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  1. Large wind and hail deductibles are starting to...

    Large wind and hail deductibles are starting to be the norm. A hail claim in 2014 is unlikely to have any impact.
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    Way back in the 1990s I worked for CompUSA for a...

    Way back in the 1990s I worked for CompUSA for a while. HP printers were basically sold at cost meaning CompUSA made no gross profit on the sale. I was told we sold HP printers because people...
  3. Sometimes these cards offer six months or more of...

    Sometimes these cards offer six months or more of no interest if you need a short term loan. You have to be absolutely sure to pay it off by the end of the interest free period because they often...
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    My point is prices are still going up faster than...

    My point is prices are still going up faster than they have about any time in my adult lifetime. My income has not gone up anywhere near the rate of inflation since 2019.
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    I bought a Xerox higher end office printer on...

    I bought a Xerox higher end office printer on clearance in hopes that it would last longer. The bigger issues if you want a laser printer that lasts decades would be drivers for newer operating...
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    Holiday gas stations have typically had free air,...

    Holiday gas stations have typically had free air, but newly built or rebuilt stations seemed to have switch to the pay model. A number of gas stations say they give the proceeds from the air machine...
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    The Frito-Lay party size snacks is just an...

    The Frito-Lay party size snacks is just an example of something I have monitored the price of over time, and which has gone up at twice the rate of overall grocery inflation.

    My employer is...
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    At least half of my toenails have fungus. One of...

    At least half of my toenails have fungus. One of my big toes is so bad I can barely cut the toenail with a clipper. I broke a clipper some years back trying to trim it. My family doctor (now...
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    Apple's website says up to 18 hours battery life...

    Apple's website says up to 18 hours battery life for the Apple Watch 9. I find most battery life estimates are based on ideal conditions, and don't last that long in real life. I am glad to hear it...
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    Some food prices have gone down a little bit, and...

    Some food prices have gone down a little bit, and the package size stayed the same. The cost is still higher than January 2020, but better a small price decrease rather than continued increases. A...
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    It is a requirement to have a cell phone for my...

    It is a requirement to have a cell phone for my line of work. I would lose my job without having one. My employer used to pay for my phone, but they switched to T-Mobile and I wanted to keep...
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    May 2020 was the end of production of the Dodge...

    May 2020 was the end of production of the Dodge Grand Caravan. I had considered getting a new Grand Caravan back then and I wish I had done it. I could still buy a brand new one for $21,000 to...
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    I am NOT looking at moving away from Verizon. If...

    I am NOT looking at moving away from Verizon. If my brother changes to Xfinity Mobile I will just have to figure out what to cut out of my budget to pay the extra $50 to $60 a month for phone...
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    Sorry, but I would go without a phone before I...

    Sorry, but I would go without a phone before I spent a penny with Tracfone. Nothing against anyone who is happy with Tracfone. I just won't use it myself.
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    On top of this, my brother literally moments ago...

    On top of this, my brother literally moments ago told me he is looking at dropping his Verizon family plan and going with Comcast Mobile instead. I only pay $45 a month as a member of his family...
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    Is the cost of anything not going up?

    Inflation may be less, but everything still seems to be going up in price. Verizon just increased my cell phone bill by $5 per month. My monthly bills have gone up by at least $200 per month since...
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    I live alone and do a lot of work around my...

    I live alone and do a lot of work around my property that could result in a fall. I would like an Apple watch for the fall detection capability, but I also want to be able to wear it at night to...
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    I got an iPhone 14 in July and suddenly I started...

    I got an iPhone 14 in July and suddenly I started getting those alerts about my iPad being left behind all the time. Apparently, if my iPad isn't on my home WI-FI my iPhone will monitor the...
  19. I would have to be really desperate in selling my...

    I would have to be really desperate in selling my house to let someone start cutting holes in my walls. A home inspector is generally not supposed to do any sort of inspection that is intrusive.
  20. My insurance carrier now has a mandatory wind and...

    My insurance carrier now has a mandatory wind and hail deductible of $2,500. This is for roof, siding, gutters, fascia, windows, doors, and anything else. The trend is for less and less coverage of...
  21. Jim Becker closed your new thread because he said...

    Jim Becker closed your new thread because he said it duplicated this thread.
  22. Someone resurrected a 2023 thread. My...

    Someone resurrected a 2023 thread. My homeowner's insurance went up 60% for 2024. You would be hard pressed to find any homeowner in the Minneapolis metro area that didn't get at least a 25%...
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    I never add sealant when the fitting already has...

    I never add sealant when the fitting already has sealant on it. I haven't had a leak with a fitting like that in my memory.
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    A teacher when I was in parochial school was...

    A teacher when I was in parochial school was naturally "big boned". She looked overweight no matter her actual weight. She ate almost nothing because she didn't want to look fat. She ended up...
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    My mom always packed lunch for the family when we...

    My mom always packed lunch for the family when we went on family road trips. We always did vacations via car. I don't recall ever being on a plane as a kid except when my father was transferred...
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