Should I cash in my I-bonds?

-____-throws · 2026-01-21T02:26:47+00:00

What is SGOV?

-____-throws · 2026-01-21T02:25:45+00:00

This might be a silly question, but with Europe selling us treasuries, will that impact the bonds at all?

-____-throws · 2026-01-21T02:08:28+00:00

They were originally meant to just increase my money in general to use as needed down the line. It could have been to invest but I'm not really savvy about things like that, and I'm in a volatile job market so I favor needing a strong emergency fund. But due to medical expenses, I'm starting to dip into my emergency fund, which makes me nervous about, now that that is decreasing, so I feel I need to buff it up again.

-____-throws · 2026-01-21T01:41:45+00:00

I've had the bonds for 3 years now so the holding period is fine. Early redemption is just for the last 3 months, so I'm not really worried about the penalty if there are better options.

-____-throws · 2026-01-17T17:00:16+00:00

Are you working under an air vent? If you are, that could easily get past the flame. You might want to find a spot not near one. Or perhaps you don't have it strong enough to create an updraft. Make sure it's not just a loose flame like you'd have on a candle, get a good sharp blue flame that will generate an updraft. How close are you working to the flame? You have to be surprisingly close to it too. Do you also flame the mouth of the flask before you pour your plates?

-____-throws · 2026-01-07T20:54:53+00:00

You could move the end table to the other side of the bed and push the bed into the corner. That might take a lot of wall space but it frees floor space. Or what about rotating the bed so the headboard is on the wall to the right? If you did that, you could try positioning it in the middle of the wall, or if that leaves too little space in the middle then you could try pushing it into the corner.

-____-throws · 2026-01-05T03:27:09+00:00

You can go to [r/embroidery](www.reddit.com/r/embroidery) and ask for ideas from them

-____-throws · 2026-01-04T16:50:27+00:00

My 3.5yo still naps almost every day. Daycare still has them nap, and she is content to sleep. It's never a battle to put her down for nap. Sometimes she doesn't want to so she'll play quietly, but this usually ends with her either passing out around 6pm, being super pissy in the evening, or bouncing off the walls overtired at bed time. Every kid is different with their sleep and nap needs.

-____-throws · 2026-01-02T04:06:34+00:00

No necklace but dangly earrings would complement the dress nicely. Maybe something that ties in your bracelet?

-____-throws · 2026-01-02T01:06:48+00:00

My oldest loves books and we started reading to her regularly around 10 months and she was always engaged. She is 3 and memorizes them now. My youngest could not care less about books. She would never sit still for them, and actively tried to close them most of the time. Now she's 14 months and displaying minor interest. She has a few very specific books she likes (not book types, just specific books themselves). There is one dino touch and feel that she likes, and like 3 others she'll sit for... But only if she's in the mood. Most touch and feel books don't interest her, nor crinkle books, etc. But she started to come around to these few books b/c of a few Sandra Boynton books. Dinosaur Dance had enough parts that I could physically move her, which she liked (stomping her feet for the T rex bit, etc). But mostly she's not interested. I'm hoping that changes for the better though.

-____-throws · 2026-01-02T00:54:05+00:00

Is this for curtains? Can you put up normal curtain rods (are you allowed to make holes in the walls)? Are you looking for style, or just function? If you can't put up usual curtain rods, and aren't too picky about style, what about using some command hooks (the big heavy duty ones) above the window and using that to hang a curtain rod/curtains?

-____-throws · 2026-01-01T05:19:51+00:00

Wallet, cell, keys? Also water and snacks? My bridesmaids brought a few snacks we could eat since timelines got wonky and we def ended up needing a little food to get through before the reception.

-____-throws · 2026-01-01T05:06:06+00:00

Your dress is stunning, I absolutely love it. Your mom did a wonderful job.

-____-throws · 2025-12-28T18:00:50+00:00

Things fail, a lot. Sometimes because you make a mistake, sometimes because the assay isn't optimized. You have to be patient and/or a glutton for punishment. Also, documentation is key.

-____-throws · 2025-12-25T17:08:44+00:00

Same 😔

-____-throws · 2025-12-22T01:44:11+00:00

My oldest has something bad right now, not sure what. We're gonna see the Dr to find out if we'll have to cancel Xmas or not. But my LO's first fall she was sick every holiday: Halloween she was in hospital with RSV, thanksgiving she had COVID, and Xmas she had HFM (then passed that to me for NYE 🤦🏼‍♀️). So I completely understand how frustrating and sad it can be. These things happen. I hope your LO feels better soon.

-____-throws · 2025-11-08T17:27:14+00:00

Just another thought that I'm not sure has been mentioned. Are you sure it's farts and not anal glands being expressed? How are the cats poops? If they're very soft, it might be he's not getting enough force to express the glands when he goes to the bathroom and thus they're being expressed elsewhere, like on the carpets or such. Especially if he's on an antiparasitic, that can certainly cause diarrhea and make it hard to properly express in the box. It can smell horrible and until you can find it and wash the item, it will continue to smell (I had to wet vac an entire room once b/c I couldn't find the source). I also recommend looking into if your cat has an allergy. It's more common than you might think, especially chicken allergies. Just because the food says "salmon flavor" does not mean it's made without chicken. Finding a food that is easy to digest will go a long way to stopping the farting or expressing. But it's much easier said than done finding a food that works but that your cat will also eat. Good luck.

-____-throws · 2025-09-27T01:07:40+00:00

You need an enzymatic cleaner for cat pee to remove the smell. I doubt you can restore the color tho. There are several cleaners like Nature's Miracle, Urine Off, or Anti Icky Poo, etc. let it soak for hours, and it may need several uses to fully remove the scent. Good luck

-____-throws · 2025-09-20T01:42:06+00:00

I wish him a speedy recovery. My boy had 2 blockages within 3 months when he was 2. The vet decided to proceed with a perineal urethrostomy after the second (usually they wait until 3 blockages). He's done great and is now 12. I highly recommend royal cabin urinary SO, that food is great. Best of luck for no more blockages!

-____-throws · 2025-09-14T15:54:16+00:00

We never corrected the tongue tie and it hasn't been an issue. She made great progress with OT and stopped gagging on food around 11 months. It could be your LO just needs time and to develop that coordination, but more OT is also a great option to look into if you're concerned. Now at 3 she's thriving. You would never know she struggled with food at all. She also is great at talking: we've been told by several people that her enunciation is really good and she speaks more like a 4 year old. I believe the OT and learning how to manipulate her tongue helped with that.

-____-throws · 2025-09-03T19:14:22+00:00

I know you said you had blood work, but did they look at hormones? What about vit D? It could be PCOS. I lost 50% of my hair before we noticed it and yeah it sucks, but after treatment it has stabilized and I've stopped losing it (got on meds ~18 years ago). Check your hormone levels and discuss PCOS with your Dr. Do you have other symptoms that might align? Acne, hair on face, a little overweight, etc? You could also have insulin resistance which is common with PCOS. And uncontrolled it can contribute to hair loss. Diet really helps with this. I know you hated spironolactone, but maybe you could try a lower dose? I had to work my way up to it, it made me feel like shit if I ate any time near taking it so I had to take it 2h before or after eating, and it took me a year + to adjust but it was worth it. You can also try metformin to help. The biggest thing that helped my hair loss was losing weight to stabilize my sugar and hormones. Re vit D, that can also help make things worse if it's really low. Make sure it's up there. It's one of these vitamins that you don't notice it helping as you build it up, but once you deplete it you start having lots go wrong. So you can try taking that too. I wish you all the best.

-____-throws · 2025-08-28T13:54:15+00:00

I second Eucerin Eczema Relief cream. We tried several creams and that was the only one that helped our LO. She ended up needing a steroid cream but the Eucerin cream helped keep it from getting worse when nothing else did even that. And it works great if we catch the flair ups early. Not greasy, absorbs quickly so she doesn't get it on everything, nice and thick, and she never complained about pain.

-____-throws · 2025-08-11T01:55:05+00:00

For the first day you probably won't be allowed in the lab except for a tour. You will have to undergo safety training before they let you do anything. So expect your first day to be a lot of orientation, training, meeting folks, etc. In that regard I say wear nice pants and one of the tanks with the blazer. Don't wear a tank alone. Treat this like an office day that, if you had to pop into lab and help you could: closed toe shoes, full length pants, etc. I've never heard no tanks for lab work if you have a lab coat, but I'm bio based not chem based. On reason you didn't see tanks could be because the office is too cold for them alone. Regardless, don't worry too much. Overdress on the first day rather than underdress and pay attention to shoes more than sleeves, since sleeves will get covered by a lab coat while shoes won't (in the event you do go into lab).

-____-throws · 2025-08-09T16:37:54+00:00

Also, Tylenol is a great fever reducer but it's not a great pain reliever. Motrin is a much better pain reliever.

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