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@bee - And that commentary is essentially the "Great Depression" wisdom that my parents and my wife's parents passed on to us. In a nutshell: with the exception of a mortgage, never owe anybody anything. Every inch of debt is one less inch of contro…
@Mark - Good for you. I hope that you do well with that- I always wondered if that would work. I imagine that it takes a lot of attention to stay on top of changing situations.
Not certain that this is relevant, but each website server is configured to work with a fair number of different browsers and different versions ("upgrades") of those browsers.
It's possible that Vanguard made some software changes which worked OK …
@Crash- in addition to @MikeM 's advice- the only reason that I personally keep any cash in the Schwab sweep account is in case I might need to move it somewhere else, like maybe our Schwab Bankchecking account in anticipation of checks to be writte…
No, that's probably a special redeactivation situation which they won't talk to you about on the phone because that may negatively impact your customer service experience but triggers a special redeactivation assessment fee, the amount of which is o…
If I were a Secret Service agent assigned to Trump I'd be a little concerned right now...
Maybe they'll let them order food from outside. Probably be pretty cold when it gets delivered though.
With respect to insurance deductibles, consider why a deductible of, say, 5k vs 100k likely isn't going to change the policy rate that much.
A home is insured for $1 million. If that home is destroyed by fire:
• At 5k, the insurance company is on …
@Catch22- Maybe this is the reason?
Attorney general moves to reclassify marijuana as lower-risk drug, officials say
Following is an excerpt from a current Washington Post report:
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday will recommend loosenin…
What took so long? I've held him in contempt since 2016.
“The court will not tolerate continued willful violations of its lawful orders,” the judge, Juan M. Merchan, said — an ominous warning to open the third week of Mr. Trump’s trial. He added tha…
@hank - I'm finding that as I age I'm making many more errors in "quick glance" situations... the brain is not quite keeping up with the fast eyeball, and sometimes "substitutes" words. Kind of like "AI", I guess. Then I have to go back over the tex…
No, the caption says "DreamLIFTER", not "Dreamliner".
From Wickipedia:
The Boeing Dreamlifter, officially the 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF), is a wide-body cargo aircraft modified extensively from the Boeing 747-400 airliner.
When I was researching insurance many years ago I found that Mercury had some pretty poor reviews. I remember finding at the CA Dept of Insurance official site an extensive ratings/ complaint report on all companies operating in CA at the time, but …
Here's what bothers me about this one: we read that the expected life span of this type of aircraft is 30 years. The Delta plane is 34 years old. Is there any kind of regulatory requirement for inspection or special maintenance in a situation like t…
@Derf - I suppose that it is a "secondary market"... I just dial up what's available at Schwab and pick what I want. The ones that I mention here were issued some time ago, as the original interest is in the 2 to 3% range.
@msf - OK, let's not get …
Sold 100k SUTXX MMKT (currently 5.17%) to extend income ladder- 50k treasuries, mature 2/26 @ 4.9698%, and 1/27 @ 4.806%
Note: The Washington Post is reporting that "the U.S. economy grew at 1.6 percent annual rate in first quarter 2024, a sharp sl…
Sold 100k SUTXX MMKT (currently 5.17%) to extend income ladder- 50k treasuries, mature 2/26 @ 4.9698%, and 1/27 @ 4.806%
Note: The Washington Post is reporting that "the U.S. economy grew at 1.6 percent annual rate in first quarter 2024, a sharp sl…
