Creating Online Accounts for Social Security, IRS, and ID.me

[myrdale]

I just logged into mine without issue.

You might consider trying their fraud number 1-888-397-3742. If nothing else they should probably...

[myrdale]

Charging for tap water isn't about inflation, it's price gouging. Proportional to overall sales, tap water is the same today as it was 20 years ago. They...

[myrdale]

For income, more just means a bigger shovel. You have a good income if you're satisfied with you're overall situation. More just helps faster, but managing...

[myrdale]

I was originally going to reference Dave as well, but deleted the the reference while editing the post.

Dave is a one size fits all solution....

[myrdale]

I want you to save this post somewhere in the back of your mind, so in 5 years or 10 years you can come back and see how very far you have progressed....

[myrdale]

That applies to most all websites.

I am unaware of if they would delete your accounts after some period, months? years? of non-activity....

[myrdale]

I plan to retire three days before my funeral.

[myrdale]

Social Security and IRS both have websites. Since Social Security no longer mails statements each year, I had signed up for an account to view my information....

[myrdale]

I still like the Warren Buffet quote.

"Some guys read Playboy. I read stock reports."

[myrdale]

My preference is paper checks but it is not full proof. Neither is online payment.

I paid everything (power, water, cable, phone, gas, insurance,...

[myrdale]

It is outrageously expensive for the average American.

The median household income in 2023 was about $80k. One rule of thumb is that a mortgage...

[myrdale]

Let me know when that happens....

[myrdale]

One of my favorite scenes is from the end of the first season of BoJack Horseman. He jogs up a hill and collapses when an old monkey comes by and says...

[myrdale]

I'm scratching my head how tariffs on foreign goods have any effect on domestic agriculture. I'm pretty sure tariffs have zero effect on locally grown...

[myrdale]

Requesting an increase to the credit limit of an account will increase your overall credit score if don't utilize that additional credit.

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[myrdale]

Whats also scary are the stories where someone inside the company steals the crypto invested there. There was a story on the news along these lines last...

[myrdale]

Some do.

Now is it a good deal, I'd assume not. I have no clue what their gas fees are....

[myrdale]

It seems like a duplicate of existing savings options.

We already have 529 college savings plans. I could get onboard with the idea of the...

[myrdale]

"Consumers were dealt a blow after a federal judge in Texas voided a Biden-era rule that would ban the inclusion of medical debt on credit reports."...

[myrdale]

Better than it was a year ago. ALOT better than it was three years ago.