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Since this is a medical provider, I would wonder (and ask them in writing if the notification didn't state it) if any of the patient medical records were accessed/stolen as well. Medical data may be included in appointment or billing data as well.

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Our hospital began to require two forms of identification after it was investigated by public aid for having billed for six deliveries in the same year for the same woman. Turned out, six different women used the same medicaid card for their OB services. Not that unusual for people to lend their in...

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In situations where the SSN is requested but doesn't seem legitimately needed, I have given out a number that is one number off from the correct one. Gee, I hope all the people one digit removed from you don't adopt a similar policy. Perhaps the (voided) number of Mrs. Hilda Schrader Whitcher could...

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Plenty of people living (legally) in this country don't have a social security number. https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10096.pdf Assuming you don't plan on seeking care from this oral surgeon again, I would complain to everyone I could think of. Licensing boards, state AG, FTC, BBB, my insurance comp...

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FWIW I dropped Chase two years ago altogether save the no annual fee Ink Cash Card for 5X on internet service. The Ink Cash is on track to become one of my highest spend cards. I use it for internet and cellphone bills (5X) and occasionally gas (2X), but the bulk of the spend is for Amazon (5X via ...

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I've been doing a lot of housing keeping in terms of all things personal finance related. Was going through some of my credit cards and updating them to newer products from ancient cards I got forever ago. Which brings me to the CSP. Has this card basically become useless but with an annual fee? Th...

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I use the app. It shows you a week of history including current day. You can also check a box next to each mail piece to indicate if something wasn’t delivered. I can use the website for this I suppose but I like the convenience of the app personally. The same functionality exists on the website. I...

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~30- miles of charging overnight won't get you very far, particularly in winter. (Batteries are not as efficient when the temps drop.) You mention summer temps in the 90's, but what about winter? If its in the 30's in the morning commute, expect a range loss of at least 30%, more if you turn on the...

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Didn't even know there was an app. Does it offer any benefit over the daily email?

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Could it be that Google thinks you may be below the minimum required age for an unsupervised account?

https://support.google.com/accounts/ans ... 3913?hl=en

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We are not post-Covid yet. Perhaps a bit too early to look for authors that have worked out how the world has changed.

And as this is bogleheads.org, do you expect Covid to change the standard bogleheads investment strategy?

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You are doing very well. Congratulations! Your "sports car" is more expensive than all my cars (over the course of my lifetime) combined :twisted: And if I were you, I wouldn't consider my "sports car" as part of my portfolio. I would look at my cash -- what does "but it's a...

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- Libreoffice spreadsheet - scan documentation (receipts, bills) as PDF to my local disk (backed up in various places) - original paper receipt (if available) goes into a multi-pocket accordion file So far I haven't reimbursed anything other than $xx,000 COBRA payments, but I track in the spreadshee...

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Apple is rumored to launch "Airtags" that would be perfect for this use case. They are supposed to be extremely low power devices that use nearby Apple devices to relay the location back to the owner. See https://www.macrumors.com/guide/airtags/ for more information. Don’t think tracking ...

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Hello all......trying to figure out whether I am allowed to open a spousal IRA for my non-citizen wife who is currently in the country on a K-1 ( finance visa). Ahem. My wife and I are married and I live and work in the US. She is living here as well as a non-resident (but legally through authorize...

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Ok, have a look at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204915#FAQ If I can't sign in, how do I regain access to my account? If you can’t sign in, access a trusted device, reset your password, or receive verification codes, you can request account recovery to regain access to your account . Account rec...

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Does your husband have a recovery key? https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204152 What if I no longer have access to any of my trusted devices? If you can't access any of your trusted devices, you can still access your account using your password and Recovery Key, or with your password and SMS-capable...

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I am low to moderate risk based on personal assessment. I have not made changes to my safety practices since I got fully vaccinated in February since I don't consider the measures a huge burden compared to my assessment of the risk. Specifically, I still choose my walking routes carefully, pick up t...

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Yes I think we're pretty close in usage and proficiency. If duolingo had not allowed free accounts to buy more hearts with diamonds, of which I have about 32k, I would probably have given up on my daily lesson or two and on the app altogether. I have 32209 diamonds. Wish there was something I could...

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There are four EJ offices in easy walking distance from my home (I thought it was two, but Google maps corrected me). That’s 4X the number of McDonalds “restaurants” I could walk to. Clearly a lot of folks love them. I don’t participate in those types of threads (or actually most threads) on Nextdoor.

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I think you probably could have stopped when you said, This is extremely difficult because anecdotal data is all situationally different... Beyond the written differences in policy (eg, card A covers rental car insurance but card B doesn’t), everything else is subjective or anecdotal. It’s like tho...

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I have had a duolingo account since 2015 and am currently on a 660 day-in-a-row Spanish streak. However I've completed only 3.5 of the 8 checkpoints for Spanish, in part because you have to jump through many advertising and other hoops for each lesson. Looks like we are at a similar point. 600+ day...

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Non-ACA plans exist in my state with plans ranging from ultra-narrow to very broad networks. Try googling the name of your state, plus blue cross blue shield. I can buy directly from them. By non-ACA plans, do you mean plans that are not compliant with ACA rules (often short-term plans with limitat...

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This prompted me to look up the Librem phone - they cost $2k!!! Naaa, there are two versions. The $2k model is made in California for enhanced security, the $799 is made in China and then flashed in CA. https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-5/ https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-5-usa/ https://puri.sm/post...

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Samsung has apparently recently increased this period to four years from the product release date, and the relevant period is three years for Google Pixel phones. It's disappointing to learn that both the Pixel 4a and 5 phones may not be supported after 2023. I am currently using a Pixel 3. I had p...

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Pay Yourself Back has now been extended until Sept 30, 2021. https://www.doctorofcredit.com/chase-extends-pay-yourself-back-until-september-30-2021/ Also, the $300 travel credit of the CSR continues to be usable on groceries, gas until the end of 2021. https://www.doctorofcredit.com/chase-sapphire-r...

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The maybe a problem with the above logic to initiate a cc dispute. If you initiate a dispute with the cc, it travels back to PayPal. The seller will not be "motivated" unless PayPal then worked it back another level, which is doubtful. In fact, it's doubtful the credit card company will e...

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It appears your goal at this point is not to return the item, but rather to get money back for the repair and as compensation for the damage. I don't think either the bank or paypal have provisions for such a resolution. If they agree that the product was "significantly different than described...

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Take her to a Subaru dealership to sit in and test drive the various vehicles. We went to test drive an Outback and ended up buying a Forester based on how it “felt” to us. Very happy with it (2016 model year).

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According to today's Wash.Post, the Biden administration is working on a COVID vaccine passport rollout: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/03/28/vaccine-passports-for-work/?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210329&instance_id=28597&nl=the-morning&regi_id=100196176&segment_id=...

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I agree with Flannelbeard . I don’t think those monitoring services add any value beyond what I get from freezing my credit and checking my credit reports on a regular basis. And Credit Journey from Chase shows me new inquiries as well. I wish there was a law that required companies suffering a brea...

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I interested to see in the years to come what percentage of long range EV's actually end up getting battery swaps late in life rather than simply getting scrapped for the same reasons that factor into ICE car scrapping - "I could spend $X to replace the battery, but the suspension also needs w...

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Not going anywhere until we have mask-free flying. I can barely tolerate economy class flying under normal circumstances and would go to great lengths to avoid flying with a mask for 5-6 hours. On top of shutdowns and summer heat, it just does not seem like a fun experience. I traveled to Europe an...

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If Krispy Kreme accepts my vaccine card I cannot imagine why a foreign country wouldn't :shock:. Do you think the US would accept a flimsy hand-written piece of paper as proof of anything from foreigners? 1) What I said was in jest. Sorry, my jest sensor has been malfunctioning in recent days. I wi...

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I used my desktop version of Turbo Tax 2019 to model my 2020 return with a very large TIRA to Roth conversion. It also included a LTCL with carryover. When I did my 2020 return using Turbo Tax's 2020 version, it erroneously thought I had a LTCL carryover. I could not delete it and finally contacted...

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I applaud what you're doing, but I'm not sure why you couldn't just look up taxes of each state here: * https://smartasset.com/taxes/nevada-tax-calculator Substitute "nevada" in the above hyperlink for the desired state. Two-word states have a hyphen (e.g. https://smartasset.com/taxes/new...

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I believe the authentication was based on data in the statewide central vaccine registry , which is a central database of all vaccines administered in the state since 2008. That seems right. https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/excelsior-pass-frequently-asked-questions What health information can E...

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If Krispy Kreme accepts my vaccine card I cannot imagine why a foreign country wouldn't :shock:. Krispy Kreme is also giving you a donut if you are not vaccinated. It is just a marketing campaign. They don’t care about the card. Do you think the US would accept a flimsy hand-written piece of paper ...

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Even with widespread EV adoption, gasoline station will still be around 50+ years from now. EV's work great for passenger vehicles that have defined commutes, but they don't work so well in long haul trucking. As long we are still using diesel trucks as the backbone of our distribution industry, th...

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Personally I love the luxury features in the Tesla that I can’t find in any other car. My favorite is that the cabin automatically warms up in the morning before I leave for work, and it automatically keeps itself cool in the summer while parked. My wife will love those features. I have earned majo...

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I would have thought the much faster one would have been much more. I assume the performance appeals to a different crowd. Not sure why you'd pay more for a fast car if you never use it that way. Well, I have been saying the same thing - why would anyone buy the Performance model when even the top ...

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Most businesses are worth nothing because they are selling a job. Nobody is going to buy a job. Very very few businesses are turn-key operations that take no training and daily commitment to run. A web business that makes money from advertising is as passive as it gets. Content brings traffic and t...

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You know, many car owners probably don't want their car to get updated over time if it will change the way the vehicle behaves. Even if the updates are useful, they could be annoying or even a safety hazard if drivers have acclimatized to the old state of their vehicles. It depends. If it is an act...

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My daughter was a travel nurse and took positions in Hawaii twice. Each time she bought a old used car over there. Evidently there is quite a few people who find themselves in that situation, so there is a good supply and plenty of demand to sell when you are done with your year. This was approxima...

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Am I the only one that mourns the loss of actually "owning" things? Yes, yes, I know, you don't truly OWN the music on your CDs, but once purchased *one time*, the music was yours to play as you see fit forever. Sure, the CD could wear out, so you rip it to your computer. I still own my m...

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As far as I can tell Marcus has the highest online savings account rate, does anyone have a better place to park money? Thanks! If you are an AARP member or can/want to become one, you can add 0.1% to the rate (for 24 months), so you'd currently get 0.6%. https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/all...

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So if I propose to the estranged family member that I will request the mutual fund cash out all shares and they send me a check to John Jones & Mary Jones JTWRS. Let's say the check is $250K Now John and Mary go to the bank, endorse the back of the check and then ask the teller to issue two[2] ...

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I replaced an iPad 2, also from 2011, with a first generation iPad Pro 9.7 a couple of years ago and it was an amazing upgrade. I am impressed you got 10 years out of your iPad 2. It seemed like a magical device when it came out in 2011. I gave my very first iPAD, purchased on release day, to my da...

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arsenalfan wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:15 pm Yes we’re doing a reno with tradesmen coming.
And 3 néw PHEV/EV are in our future in the next 5 hrs
We have 400 amp service

That’s fast... better get those electricians finish the job right away

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Regarding opening the account, if it was done online (in 1994?) then maybe no physical signatures were necessary and the OP simply filled out the form making certifications for both parties--like everybody does. The OP admits he made a mistake. ... And it would be helpful to know whether the relati...

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