Lake Michigan credit Union is a solid HSA choice. It requires a small ~$10 donation to ALS to join, but then there are no fees and you can invest in vanguard stocks once you get like ~$10k in the account.
I just got an email from them...
"Currently LMCU does not offer invests for HSA's other than a certificate of deposit. We are actively working to offer an investment platform by the end of this year for the HSA's."
My bad. That must have been somewhere else. I think I decided to use LMCU until I had built a high enough balance to transfer somewhere that offered that, but in the mean time, have it in a place with no fees.
Post by whiskeytails on Feb 5, 2017 19:14:25 GMT -5
Lake Michigan credit Union is a solid HSA choice. It requires a small ~$10 donation to ALS to join, but then there are no fees and you can invest in vanguard stocks once you get like ~$10k in the account.
Post by whiskeytails on Jan 19, 2017 22:20:27 GMT -5
I forgot to mention that the venison is from friends, family and sometimes craigslist when hunters clean out the freezer.
It takes some getting used to for a routine, but once you figure out what works for your dogs, there's very little thought to the whole process. I'm very passionate about raw, since it changed my allergy-prone dog's life.
Post by whiskeytails on Jan 19, 2017 22:17:43 GMT -5
I've been feeding raw for around 6 years now, thanks to resources on this board (and maybe the nest? not sure when converted here).
One of my dogs was always scratching their eyes, ears and mouth until they bled. We switched to grain-free, which helped, but another dog didn't like the kibble..so that's why I tried raw.
I have three beagles and I live in Wisconsin. I found some yahoo groups and Facebook groups to find good resources to for me. I found a restaurant meat distributor near me and buy in bulk and store in a deep freezer.
I rotate between lamb hearts (~$1.50/lb), pork hearts ($0.80/lb), turkey/chicken necks ($0.60/lb) and venison (free) plus some organs. I do the prey model. I've done chicken legs & thighs too, but I don't buy that in bulk.
We lived in a rental while our house was built this past summer and I bought pre-made patties, since we only had a small freezer. It was expensive but necessary. The dogs didn't love the patties as much as the hearts.
My 3 beagles have the softest fur and I get TONS of compliments on how great they look. They also get treats from bestbullysticks.com, eggs, and the occasional pizza crust and left overs. I've given "milkbone" type treats from Costco too, because who doesn't want a cookie now and then?
Post by whiskeytails on Jan 16, 2017 21:58:21 GMT -5
I work fairly closely with our data person and their job is to understand our google analytics, do audience/data modeling, analyze surveys (plus setup), and customer profiling.
1 cup mayonnaise 1 cup grated parmesan cheese (with some romano, optional) 2 cans (drained) artichoke hearts in water 5 cloves garlic, crushed Dash of lemon juice
Put in blender. Bake for 15 minutes at 350 before serving. Paprika on top.
Serve with thin sliced French bread.
*I usually bake it a bit longer.
I don't even really like artichokes but this is really good.
Costco always has one in the fridge section that I just throw into a crockpot.
I think she meant wary, which has the same definition as leery. Agree with you though.
I thought of that after I posted. I don't mean to single any one out. I've seen it often and it makes me crazy.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯. I was WEARY from travel when posting. Plus I recall how worried I was when I received a green dot card randomly in the mail and googled how it's used.
But I sincerely appreciate it. I've been cautious of the Happy Holidays from the Joke's and Jokes, since so many have pointed that out around here.
Post by whiskeytails on Dec 15, 2016 22:39:35 GMT -5
I've been doing a spin on a hot garlic dip that has been devoured at 3 parties so far.
1 block of cream cheese Small dollop of mayo 3 frozen garlic cubes (or 6-8 minced cloves) Drained can of rotel & habenaroes (chilis work too) Sprinkle top with shredded Parmesan cheese
Put in crockpot on low for about an hour n half. Until bubbly.
Post by whiskeytails on Dec 11, 2016 15:56:49 GMT -5
I was on a jury once regarding an unfit mother losing custody of her children. She hadn't proved her motherhood in 3 years and the state was sick of sinking money into her rehabilitation.
I cannot stress enough that she was unfit.
While we were not determining whether or not she was to lose custody, we had to answer yes/no for 7 questions. People had a hard time honestly answering, as they didn't want to be why a mother lost custody.
Interesting (scary?) - I'm from Grand Chute (Appleton). While it has always leaned red, I feel like it has leaned further in the last 10 years.
I used to live in Oshkosh (voted there) and moved to Dale/Hortonville (last Friday) and work in Greenville. I think Appleton is becoming more trendy, than industrial in the past.
Oshkosh is the same, but mostly still blue since lower-income white ppl.
This twitter thread explains what happened in this one county in WI. So fishy! Seriously, guys. They have to audit in all the swing states.
Basically more votes were counted for Trump than ballots submitted. By a good margin. When they did the audit, Trump's votes went down HRC's remained the same. This is not a coincidence.
Post by whiskeytails on Nov 22, 2016 19:22:44 GMT -5
Myself and my co-worker (different town) saw strange numbers the morning of the election. We were there when the polls were open and over 200 votes counted. Supposedly they were absentee when we asked?
It looks SO COMFORTABLE and I want one. Does anyone have one?
If you get one, can you report back?
I've been debating the brands too. The one thing that concerns me about Purple from the reddit reviews as sometimes the length is wrong on the king size??