I looked out of curiosity and the only refurbished or used Herman Miller chairs I could find still were around $500 and sometimes parts alone were $100. Now I'm a young professional, so I may not have the same cushy income as others but there is nothing low cost about those numbers. Sure, it's nearly half off; but…

Not really answering the question, but I can't imagine living without central A/C. I grew up on the coast of NC and now live in central GA. 90+ heat and humidity every single day from June to September is impossible to escape without a/c, there is no alternative method that works. Hell, we had to use a window unit…

I work for a large auto insurance company in the claims department. I don't personally handle salvage vehicles, we have an entire department for that, but I do talk to plenty of customers about the process. My first advice is that it's a negotiation, there is nothing set in stone. But come to the discussion…

nzbgeek has been great. Their new VIP server has had everything I've needed, is fast and reliable and the community is growing. I haven't been as active on the forums, but I could see it becoming something of a mini-matrix. No one wants to be that big anymore because then you become a target. But NZBGeek has some…

Look into consolidating your loans through Direct Loans, the federal govt backed loan agency. They offer, the income-based repayment plan that is a 30 year payment plan and caps your payments off at something like 15% of the income above the poverty line. Anything not paid off after that time is forgiven. Also,…

I originally consolidated my loans to the income contingent plan with Direct Loans (all mine are federal loans) and then about a year ago switched to the income based plan. I have about 70k in loans, my wife a little over 60k and she's on the IBR plan as well. We both make over 30k per year now that we've been out…

I work in a call center all day for a major insurance company. I notice a lot of co-workers do this, and I doubt they are even know it. We take probably 45-55 calls each work day, and since most people don't really know how insurance claims work, we end up explaining a lot of things over and over again that doesn't…

Bought a car 8 months ago through USAA's ZAG program. It was great and as easy as it comes. Ideally there are 3 to 4 dealerships around that are part of the program and it's almost like they bid on your business. You say what car you want, and then they come to you with their best price and you can choose or even…

Do you think the meat grinder could handle bones? I only ask because we've considered making our own pet food which calls for grinding the meat while still on the bone. Raw bone is apparently much softer than cooked, but still would hate to ruin my wife's brand new mixer. At the same time, would love to use an…

Definitely get the sensitive stomach issues, we've got one of those too. And certainly understandable on the finances, unfortunately we can't feed all of ours the food we'd prefer due to how much it would cost for all 3. We just do the best we can, which is all you can hope for. But whenever I get the chance, I…

My three perfectly healthy cats barely get any exercise, maybe 10-15 minutes a day of play time. I doubt they do much running and playing on their own while we are out. Yet, none of mine have an obesity problem.

Two of our three have the same pouch. It's perfectly normal, and I think I read somewhere it was an evolutionary advantage to provide extra protection in the case of a fight. Just use the above view to gauge your cat's appropriate size. Similar to the chart, there should be a slightly noticeable waist line from the…

We bought one of these for our 9 hour drive back home for Christmas. We had a brand new car with leather seats and were travelling with 3 cats. Anyone who has put a cat in a car knows how much they whine. But all 3 of ours will calm down and sleep most of the drive if we let them out of the carriers. Rather than…

I can't seem to make it work. I even reinstalled the newest version of Plex to see if it would work. Power up the Sony and it immediately recognizes the Serviio but no Plex. I do a few reboots of the Sony and of Plex, disable my firewall, ensure DLNA is enabled, but nothing works.

I'm pretty certain that even if you tried to cash it, any financial institution would have to verify the payment first. So you can't just walk into a bank and put down a $160,000 check without people asking a lot of questions. Eventually that question will make it to someone in the IRS who will be made aware of the…

Now if they could just make it work with my Sony Bluray player for streaming. After the recent poll for best media server I gave Plex a try. It seemed simple and smooth until I turned on the Bluray and it didn't even recognize the Plex server. I tinkered for a while and got nowhere. Yet my Bluray could see the…

That very sentiment of your vs the insurance company is the problem. You signed a contract with your insurance provider, they are now contractually obligated to protect your interests in the case of an accident. And that is exactly what your insurance company does... protect you. They will pay for another parties…

I completely agree. I see it too often where people are forced to learn what they are actually paying for when they submit a claim. You are absolutely correct that should have all been made clear up front. Unfortunately, that's a completely different side of the company industry in Sales/Service.

I'm going to rant a little bit here, but for the LOVE OF GOD, when you sign up for a policy online.... PLEASE READ YOUR COVERAGES AND MAKES SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THEM.