NATidefan
| Favorite team: | Alabama  |
| Location: | Two hours North of Birmingham |
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| Number of Posts: | 36153 |
| Registered on: | 12/31/2008 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: Question about buying a car..
Posted by NATidefan on 5/28/24 at 3:09 pm
[quote]No businessman or businesswoman hates cash.
These comments are ridiculous.[/quote]
Last time I inquired about paying cash about 15 years ago the guy straight up told me he would rather me finance cause they make more money. It's not rocket science to understand this. ...
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re: What would you buy used vs new?
Posted by NATidefan on 5/28/24 at 3:01 pm
[quote]Go shopping for a dining room table any time this week and get back to me.[/quote]
Ole baw got one for 12K 5 years ago and wants to act like he knows about current 1K ones. :lol:...
re: Notifications of someone trying to access my banking app
Posted by NATidefan on 5/28/24 at 2:26 pm
[quote]I have now notified the bank, followed their instructions to change my password, and ensured that this has been noted in my account. Am I good now? [/quote]
set up two step verification if possible. ...
re: What would you buy used vs new?
Posted by NATidefan on 5/28/24 at 2:04 pm
[quote]
I build a lot of my own furniture but with over $100k in machines and tools[/quote]
Oh, I didn't spend anywhere near that much and most tools were basic I already had. It was farmhouse, so not overly fancy.
Standard table saw, borrowed a planner from a friend, drill, palm sander, mite...
re: Crested Gecko
Posted by NATidefan on 5/28/24 at 1:25 pm
Well, for one they sleep 12 hours a day and are nocturnal. ...
re: Crested Gecko
Posted by NATidefan on 5/28/24 at 1:21 pm
You are going to waste 500 dollars. ...
re: What would you buy used vs new?
Posted by NATidefan on 5/28/24 at 1:13 pm
[quote]You are aware that there's a gradient scale to quality, right? At $2K you are absolutely NOT receiving a "trash" dining table. This is ridiculous. I've had perfectly fine dining tables which cost me less than $1K, and I am saying this as one who made a significant investment ($12K) in a high ...
re: What would you buy used vs new?
Posted by NATidefan on 5/28/24 at 12:21 pm
[quote]If it has a motor/engine and moving parts[/quote]
Depends. I bought a used echo chainsaw that was basically brand new for about 1/3 off. I just check stuff like that out well. After years of maintaining my own and working on small motors I'm pretty good at fixing them if they aren't sei...
re: What would you buy used vs new?
Posted by NATidefan on 5/28/24 at 12:15 pm
I made my own kitchen table, coffee table, end tables, and entertainment system cause most stuff reasonably priced is trash nowadays. Farmhouse style (which is what we wanted anyway and came out great)
Picked up a one year old matching couch and recliner off marketplace in excellent shape for abo...
re: Why is the customer always right?
Posted by NATidefan on 5/28/24 at 12:10 pm
[quote]Someone goes somewhere like Chipotle and has 7 different orders and wants to pay for each one separately (with cash) while organizing receipts, change, etc.[/quote]
Didn't you say in that credit card thread you pay for everything with cash?...
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Saw this in Mammoth cave yesterday, was nice to see the NPS service members there honoring our veterans as compared to that Denali bitch. ...
re: Maria Zhang is smoking hot.....
Posted by NATidefan on 5/27/24 at 4:09 am
That old man in the back taking it all in, :lol:...
re: Severe Weather for Sat-Mon, 25-27 May. 23 deaths reported but new reports still arriving
Posted by NATidefan on 5/27/24 at 4:06 am
Well, I just came out of the closet. ...
Walmart and capital one end credit card deal.
Posted by NATidefan on 5/24/24 at 10:50 pm
Boo, there goes my 5% cash back on Walmart pickup orders. Maybe something better will come out of it. ...
re: Denali National Park Construction workers told to Stop Flying American Flags
Posted by NATidefan on 5/24/24 at 10:19 pm
I looked at doing a gofundme for some magnet flags, but that company is huge and nationwide. I doubt they would accept or allow it. ...
re: What’s your credit score?
Posted by NATidefan on 5/24/24 at 8:49 pm
I saw chase has a 5/24 rule. If you only have 4 cards that shouldn't affect you though. But it basically means if you have opened 5 cards (from any issuers) in the last 24 months they won't approve you no matter what.
Chase business cards don't count towards your 5 though, they view those diffe...
re: Getting kids credit established
Posted by NATidefan on 5/24/24 at 8:41 pm
[quote]My parents did this for me back in the day. But to play devils advocate, Im not sure I actually understand the benefit of piggybacking your child into an 800 credit score and a higher ability to over leverage themselves at 18 versus just letting them establish their credit score on their own?...
re: Denali National Park Construction workers told to Stop Flying American Flags
Posted by NATidefan on 5/24/24 at 8:31 pm
[quote]Nathan[/quote]
Used to be Natalie ...
re: What’s your credit score?
Posted by NATidefan on 5/24/24 at 8:19 pm
Hmm, all that looks pretty good, I would think it would be higher. Have you checked your credit reports to see what is on them? It will show if you have any missed payments from the past or anything bad..
[link=(https://www.annualcreditreport.com/index.action)]annualcreditreport[/link]
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re: Denali National Park Construction workers told to Stop Flying American Flags
Posted by NATidefan on 5/24/24 at 8:15 pm
[quote]It's Mt. Mckinley.[/quote]
Na, it was always Denali and all Alaskans wanted it changed back to what it had always been before. ...
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