Tradd
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This was not about your PERMANENT emergency fund, but a smaller one while paying down debt. BIG difference.

Yes, has this thing that first interview should on the phone or a video call. When I tell her this is the way things used to be, she tells me to get...

I was having an interesting discussion elsewhere about the size of TEMPORARY emergency fund while paying off debt. DR has recommended $1K for...

She says she can't afford to. Keeps telling me she's worried about money. Yet, she turns down an interview simply because they want to do it in...

Do you NEED to have all this paper? Are you getting your bills via mail or electronically?

A 62 yo friend has been out of work for about 4 months. She got laid off when her company got bought out by another. She's not had a lot of luck...

So is the Dewey Decimal System still used? I somehow got the impression it wasn’t? I just finished The Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah...

Oh, I know not all BS is equal. The BS I had at the 13.5 year job I was laid off from in 2020 was extremely toxic. Then the next job (the WFH one)...

Just saw that elsewhere. I'd forgotten some of the songs he had done.

IL, I toss most out the cards. I keep a few each year.

I send maybe 150 cards. And get about that many. I’m part of a British author fan group on FB and we’ve been doing a holiday card exchange for about...

I’m 55. I plan on working until 70 or longer as long as my health holds out. People here think I’m nuts but I’m single. I’d be bored at home. Yes, I...

Good luck! My Christmas decorations consist of a 2ft tall tabletop tree and decorations. Some years I get a small poinsettia. That’s it. I will...

Happy, yes, the paying down debt and stuffing savings is uppermost on my mind, given my age (55). It’s just a matter of how much BS.

Incorrect apostrophe use. Can’t take them seriously

I like magazines such as the New Yorker. I can get it free through my library via Libby. And magazines don't count toward your 10 item monthly loan...

How old is your phone?

That’s great. I need to go back to Aldi. I’ve been doing Walmart for a bit.

Haha! Thanks! I’m still having pain(cramps). Sometimes the Motrin doesn’t do it. Had to leave at lunchtime yesterday as I needed to commune with my...

Good choice

Yep. Sure is!

Oops - I put this one the wrong thread.

Biopsy results from last Thursday’s procedure are NEGATIVE! Yay! Happy Snoopy dance time!!

Biopsy results from last Thursday’s procedure are NEGATIVE! Yay! Happy Snoopy dance time!!

Agreed with Bae. New one. Don’t waste your time. Someone just posted on FB asking about how to resurrect a 10 year old Windows laptop. They have the...

102 Minutes - about the attack and collapse of the north tower of the World Trade Center. Never forget, and never, ever forgive.

Welcome!

I am sick and tired of people bellyaching about how much their homeowner's insurance has gone up. These are people who CHOOSE to live in California...

I’m not that worried about the cancer diagnosis. Doc previously said she wasn’t that worried, but it had to be checked out due to the very slight...

I got that book when it first came out. Love it.

I’m feeling pretty good. I hurt a wee bit (crampy), but that’s it. Heating pad and Motrin did the trick. I’m ignoring the stronger stuff doc...

Home. Tired and groggy. Wonderful friend not only drove me, but also made me some soup - chicken broth with carrots, celery, and small pasta, plus...

Planning on it. A retired friend from church is taking me tomorrow and getting me home, too. My apartment is clean, bedding all freshly washed,...

My library did away with Hoopla a year or two ago. My rant: D&C tomorrow. Yuck. No baths for two weeks. I live in the tub. Showers Ok.

D&C tomorrow. When I pre-registered with the hospital online today, I was told I owed $3500. That’s the rest of my deductible this year. I have a...

72 were arrested yesterday after a protest in front of the Israel consulate here in Chicago. They attempted to break through a police bike line...

There were many less pro-Palestinian protestors yesterday than were expected. LOL.

Oops. Thanks.

I bet this is tied to her cancer. A former coworker had cancer and lost such feeling in his feet he couldn’t drive anymore. I’m so sorry to hear...

I listen to BBC Radio a lot so I have some thoughts. Muslims who don’t assimilate are a problem. The UK is used to Indians who came already knowing...

My blow the dough is to simply have the money to buy all the books I want. And since I buy ebooks, they don’t take up physical room.

Are you actually blaming businesses for boarding up? Just four years ago downtown Chicago was looted and some stores burned in those riots. People...

A friend of mine works at a big bank downtown. They're in the office 5 days a week. They were all told to work from home beginning late last week...

Woo hoo!

The tariffs would be a huge problem. So much is imported and we don’t make much here anymore. Not do we have the capacity to just turn it on. The...

I might buy one if those dinky pumpkins at the grocery store for a fall decoration on my kitchen breakfast bar - big counter between LR and kitchen....

Helped a FB friend with deciding on a new iPhone to replace her 6. That’s very old! Helped her to decipher Verizon’s website and told about features...

Maybe look for something called a ranch condo. It’s ground floor with a garage. We have a number of them in my Chicago suburb.

Went through the three drawer rolling cart I use for desk storage. Touched stationary I don’t like and no longer use. Put aside highlighters and...

I’m sorry she drive people away but I was very happy when she left.

I think Tammy left due to the former resident anti masker.

What about the insurance costs for the boat charter? Glad it went well.

Not me. The two people I know with long covid got it in the first wave. One was a diving friend. She ended up with severe neurological issues. Had to...

I have my d & c on the 22nd. Can’t dive or take a bath (showers OK) for two weeks after. So nothing until Sept Yes, I had a fab time. Lots of...

Sorry to hear. I had massive chills in January when I had it for the first time. Also fully vaxxed. Did a telehealth appt with doctor and was able to...

Got back in the water today after 314 days dry. Just a shallow 45 min dive with a friend looking at the fish. She got some fun photos.

Awww, very cute.