Wish he had a screw cap bottle last night. My wife and I took a friend out for dinner after she pet-sit last week for us and then sat around an 11 year old bottle of wine. We have one of those fancy Houdini wine openers, a standard bar tender/waiter wine opener, and another cheap corkscrew. None of them would work…

I figured just getting into grilling, we wouldn't be able to taste the difference. Sure, they are cheaper and cook hotter. But our new house will only have a side patio, no large backyard or deck, so it's not like we'll be spending tons of time out there around the grill. So I'd rather have something that is quick…

This article was perfectly timed. We are moving in 3 weeks to a rental home and for the first time ever we will be able to have a grill. I'm never bought or owned even a used or hand-me-down grill so I was a little daunted at where to start. I was just going to walk into a Lowes and see what an employee told me. …

My wife was given Mederma by her dermatologist when she had a few moles removed. Or you could just wait about 25 years, they'll fade on their own. I broke my arm when I was 4 and had pins surgically put in and later removed. About to turn 28 and the scar is almost gone.

That Russian Imperial Stout with coffee and oak sounds amazing. Sure, why experiment and possibly ruin an already really great beer. But I rarely drink the same thing twice, I'm always looking for something new and better ( my go to is the 90 minute IPA or Rochefort 8 or 10 if they have it). Might have to pull out…

I was just hired at a position that only required a bachelors. It was between me, with a Masters, and another with only her bachelors. I wasn't necessarily viewed as overqualified because my two direct supervisors have a doctorate and masters between them. Also, the next promotional opportunity from the position I…

I'm sure I'm in the minority here but I bought an HP Omni 27 all-in-one for around $1400. I really like the idea of using an AIO as a media hub and desktop PC. It's overpowered for what I need it to do, but I wanted to 'future-proof' myself since most of the components are a pain to replace and probably out of my…

I agree mostly with what you're saying. If I had known when I was 21 what I know now, I wouldn't have gone anywhere near grad school. I also said I didn't have any intention of paying them back, I actually plan on paying them off, but this payment plan is allowing me, for now, to have $0 payments. Hopefully soon we…

As someone with a useless Masters that cost a fortune, I always suggest that unless it's necessary for your desired career path, to go into the work place. Get some experience and learn if it's what you want to do. Then see if you can get your employer to pay or at least help with furthering your education. If your…

Not you, it's everyone. I ranted a little in another response about my difficulties finding work when I graduated in 2009. You can read up on that to understand what I went through.

I figured I would get some kind of response about 'working the system.' But let me frame my situation a little better. I graduated in 2009 with a Masters degree. It was probably the worst job market in the last 25 years as a recent graduate. I had friends with doctorates working at Starbucks just to have something…

Couldn't agree more. We bought our first new car 6 months ago at 27 years old after we both graduated 4 years ago. Our first year of marriage was all about paying down credit cards and getting our loan payment plans sorted. We then started getting a small savings, nothing grand, but enough to get us buy 3-4 months…

We are in the middle of a move from GA to VA because my wife is in the Air Force. We just took a week long trip up there to find a rental home. What worked for us was a lot of hunting on sites like Trulia, Zillow, and Realty.com. We also lined up a few property management places that were willing to help us search…

This chart should answer the question. I understand it that after 90 days of service you qualify for the post 9/11 GI Bill (which most current active duty are enrolled) or after 2 years of active duty for the Montgomery GI Bill. The benefits then are active until 15 years after you exit. Not on the chart, but I…

I can't say enough about the Federal income-based repayment plan. The IBR is what my wife and I both currently are on and it's been amazing. I graduated with a master's in 2009 and she finished her's in 2010 along with another certificate. All in all, that's 13 years of college to pay for, and 4 of them were at…

It seems legit to me. I payed for the Transunion service for about a year and dropped it to sign up for Credit Karma. I get access to the exact same info and it's free. They send notification of new accounts or inquiries to your credit. Have a list of all your current accounts and their status and the actual score…

Similar thing happened to me. Was trying to get a zero interest credit card for the next year (we always have one and just change every year with the 0% intro offer runs out) and was getting declined by a few of the 'great credit' requirement cards. In the past I had never had an issue getting the top tier card.

Ha, I love you last summary. I unfortunately do not work from home, but spend a fair amount of time in my office chair. We recently got a new 27 inch all-in-one computer, so it's not only our actual PC, but I run my xbox through it as well as it's a perfectly suitable Netflix or movie watching screen. So I'd say I…

That's the exact chair I bought as well when looking to upgrade my cheap desk chair. I was also looking into something that would be a decent replica of the Aeron and this is what I settled on. I only wish that you could actually recline the chair; meaning that after you've set the backrest angle and the actual seat…

Wow... if I could find one for that much I'd grab it without hesitation. Guess I'll have to start keeping an eye out. Was it a website that they were dumping all their supplies? Or you just walk into a failing business and ask to buy their chair? Or was it an actual store that resold supplies sent to them from…