RHinCT

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RHinCT replied to the Help with this STUPID computer! board. 11:25 PM

Re: High-end trading & productivity PC - what parts?

I never even heard of Thinkorswim (and "trading" isn't anything I would do), but shooting a bit blind I'll fall back on general principles.

Just because the particular package doesn't use more than one core at a time [more]

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RHinCT replied to the Retirement Investing board. 11:06 PM

Re: Bridge to Social Security at Age 70

Hopefully everyone on this board has done their best to build a large enough asset base in their retirement plans and taxable accounts to provide more than enough bridge money to do plenty of traveling, and doing all those fun things you [more]

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RHinCT replied to the Building / Maintaining a Home board. 4:09 PM

Re: Moving the Freezer

I grew up with a very large chest freezer in the basement. When I bought my first house there was one just as big the original owners left behind in that basement. The one I have now is a bit longer than the one in your picture, and again it is in [more]

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RHinCT posted to the Building / Maintaining a Home board. 10:30 AM

Moving the Freezer

I've been slowly moving into my new house for a few months now. Lots of large stuff moved in two POD loads, other stuff in cars, pickups, and a Dodge Caravan when I had to rent something anyway for several days.

Last Friday we finally [more]

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RHinCT replied to the Building / Maintaining a Home board. 8:02 PM

Re: Toaster - appliances again

I’ve left the toast scale at the midpoint all these years. I just tested it and discovered that it does NOT remember the last setting. Each time I restart by hitting the Toast button it is back in the center of five available settings.

At [more]

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RHinCT replied to the Building / Maintaining a Home board. 9:23 AM

Re: Toaster - appliances again

Is there a toaster oven that...

Yes! This covers every point you asked for. 8-)

Panasonic NB-G110P

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RHinCT replied to the Buying or Selling a Home board. 6:54 AM

Re: FSBO Zillow Changes

The way they are headed I am seeing near zero reason to use Zillow over Realtor.com.

Coming at it from the perspective of a person looking for a house, I preferred [more]

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RHinCT replied to the Apple iOS Help board. 3:56 PM

Re: iPhone Messages Not Received

Interesting! (As it, boy I'm glad I don't have this problem.)

I would start with some obvious things you have almost certainly tried.

Do I have it right that the only one in the group that misses messages is A? [more]

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RHinCT replied to the Buying or Selling a Home board. 2:03 PM

Re: FSBO Zillow Changes

I just opened the Zillow web site and gave it the zip code where I will be selling in a couple of months. At the top of the right-hand side is something I've never seen there, a pair of buttons. The left one is labelled 41 Agent Listings. [more]

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RHinCT replied to the Retirement Investing board. 7:31 AM

Re: Bridge to Social Security at Age 70

70.5 was the age associated with RMD's which has now been raised to 72.

70.5 is still the age when you can donate to a charity from your IRA without it being taxed. It used to line up with starting RMDs - and it qualifies to apply [more]

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RHinCT replied to the Living Below Your Means board. 7:30 AM

Re: Bill failed because too small!

That is worth watching out for, thanks.

I got a laugh over this story of an eight cent balance. You reminded me of it.

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RHinCT replied to the Retirement Investing board. 11:12 PM

Re: Bridge to Social Security at Age 70

Not waiting until 70 isn't half the problem that starting at 62 is. Though it used to be worse.

Some 31% of women and 27% of men signed up for Social Security at age 62 in 2018, down from around 54% of women and 50% of men in 2005, [more]