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    What percentage of your take home pay goes to your monthly housing payment?

    I think this thread will confuse you even more! Some say 0% (where the heck do they live with zero property taxes or insurance?) Some use their net, some use their gross. Some just want to make a comment to prove how thrifty they are too. My husband and I are in the process of relocating and...
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    Odd change confuses cashiers

    To be honest, there are plenty of people who are just bad at math. I’ve been treasurer of a theatre booster club since 2014. Many parent volunteers in our school are highly educated with professional jobs. Put them in our concession stand or box office with a crowd of people and they too...
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    Have you ever used "Find My iPhone"?

    There’s an option to do “find my phone” remotely. It might help? But if it’s dead (you say he rarely uses it) none of this may help. You may need to old-school look for his phone. https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/use-find-my-app-guest-ios/amp/
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    Do you tip for curbside pickup?

    I work at Target. I say no tip at curbside pickup. #1 we start at $15/hr (even in a state with minimum wage still $7.25) And frankly the flexible fulfillment person who shopped for you did a lot more work than the person who ran it out to your car. But they wouldn’t be the one getting your...
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    Have you ever been to a tractor pull?

    I can’t recall ever being to a tractor pull… but my tiny hometown of 400 brings in thousands! of visitors for their combine demolition derby… and I’ve been to that tons! https://crosscut.com/2019/06/tiny-lind-demolition-derby-existential-necessity
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    Target still requiring masks where you live?

    With all due respect to the OP, Target dropped their mask mandate for all stores in May (in accordance with local mandates of course) Its simply not true that your local Target was mandating masks this week. California lifted the mask mandate June 15. Don’t conflate that with the fact that...
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    Rental Car Prices are Insane!

    I actually tried that. Not a chance in Spokane! They’re on to us!
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    Rental Car Prices are Insane!

    Oh yeah. We have a ton of unused Southwest Airlines points and earned a companion pass in 2020. SW was so great about expanding the the deadline on the companion pass for this year. We were planning on traveling BIG this year… lol. now everything else is high. Hotels are high, car rentals...
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    Is the NSHSS legit?

    No, they send that letter to nearly everybody, preying on your vanity to get you to pay. It reminds me of the “Who’s Who” bound books in the 80’s My 3 children were perfectly average students. Never took a single AP or honors course. Scarecely an A among the 3 of them. They got those...
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    how much does car insurance cost for a new teen driver?

    You can ask your insurance agent to quote you today. Assuming you’ll still have the same car and he’ll be an occasional driver. So many different factors. Especially if you’ll be getting a second car. But in my case, it added about $100/mo. My kids had part time jobs and could afford to to...
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    Christmas Holiday 2020 Gift Idea Thread for College Students

    I have 2 in college. be careful about buying dorm stuff now. Towels can be as cheap as $2 in July. Or better yet free if you give them old ones from the house. Some college dorm rooms restrict microwaves/fridge and other appliances. It would be a shame to buy things in December and not be...
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    FAFSA questions

    I’m a middle class parent with 2 in college and 1 in 11th grade. First, your home equity (on your primary residence) has nothing to do with your FAFSA. So keep doing what you want to do there. No matter what your EFC is, assuming youre middle class, you will be offered a Stafford loan of...
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    LAFC launches petition to recognize Juneteenth as national holiday

    I work for Target. It was just announced that Juneteenth will be a time and a half holiday this Friday.
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    Class of 2022- High School Parents

    Ok, I’ll bite. My youngest is a 2022. Also have a 2020 and a 2018. She has a late summer birthday, no permit yet. She’s totally rocked the social distancing. And loves having the house to herself. The other 4 of us still work essential jobs. She’d like to work this summer too, but being...
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    just weird thoughts on wearing masks

    So after Hurricane Harvey in 2017 we mucked out several flooded homes for friends and neighbors. It was August/September in humid Houston TX and physically demanding work. We wore N95 masks (I still have a dozen leftovers in the garage) not some wimpy homemade cotton mask or paper mask. And...
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    Good vacuum for pet hair

    Running a Roomba daily has helped keep up on pet hair for me. I have the Roomba 960 and can get it for less than $300
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    3 cars but a 2 car garage... storm coming!

    We left the oldest car out... and there doesn’t appear to be any damage
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    3 cars but a 2 car garage... storm coming!

    A storm is coming tonight with hail expected. I have 3 cars but a 2 car garage. Which car would you leave outside in the storm? *2013 minivan (mine) , worth $10k but liability only insurance. Dings and scratches from teaching 3 teens how to drive. *2017 Honda Accord (husbands)... full...
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    When to stop dyeing your hair?

    I’m 43, but I stopped dying my hair at 40. My first gray hairs came in at age 20. So at 40 I decided I had enough. And when the 20 year olds were dying their hair silver, well I figured it was ok too. I’m about 50% gray. I’ve found I have a few fun streaks in it. I now get compliments on...
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    Black Friday update 11/27; see posts 1, 138, 166

    There’s no price matching BF ads at Target.




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