I'm really bummed to hear this and hope that the practice doesn't catch on in any more cities. In our small Pennsylvania city, I love to overpay the meter in hope that someone will be able to take advantage of the free parking after I vacate the spot. It's a small kindness, I know, but sometimes it's the little things that make a big difference in a person's day. Electronic meters would totally ruin that for me!
I've heard these MLM/Prosperity guys actually do it even more simply. They always keep a $100 bill in their wallet that they never spend. That way, they're never broke, but it's cheaper than $1000. They say it gives a big psychological boost.
Thank you! I have always scorned that statistic, because I thought WHAT'S
The POINT! If I didn't have to eat it might help me out. But it makes sense now. Thanks for the effort.
As long as you follow the reporting requirements, it's legal to carry unlimited amounts of cash across the border.
Sadly, the courts have ruled that mere possession of large amounts of cash, though, makes it reasonable to suspect that it might be drug money--which makes it liable for seizure. If that happens, you'd need to be able to prove that it had been earned legitimately in order to get it back--and the proof has to be pretty good indeed.
is just under $20, as it says in the article. This is a heavy item so that's quite reasonable. And as for all these puns, they're quite good. But if you can work bedposts into the conversation, you'll be king(pin).
I had the two blue million dollars pieces just at dif times when i had one i couldn't find the other, that was about six years ago i was 12 and it's been in the back of my head ever since. :(
These are things I have done recently to help the environment:
1. Our office's garbage collector does not recycle. So, I volunteered to handle the recycling in our office. I have a tub at the office that I take home with me every other day and sort and then take to my local recycling center. We recycle everything from water bottles and soda cans to frozen dinner trays and boxes.
2. I traded my SUV in for a compact that gets 35 miles to the gallon.
3. I hang all of my laundry out to dry.
My resolutions are to:
1. Stop using plastic bags at the gocery store and take my own cloth bags or boxes.
I've seen it. I recall a guy who bought it who was willing to sell his for $50. I bet you could offer him $10 and he would take it. If you look around, you can find him.
If you get it for $10, I guess I'll only be able to eat fast food instead of a nice dinner.
@Shawn: Bob absolutely should have had an emergency fund in place. In terms of requirements of LTC prior to retirement, as I said approx 40% of claimants are between the ages of 18 and 64. Take a look at the Michael J Fox's and Christopher Reeves' of the world....both lost functionality at a young age, and needed long term care. You may say they're the exception to the rule, but I'm not so sure.
Again, LTC is simply an option; one that will work for some and not for others. Critical Illness insurance might be more appealing to the younger demographics.
@Sam: I'm not so sure LTC in particular is a scam in reference to what you're talking about. All insurance policies can be difficult to make successful claims, as they investigate every little piece of evidence they can. Many people try to scam insurance companies, and they need to cover their butts.
And it's immensely frustrating for the honest claimants. I know a woman who had a legitimate claim for disability insurance, but it took years of court appeals to get it. By the end, over $90,000 was owed by the insurance company retroactively. She did eventually get it, but it was a painful process.
That's why I tend to choose large blue-chip insurance companies with good payout history. The larger companies won't be as likely to go belly-up just when you need them, and they don't want bad press by refusing to pay out legitimate claims. It's not failsafe to be sure, but it is a measure we can take to ensure we're protecting ourselves properly without resorting solely to Panama care or scuicide!
Hi, is it possible to bring cash (above the $10,000 limit where it is required to be declared) into the U.S. from a foreign country? I am an American citizen, always have been, and I only want to be able to keep MY money that I earned (absolutely legally) when I take it back home without handing half of it over to the (unbelievably and shamelessly crooked) IRS.
People who hear my name try to make it into Wanda or Belinda or Melinda or all kinds of other derivatives, but the thing that gets me the most is my last name. It's Early. Like early in the morning. If I say it I have to spell it for them. If they see it, they mispronounce it! Why? Just because it's capitalized? I don't know, but it confuses them. I think if somebody is going to play with your name, they're going to play with it. I'm 44 years old and I still get Early jokes. I've learned if I joke back they stop. Just yesterday I was a few minutes late for a meeting, they laughed and made a comment. I replied with ,"Doesn't matter when I get here, I'm always early." They laughed and stopped teasing me. I just adopted a child whose name sounded like an illegal drug, I changed it. Be thoughtful about the names you give your children and teach them how to deal with the teasing the rest of the folks are going to give out.
All they're doing is ensuring the correct ratio of prizes to players. Electronically, they have to make some changes to make sure they don't give away the farm in the first week. It's the same thing they're doing offline by limiting the number of pieces, only they're using electronic methods to achieve the same result. Not that I'm a supporter of McDonalds at all, just explaining their methods.
LTC is the biggest scam running. The insurance companies deny the claims after being with them so many years. So you hire an attorney to defend your rights. So you sue, get called to take a deposition and wait 4 years to get to trial. Let say you win, they appeal, and that takes a couple of years more. They hoping that you wont last that long and so they end up winning and you lose. When it get to that point, I'll either go to Panama where you can hire 24 hour nursing for less than 40 a day and if I cannot afford that, I'll just shoot myself.
If online stalls after entering code, without closing out of that game, open anothr tab and start game again. That same code will work.
Yeah the game does know which dice to show, that's obvious. Sure seems like that's a violation of some law somewhere.
Sarah, Thanks for the idea of keeping a pen and paper along side of my bed. Cannot tell you how many times I lay awake thinking about the next day. Bad part about it is I get up and raid the fridge hoping it will help me get back to sleeep.
Sprucing up frozen pizza's works awesome. From Jalepeno's, tomatoes, to artichokes, mmmmmmmmm.
I'm really bummed to hear this and hope that the practice doesn't catch on in any more cities. In our small Pennsylvania city, I love to overpay the meter in hope that someone will be able to take advantage of the free parking after I vacate the spot. It's a small kindness, I know, but sometimes it's the little things that make a big difference in a person's day. Electronic meters would totally ruin that for me!
Thanks for this useful & informative article!
I've heard these MLM/Prosperity guys actually do it even more simply. They always keep a $100 bill in their wallet that they never spend. That way, they're never broke, but it's cheaper than $1000. They say it gives a big psychological boost.
Thank you! I have always scorned that statistic, because I thought WHAT'S
The POINT! If I didn't have to eat it might help me out. But it makes sense now. Thanks for the effort.
As long as you follow the reporting requirements, it's legal to carry unlimited amounts of cash across the border.
Sadly, the courts have ruled that mere possession of large amounts of cash, though, makes it reasonable to suspect that it might be drug money--which makes it liable for seizure. If that happens, you'd need to be able to prove that it had been earned legitimately in order to get it back--and the proof has to be pretty good indeed.
is just under $20, as it says in the article. This is a heavy item so that's quite reasonable. And as for all these puns, they're quite good. But if you can work bedposts into the conversation, you'll be king(pin).
GOOD TO KNOW!
I'm sort of split on the issue myself. I usually have a spare pun lying around, but today, my mind has really been in the gutter.
I had the two blue million dollars pieces just at dif times when i had one i couldn't find the other, that was about six years ago i was 12 and it's been in the back of my head ever since. :(
These are things I have done recently to help the environment:
1. Our office's garbage collector does not recycle. So, I volunteered to handle the recycling in our office. I have a tub at the office that I take home with me every other day and sort and then take to my local recycling center. We recycle everything from water bottles and soda cans to frozen dinner trays and boxes.
2. I traded my SUV in for a compact that gets 35 miles to the gallon.
3. I hang all of my laundry out to dry.
My resolutions are to:
1. Stop using plastic bags at the gocery store and take my own cloth bags or boxes.
2. Carpool to work.
3. Stop using styrofoam.
I've seen it. I recall a guy who bought it who was willing to sell his for $50. I bet you could offer him $10 and he would take it. If you look around, you can find him.
If you get it for $10, I guess I'll only be able to eat fast food instead of a nice dinner.
1. I'll use a mug from home instead of the syrofoam cups provided for coffee at work. (saves 3 X 5 X 50 = 750 cups per year!)
2. I'll drink my coffee black.
3. I'll take shorter showers.
4. I'll only wash laundry when it's dirty, I can get at least 2 days out of a pair of jeans before they are dirty.
5. I'll repair my car rather then trading for a new one.
@Shawn: Bob absolutely should have had an emergency fund in place. In terms of requirements of LTC prior to retirement, as I said approx 40% of claimants are between the ages of 18 and 64. Take a look at the Michael J Fox's and Christopher Reeves' of the world....both lost functionality at a young age, and needed long term care. You may say they're the exception to the rule, but I'm not so sure.
Again, LTC is simply an option; one that will work for some and not for others. Critical Illness insurance might be more appealing to the younger demographics.
@Sam: I'm not so sure LTC in particular is a scam in reference to what you're talking about. All insurance policies can be difficult to make successful claims, as they investigate every little piece of evidence they can. Many people try to scam insurance companies, and they need to cover their butts.
And it's immensely frustrating for the honest claimants. I know a woman who had a legitimate claim for disability insurance, but it took years of court appeals to get it. By the end, over $90,000 was owed by the insurance company retroactively. She did eventually get it, but it was a painful process.
That's why I tend to choose large blue-chip insurance companies with good payout history. The larger companies won't be as likely to go belly-up just when you need them, and they don't want bad press by refusing to pay out legitimate claims. It's not failsafe to be sure, but it is a measure we can take to ensure we're protecting ourselves properly without resorting solely to Panama care or scuicide!
Hi, is it possible to bring cash (above the $10,000 limit where it is required to be declared) into the U.S. from a foreign country? I am an American citizen, always have been, and I only want to be able to keep MY money that I earned (absolutely legally) when I take it back home without handing half of it over to the (unbelievably and shamelessly crooked) IRS.
I meant Post #45 above.
Does this mean you've seen that program or use it and that the results are not very good? Please elaborate so we all can gain some insights.
Thanks.
People who hear my name try to make it into Wanda or Belinda or Melinda or all kinds of other derivatives, but the thing that gets me the most is my last name. It's Early. Like early in the morning. If I say it I have to spell it for them. If they see it, they mispronounce it! Why? Just because it's capitalized? I don't know, but it confuses them. I think if somebody is going to play with your name, they're going to play with it. I'm 44 years old and I still get Early jokes. I've learned if I joke back they stop. Just yesterday I was a few minutes late for a meeting, they laughed and made a comment. I replied with ,"Doesn't matter when I get here, I'm always early." They laughed and stopped teasing me. I just adopted a child whose name sounded like an illegal drug, I changed it. Be thoughtful about the names you give your children and teach them how to deal with the teasing the rest of the folks are going to give out.
All they're doing is ensuring the correct ratio of prizes to players. Electronically, they have to make some changes to make sure they don't give away the farm in the first week. It's the same thing they're doing offline by limiting the number of pieces, only they're using electronic methods to achieve the same result. Not that I'm a supporter of McDonalds at all, just explaining their methods.
Wow, there must be some kind of bowling pun I can use to knock this over. Can't think of it now.
LTC is the biggest scam running. The insurance companies deny the claims after being with them so many years. So you hire an attorney to defend your rights. So you sue, get called to take a deposition and wait 4 years to get to trial. Let say you win, they appeal, and that takes a couple of years more. They hoping that you wont last that long and so they end up winning and you lose. When it get to that point, I'll either go to Panama where you can hire 24 hour nursing for less than 40 a day and if I cannot afford that, I'll just shoot myself.
If online stalls after entering code, without closing out of that game, open anothr tab and start game again. That same code will work.
Yeah the game does know which dice to show, that's obvious. Sure seems like that's a violation of some law somewhere.
A fair number of us are, but we have some rural and suburban peeps, too.
I guess the same thing happens in Seattle, but I hadn't thought about it being unfair. I was jsut so happy to be able to pay with my debit card.
I think you'll be extremely disappointed with that calculator, errr ahh, I mean program.
After you buy it, why don't you let Julie know. Maybe you can convince her to delete your post. Meantime I'm going out to a nice $99 dinner.
Sarah, Thanks for the idea of keeping a pen and paper along side of my bed. Cannot tell you how many times I lay awake thinking about the next day. Bad part about it is I get up and raid the fridge hoping it will help me get back to sleeep.