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Here's one you don't see everyday! All original High Standard "Sport King" pistol in 22lr. Serial number shows a 1951 date of manufacture! I picked this up at an estate sale. Very tight, no rust, no nicks or dings. In original box with original instruction manual! Let's keep this local to Spring Hill/South Nashville area. $500 Cash or $550 for those who like to negotiate!

I was smart, after a few times of doing that, I started parking on an incline. Danged starter for a pre-tacoma back then late 80s, was $400, after almost a year of doing that I took the starter apart, ended up just needing a $7 bent piece of copper.

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Many, not all, homes were within the homeowner's budget when they bought them, but inflation and tax assessment hikes have taken their toll. With all those Californians and New Yorkers making all the homes and property go up in value, the new, and probably temporary issue has left many homeowners in a bind tax wise. My assessment went up over 60% for the 24 tax season, so those on a fixed income will definitely feel it next April, so living within their means right now is out the door next year.

Gun is in excellent condition. Made in 2008 in Germany. Box, manual and 3 magazines. Extra set of Hogue rubber grips. Unfortunately, the night sights are dead. $600 firm. Open to trades. No shotguns, no plastic. Must be Tennessee resident, legal to buy a gun, willing to show ID and sign bill of sale.

P30L S V3 (DA/SA w/ decocker & manual safety). Lightly used with low round count. Looking mainly for cash but trade offers welcome. $650. Will meet in and around Chattanooga. Comes with everything as new in the box plus 3 additional factory mags for a total of 5: Hard case Grip inserts (L, M, S) Magazine loader Lock Manual

This is kinda where my head is at, right now..... I'll plate & fill the 2 spare bolt holes, since the strut covers are also in the crap pile..... @gregintenn......... you interested? Muy shiny!!!

Cleaned and took to the range today. Shot a variety of ammunition without any malfunction. A great 1911 for the price.

The problem is that politicians have personal financial interest/benefit in these corporations doing what they do, thus no corrective legislation will be pushed. Just empty promises to make people think they are looking out for the masses BS.

I feel for her. Just gotta keep on keeping on I suppose. Or push for those better jobs and promotions. At least she's 24 so she's got plenty of runway to catch up. She's doing better than most just by having a place of her own.

I, like numerous other parents, have a child that's just graduated. It scares the heck out of me that he can't afford to live anywhere around me. Single bedroom apartments are charging rent that's as high as my house payment. So unless he buckles down and makes well over 6 figures (impossible at his age), he's gonna be living with me or shacked up with 2-3 friends 'house poor' in some crummy apartment.

What do you want it for? Home defense? Hunting? If so, hunting what? Skeet or trap shooting? All this matters to find the right gun, many choices out there.

I'm also unhappy with the price of groceries these days. But I'm old, retired, live alone and financially secure. I don't like it, but I do just fine. For those who do struggle, the internet is plumb full of info on how to make every grocery dollar count. You won't eat fancy, but you will eat. But then some people refuse to substitute hamburger for steak. They're also real fond of fast food and restaurants . Much of their problem is in their own dietary habits and tastes. As for mortgages, then you hit upon one of my pet peeves. For individuals, the housing market sucks! Big real estate corporations are buying up single family dwellings all over the country. Often buying sight unseen and for thousands over asking prices. First time home buyers can't compete with that. Or worse, end up buying more house than they can actually afford because that's all there is out there. For many young couples, the dream of buying a home is just that, a dream.

I am not a Harley fan at all so hack and spray away! There is a reason those original parts sell for such good money though. People want to restore wrecked or previously hacked up versions of the bike back to "original" Seldom do modified bikes bring original bike money.

For sale is a PTR 9 MP5 Type 9mm pistol This comes with everything from the factory. A really nice factory SKB rugged case, sling, 2 mags, sight adjustment tool, lock, and user manual. Good condition. $1800 Really looking to sell but might talk partial trades. Possible options are S&W revolvers, S&W Model 59, Sig all metal pistols, and Centerfire Savage 24s. I am in Upper East TN

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Great pistol. Great price. I own two. Also a great guy to deal with!

I still have the one from you.

There really is more to it than that. Assessment is a property assessor term used for taxing. It differs, but is tied to appraisal value. When properties are reassessed every “roughly” 4 years in TN by law, then the local property tax rate is to be adjusted so that it is revenue neutral. That sounds great but some people’s taxes do go up, others maybe down. Property assessors now are using recent sales values (the appraisal part) in valuation. And to add…many in state guvment are trying to reduce that reassesment interval to something like 2 years…keep an eye on our wonderful republican supermajority, it’s going to cost us all.

Depends on who your roommates are. Some are much better than others. My oldest son shared a house with a "friend" and his wife. They finally recently moved out. Thank God!

This is like watching a baby get mutilated.

The gun was made in 2016. Yes, its a single stack.

Projects like this go way better when the builder is older, wiser, and more frugal. Too many young whipper snappers would just go buck wild with the grinder instead of waiting on parts and waste hundreds or thousands of dollars by chopping up high-dollar parts. I have a ton of respect for your restraint, both economically and mentally.

I use a credit card exclusively and have for a number of years. As a result I have not paid for a hotel room, flight, or rental car in about 5 years. I have a card with travel focused points/benefits and use those to take (basically) free vacations. I even got them to foot the bill for my TSA Precheck and Global Entry ID. I say basically free because my points don't cover food, fuel, souvenirs, and tickets/entry fees. I spent 16 days on the road last spring traveling 7200 miles. Cost me about $2000 in food, fuel, gifts, and national park entry fees. The $2000 got me a few points towards the next vacation . I have never carried a balance past 30 days on that card and have paid no interest to the CC company. I do pay a small annual fee for that card but many years I manage to get that either waived or offset by some promotion/benefit. It has also had the bonus of being a shield against identity theft. I once had my ATM card hacked back when I still used one. It was a nightmare to get charges reversed with my bank. It was costly because I had a number of overdrafts or returned auto payments that occurred before the hack was discovered. I have had my CC number hacked or stolen a few times since then and every time the CC company caught it before I did. They locked the card number, contacted me about the potential theft, and reversed the charges within hours of the first fraudulent charge. I did not loose a penny on any of those occurrences because the CC company was so diligent about fraud. One of those occurrences was hours before a flight for a trip with my wife. The CC company overnighted new cards to the hotel we were staying at so we would not have an interruption or inconvenience on our vacation. 0.00% interest, or even a promo rate like 1.9~2.9%, on a new car can be a screamin' deal. As long as the 30k or 40k you would have spent on the car is sitting in the bank earning 5%~6% or more in interest. I had a hell of a time paying cash for my last new car. The dealer did not want to play ball at all on a cash deal. He was happy to offer all sorts of incentives on financing though thanks to all the backend money they get on those that pay lots of interest on a crazy 72 month loan. Property Tax Assessments are a buzz word the media can use in a headline to scare you. My property tax assessment went up some crazy percentage a little while back but the actual increase to my property tax burden went up less than $100 annually. Less than inflation honestly. Honestly one of the biggest issues I see is a complete and utter lack of saving/investing. That is not just the young folks that are struggling to get ahead, or just get on their feet, but the middle age folks rapidly approaching retirement age. I started my first IRA at age 18. I did that mostly for a tax break at the time because I was making too much money with few deductions available to me. I kept that trend going for many years and only failed to save a few very lean years where under/un employment issues occurred in the family. Even with over 3 decades of IRA, 401K, cash, and general investment savings under my belt I fear I will not have enough saved to live comfortably in retirement. I know I am in significantly better shape than probably 90% of my peers though. I have friends and coworkers that feel like they can't afford to participate in their company 401k plans because they need every penny from their paycheck to cover the house, cars, and credit card bills. Credit can be a tool. It is not in and of itself "evil". Using it as a crutch is a choice, a poor one. Now predatory lending practices are a different matter entirely. That topic could support it's own multipage thread.

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As a younger guy, I can remember shoreline fishing, picking mayflys off a nearby tree. I could get bites on every cast as long as there was a fish nearby. I bet the cicadas are making things tough for sure.

Remington 870, slug barrel and a smooth bore 22 inch barrel set up with choke tubes. As well as a short barrel for home defense. I think the most versatile firearm out there.

Hardest way to start a motorcycle but I did it for 2 years.....

Using Kroger as an example, I have literally seen nearly 100% increase in prices on some things in the past 4 years and I swear every week I go in there something I want has been jacked up again. As far as housing goes you hit on an even greater issue. It’s literally tearing the fabric of society apart, especially in TN. Just imagine if all these people raising hell about language, he/she’s, Palestinians, and whatever the outrage of the day is started focusing on the increasing threat to their daily lives then we might start seeing some of that “change” everyone talks about.

Well, except for inflation, I would agree with you.

And having the biggest, newest, pickup truck on the block in a neighborhood they can’t afford living in with insurance rates skyrocketing to match the grossly overinflated house values in this state. Not to mention everyday expenses that are unaffordable due to previously mentioned commitments. “But the bill just says minimum payment due”. That kind of ignorance has a lot to do with it as well. And none of that has jack #### to do with the government.

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If the current tins are in new/showroom condition, you might as well ask top $$ for them, you can come down but not go up. LOL

I'm going to take them off & replace them with aftermarket copies. My original plan was to attack the rear fender with the grinder & repaint them all matt black but they're so clean, I can't bring myself to do it. And I saw how much they sell for as a complete, matching set... There are a couple of sets on ebay right now that're priced at more than half what I paid for the bike! I'm not expecting or wanting that much, but I'm fairly sure I could get 4 figures for them.

If Colt would chamber the new Anaconda in .45 Colt, I would absolutely buy one.

Interest and late fees are a tax on people who can’t do math.

Been there, done that. Once I was drowning in credit card debt. Its especially hard on young people trying to get themselves established in this world. The interest charges will eat you up. But many do it to themselves. They want what they want and they want it right now! I think all of us have had to stand in a checkout line waiting while the person in front of us tries multiple credit cards to make their purchase. Or worse are the people who buy little items such as one soft drink or fast food and pay with a credit card. That sort of thing adds up real quick. I got myself out of credit card debt some 30 years ago. Today I have one credit card and its used primarily for internet purchases. I also pay off the balance every month. For most everyday items, I pay cash. If I don't have enough cash, I just don't buy it.

Sorry about your loss and praying for your family. Don't sell or you'll regret it later, and you can never replace.

Sorry for your loss. Treasure the heirlooms.