I've also taken Toyota dealer financing when they had 0% financing available.

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We don't have a second set of rims and just pay Costco ~$48 to do a seasonal tire swap in the winter and spring

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I track my checking account with an Excel spreadsheet. We write very few physical checks, but I generally try to keep a minimum $1k balance in our checking account (and the rest in a higher yield money market account at a different bank). Keeping it in Excel lets me track out planned spending for th...

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We spent three days in Venice this past summer, one would have been plenty. Wrong time of year and you probably only visited St Mark's Sestiere? You have to see Venezia off peak and get out into the other quarters . Otherwise the crowds are just overwhelming. Florence was the city I found to be no ...

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The answer partially depends on the vehicle. Our Camry handles just fine in the snow with all season tires, but our Odyssey is almost undriveable in the snow unless we have snow tires on (but it handles great with snow tires)

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PVW wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 05, 2017 9:26 pm
White Zinfandel is generally very reasonably priced - but don't get the cheap stuff just because you think all White Zinfandels (and it's drinkers) are the same.

Isn't all White Zin "the cheap stuff"?

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Similar to some other posters, my wife and I told our teen daughter last year that we'd match whatever amount she wanted to put into a Roth IRA. She opted to put in half of what she'd earned so that it would max out the Roth contribution. With regards to filing a tax return, the incentive for filing...

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I also plan on moving our family to Total Wireless in about a month, so thanks for the info and please come back and post again if you find more to share!

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I think I remember hearing about this a while ago. I don't remember the specifics. I will say that if you don't have Prime and take the regular free shipping, don't plan on getting items anytime soon. I ordered items last week and the latest is that they may start shipping tomorrow, so roughly 1.5 ...

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With a family of four, we usually take one weeklong vacation per year of about $5,000-$6,000 and several shorter vacations (usually long weekend) for a few hundred $$ each.

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I'll second the suggestion of the Running Warehouse gift certificate. They free 2 day shipping, free returns, good selection, and shoppers can usually find a 10% off discount code online.

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I bought the Panasonic ZS100 for an international trip and it worked well for me. I wanted a camera with a 1" sensor for good image quality, but also with a decent zoom and the ZS100 was the only camera at the time that fit the bill (10x zoom). Thanks! I have been considering this because it seems ...

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I bought the Panasonic ZS100 for an international trip and it worked well for me. I wanted a camera with a 1" sensor for good image quality, but also with a decent zoom and the ZS100 was the only camera at the time that fit the bill (10x zoom).

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It's essentially the equivalent of a treadmill for swimming, but at least for a treadmill, you can quickly/easily change the speed and have a TV nearby to stave off boredom. During an average swim workout, each set I do is usually a different speed, so I would think it would be a pain to constantly ...

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I recommend the HERE app for using your phone as a GPS, without connecting to mobile data. Download the maps at home, before you leave. Google Maps has similar functionality, ability to download maps offline and use just use GPS (not data). However, I'd recommend buying a local SIM card and data pl...

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That looks awful. Whoever attached those baseboards was a hack. Any semi-competent contractor, carpenter, or DIY homeowner could have done way better. WTH is up with all the inside and outside corner trim?

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I haven't seen Glitch mentioned, currently on Netflix. People in a small Australian town start coming back from the dead, but it's not like Stephen King's "Pet Sematary" as they're not evil when they come back. Good sci-fi and the trailer for season 2 was just released. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...

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Book as many sightseeing reservations/tours in advance as you can and try for the earliest available times. Temperatures aren't too bad early in the AM, but by 11am, it will be baking hot in Rome and Tuscany. We did the Colosseum Underground and 3rd Ring tour (buy from official Coop Culture website)...

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It's been a few yeas, but TrueCar was not a great deal. It also resulted in many high pressure phone calls from a participating dealer. My best deal was found simply emailing dealers. It took a few hours of time, but it was worth it. I'll second this. TrueCar was a good deal when it first came out....

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Chain tool. You will be walking if your chain comes apart. This goes in the small under seat bag. Hmm, I've never had a chain come apart while riding in 30 years of cycling. Chain tool is good to have when you want to replace your chain, but I wouldn't carry one with me on my bike in the unlikely e...

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Rome in August is Hell. Yes, late summer in Italy can be brutal - except maybe mountains and far north. Not just late summer, pretty much mid-June to early September. However, getting to sights (e.g. Colosseum) as early in the day as possible helps some, as at least it's generally cooler and less c...

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We did a 2 week family trip to Italy last summer, all of which was self-planned, and had a great time. Some of the best advice we received before the trip was: 1) Limit your itinerary. This was very difficult advice to follow, as you want to try to see as much as possible, but the day you arrive, th...

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