Thank for posting this link! I enjoyed listening to what everyone had to say about Jonathan. I’m also sorry to learn you lost your sister a month before Jonathan’s passing. Prayers to the Clements family.
It isn't just the handicap parking slots, it's everywhere. Sometimes when returning to your parked vehicle there is a shopping cart right next to your vehicle. It can be upsetting, but I just take the cart and place it in the cart corral. When I go on my walks, I take a plastic bag and pick up trash. The day after halloween was extra work.
I have stopped wearing a watch, mainly due to having that dang phone with me. As a hobby, I restore/repair antique clocks and every week in my house I make the rounds to wind at least 10 clocks. Yesterday, due to the seasonal time change, I did the rounds twice: 1st) to stop the clocks for an hour; 2nd) to wind them and push the pendulum to get the ticking started.
I've always kept some cash. A few years ago I stopped at a filling station and the credit card system was down. Glad I had the cash. On occasion at a restaurant I'll pay the tip with cash when the tips aren't shared.
I check our accounts at the end of the day, but not so much during the day, unless I'm doing transactions. Another reason for checking is because of the rise in cybercrime and data breaches. I just like to keep an eye on the picture, even though I have 2FA and lockdown in place. There have been many reports of investors being hacked at two of the brokerages I use. If I don't catch it, and neither brokerage don't say anything, it could go unnoticed for a long time if you only check it a few times a year.
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Thank for posting this link! I enjoyed listening to what everyone had to say about Jonathan. I’m also sorry to learn you lost your sister a month before Jonathan’s passing. Prayers to the Clements family.
Post: Jonathan’s Memorial Service
Link to comment from November 8, 2025
It isn't just the handicap parking slots, it's everywhere. Sometimes when returning to your parked vehicle there is a shopping cart right next to your vehicle. It can be upsetting, but I just take the cart and place it in the cart corral. When I go on my walks, I take a plastic bag and pick up trash. The day after halloween was extra work.
Post: Shopping carts. Please don’t consider this a rant. It is a lamentation.
Link to comment from November 5, 2025
You raise good questions Jerry, and I can see your concerns. The tax experts on HD should be able to have an answer. Sorry for your loss.
Post: IRMAA Brackets for a New Widower
Link to comment from November 4, 2025
I have stopped wearing a watch, mainly due to having that dang phone with me. As a hobby, I restore/repair antique clocks and every week in my house I make the rounds to wind at least 10 clocks. Yesterday, due to the seasonal time change, I did the rounds twice: 1st) to stop the clocks for an hour; 2nd) to wind them and push the pendulum to get the ticking started.
Post: The Point of Diminishing Returns
Link to comment from November 3, 2025
I've always kept some cash. A few years ago I stopped at a filling station and the credit card system was down. Glad I had the cash. On occasion at a restaurant I'll pay the tip with cash when the tips aren't shared.
Post: A Question of Cash.
Link to comment from November 2, 2025
Thanks Dan for pointing this out! It will force me to be more diligent on my own 1099s.
Post: Rule of 55: Early Retirement
Link to comment from November 1, 2025
You're a really good story teller!
Post: A Nightmare on Destitution Street
Link to comment from October 31, 2025
Here's an article that talks about the Amazon job cuts. https://fortune.com/2025/10/29/amazon-layoffs-ai-middle-managers-robots-factory-workers/?utm_source=thecurrent&utm_medium=nl&utm_campaign=hackers-are-now-leaking-your-secrets-online
Post: Seniors are a frustrating lot. Here’s why…IMO
Link to comment from October 30, 2025
I check our accounts at the end of the day, but not so much during the day, unless I'm doing transactions. Another reason for checking is because of the rise in cybercrime and data breaches. I just like to keep an eye on the picture, even though I have 2FA and lockdown in place. There have been many reports of investors being hacked at two of the brokerages I use. If I don't catch it, and neither brokerage don't say anything, it could go unnoticed for a long time if you only check it a few times a year.
Post: I don’t know. Or care. But I will at the end of April.
Link to comment from October 28, 2025
Jason Zweig wrote an article in 2001 called "I Don't Know, and I Don't Care." https://jasonzweig.com/i-dont-know-and-i-dont-care/ I believe it still applies today.
Post: I don’t know. Or care. But I will at the end of April.
Link to comment from October 28, 2025