I don't imagine that hippie Steve Jobs ever thought he invented the tracking device that dictators dreamed of. China doesn't require you have one but life is (even more) difficult without it.
Yep. I don't answer and it's a business phone. Leave a message if you're for real. Answering just leads to more garbage. I look forward to the day I can smash the phone under my boot.
I had set up a zelle account for my small service business. A few months back a deposit was made into my account for nearly $2000.00. There is a well known scam that involves a deposit then a communication asking for you to return the deposit made in error. I waited for this but it never came. I have tried contacting Zelle and BOA to return these funds and I have gotten zero cooperation, just endless phone menus merry-go-round.It seems some poor somebody is out due to a mistaken digit or email address. I've stopped using all of these services that want my bank info now.
If I can make a personal witness to those posters who feel you are judgmental; Consider that if you try a bit of “rough travel” you might find you like it, even needed it. As a working class American from the South I knew no one who did such things in those days. On a trip to Mexico with a vague idea to visit Chichen Itza and just looking for cheap accommodation I found myself surrounded by young backpackers from all over the world. They spoke multiple languages and had been to amazing places, traveling for months or years at a time, making a game of spending very little. My world seemed very small and I was hooked. It is inoculating against your fears to meet 18year old girls who have hitch hiked across Central America. I am more grateful and empathetic having witnessed real poverty. There is an indescribable feeling of freedom to have been away for a few months with no clear idea when or where the trip will end.
I suppose that middle class and small businesses that cheat are too unimaginative to write favorable tax code bills and hire teams of lawyers and lobbyists for their passage.
You forgot tax shelter. Some states cap the amount property tax can go up.Florida limits annual increases in assessed value of property with Homestead Exemption to three percent or the change in the Consumer Price Index, whichever is lower. New buyers are assessed at current value. After a few years the difference can be substantial.
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I don't imagine that hippie Steve Jobs ever thought he invented the tracking device that dictators dreamed of. China doesn't require you have one but life is (even more) difficult without it.
Post: My Big Brother
Link to comment from November 10, 2024
Yep. I don't answer and it's a business phone. Leave a message if you're for real. Answering just leads to more garbage. I look forward to the day I can smash the phone under my boot.
Post: Ten Important Security Tips
Link to comment from November 10, 2024
I had set up a zelle account for my small service business. A few months back a deposit was made into my account for nearly $2000.00. There is a well known scam that involves a deposit then a communication asking for you to return the deposit made in error. I waited for this but it never came. I have tried contacting Zelle and BOA to return these funds and I have gotten zero cooperation, just endless phone menus merry-go-round.It seems some poor somebody is out due to a mistaken digit or email address. I've stopped using all of these services that want my bank info now.
Post: Ten Important Security Tips
Link to comment from November 10, 2024
If I can make a personal witness to those posters who feel you are judgmental; Consider that if you try a bit of “rough travel” you might find you like it, even needed it. As a working class American from the South I knew no one who did such things in those days. On a trip to Mexico with a vague idea to visit Chichen Itza and just looking for cheap accommodation I found myself surrounded by young backpackers from all over the world. They spoke multiple languages and had been to amazing places, traveling for months or years at a time, making a game of spending very little. My world seemed very small and I was hooked. It is inoculating against your fears to meet 18year old girls who have hitch hiked across Central America. I am more grateful and empathetic having witnessed real poverty. There is an indescribable feeling of freedom to have been away for a few months with no clear idea when or where the trip will end.
Post: My Best Experiences
Link to comment from September 23, 2023
I suppose that middle class and small businesses that cheat are too unimaginative to write favorable tax code bills and hire teams of lawyers and lobbyists for their passage.
Post: Exposing Themselves
Link to comment from May 19, 2023
You forgot tax shelter. Some states cap the amount property tax can go up.Florida limits annual increases in assessed value of property with Homestead Exemption to three percent or the change in the Consumer Price Index, whichever is lower. New buyers are assessed at current value. After a few years the difference can be substantial.
Post: Step 7: Buy a House
Link to comment from March 26, 2023