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Here's a slightly different approach. Welcome to Reference, Facts, News - Free and Family-friendly Resources - Refdesk.com which is tremendously useful as a knowledge aggregator. On the upper-right, you'll see Auto News Feed, which gives you news sources from dozens of feeds. One quick review...

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9 (based on property values), 3, 1.5, 1.4, 1.2 Takes money to make money!

DW & I incorporated a consulting company when we got married in the late 70s. Then, she got a job offer in her esoteric environmental field, & took it, just because she knew it would be interesting. It was, & after 25 years, she RE, giving them a year's notice, so they could hire someone who she...

Not sure this info is useful. The $520 we averaged each month in New Orleans doesn't go very far here in Hawaii. More than double for less. Pick one item & compare. We consider $6.50 for a gallon of whole milk to be a bargain at Safeway or Target.

Yup, BRK is a good choice.

Unlike the original Shogun, this year's is spot-on for accuracy. I've trained in, & taught, Japanese martial arts since 1951, & haven't found so much as an incorrectly-tied obi to complain about! It's a real pleasure not to be distracted by something out of place. It's almost too bad that the...

It can get a whole lot uglier than just being uncooperative, believe me! DW's mother died, very unexpectedly, & somewhat suspiciously, as we had just visited, & she ran us ragged for two weeks. DW was executrix, & will was brand new, as we had picked it up during our visit. DW asked brother to...

I got in the habit of collecting a few $100 bills & stashing them in our home vault for when we travel. Been doing it long enough that we've got $15K at last count. Never had any trouble with them sticking together, but it's pretty humid out here. Probably should convert them to traveler's...

Keep in mind that the dealer always thinks that he has the "high ground," & can dictate how every facet of how the sale will go. Your job is simple - get that turned 180 degrees! It's your money, your choice, & assuming a great credit score, your option to walk! Don't ask, & don't negotiate! On...

DW & I used to live in New Orleans, which made it easy to cruise the Caribbean. We never really worried about missing out, as we've always loved to explore on our own. But when we moved to Hawaii, the Carib no longer made sense, & here's where we got lucky. I was contacted by a company that...

Humana Medicare PPO. Cost for us is $0. $500 deductible/$1,200 MOOP. Prescription coverage included, with no deductible and $750 donut hole.

I don't get much of a kick from holding our gold bars, because they're only 10-20 ounces. But those 100-oz silver bars are fun to play with! ;)

I'm a former USAF combat pilot, so flying doesn't bother me, but it's a godawful hassle these days. DW also doesn't mind flying, but my youngest sister refused to get on a plane, even to visit us in Hawaii. "Fear of flying" wasn't unusual in the military, & I stayed in contact with a hypnotist...

Thanks for this info, as DW will soon be going for cataract measurements. I'm going to suggest that she see an Ophthalmologist, instead of our long-time Optometrist. And I'm going to wait as long as I can for my own mild cataracts!