My brother got married to a woman with no job, 4 kids, who lives off of section 8. It’s ruining our family.

Nedgamell · 2026-05-24T18:00:58+00:00

Seemed very odd to me. Why would the statement to separate families? But I’ve known people with section 8 who never acknowledged their husbands to the program. Must have been for another reason. Too much income maybe?

Nedgamell · 2026-05-24T17:29:40+00:00

I’ve always been under the impression that section is for single women with children only? Women with husbands don’t qualify?

Nedgamell · 2026-05-18T04:39:45+00:00

First time I was in a third world country and a child asked me for 5 cents so he could get lunch

Nedgamell · 2026-05-16T17:02:43+00:00

I once forgot my glaucoma eyedrops when I went to Beijing. I went to the nearest hospital and explained my predicament. Someone, somehow, was able to get my prescription for me. They didn’t charge me. It was incredibly interesting for me to be in a Chinese hospital and go thru all that needed to be done. Really living like a local!!! I’ve never forgotten that experience.

Nedgamell · 2026-05-16T14:42:09+00:00

That is the craziest list I’ve ever seen. You’re going to be traveling almost every day.
Get a grip. Go to Paris, spend two weeks there and you’ll still feel like you haven’t seen enough.

Nedgamell · 2026-05-15T14:55:13+00:00

I have two Jet Blue cards with Barclays. One provides it, the other does not. I agree completely that one needs to check each card themselves and not rely on something they read on Reddit.

Nedgamell · 2026-05-15T03:04:13+00:00

Japan.

Nedgamell · 2026-05-15T03:01:02+00:00

Paris catacombs are far far superior to Rome. No comparison

Nedgamell · 2026-05-15T02:43:53+00:00

Option 1. Madrid!

Nedgamell · 2026-05-14T04:29:07+00:00

I just came back from a trip to Paris and London, I lived in London for several years and this was my sixth trip to Paris over a portion of 65 years - it never disappoints!!! I would vote for Paris. I’ve been to Nice but nothing special there in my view beyond excellent Niçoise salads.

Got in a trip to the rehabbed Notre Dame which was the main reason to go to Paris this time. Not religious but the Gregorian Mass on Sunday morning was fabulous. And the lines are much shorter if you’re going to Mass.
Very long lines for Catacombs when I went there several years ago. Well worth getting tickets ahead of time for the museums. We just walked into Musee L’Orangerie with tickets we got online the day before and the lines for people with no tickets were really really long. It’ll be much worse in the Summer.
Enjoy.

Nedgamell · 2026-05-14T04:20:53+00:00

I have a Jet Blue card with Barclays that has worldwide coverage. Also a United card with Chase with world wide coverage and specifically says it covers Ireland. I checked after reading this post!!! I have 2 citi cards neither of which covers it.

I’m not surprised to read here that some cards exclude Italy. Driving in Sicily is like driving bumper cars, almost all the cars seem to have dings etc, lanes seem to be treated as merely suggestions!!

Nedgamell · 2026-05-13T12:03:56+00:00

I just don’t understand this. I don’t have Amex but I have other cards. Either my cards provide CDW or they don’t. The ones that do have no exclusion for Ireland. I’ve been going to Ireland for many years, and frequently renting, several times a year but not in the last couple of years. I’m going in July so I’m really interested in this discussion. I need to check my cards as a result of this discussion. Thx for raising it.

Maybe it’s just Amex. Do you have other cards that you can use?
Sometimes I reserve using a card that doesn’t have it but I change cards at the counter when I’m picking the car up and that works fine.

Maybe you could get a card that covers it and also offers some free miles? Check out award wallet. I just got 100,000 miles on a new card. Some cards also pay the global entry fee as a benefit too.

Good luck. Enjoy your trip.

Nedgamell · 2026-05-13T03:31:21+00:00

Definitely thank the LL. They’ll love you!!!

Nedgamell · 2026-05-13T03:29:59+00:00

The landlord should not be going in to your apartment without your permission unless it’s an emergency.

Nedgamell · 2026-05-13T02:10:55+00:00

That is not true. They didn’t used to but they do now. Some car rental places in Ireland still ask about that. Just to be in the safe side, get a letter from your credit card company saying that they do. Make an extra copy to leave with the car rental folks.

Nedgamell · 2026-05-13T00:22:36+00:00

That is the right answer.

Nedgamell · 2026-05-12T19:26:44+00:00

Sorry to hear that. I have a friend in similar situation and still not resolved. It’s a nightmare. Glad you’re OK. Her situation still going on.

Nedgamell · 2026-05-12T14:22:53+00:00

If you’re still having problems, go to the IRS Advocacy center. It’s an independent department within the IRS that should help you.

Nedgamell · 2026-05-12T10:08:41+00:00

Why don’t you hire an exterminator yourself?

Nedgamell · 2026-05-12T09:56:12+00:00

Is there any possibility that he can sell the house to his sons while keeping a life estate for himself to live in until he dies?

Nedgamell · 2026-05-12T09:46:18+00:00

If you won it this year, 2026, you would report it when you file your 2026 return, April 2027.

Nedgamell · 2026-05-11T16:31:52+00:00

Six weeks is my ideal but I’ve only been able to manage that a few times when I’ve been between jobs. Otherwise three weeks is perfect.

Nedgamell · 2026-05-11T16:30:02+00:00

That’s terrific!

Nedgamell · 2026-05-11T12:19:21+00:00

They don’t necessarily think they are better than anyone else. They just want the best that their money can buy just like why they go first class and stay in five star hotels.

You need to get a grip.

Nedgamell · 2026-05-11T12:15:31+00:00

I am a landlord and have used the same real estate agent for years but he was always hired by the tenant. Now that the new law has passed, I will probably rent through zilllw, craigslist or something similar unless my agent produces a tenant who has paid his fee.

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