Grab the bag out of a box of wine (after it is empty of course). Drain it and make it flat. Wrap a dry t-shirt or sweat pants around it (after you blow it up to personal taste) as a pillow. Now you don’t need a huge pillow to get that big pillow feel. You can also use ziplock bags you put your clothes in but this…

My worst was when I purchased my latest car. I ordered it, so I got all the options I wanted and negotiated the price. The contract was straight forward. XX car, YY options for ZZ price. Got the car in, and they “detailed” it for another 250 dollars, installed blinking rear lights for 359 dollars, and security etched…

I could. Just easier to ignore the call. Too much work involved with sending letters and all that jazz. Especially when there are dozens of firms calling me.

The worst experience I had with selling a car had to do with after the car was sold. The sale was fine, it was sold to a son of a high school teacher I had (and liked). He bought the car (a 1985 Chevy Blazer). We sold it, took our plate, gave him the title, canceled insurance. Great. Well he did not take it to the BMV…

Experimenting with this (I love me some oven cooked mac and cheese), one of the things you can do is create the roux but not add the cheese. Then when you are ready to cook, take the pasta, put your cheese directly in there, and then pour the roux on top. It makes “pockets” of cheese vs. a consistent cheese sauce.…

I just wish I could get rid of them as they are calling me for someone who used my phone number and dumped it. I have never been in debt (well collections) but get called 5-8 times a week looking for someone not my family. I keep reminding them that it is illegal to call cell phones for not the correct person, not my…

They stop random people walking at the casinos .. It is and American destination, and lots of varying opinions. Same thing could be done on NYC streets.

The thing to me is that subaru has figured out the magic formula. Build a car that is good at the base, and add a few items to make it better as you go up in trims. 90% of the people would be happy with the base trims, but if you have to have that better stereo or fancy new item you can pay extra for it. However the…

I am a consultant by trade, so my answer is always “it depends.” There are no irrefutable laws when it comes to people and behavior. For the 350 million people in the US who are not serial killers, you have the 100 or so who are. Painting a broad brush stroke approach to finance (or any topic) never ever is the…

Just to play devils advocate for a second. Lithium specifically only stated one scenario which you are judging an entire comment based on a litany of possible reasons. He did not mention medical debt, municipal debt, etc. He only mentioned student loan debt and earning $40k while racking up $200k.

Cool. What I figured.

Interesting concept. I would like more info on it (so go to mbusa.com) and would like to see it in person. Might stop at the dealer after work. Funny the space inside is close to the Nissan NV but with a much more economical engine.

I have been in several focus groups. Walk around casinos in vegas and you can get asked to do them. I have been asked for cars (GM), TV shows, Movies, etc.

Came here to say that. Shesh this would be a perfect car for a diesel if they were truly looking for a utilitarian vehicle for working class and not a “performance utilitarian minivan”.

A 4x4 sprinter is out of your budget but a Suburban is in? If you are talking new (which you might not be) the Suburbans are almost $50-60k.

There are three things causing this:

I know that it is true to get input from the team, and to make it appear that the team is making the decisions (once you get consensus). However sometimes the manager has to make a decision. This is just part of being a manager.

Notice that they said in the accumulation phase. There are other phases to life ... and is a completely different theory. Just thought that should be pointed out.

I don’t understand the fees thing. Maybe I have been blessed with my 5 companies and their 401k, but I have never had a fee (for the pleasure of owning an account). Are you talking about individual fees of individual investment funds? Are you talking fees for the account? Can you please clarify.

There is a ton more to this story, and a completely different side (GM’s side). Both sides have dirt on their hands.