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Anna
That is Pepper, my cocker waiting for the mailman.
The people who make money on money aren't likely to want anyone else to make money on money. After all, once the people who make money on money finish their transaction, their money from money is theirs. After that it is other entities making money …
I grew up in MS but the Q/A produces:
"Which American accent do you have?
Northern
You have a Northern accent. That could either be the Chicago/Detroit/Cleveland/Buffalo accent (easily recognizable) or the Western New England accent that news netwo…
Maybe it was a compromise. You know - the owls wanted 60 and 70 but the eagles wanted much older. They consulted the statisticians and actuaries who determined that the optimal time to claw back those taxes was in the half years of 59 and 70.
I do …
Well I'm going to get me a comfortable chair and move from rest room to rest room watching for trans people. I will write a book based on these observations, if any.
msf, I truly have lost the distinction between "luck" and "life". You know, a man starts on the way home with more than one path to choose and cannot know that if he choses the wrong one a hungry Spinosaurus lies in wait.
Isn't this the choice American's ultimately must make. Potentially, the price of more freedom in this area is an increase in risk. I have observed that many people are quick to say that someone is not doing their job if any of the risk shows it's he…
vkt, Nothing like that that either my husband or I can remember. We never bought anything for the car anywhere (except gas the Chevron station down the street). Not important anyway. Maybe it was insurance or DMV. And, maybe I did do something that …
OJ, My relationship might be tighter than yours. I have an Amazon card because it limits the purchase totals and I don't need to offer a credit card number to buy. I also have Prime so Amazon has checked my credit. Still, I can't figure out where my…
OJ, Yesterday I did a search at Amazon. Amazon misunderstood what I was looking for and pulled up car radios. I clicked on one. A banner at the top for clicking thru said that this radio is compatible with your ..... and gave me my car and model. I …
Just when I start thinking I know it all, in comes the word propitiating. Maybe that one escaped me because no one ever witnessed me do anything close to "win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them." H…
>> it's not clear that the educational level has
I do not know about in general, but in many selected areas it sure has, just phenomenally. From musical performance to history scholarship, from economic and business/management analyses to IR…
I've been trying to figure out which MFO posters are among those 62.
Was going to suggest Ted - but he's already excluded himself. Others have made fortunes in junk bonds, gold, and investment advising writing and publishing - perhaps not to the de…
Well, we bought a ticket too, contacted a tax attorney about setting up the blind trust to receive our winnings, and carefully did not mention the purchase much less make joking promises to relatives. We are ready; let the drawing begin.
I pre-save for almost everything - new car, new roof, new heater - almost everything that has a great possibility of needing replacement/repair in the next five years or so. My emergency fund just grows like uncut grass but the buckets of money are …
Thanks for the input Anna. I assumed linter was aware of the Discussion+ category so I did not mention it earlier. Alas! We all come here for different things and have different points of view on how the board should operate!
hank, I don't know w…
speaking of weeding through "links", is there a way to set up a category that shows all posts *not* started by ted except for posts started by ted that have one or more responses?
On the left side of the page there is an option for "Discussions +". …
Thanks for the riveting story. This is really a good hangout. Is it just me or does it seem the market starts the little bear part/tease at the end of 8 year President cycles?
On the other hand, I could use a lesson in fracking coffee. You know; pushing that last extraction out of the pot. Oh, I remember - I think percolators were coffee frackers. If you run out, you just push a little new water through for the worse tast…
I'll take 2015 any year. I'm only a tad "richer" but 2015 is the first year since we retired that we had no major or semi-major medical events. It's been a wondrously boring year.
