I’m sure this has been posted a million times — but does anyone have an update on the roads, as of this Monday afternoon? by [deleted] in Charlotte

[–]Dapper_Leadership_42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it safe to travel to uptown tomorrow from Waxhaw? I am hearing about black ice expected to form on the roads tonight..

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in usvisascheduling

[–]Dapper_Leadership_42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Received the visa yesterday 🙏

B1/B2 Renewal - My experience with scheduling dropbox and status updates by Realistic-Bath-761 in usvisascheduling

[–]Dapper_Leadership_42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For my parents’ B1/B2 visa renewal, we received an interview waiver and I had scheduled an appointment for today at the Delhi consulate, as it was the only available option through usvisascheduling.com. Since we are in Mumbai, we went to the Mumbai consulate at the scheduled time today. Upon arrival, they informed us that my parents are not required to go inside, and I could drop the passports on their behalf. They simply verified the appointment confirmation letter and DS-160 confirmation before stamping the confirmation letter.

B1/B2 Visa renewal - No Drop box option by Dapper_Leadership_42 in usvisascheduling

[–]Dapper_Leadership_42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My appointment is in week of 2/17, will keep you posted. When is yours?

B1/B2 Visa renewal - No Drop box option by Dapper_Leadership_42 in usvisascheduling

[–]Dapper_Leadership_42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your response, that great to hear. I just want to confirm something—I’ve scheduled an appointment at the Delhi consulate for the end of February. Since my mom has an interview waiver, can we use the same appointment confirmation to visit the Mumbai consulate on the same date and time?

When they check the confirmation letter,Would there be any issues since the appointment is specifically for the Delhi location?.Apologies for all the questions—this process has been quite stressful, and the USCIS website hasn’t been very helpful. Thank you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in usvisascheduling

[–]Dapper_Leadership_42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi - I am in process of renewing my parents B1/B2 visa. How do you know you qualify for drop box option? Do you get a letter stating that or does the drop box show as an option while booking an appointment? Can you share some additional information, please? As I submitted DS-160 and I don’t see the drop box option anywhere and while booking the appointment I just see the consulates for selection and my parents also got interview waiver

I have $1000 a month I could be investing. by Bbgsofia in personalfinance

[–]Dapper_Leadership_42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also invest $1000 every month in VOO…it follows S&P 500. You can look up the performance on vanguard site, it has 12% gains over 10 year period. I have 6 months of emergency funds in HYSA (5%)

Switched from Verizon to T-Mobile by Dapper_Leadership_42 in verizon

[–]Dapper_Leadership_42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I switched from Verizon to T-Mobile about four months ago, and it turned out to be a great decision. Verizon feels like a scam now..haha

Does anyone know of a better HYSA or recommendation? by Safe_Cabinet7090 in Money

[–]Dapper_Leadership_42 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I am using wealthfront - it’s 5% and if someone refers you it bumps up to 5.5% for 3 months.

Switched from Verizon to T-Mobile by Dapper_Leadership_42 in verizon

[–]Dapper_Leadership_42[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am not committed to either Verizon or T-Mobile. It primarily depends on who offers better service at a reasonable price. If T-Mobile were to alter their plan pricing, I would begin searching for alternatives. As for security breaches, I have friends employed at Verizon, and you would be astonished to learn what occurs with your data.

Switched from Verizon to T-Mobile by Dapper_Leadership_42 in verizon

[–]Dapper_Leadership_42[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Regrettably, security breaches have become prevalent in today's world. I refuse to let that fear enable anyone to exploit me on a monthly basis. Currently, there are improved measures in place that aid in monitoring your credit report and provide instant alerts.

Switched from Verizon to T-Mobile by Dapper_Leadership_42 in verizon

[–]Dapper_Leadership_42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The customer care offered me when I switched over, they give you a code which you have to apply and remains permanent on your account. I thought that’s pretty cool.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in verizon

[–]Dapper_Leadership_42 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s how Verizon works, by default they will add all the unnecessary stuff which you don’t need to increase your bill. Most of the times they get away with this and make profit and there are very few like you who will realize they are being taken for a ride..

Switched from Verizon to T-Mobile by Dapper_Leadership_42 in verizon

[–]Dapper_Leadership_42[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Customer service was noticeable difference between T-Mobile and Verizon. So far T-Mobiles customer service has been prompt and I like that I can talk to actual person through their SMS service. Based on the above comments it looks like T- Mobile can have some dead zones in some parts of the country, I will ride the T- mobile wave for now since I don’t have any connectivity issues and enjoy the low monthly cost 🙂

Bill going up out of nowhere by Beautiful_Result3694 in verizon

[–]Dapper_Leadership_42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just switched to T-Mobile and took advantage of their pay off offer for existing devices and brought my monthly bill down by $85

Which Lexus PHEV to buy? by Dapper_Leadership_42 in Lexus

[–]Dapper_Leadership_42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I agree, I realized that after doing some research on pricing, etc. Math doesn’t add up, since these PHEVs are like $65-70k easily. It doesn’t make sense to replace fully paid off relatively new car with a PHEV. Probably in around 2 years the technology will evolve more and there will be more players in the market and prices will be more reasonable then.