Harry Crawford

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• I've had Google fiber for about 8 or 9 years. The first year the cost was $25 a month for 12 months to cover the installation. The next 6 years were FREE. After that it was $30 and to this day I still only pay $30.30 (yes they added 30 cents about a year ago). I use it a lot and do streaming almost daily. It's definitely a bargain for me.

  Post: Favoring Fiber

  Link to comment from June 21, 2024

• Mr.Quinn, when I prepared an income tax return for a young single lady with one child 20 years ago, she was making about $20,000 per year and was paying $20,000 for her child care while she was working long hours. She was living off income tax credits (child care credit, dependent care credit, and earned income tax credit). She definitely was not better off than most others in the countries you mentioned. Child care is an enormous burden every day, even for well paid people. And very few married couples can afford for one of them to stay home to watch the kid(s). We need to take better care of the poor in the USA who have kids. Higher taxes would help. Also, less government spending.

  Post: Why the Long Face?

  Link to comment from September 25, 2023

• I always say sales people make the world go round; we accountants just keep score. Where would we be without sales people?

  Post: Born to Sell

  Link to comment from April 28, 2023

• I worked for a guy who picked his own dividend paying stocks and would never invest in a mutual fund or ETF because he was sure he could do better than any mutual fund manager. He retired when he was 44 years old and he's still retired at age 66. Picking individual dividend paying stocks works for some. Not for me, but certainly for him.

  Post: Death to Dividends

  Link to comment from January 13, 2023

• It would be better if it asked for the spouse's age also. This can make a big difference, meaning the money has to last a lot longer based on the younger age.

  Post: Two-Minute Checkup

  Link to comment from December 3, 2022

• In response to DrLefty's comment, I also use EFTPS to make the estimated tax payments electronically. The only difference is I set up all 4 estimated payments at once. I calculate my total estimated tax, divide by 4 and set all 4 payments up at the same time. You can always go in and amend any or all of them if they haven't been taken out of your bank account yet. I love EFTPS for its convenience and simplicity. It's one of the best government websites for ease of use.

  Post: Wiser in 21 Ways

  Link to comment from November 9, 2022

• While in Cambridge, be sure to see the American Cemetery on the outskirts of the city. It's very beautiful, especially if it's sunny and the flowers are in bloom. I've been to the cemetery twice and Cambridge is my favorite city in England.

  Post: Memories All Round

  Link to comment from May 13, 2022

• I have a question re Password Managers. How safe is your password to the password manager and can they be hacked. If they can be, then all your passwords have been hacked as well. I'd appreciate how secure you think Password Managers are. Thanks.

  Post: On Guard Online

  Link to comment from February 27, 2022

• I darn my socks and my wife goes bananas. She says we can afford to buy socks. I say I will buy new socks when mine are past darning to save them.

  Post: Cheap Talk

  Link to comment from February 24, 2022

• Thank you.

  Post: Rite of Spring

  Link to comment from February 17, 2022