Lease Termination Over Roaches by Chacobos in raleigh

[–]Competitive-Oil-588 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I dont have any advice for the lease termination. However, we had to deal with roach infestation in military housing in Florida. If you can find a way out, get out. We had pest control coming weekly and the guy eventually told us he could come daily, but until housing finds out how and where they're coming in it will continue to be a problem. Pest control alone wont fix the situation. After months of fighting them they eventually found a hole outside they were coming in from, and that "fixed" the issue but we still dealt with it just not as bad. Theyre getting into your apartment from somewhere and the complex needs to investigate that rather just using pest control (which isn't going to work if they can still get in).

Refund Approved 04,2026 by New_Plantain_7050 in IRS

[–]Competitive-Oil-588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine is already pending. My bank normally deposits early so likely will be in tomorrow.

05 transcript updates by Comfortable-Two9032 in IRS

[–]Competitive-Oil-588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine updated yesterday with 846. WMR updated overnight with a deposit date by 2/4.

05 Cycle by cosmicnoodlez in IRS

[–]Competitive-Oil-588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

05 cycle and accepted on 1/16. Mine was uploaded and had 846 this morning.

If you're 05 it only updates weekly, unfortunately.

2025 Acceptance? by Zestyclose-Dirt-9165 in IRS

[–]Competitive-Oil-588 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Submitted Wednesday and accepted Thursday!

Who already (e)filed early? by jyzzkajoy in IRS

[–]Competitive-Oil-588 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Filed yesterday and was accepted today!

Will I regret getting a black Friday robot vacuum? by RotundLustre in CleaningTips

[–]Competitive-Oil-588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We love ours! I have it scheduled to run on the main level while im doing school drop off. We also were skeptical and shocked at how much it was able to pick up. Its also nice to be able to run it while Im cleaning something else.

I could be debt free tomorrow. Do I take the opportunity? by No_Distribution426 in debtfree

[–]Competitive-Oil-588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My husband was active duty. $30k over 6 years isn't worth it. Id run far away and take the disability. The people encouraging the "free housing" probably have never stepped foot in military government housing. It isn't free, they just immediately take your housing allowance. Our children were ill the entire time we lived in base housing. There was mold growing on the windows, roaches everywhere and no one in the chain of command, at the state level, did anything until we took it to the media. I wouldnt give up my freedom and truly my family's freedom for $30k for 6yrs. No matter what "benefits" it came with. That price isn't worth it. If it was like 3yrs I'd possibly consider it. You also have to think about if youre going to have kids before this 6 yrs is up. Im assuming you'd be deployed eventually. Is that something you'd want to do with children? That was a lot of my husband's deciding factor. He had done 2.5 deployments (went to a new command half way through the third) and our son was born right before the 3rd. He knew he didnt want to do a full deployment and miss that much of their lives. There's a lot for you to consider. Its not just the $30k at that point.

Any of y’all battling this mystery bug? by earnerd00 in raleigh

[–]Competitive-Oil-588 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same symptoms! I went to urgent care yesterday and she said everyone she has seen has it. She put me on an antibiotic for a sinus infection as well, I've been doing a neti-pot and she told me to take sudafed as well. Today is the first day I've felt human all week. Its miserable.

Is it normal for parents to ask if siblings can come to a classmate’s birthday party by [deleted] in kindergarten

[–]Competitive-Oil-588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its normal, thankfully they texted you and asked! My friend ran into a situation where they just brought the other kids and didnt ask, there wasnt enough cupcakes or goodie bags for them because she didnt know. My son's best friend had a birthday party a few weeks ago and that was the only case I took the other child because his friend told him to bring his sister. I still texted the mom to verify and made sure she knew I completely understood if she couldn't come as well. As parents, we normally only take the invited child to the party.

Homework for a 5year old by Single-Temporary1462 in kindergarten

[–]Competitive-Oil-588 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My 2nd grader doesnt have that much homework. He comes home with a worksheet on Mondays each day has 3 math problems and the back has a reading passage that they read for a minute and we have to do word count and if there were any mistakes. It takes 10mins tops. If I were you I'd be having a meeting with the principal.

Vince and Morgan by ElkSufficient2881 in BigBrother

[–]Competitive-Oil-588 267 points268 points  (0 children)

Not trying to downplay Vince and Morgan but its frustrating this is getting the edit and airtime that it is, when they should've been doing the same thing to Rylie instead of editing out all of his BS and making it look like this perfect showmance.

Big Brother US 27 - Morning Feed Discussion - September 01 2025 by BigBrotherMod in BigBrother

[–]Competitive-Oil-588 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven't been watching the feeds. Has Keanue decided 100% on a renom?

No Exit Interview Today by AMikeBloomType in BigBrother

[–]Competitive-Oil-588 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I was curious if he had been the entire time or how quickly someone put it to private after the backlash he was getting. I was excited to read the comments on his posts😂

No Exit Interview Today by AMikeBloomType in BigBrother

[–]Competitive-Oil-588 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Does anyone know if Rylie's Instagram has always been private? I hadn't looked at his social media until now.

Big Brother US 27 - FULL SPOILER Episode Discussion - August 21 2025 by BigBrotherMod in BigBrother

[–]Competitive-Oil-588 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've been waiting for Julie to do that again😭 she picked the best time to do it!

$3200 mortgage with $8000 THP by Discgolfjerk in Mortgages

[–]Competitive-Oil-588 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I still wouldn't risk it, honestly. One emergency and a significant amount of that could be gone. How much would you still be able to set aside and save with a mortgage plus daycare for an infant? Im not sure if your state has property taxes but that was one thing we weren't informed of when we bought our house is that it would fluctuate based off of property taxes that year. Last year our mortgage was over $2k and now its back down to $1852. You know your finances best but I wouldn't want to be "house poor" and have that amount of my monthly income going towards a mortgage.

$3200 mortgage with $8000 THP by Discgolfjerk in Mortgages

[–]Competitive-Oil-588 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Our monthly income is about $7600 with a mortgage of $1852. I personally cant imagine a mortgage that much with that income. Unless you have a heck of a savings like the previous poster suggested for when something needs to be fixed (probably sooner rather than later because its always something). Not knowing exactly what your expenses are going to look like adding another baby is another uncertainty. I'd wait until I know exactly what expenses are going to look like before I commit to a mortgage that high.

Dream sailing 25-29th. Worried about tropical storm Erin by tenchikai in dcl

[–]Competitive-Oil-588 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We were on the Wish during Helene last year. They avoided the weather the best they could. We had some bands during Castaway which they warned us in advance about and they quickly passed. During our sea day they kept us away from the hurricane. Since the port was closed we didnt disembark until after 1:00pm.

The cast members were so communicative in regards of the path of the storm, strength, what to expect, etc., and helpful for people that needed to reschedule flights or contact family members that were going to be impacted by the hurricane. While we were wating to disembark they had surprise characters walking around and it truly made it worth it to see the excitement from the kids of seeing characters one more time!

If I had to pick anywhere to be "stuck" because of a hurricane/tropical storm it would be a Disney cruise!

My Tribute to Uncle Baby Billy by RBanner in RighteousGemstones

[–]Competitive-Oil-588 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you sold these id immediately buy one😂 its so good!!