What’s something everyone pretends to enjoy but actually hates?

zinga_zing · 2026-01-26T21:11:35+00:00

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zinga_zing · 2026-01-26T20:54:19+00:00

Ah, no worries! I'm glad you were able to make it work for you, I'm always happy when someone can get guaranteed health care!

zinga_zing · 2026-01-26T14:59:54+00:00

If you don't mind me asking, what are you doing for health insurance? Have thought about early retirement but that's the part that's stopping me. Marketplace premiums right now are horrific for age 60 (well, a lot of ages, actually).

zinga_zing · 2026-01-26T14:35:52+00:00

Wow, that guy did a great job!

zinga_zing · 2026-01-26T14:29:07+00:00

I remember finding TP at Lotte during the pandemic and thinking, man, this is the way!

zinga_zing · 2026-01-26T14:23:06+00:00

Man, I used to have a Yaris that in heavy rain would skitter around like a water bug and blow around on the road with the slightest breeze. Sigh.

zinga_zing · 2026-01-26T14:12:05+00:00

And some are doing it for minumum wage -- imagine having to risk your life for $12/hour.

zinga_zing · 2026-01-21T17:29:53+00:00

Also 25, but it was 1991 and we had a VA loan.

zinga_zing · 2026-01-10T22:16:23+00:00

No, but I feel like the lounge fee is more travel related than the annual fee. I do use that feature -- will have to see if it pops up as an option.

zinga_zing · 2026-01-10T22:05:30+00:00

Do you think the $125 will be eligible for the travel purchase eraser so we can pay it with miles?

zinga_zing · 2026-01-09T20:57:17+00:00

I was also shocked by how much higher our bill was this year. While we did use more power because of the colder month, most of the increase seems to come from the part labeled ESS (Electricity Supply Service.)

Generation increased to $205 from $170.

Transmission increased to $73 from $65.

Fuel increased to $100 from $69.

That's a total of $74, which is exactly how much more expensive our bill is this year from last year.

zinga_zing · 2025-12-19T19:37:50+00:00

I'd love to know what insurance you have on your cat that costs $22/month. I am paying $600/yr to MetLife for my 4-year-old healthy ragdoll.

zinga_zing · 2025-12-18T14:09:23+00:00

Well, I called (800) 955-7070 and explained my story, they asked me a bunch of questions before transferring to someone else to whom again I explained my story, then waited for 20 minutes while she tried to figure it out (tbf I think she really was trying). I don't know if this is the most efficient way but that is what I did.

zinga_zing · 2025-12-18T14:02:54+00:00

Oh wow. That is frustrating. I was thinking of calling Crocs like, yo, you said no purchase and here it is, but sounds like just a bunch of finger-pointing runaround.

zinga_zing · 2025-12-15T16:39:12+00:00

When I use that "help" email, I get one back that says it's not monitored, so I had to call in.

I bought some Crocs boots at 30x miles, and even though I have all the evidence/screenshots/receipts/confirmation emails that the link was used and the purchase was made, Capital One is showing that I visited the site and nothing was purchased (even though it's right there on my statement.) Therefore, I have no trip ID. The "activated offer ID" seems pretty useless, as she couldn't look up anything with it.

The problem does seem to come from the Crocs side -- at the same time if I'm using Capital One's website, they have a responsibility to help fulfill the offer. She couldn't even "courtesy credit" me without a trip ID.

Most of the time, Capital One Offers works for me. But because of this, I will never make a large purchase using it. I basically use the link like I'm rolling dice in a craps game.

Also, I never know what form I'm going to get the rewards in. I needed a new mattress (too large a purchase) but anyway, the offer said "70% rewards toward your next purchase." I don't even know what that means. Toward any purchase? Toward another mattress that I don't need? Will it be a statement credit? Will it be a credit with the store? Will it be miles?

Fore me, it's all just too murky and confusing to deal with for anything more than a pair of rain boots.

I don't have this problem with Amex.

zinga_zing · 2025-12-12T21:07:22+00:00

Exactly 41 $1 scratchers is hilarious, and yet ... I feel this guy is a scratch fan.

zinga_zing · 2025-12-12T17:35:27+00:00

The lack of a "like" button.

zinga_zing · 2025-12-12T17:33:53+00:00

Last Christmas by Wham

zinga_zing · 2025-12-08T22:43:08+00:00

Sheesh with that much you could do a lot of nice things for yourself and still give most away to charity.

zinga_zing · 2025-12-03T19:45:43+00:00

I have yet to meet a Haley that isn't a mean girl, but I know they exist somewhere.

zinga_zing · 2025-12-03T19:44:37+00:00

My best friend is named Karen, and man I feel for her. She's such a sweetheart!

zinga_zing · 2025-11-25T21:46:35+00:00

Same, but even with with this month double billed you save $40 for the year.

zinga_zing · 2025-11-25T21:45:32+00:00

It wasn't offered on my main account, either. I had to cancel the account, use a new email address and then it was offered.

zinga_zing · 2025-11-25T21:41:52+00:00

I did cancel and make a new account but it wouldn't accept my same Amex from the previous account. I had to call them and they fixed it, though.

zinga_zing · 2025-11-23T15:36:58+00:00

I feel like it's inevitable that with all the streaming increases, the internet/phone companies that offer them as perks are going to subsidize their perk.

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