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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 06:13 AM
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Being back at work sucks. Health insurance cost increases suck even more!
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^Just killed my HPDE budget for the year.
Yikes how much more do you have to pay for insurance?

We had free benefits for the longest time but now we are paying out of our paychecks but a small %
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 06:13 AM
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Are you being serious?

For me, weekend work may have to be a reality of mine if I want to do a good number of events this year.
1. Single male, non-homeowner, with no dependence = higher tax bracket.

2. No more travel because of new work assignment = no per diem to supplement income.

3. Multiple hobbies = multiple seasonal expenditures.
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by chu
^Just killed my HPDE budget for the year.
^ Pond the wifes ring, should be enough for 4 hpde weekends. Boom!
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 06:15 AM
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my coworker bought a new Evo 10 - i'm going to go check it out now.
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by honda-guy
^ Pond the wifes ring, should be enough for 4 hpde weekends. Boom!
Pawn. Actually, I have to get an insurance quote for it.
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 06:27 AM
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I was at my brothers house over the weekend and he has 4 of those sonos unit, one in each room. They sound good and its nice that you can sync them up or play different stuff on each.
Yeah they are definitely cool. I need to look into them a little bit more. Even the big one with 5 speakers was like 500 I believe. The sound is very good but ill have to think about it. Maybe they have it on sale at that boscovs going out of biz and ill ****** it up and give it a shot.
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 06:30 AM
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^I still enjoy my old-tech BOSE 5 speaker surround. Still loud as hell and sounds great. Having good room acoustics can make or break a systems though. My living room is long, and makes the sound dispurse all over. Jame's theatre setup is nice, and enclosed. Too bad he doesnt' have loveseats so we could sit together. LOL
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by igo4bmx
Yikes how much more do you have to pay for insurance?

We had free benefits for the longest time but now we are paying out of our paychecks but a small %
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Pawn. Actually, I have to get an insurance quote for it.
Just get it added to your auto insurance or homeowners - it makes it super cheap.
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by igo4bmx
Just get it added to your auto insurance or homeowners - it makes it super cheap.
What's a home owner?

Yeah, I'll find out.
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 06:42 AM
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What's a home owner?

Yeah, I'll find out.
someone (should) have a policy on your home
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 06:55 AM
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Pawn. Actually, I have to get an insurance quote for it.
That sucks about the financial changes. I'm have a few myself. I'm sure insuring a family is more expensive than an individual. That's neither here nor there and not a worthy debate.

If you want, you can insure the ring with an independent insurer like Jeweler's Mutual. I used them before I had homeowners' insurance and it was only like $60-70 a year. They even cover "mysterious loss" where most homeowners' won't.

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Just get it added to your auto insurance or homeowners - it makes it super cheap.
He can't add to homeowners' if the ring isn't regularly kept at the house where the insurance covers them.
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by dek0026
That sucks about the financial changes. I'm have a few myself. I'm sure insuring a family is more expensive than an individual. That's neither here nor there and not a worthy debate.

If you want, you can insure the ring with an independent insurer like Jeweler's Mutual. I used them before I had homeowners' insurance and it was only like $60-70 a year. They even cover "mysterious loss" where most homeowners' won't.



He can't add to homeowners' if the ring isn't regularly kept at the house where the insurance covers them.
My financial situation really hasn't changed. It will actually be getting better within the next few months. It's the environmental changes affecting my financial situation. F*cking American politics...

As far as health insurance, I probably should have picked an HMO, which would cost the least. But with the travel I've done in the past 5-6 years, I picked the most expensive PPO plan my company had. I like the idea of not having to always go to my "in-network" doctor, and having to get a referral to see a specialist.

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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 07:30 AM
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Why chu trying to insure the ring. Its her ring now
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by chu
My financial situation really hasn't changed. It will actually be getting better within the next few months. It's the environmental changes affecting my financial situation. F*cking American politics...

As far as health insurance, I probably should have picked an HMO, which would cost the least. But with the travel I've done in the past 5-6 years, I picked the most expensive PPO plan my company had. I like the idea of not having to always go to my "in-network" doctor, and having to get a referral to see a specialist.
yeah with politics I'm pretty sure my taxes are going to skyrocket.
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 09:00 AM
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I think it's lovely that our elected officials can't do their jobs or meet deadlines. If I did that I'd be at home watching Lincoln Tech commercials and Judge shows.
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