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    T-Mobile May 22 Price increase

    DD has the same... I think it started at 1 or 2gb... IMO a great value...
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    How to pay for Medicare part B

    Yes, I just pay mine by CC when I get a bill... I do not like anybody taking money out of my account.. I like to send it from the account..
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    my toxic inheritance

    Or, just pay the person a salary that is FMV... but OP thinks this is not an option so is not happening... BTW, this also means paying anybody else working FMV which might be a small fraction of the person running the business... but divorce ownership from working...
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    T-Mobile May 22 Price increase

    I am sure that there is language in the small print allowing for this... Way back when.... I bought Dish instead of cable... it was listed as $35 'forever'... well, it was that for awhile but I am now up to $115... without telling me they moved me to a 'better' plan that allowed increases...
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    Bad service: What would you do?

    Another one who would not have waited that long... at times I look at others who have come in after me and if they got their meal before me I will speak up... But I also agree.... no tip.. or you can do like my oldest sister... 1 penny... if you leave nothing they can think you do not tip at...
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    Gone by the third generation

    It might be the norm but I have seen the opposite... I helped do tax work for some people who were in the 6th to 10th generation and some were quite wealthy... It was a partnership started in the 1860s or there about (prior to tax law so grandfathered in from a bunch of things).... the next...
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    Weird income tax issue - receiving tax refund checks I didn't ask for (in wrong amounts, too)

    Just throwing out a thought.... you cannot apply a refund to a 'future' year if you have not filed on time... IOW, if you file 2017 taxes in 2020 you cannot apply refund to 2018 taxes... now, this is a guess so YMMV... My question is.... since you are voiding the checks what is the IRS...
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    Restaurant adding fee for use of credit card

    Responding to the last post... almost all of the fees goes to the owner... now the owner might say they are paying for this or that for the employees but they do not have to do so... I think they are saying that so you do not take it out of their tip.... but, if they would actually leave and...
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    Consolidating Schwab Stocks to My Fidelity Account

    It is really easy to move securities between brokers... I have done it a few times and it takes only a few days... You can do it all online on the Fidelity website... https://www.fidelity.com/customer-service/transfer-assets
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    Treasury Direct Delays

    I have some POD from my mom that is too big to cash at a bank... so I sent them in and got the letter about how long it would take... surprised that it happened in about 4 weeks as they were saying 6 months or so... I am cashing my $200 face ones I bought 30 years ago... 4% minimum rate so I...
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    Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV)

    The poster never did say... but that would make more sense... I did not know they had an auto show at the state fair... https://texasautoshow.bigtex.com/
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    Restaurant adding fee for use of credit card

    It is interesting that I was thinking about this earlier today and thought that it is probably larger chains etc. that is doing this... and some make a LOT of money... but if it is a local and the cost is low I pay in cash and have for awhile... like the previous poster I pay cash for my...
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    We just Returned from a 9-day Cruise and were somewhat disappointed.

    YEA.... we did win... so a min-suite it is... Hope I do not get used to them as the regular cost (meaning the regular discounted cost) was so much higher than what we are paying...
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    Bid to upgrade flights?

    We are going on flights soon and there is no upgrade available as all planes are full... will probably get center seats...
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    What are your views on Salim Ramji former exec at Black Rock becoming CEO of Vanguard. should we be concerned?

    I find it interesting that people are saying they do not want to pay for things that other people are doing no matter how small... but you do it every day in probably all transactions... You pay for cell phone... I am sure that some use the system much more than others... but the price is...
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    House Insurance Type??

    You can buy insurance for lower than what they think the house is worth but there is a big catch according to one agent I asked... Using your question... buy $100K for a house that is worth $500K... if an claim is made they will only pay you 20% of that claim... so if you have a $100K loss you...
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    What are your views on Salim Ramji former exec at Black Rock becoming CEO of Vanguard. should we be concerned?

    Well, let's see... it is industry practice to do these without charges... why would it cost more money for Vanguard to do these things that others are doing for free? And they are for profit entities and think that providing them for free is a good thing.
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    What are your views on Salim Ramji former exec at Black Rock becoming CEO of Vanguard. should we be concerned?

    I do not have an experience with an POA but my mom had an account there and the first thing you needed to do was to open an account in your name. For me that meant my siblings had to open theirs also. They moved the money into the individual account and then you could move it. A couple of my...
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    What are your views on Salim Ramji former exec at Black Rock becoming CEO of Vanguard. should we be concerned?

    Oh yea, much higher... and with a load up to 7.5%.... He was the king of low cost index investing... Vanguard pioneered indexing and low costs... they used to have great service also... I was happy to have the vast majority of my funds in Vanguard for over 35 years... and recommended them...
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    Restaurant adding fee for use of credit card

    Some slight comments on if it is the server's fault... I have had meals that have come out much colder than it should be... that is their fault.. I have had meals that were NOT what I ordered.... their fault I have had meals that do not look good nor taste good... kinda their fault as they...
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    We just Returned from a 9-day Cruise and were somewhat disappointed.

    We have a restricted view balcony as the regular balcony was much higher cost... but they sent a bid option and the mini-suite minimum bid was not that much more than the regular balcony... SOOOO, here is hoping for the upgrade...
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    What are your views on Salim Ramji former exec at Black Rock becoming CEO of Vanguard. should we be concerned?

    I do not have a link but I read an opinion article saying how Vanguard is now nickel and dimeing their customers.... and that Bogle would not like what is happening... that the charges are gong to hit 'grandma'... I doubt that it is going to get any better...
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    We just Returned from a 9-day Cruise and were somewhat disappointed.

    I completely understand... but is it kinda unfair to compare the two... like comparing McDonalds to a good restaurant... both feed you, but one is better but costs are a lot more... I have never done the expensive cruises but my oldest sister has... she is of the opinion that the cost is not...
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    Having taxes withheld from IRA withdrawals at Vanguard.

    If you forgot to put in your DWs 1099 then you need to amend your return adding that... which will include the withholding... My question would be why would you just put in withholding on your own that is NOT on a tax form?
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    We just Returned from a 9-day Cruise and were somewhat disappointed.

    We are going to Alaska soon... Princess which was good the last time we were on one, also Alaska... I think that what you get is good service for the price.. if you do not like the free food there are upgrades you can do and I hear they are really good... One point about the small cruises...
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