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Income is relative to cost of living. As for work, I think the goal is to find work that suits your interests/abilities and supports your goals.
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I'm not sure what happened...? Month or two ago I submitted receipts for a Mobil-1 oil rebate. I thought I had $5, maybe $10 coming on a virtual gift...

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Not a fan of Dave Ramsey...kind of like religion, you don't need to join a church in order to experience spirituality. You don't need to 'subscribe' to...

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Kork, I did the same recently...had a container of pesto which we bought for chicken, but ended up using the chicken for something else. The pesto was...

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If we're being factual, the attacker in the Michigan Walmart incident was subdued by another shopper who actually wasn't carrying a weapon. He chased...

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For every good guy with a gun, who happens to be in the right place at the right time to fight a bad guy without a gun, there's 100 events where bad guys...

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What does this have to do with finances?

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If those services are doing the right thing, the accounts should automatically lock after a period of inactivity (6 months, 1 year, etc) and require verification...

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That's cool, except tariffs have basically wiped out any tax savings with a minimum import tax of 10% or more already baking itself into the price of...

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I'm about to find out when it's possible. I have a good idea, but we're actually going through with using a CFP to put a bow on our estate planning, because...

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You actually have two choices for identity verification, ID.me, and Login.gov. Both act as single sign-on keys for different government sites.
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That goes for everything on Youtube. The core business is literally designed to farm views/clicks/subscriptions/comments/interaction.

I feel...

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Small win / decluttering: Sold a case of oil and a few extra (17 quarts total) and 3 filters that I didn't need. Better than recycling it. I bought it...

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Did anyone else see the earning reports from Stellantis and GM this week? Billions lost due to tariffs, just in Q2 alone. I guess we can all expect to...

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Except that so much of the imported beef (read: most ground and fattier beef at grocery stores, fast foods, etc) is more expensive. So, like you said...

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That's a good call-out. The first rep had a very thick accent and I could tell he was searching for information in a computer system / knowledge base....

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Back on June 7th I had to cancel a shipping label with USPS. My mistake, and the label was only ~$13. I waited the 21 days, and no refund had been processed....

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I think you should use whatever system works for you, but I'd echo the cautionary words around autopay. Part of becoming disciplined with money is paying...

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The Great Purge of 2025 kicked off this weekend. The target area was our shop building.

5 boxes of misc home repair goods/supplies shrank...

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Do you think the Fed should remain independent? It's an important economic discussion....