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Up to 13 weeks? Ouch. The wheels on the governmental bureaucratic bus go round and round, round and round, round and round.
Wow!
ReplyDeleteBack in the day, I took my paper bonds to my local bank and they were able to cash them out. All my current bonds are recorded on the private Treasury blockchain (haha).
ReplyDeleteHope you didn't need the money soon.
My bank sold them to me but will not cash them.
ReplyDeleteWas hoping to cash some in January. I have electronic ones I can cash instead, but they aren’t the ones I would have preferred.
It took a week just to acknowledge that they received the shipment (was sent with overnight delivery). Would be less stressful if they acknowledged what was actually inside that shipment. It was a lot of bonds.
I had my bonds converted a few years ago. It took a long time. I’m thinking 8 to 12 weeks.
ReplyDeleteDon't contact them, they will contact you.
ReplyDeletePegs your confidence meter doesn't it?
Don't contact them, they will contact you.
ReplyDeleteThe IRS contacted me once. It was a very thick letter. My tax preparer successfully resolved the issue on my behalf. It was just a misunderstanding. I had transferred paper treasuries that I bought directly from our government into electronic form managed by our government and our government apparently got a bit confused by its own tax implications.
I don’t want to be contacted again. I really, really don’t, lol.
Well, next year they will hire 87,000 more people to potentially contact you. They won't go after the rich, because the rich can afford lawyers and CPAs. They won't go after the poor, because the poor don't have money. Guess who that leaves?
ReplyDeleteI’m hoping they’ll see my tax bill and realize I pay so much that nothing could possibly be left!
Deletehttps://youtu.be/VmW-ScmGRMA
ReplyDeleteMid-November Rally Prediction: Charts suggest the market could rally through mid-December, Jim Cramer says
ReplyDeletehttps://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/15/cramer-charts-suggest-the-market-could-rally-through-mid-december.html
Cramer said that the likely impending Santa Claus rally, seasonal gains in the stock market during the winter holiday period, could set the market up for a sustained run.
Mid-December Rally Results:
https://youtu.be/2vNX92GW46E
The Cramer Says game is much more entertaining than the Simon Says game, lol.
"likely impending" ?
ReplyDeletecramers next sure thing, maybe.
Here's my IRS story.
ReplyDeleteCame home to find a card inserted into my door that said IRS and had an agent name and number to call. At first, I thought it was a joke, but I looked up the form number and it was valid.
Then, I read that personal visits by an agent meant the IRS believed you owed over $10k. After a brief panic, I contact a tax attorney who said call them and see what they want. I call, and they want information on my next door neighbor, who had quickly and quietly sold their house and moved out of town two weeks prior.
Big relief for me, but the neighbor was still in hot do-do.
You:
ReplyDelete…personal visits by an agent…
Me:
https://youtu.be/3AVlXX8RYWo
Ha! That video is like me and retirement. Just one more crank, then it will happen!
ReplyDeleteShookie,
ReplyDeleteDon’t lose hope!
https://youtu.be/gHdDxKy2QW0
You’re almost there! ;)
:)
ReplyDeleteI had planned to buy EDV when TLT got back down to 103, but decided not to push my luck and wait for TLT to hit 100. So TLT hit 100 today and I bought some EDV around 83.75. I will add some more if it hits 80.
ReplyDeleteTLT could go back down to test the 92 to 95 range, but I hope not. That would be painful as EDV would fall to around 76.
2022: The Year of Licking Wounds
ReplyDeleteRiver, our German Shepherd, has a wounded foot right now. And then there’s TLT.
Wow. Really sorry to hear about River. Hope River makes a quick recovery
ReplyDeleteNo worries. She probably stepped on a thorn. There’s some blood. We’re soaking her foot and wrapping it. Been there, done that.
ReplyDeleteShouldn’t need a vet, nor a cone.
Late at night on Christmas Eve, Cocoa (our smaller dog) was trembling and acting very lethargic. She would have gone to the emergency vet, if any would have taken her. On Christmas day, she was totally fine though. Crisis averted.
I guess Dexter (our cat) is next. He’ll probably time it for New Year’s eve, lol. Knock on wood. *cringe*
Haha. My friend’s retriever was acting very unusually. Wouldn’t touch his chew treats day after day. They take him to the vet. The vet can’t find anything wrong. They get home and the dog immediately starts chewing his treats.
ReplyDeleteProbably just needed the vet to give the retriever a motivational “pup” talk. ;)
ReplyDeleteI don’t normally brag about my expensive trips, but I just got back from the vet.
ReplyDeleteNo more vet trips. Both old kitties passed away, one in November 2020 and the other in June 2022.
ReplyDeleteI’m so sorry.
ReplyDeleteAre you thinking of getting more? Maybe a kitten?
My mom was 87 when I twisted her arm into getting a puppy. When she was no longer able to care for the dog at age 90, we took her. There was a month long reunion in my mom’s final days at age 93. No regrets at all.
And that is Cocoa’s backstory.
No, I took them in to save their lives and give them a decent old age. I am not going to recruit new cats - or at least, not before retirement. Since I'll probably have to work until I die ...
ReplyDeleteDoes Cocoa get enough exercise?
ReplyDeleteDo you generally ask parents if their children are getting enough exercise? And if so, what’s their usual reaction to that?
ReplyDeleteCocoa is a senior Shih Tzu. She eats 3 precisely measured meals per day, and isn’t overweight. I’d say we’re doing okay. Unlike River, all she wants to do is be a lap dog and play with her toys. It’s a far better life than many get, people included.
I only ask because some breeds need more exercise, terrier's for instance, or they can show some of the symptoms you described, like trembling.
ReplyDeleteIt was just a one day thing. She’s back to normal.
ReplyDeleteIf I has to guess, she jumped off the couch and landed wrong.
We got her stairs for the couch but we can’t get her to use them. We also got her stairs for the bed, which we were able to train her to use. The bed’s taller so she’s more motivated not to make that leap.
I also had a dachshund-terrier mix. She jumped off the bed wrong one day, and then she refused to do anything but sit. That caused an emergency trip to her vet. Fortunately, she was much better the next day, and fine a few days later. Was scary though.
How about that VIX? Clearly smooth sailing ahead! Lol
ReplyDeleteWe’re currently in the sweet spot, otherwise known as the PPPPP (post-panic pre-panic period)!
ReplyDeleteHaha. You should tradeMARK that!
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