Recent content by leastlongprime

Oregon view property tax is because the property has higher desirability vs a view of your neighbor's front door.

Have AARP/UHN, plan G, which pays for a lot. Haven't seen a doctor's bill for a long time even with a bike accident this year. I should really look into our AARP/UHN plan since we haven't used a gym since early 2020. Will be changing to a lower cost D because all our drugs are generic and we...

1-inherited Rolex A collection of analog Citizen E870 eco-drive, perpetual solar, day-date-month-yr, A collection of analog Citizen E811/E820 eco-drive, perpetual solar, chronographs. Few Citizen eco-drive, plain analog. A Seiko analog autowind-battery. A Bullwinkle Moose jewelled automatic...

ground lean pork, @1.99/lbs :-) Seattle, Kroger stores.

We've been very fortunate to live along the southern end the Canadian Geese Pacific Flyways. It's just awesome to see the our local geese corps formation arrive in October and leave in March. It's all over in 15 minutes.

Re; Prius 2. Like or rather acceptable. It works. It's reliable. It's inexpensive to maintain and to operate. For urban use (eastside Seattle) it's more than adequate for grocery errands. Insurance (metered) ~$70/mo. Gas ~US 4gals/mo @ US$5.00/gal. = ~$1.25/mi driven. A new(er) car can not be...

Yes, we "like" the 2009 Prius 2. Easy to maintain. We added a catalytic converter shield this summer and and did an annual oil change. At our age, 73/76, we have other plans than purchasing a new vehicle that would only be driven 1500miles/yr max. At the moment, I have 2 eBikes for sale. Both...

We find that being on a "fixed income" has more variability than having a "variable" income.

I did same for 10 years. I expect that for us, with 1 child, we will hire some help prior to losing any 2 ADLs, during our deductible period before the LTCi kicks in, and the time when the LTCi aides are off.

Just opened a new account at nearby CU. Intention is to keep this bank clean of any direct deposits, transfers, and linkage to anything.

If you look at birth rates and age demographics, IMO, US's total population is different from China's. BUT US's population is growing rather rapidly from legal and illegal immigration in the population brackets that matters the most. Take away the the illegal immigration population, the US's...

PZ has something to think about. USA has a similar demographic problem for legal residents.

Indexed annuities (2014) are worse than CD's on steroids for yield but better than 2% SPIAs in 2014, age 65, F. We expect to zero out Cash Account value in total 13 yrs (7yrs remaining, at age 83, F); From that point on, it will be the Annuity's cos. money. We bought because they functioned as...

Jan, 12mo CD at CU @3.50%apr July, 3yr MYGA @4.65% apr Aug, 12mn CD at my Bank @5.00%apr Aug, some brokered CD's 3-9mo @+5% callable and noncallable. Sept, 13mn CD at local CU @5.35%apr some attempt to ladder. age 73/76.

we found this to be true. Currently we have 6 between the 2 of us, "Guaranteed Lifetime Annuities" 2008-2017 (you cannot buy, today, what we bought then). Laddered. You can't buy what we got anymore. Also killed another 3 of these annuities for other investments. The last one of them, we...