I logged into my primary credit card account yesterday to make a payment after cashing an insurance reimbursement check. While looking at the summary page, I was startled to see an interest rate percentage of 14.99% Um. Hold on here, crackerbarrel. I have a variable interest rate of 6.55%. I’ve never seen it above 9.99%. […]
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How I got three boxes worth of pods with a 20% failure rate, I’ll never know. I actually suspect that until recently, that was the order of the day for Omnipod. Over the last three months, Omnipod has made some improvements. We’re down to a respectable 1% failure rate. I think the last one that
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As much as I get on about not saving enough money (I’m trying to find a way to put $50 a month into a savings account), I realized when I did a detailed review of my paycheck this week that I’m actually putting $100 a month into the company 401(k). You forget how much it
The little weather bar underneath my Vista gadgets clock says it’s -13 outside. -13, seriously? SERIOUSLY? You know, in Alaska, I got this type of weather, sure, but it included perks like northern lights, low population density, and liquor. In Dayton, not so much. Also, I’m really not prepared anymore for weather like this. Maybe
It’s supposed to be -25 tonight. Holy crap, what is this? There’s a reason I’m not in Fairbanks anymore. I think I may be saving the gym for tomorrow. I don’t have proper snow boots or gloves for this type of weather.
Doesn’t look like something that should have taken that much effort, does it?
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Whew! I’m glad my government censorship agencies are on the job!
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I’ll likely be in Peru. Well, that’s what I was supposed to be doing, but I’ll likely be promoting God’s War instead, as it looks like it’ll be pushed back from a Fall 09 to a Spring 10 release date. This is due mainly to all the craziness at my publisher currently (and in the
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Here are some tips on how to get an insurance claim expedited by your health insurance provider. I deal with UHC. Your mileage may vary: 1)Be sure all of your paperwork is in order. Before you start fighting, be sure the company has all the proper forms on file. There’s nothing you can do if
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Because, REALLY: 1) My Legions of Terror will have helmets with clear plexiglass visors, not face-concealing ones. 2) My ventilation ducts will be too small to crawl through. 3) My noble half-brother whose throne I usurped will be killed, not kept anonymously imprisoned in a forgotten cell of my dungeon. 4) Shooting is not too
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