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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 7/3/2026
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Is AI going to affect our investments
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A PIN to protect your tax return
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 2/26/2026
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What could save Social Security and Medicare or bring it closer to insolvency
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The future of mail and how it affects finances
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 1/3/2026
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Scams part 2
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Scams
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Untangling finances
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 11/2/2025
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Drinking and finances
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 10/16/2025
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Housing options for older Americans
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 10/18/2025
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Financial wisdom from Jonathan
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 10/7/2025
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Pig Butchering
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 7/20/2025
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DIY
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70 years old
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Tariffs and our retirement assets
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 4/3/2025
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Great article on aging
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 5/17/2025
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It’s 2025. Do you send checks by mail?
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 4/26/2025
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I want to see less of me on the internet
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The bond market
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 4/9/2025
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No financial wisdom here other than ….
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 4/11/2025
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What will you do with $5,000?
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TD Ameritrade to Schwab
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Without reading the comments I wanted to respond. I would find something that you are passionate about and see if there is a way you can offer your skills and expertise by volunteering.
Post: Fear of the Unknown…
Link to comment from July 25, 2026
What a wonderful and lovely piece. I wish the three of you a lot of special moments together. We have a stray, Cactus is her name because she is prickly, and I think she is very happy.
Post: Too Good to be True
Link to comment from July 23, 2026
Great article Dennis!
Post: Lessons on the Ground
Link to comment from July 19, 2026
I haven’t gone to a bar in years but just from hanging around friends and family I’ve heard some doozies. Like I have this 4 year old car that runs great but I’m trading it in because they gave me $12000 and I got to jump on it before the value goes down further. I said how much do you owe? $18000as the answer.
Post: A Can of Worms
Link to comment from July 18, 2026
You are absolutely right.
Post: A discussion on health insurance, premiums, profits and such- a 50 year perspective most people don’t want to accept
Link to comment from July 17, 2026
$32 to $80 billion here, $32 to $80 billion there, pretty soon it adds to real money. After all when compared to $40 trillion national debt, it’s peanuts. I admit that the two are not related.
Post: A discussion on health insurance, premiums, profits and such- a 50 year perspective most people don’t want to accept
Link to comment from July 15, 2026
You said that profits are 2-5% of premiums paid. AI said we pay 1.6 trillion a year in premiums so that $32 to $80 billion a year in profits every year. That’s a lot. Also you said nothing about how insurance companies drive up costs by negotiating what’s best for their bottom lines vs. the member. There is also the issue of double dipping by insurance companies who own PBMs. Speaking of PBMs why can’t insurance companies negotiate prices so we don’t have to use Good Rx?
Post: A discussion on health insurance, premiums, profits and such- a 50 year perspective most people don’t want to accept
Link to comment from July 15, 2026
No credit check when I paid cash. This was 7 months ago.
Post: Buying a car in retirement
Link to comment from July 14, 2026
a lot of good advice in the comments. The only thing I want to add is be willing to walk out if you don’t get what you want.
Post: Buying a car in retirement
Link to comment from July 14, 2026
I like Costco for certain things which is what I buy when I go there. Those things: protein powder, broccoli, Kevin’s chicken dishes, kimchi, cauliflower frozen pizza and laundry detergent. btw Mercy For Animals has exposed horrific cruelty and unsafe conditions behind Costco's cheap rotisserie chickens. Investigations reveal that Costco breeds millions of chickens to grow unnaturally fast and large. This fast growth leaves the birds unable to support their own weight.
Post: Frittering away Frugality
Link to comment from July 8, 2026