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    Restaurant adding fee for use of credit card

    I know I’ll get skewered for this, but when I see that charge I deduct it from the tip %.
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    Is Egypt safe?

    I would not put faith in any one-off, anecdotal reports. The “great” price should give you an indication of what others are thinking.
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    Friggin leaking hose connection!

    Remove the thread tape. This is not a pipe thread. The male part needs to bottom on, and seal on, the washer. Make sure it’s not cross threaded.
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    Anyone have a "walking pad" as opposed to a treadmill?

    I bout one for our overweight teenager and she loves it.
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    Medicare-Medigap Preparation Question

    So do you have any recommendations?
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    Medicare-Medigap Preparation Question

    I'm going with either Aetna or Cigna Plan N in Ohio this July. For those of you with Plan N experience, how exactly does the whole process work once I have the coverage? Assume a scenario where I use a doctor or lab and I've exceeded the deductible amount on the first visit; I also assume that...
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    "Vertigo" Directed by Alfred Hitchcock (also comment on other Hitchcock movies)

    As a kid in the Sixties, I saw this on TV and the opening scene traumatized me for life! I had nightmares about it, and to this day I am super-scared of heights and I get dizzy just being near the edge of anything higher than two stories.
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    Condo common area cleaning dilemma

    The policy booklet is referenced in the bylaws, and are binding.
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    Condo common area cleaning dilemma

    I am the president of our condo board. We have a booklet of policies. If something like this were to happen here, we would hire the cleaning crew (after three warnings) and charge the full amount to the non-compliant owner. Do that once or twice and it will never be needed again.
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    The Eagles - Lip Syncing? Milli Vanilli redux?

    He’s been singing this song exactly the same way for 30 years. He should be, and is, good at it. The Eagles prided themselves on replicating the studio versions as much as possible in concert.
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    BALANCED FUND vs INTEREST INCOME FUND? Where to park $100k for the next 2 years?

    Perhaps a tax free roll-over to an IRA and deposit it all in a CD at 5%. That’s what I did.
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    Poll: What generation are you?

    I agree with OP on the Greatest Generation. They’re called that because they fought in 3 major conflicts. If you’re born in the 30s or 40s, you missed all the fun. Vietnam, maybe.
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    Where to travel alone but still be very safe?

    China In spite of its many political flaws, I never felt unsafe while living in China for five years. Even while walking the big city streets alone at night.
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    GM Manual Transmissions - Who would have thought?

    Manual shifting isn’t conducive to texting while driving.
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    Vietnam/Thailand

    I spent a little time in Thailand on business. Loved Bangkok, the riverboat tour, the “water market”, the food, the beach and, make sure you see, Monkey Island! Never had a chance to go to Vietnam, but I’d go in a heartbeat if I had the chance you have.
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    Hip pain only at night

    I had this problem when I switched to a firmer mattress. It never happened with my old mattress. I added a thick memory foam mattress topper to resolve it. PS- Im a side-sleeper.
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    Television on Wi-Fi?

    Roku TV. No stick or box needed, just your home WiFi signal. I have two of them.
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    529 too late?

    My dependent granddaughter, a high school senior, has decided she would like to go to community college or trade school next year. We had not put anything away for this. Is it too late to start a 529 account for her to go? Is there any significant tax benefit to starting one this late in the...
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    Retirement and 401K to IRA

    Hope this helps My m-c 401k is at Fidelity and I have no problem with it. I recently moved $$$ from a stable-value fund in that 401k to an IRA rollover account also with Fidelity, so that I could by a CD (5% APR compared to <1% was a no-brainer). It was fairly easy, though you have to call them...
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    Taylor Swift

    I heard one of her songs (You belong to me?) about 13 years ago. That was enough.
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    Do you Autopay your Monthly Bills?

    I only auto pay the ones that rarely change: phone, cable, water, certain insurance, etc. those that vary a lot I will pay electronically, but require me to take action (electric, gas, credit cards, etc) so I can keep my finger on the expenses.
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    anyone buy a new washer/dryer recently?

    GE I’ve purchased two bottom of the line sets of washers and dryers for my two homes over the past few years and both sets work great. I purchased the first set in 2016 and liked it so well I purchased another set ,very similar but updated, in 2022.
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