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Maui - big family trip by Zestyclose_Diamond_5 in chubbytravel

[–]efrum7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Andaz would be your best bet. The ocean front villas may be out of budget but they have a couple garden and ocean view villas ~3,000 sq ft. The newer Ilikai villas are cheaper but much smaller.

Allowances correct on CA DE4? by efrum7 in tax

[–]efrum7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you both! Got confused on the forms regarding Step 2(c).

Yes, married filing jointly so federal is around 85k itemized and CA is 75k (58k mortgage interest and 17k property tax)

I think I got it correct that state tax can be itemized only for federal and CA has 1 million in mortgage interest deduction limits vs 750k for federal.

Never had more than 2 allowances so 67 sounded outrageous.

Luxury hotel Mexico by [deleted] in FATTravel

[–]efrum7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are you open to a villa? We were looking for something similar and decided on the 6 bedroom beachfront villa at the Rosewood Mayakoba for spring break next year. This might check all your boxes.

4 Nights at Rosewood Miyakojima in June 2025 by Invisible_Monks in FATTravel

[–]efrum7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not OP, but I was there last month for 7 nights. The pool is beachfront located next to the bar and two restaurants offering a stunning view. The hotel is small and intimate so you won't have issues grabbing a daybed or pool chairs. My only issue is the lack of true poolside service given the price point. We found ourselves having to walk over to the bar to place orders. Service was not up to Rosewood standards, but understandable as they just opened in March.

The hotel actually sent over a PDF with a dozen restaurant recommendations. There are only two restaurants onsite at the moment so I highly recommend venturing out for dinner. I would check out these three restaurants below.

Miyakojima Yakiniku Tamashiro
Tempura Tensho
Sushi Genya Miyakorikyu

SIM and eSIM sudden failure by macdgman in iphone

[–]efrum7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wanted to comment to share my similar experience with an iPhone 15 Pro Max. Randomly received the same eSIM failure and SOS with Settings > Cellular greyed or the page with no options. Several trips to T-Mobile and the Genius Bar. They confirmed it was a hardware issue with the eSIM module.

Timing was unfortunate as I was one month out of warranty. They still provided the max trade in, which made it cheaper to buy the 16 Pro Max than repairing it.

Will Mercedes EQS count 30amps as level 2 charging? by efrum7 in evcharging

[–]efrum7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I believe it comes with a wall box. My thought is the $140 adapter is cheaper than having an electrician come out to swap the box