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You don't suppose that Trump just raised the price of beef for everyone in the US, do you?
I am absolutely appalled. If anything like this had happened in previous administrations many members of Congress, of both parties, would be standing on thei…
@hank- If I remember correctly the last time that we ordered checks from Schwab Bank they took a couple of weeks to get here from the printer via snailmail.
Along these lines there's also a new post over at the OT morgue- "Heads up for Citi Double Cash Card users" also deals with checks vs digital/electronic payment.
@hank- We still pay for almost all miscellaneous purchases by credit card, and a few repetitive expenses, such as subscriptions to news media, are automatically charged to a credit card.
Monthly all credit cards are paid by check, and additionally…
"if it gets folks on the road to saving and investing, that's a good thing"
Absolutely. In our case it was an advisor who made his living peddling American Funds, which at the time had a hefty front load. However, his knowledge and advice went well…
This is very informative... I never thought about checking account exposure while waiting for a check order. We use a Schwab Bank checking account which is associated with the brokerage account, and I try not to have much more in that account at any…
"The problem is that people like us, cannot type and watch the screen at the same time. Which can lead to all sorts of hilarity, as a result of auto-correct. I re-read everything that I type, sometimes twice."
Tell me!
Under the previous administration, we saw the highest inflation in four decades—and people feel it every day in housing, vehicles, and basic goods.
• Sure, the pandemic didn’t happen and even if it did it had nothing to do with inflation.
ACA he…
@Anna- yes, for sure. She had the opportunity to stand there and say that unless they extended the same treatment to every other state she was having no part of it. Instead, she is just another facet of the slime that governs us from DC.
This is a fascinating topic and it would be great if we could have an in-depth conversation by some posters who are qualified by background, experience or training in the relevant areas.
@Mark said to @FD1000- " I really hope that someday one of your children or god forbid grandchildren look you in the eye and ask what you did while all of this was happening just so that you could have more money. If I had to guess, you'll lie."
FD…
