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Patagonia.
Why? Certainly not because of comfort. But because of it's purest water, air, raw beauty and power.
There's something about its' elemental nature.

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Do not all the DVR devices require some type of subscription service?

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@dual
Sometimes the commercials have something that interest me.
Occasionally I find an amusing commercial that I don't mind watching.

@Rob5TCP
Wow! Thank you. . .

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I discussed that question with my financial advisor. He wears a nice suit when he has to make a first impression. A good suit would let you socialize with men in $2000 dollar suits and not feel inadequate. The JC Penny suits for, what? - a hundred dollars? They look good on the rack and may look goo...

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Yes. Eat the food but not their story. You owe them nothing. Dinners and breakfasts are commonly offered by financial advisors (both individuals and firms). Go to at least three different advisors presentations - commit to none. They ALL will be willing to talk to you at any time. The financial plan...

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Look for a "HEPA" style filter as these are the best at removing particulate matter - find that Walmart, Costco, Target, etc if in the US.
Odors are a different issue and need to be corrected at their source.

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This might help a little: FCC Tells Advertisers to Calm Down - Lowers the Volume on Commercial Breaks Jim It shouldn't take an Act of Congress. This is an age of smart devices. Is there not a TV set that can be programmed to detect and lower volume to 5, 10, 20% of the set volume during commercials...

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To appease the feeling that I should do something, I've moved 30 percent of "at risk" money into money markets.
That's 3% of net worth.

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Re-installing the operating system is a last resort but may be you're best bet.
That or upgrading to a new operating system.

From there on, avoid file sharing, chat rooms, etc. which are well known sources of infection.

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The public ferry to Bainbridge island is a good idea.
Or you might like this one: http://www.clippervacations.com/ferry/s ... njuanferry
Either one would be easy with a one year old.

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Greetings. I believe that we are in the financial doldrums much as Japan has been for many years. We've just experienced a "near-miss" in terms of planetary impact sized economic disaster (2008). Until we can sell our homes without taking an economic beating, this economy as a whole isn't ...

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You can also get camouflage tarps to help blend into surrounding landscape.
Your first night in bed listening to wind flapping tarps might change your mind though.

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We got lucky. Our first rental was/is a duplex in a neighborhood of single family homes. That has since become our criteria when it comes to location. So. . .good luck in finding one like that. . .most duplex/fourplex units tend to be built in zoning areas where you find nothing else but multifamily...

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Gas. And make it a 250/2500 3/4 ton. The half ton trucks are woefully under strength when it comes to hauling a load of bricks home. Tires are their weak point when it comes to hauling. Resale value too. . .lots of 150 class trucks out there. The diesel engine will outlive you. Other truck component...

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Diesels are overpriced and you don't need one given your original post. Diesel soot will soon be re-classified as carcinogenic (based on research information released today) which you will probably be reading soon in the news. Can you please provide a link or referenced to this information? Thanks ...

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I use two advisers and see what each has to comment on the other's recommendations.

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Diesels are overpriced and you don't need one given your original post.
Diesel soot will soon be re-classified as carcinogenic (based on research information released today) which you will probably be reading soon in the news.

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Once you get to a place where you have more time on your hands, you can then devote more time to figuring out answers to all those questions.
Time is an ingredient for many things. Time to think. Time to heal. Time to calm.
Find some and use it wisely.

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Thanks everyone. It's easy to get overwhelmed with information but all this was good. Annuities have their place, but are not very liquid. . .sorry, I left that requirement out. I found the https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/vanguard/ManagedPayoutList web page. Looking closely at the pop up wind...

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We need a little more monthly cash income. The money would be used to eat out once a week instead of ALWAYS eating at home. With 100K in Vanguard, what would be the best Vanguard funds to invest it in to produce a modest monthly income stream? Caveat #1; We'd like to know that the fund(s) could enjo...

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Yes, I purchased a franchise many years ago. Once I was in the business I found that I could do better on my own. Fortunately, I formed the business in an adjoining county - not my home turf - which was against the franchiser's rules and a mistake on the part of their salesman. It was through that e...

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Contact the SEC - it's been a few years since I had a problem with Vanguard and after complaining to the SEC, Vanguard straightened out their mess.
(It was a misunderstanding on Vanguard's part.)

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I bought a bank owned property - after the purchase offer was submitted the bank responded with tons of stipulations - among them one stipulation said that I intended to live in the property and that I would not resell it within a period of time - under a penalty of $5000 dollars. Not the banks idea...

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I was renting a place once and when I moved out, the landlord told me to set the thermostat for 50 degrees (at least that is what I remember). This was in mid-winter. I heard that about a month later, her house was wrecked from a broken pipe. My assumption is that when I moved out and had the elect...

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That question should be directed to your insurance agent.
A broken water pipe can cause tremendous damage in a short time.

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The plasma screen will make a noticeable impact on your electric bill if you run it all the time. 700 watts - almost a like a toaster left on.

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It will make an impressive uptick in speed and performance if you upgrade to 2 MB of memory and add a 7200 rpm hard disk drive. There's plenty of YouTube videos to show how to do it. That should extend the useful life of the machine another two years or so. . . I did that. About two years after the ...

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The key word here is "financial advisers". Financial advisors are compensated based on your investable assets; fee-only advisors usually collect a percentage of the investments they manage, and commission-based advisors collect a commission only on purchases. If you pay $137K on the mortg...

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I'm in a similar situation. . .have windfall cash and would like to pay off 137K at 5% I have two financial advisers - both advise against paying off house since there are many investment vehicles that can return 6.5 to 7 percent. However, I don't see any investment with the security of a property t...

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I think you should consider Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund - Admiral Shares, and/or Vanguard Target Retirement Income. Both funds pay dividends quarterly. The dividend amount will fluctuate, so if you're looking for a guaranteed amount each month/quarter these funds are not for you. If you can live...

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We've got 260K in eight assorted non-qualified Vanguard funds and we are puzzled as to how to convert those assets into a monthly cash flow. Other investments allow us to live without those Vanguard assets working for us, but life would be just "getting by". Ages are 64 & 55 So, we'd l...

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If you sell the coin at a gold dealer and they file a 1099, then yes, it will be a taxable event.
But gold is an object just like a chrome rims or a butter knife.
Would you pay capital gains on them?

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retiredjg:
Thank you. . .I never would have sorted my way through that mess without your help.

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Take a look, this might satisfy your inquisitiveness:
$ZADOW:Dow Jones Global Indexes

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Gee, I remember seeing a link within Vanguard to show 9 years worth of data.
Have you seen that?

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