I've definitely been around since then, but I don't think I made an account until 2001 or so. And I lost that forever ago.
edit.. I guess I joined in 2004, it's kind of funny to see old stupid posts from back then when I had time to waste!
Another tip: Check the water pressure on a hose bib coming into your house. Parts on amazon <$25. If you have a pressure regulator that is more than 10+ years old, it may have failed and it can cause weird water pressure issues. Inappropriate water pressure can damage your refrigerator, toilets...
Muse,
I was on the opposite side of the fence last year. I live across the bay from you. My neighbor knocked on my door and told me some trees in my backyard were overhanging and ruining his view and maybe his fence. I had no idea - I never go to that part of the yard. I didn't really need to...
It's never too late to build credit. Start small. I think every credit card has some manner of automatically paying their bills. I haven't manually paid a credit card bill in years and I have three I use monthly... I had a couple late payments and fees because I was young and stupid many years...
Uber always seems to take twice as long as the ETA for me. My worst experience was in SF when a 12 minute ETA took over 25 minutes on the way to the airport. I had a driver in LA last month get lost on one way streets and take 8 minutes to pick me up from two blocks away.
1.9% including maxing out my FSA - we can roll it over into an investment account. Our health/dental is very expensive but my employer covers most of it.
I try to invest 50% of my net pay into investments so I can retire early.
If you need to have it corrected, I would recommend finding a surgeon that does these at least once every couple weeks if possible. Preferably a congenital cardiac surgeon who also sees adults.
Do not be impressed by titles, but rather by experience.
I'd recommend not going with nordic track. I have had two of them and both developed annoying banging sounds that pretty much never went away despite repair under warranty.
Pay attention if your elliptical is supposed to be unplugged when not in use - it can shorten the lifespan of some...
https://www.fhfa.gov/DataTools/Downloads/pages/house-price-index-datasets.aspx
You can view home values by zip code to see how they've trended over the past 33 years. This was one thing we looked at when we picked our current home. It made us feel more comfortable when everyone was waiting for...
Fremont is one of the cheaper cities in the bay area where you can work on the peninsula ("Silicone valley") and commute across the bay. I've seen empty lots sell for millions of dollars in the nice areas.
I've got a chamberlain model with MyQ and use my phone to open it. Very convenient. I don't have a battery backup but that sounds like a great feature...
My wife planned at least half our last vacation based on photos she saw on social media. I didn't have a lot of time to help, so I mostly kept my mouth shut other than a few "this place has some poor reviews, but looks pretty..."
The excursions planned based off of cool pictures she saw were...
55-60% of my gross pay is deposited in my bank accounts. I max all retirement and FSA options.
I think I "pay myself" 15-20% of my gross salary in retirement, vacation, etc.
Usually the pericardium is not closed because it isn't going to function the same as prior to surgery anyway. When you enter the pericardial sack, the fluid within it escapes and is lost. The pericardium is tacked up to the sternal wound (for a midline sternotomy - most common) to collect shed...
I lived in West LA until last year. I bought a townhouse there in 2011 for 570k and sold it last year for $720k. My rent in 2009 was $1650 and it made sense for me, at the time, to buy. You can do the math for you and figure how long you will live there and if it is worth it to buy. I hated...
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