It is tempting to spend money during the holiday season. Stores discount merchandise this time of the year as an incentive to get you in the door (or onto their website). My girlfriend has a big family and she feels obligated to send gifts to her brothers, sisters, sons, daughters,
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December is when I start checking on the gains and losses of my investments for the past year. This gives me an idea of how much income will be added to my Federal and State tax returns for the year. This year is unique as my old job ended in
Continue readingVerizon Wireless Discount
For several years I had been getting a discount on my Verizon cell phone bill through my employer. The discount was 19% off of the monthly access fee, which amounted to $6.65 off of the $35 fee. Over a year that saves about 80 bucks. Recently, I received a notice
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The Federal Open Market Committee has lowered its benchmark funds rate by 25 basis points to a range of 1.5% to 1.75%. This is the 3rd time they have cut the rate in 2019. For anyone that has funds in a money market account, this is bad news. The first
Continue readingSenior Careers
I see a lot of seniors working in the retail industry in customer service roles. Large operations like Lowes, Home Depot, and Walmart are hiring seniors. Many of them are working part time to help pay for their health insurance, and others do it for the social interaction that is
Continue readingMy Used Hoover SteamVac
I was at Goodwill recently and saw several carpet cleaners that had just arrived. I had my choice between a Dirt Devil and a Hoover. Both were the same price and both looked like they had been used and put away without any sort of cleanup. I decided to get
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