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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #9220 on: November 24, 2021, 09:58:48 AM »
how can i post a 20 second video from a desktop? its got 2k KB and its not a youtube link
nothings impossible- the word itself says Im possible

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #9221 on: November 27, 2021, 01:08:18 AM »
My inbox is full after one reply. How to fix to receive multiple messages. Thank you.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #9222 on: November 29, 2021, 07:38:32 AM »
My inbox is full after one reply. How to fix to receive multiple messages. Thank you.
I think you need to increase your post count. PMs are always limited for new members. I don't know the exact criteria, but maybe someone else can weigh in.

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ANTIQUE SEFORIM
« Reply #9223 on: December 02, 2021, 12:19:13 PM »
IM INTERSTED IN BUYING SOME ANTIQUE SEFORIM AND LETTERS FROM RABONIM  ANY IDEA WHOM TO CALL

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Looking for a travel buddy
« Reply #9224 on: December 05, 2021, 12:43:19 AM »
Hi all
I'm not writing  so often here but I follow a lot
I'm looking to travel a for a week anywhere interesting and I'm looking  for company like a travel buddy
If you're interested  please pm me maybe we can have a good time

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Want advice from Dan!
« Reply #9225 on: December 05, 2021, 05:04:57 PM »
Hi All
so between husband and me and his small business(he is sole proprietor) i realise we are making some dumb decisions with credit card usage.  I feel we need to transfer to a no commisison for 12 to 18 months, i feel we need to do one where we get more benefit,
maybe all our credit cards- him 3 and me one, should be combined more/
Can i pay dan for a conversation or an hour of his time to guide me?
Rabbi Dan? can you private message me?
much appreciated, struggling to make ends meet in LA!


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Re: Want advice from Dan!
« Reply #9226 on: December 05, 2021, 06:38:27 PM »
Hi All
so between husband and me and his small business(he is sole proprietor) i realise we are making some dumb decisions with credit card usage.  I feel we need to transfer to a no commisison for 12 to 18 months, i feel we need to do one where we get more benefit,
maybe all our credit cards- him 3 and me one, should be combined more/
Can i pay dan for a conversation or an hour of his time to guide me?
Rabbi Dan? can you private message me?
much appreciated, struggling to make ends meet in LA!

Please, based off your sign off of struggling to make ends meet, please do not open more credit cards.  That doesn't solve your problem.   If you want help with budgeting, figuring out how to cut spending or increasing income etc. Please PM me and I would be more than happy to help out.

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Re: Want advice from Dan!
« Reply #9227 on: December 05, 2021, 07:41:18 PM »
Advice?
Follow the rest of LA out to Atlanta, Cleveland, Dallas, Miami or other city with a significantly lower CoL. Unless you're making mega $$$$$$ you'll never get ahead in LA.
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: Want advice from Dan!
« Reply #9228 on: December 05, 2021, 08:04:46 PM »
Advice?
Follow the rest of LA out to Atlanta, Cleveland, Dallas, Miami or other city with a significantly lower CoL. Unless you're making mega $$$$$$ you'll never get ahead in LA.

+10000
I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
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Re: Want advice from Dan!
« Reply #9229 on: December 05, 2021, 08:37:07 PM »
+10000
I thought the same is true in ny?

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Re: Want advice from Dan!
« Reply #9230 on: December 05, 2021, 09:28:45 PM »
Hi All
so between husband and me and his small business(he is sole proprietor) i realise we are making some dumb decisions with credit card usage.  I feel we need to transfer to a no commisison for 12 to 18 months, i feel we need to do one where we get more benefit,
maybe all our credit cards- him 3 and me one, should be combined more/
Can i pay dan for a conversation or an hour of his time to guide me?
Rabbi Dan? can you private message me?
much appreciated, struggling to make ends meet in LA!

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Re: Want advice from Dan!
« Reply #9231 on: December 05, 2021, 09:53:33 PM »
Hi All
so between husband and me and his small business(he is sole proprietor) i realise we are making some dumb decisions with credit card usage.  I feel we need to transfer to a no commisison for 12 to 18 months, i feel we need to do one where we get more benefit,
maybe all our credit cards- him 3 and me one, should be combined more/
Can i pay dan for a conversation or an hour of his time to guide me?
Rabbi Dan? can you private message me?
much appreciated, struggling to make ends meet in LA!
Please, based off your sign off of struggling to make ends meet, please do not open more credit cards.  That doesn't solve your problem.   If you want help with budgeting, figuring out how to cut spending or increasing income etc. Please PM me and I would be more than happy to help out.
You can PM me as well. Glad to be of assistance.

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Re: Want advice from Dan!
« Reply #9232 on: December 05, 2021, 10:08:12 PM »
Hi All
my point was not we are totally broke and need mesila which BH we did in the past,. my point is i want some quick advice rather than looking through thousands of posts about credit cards. as I think we are making some dumb decisions based on ignorance. need to find out how to collaborate them in the most efficient and dont have  much time (special needs kid etc)
and to all who say leave LA trust me its not possible with our circumstances and btw this is a makom torah and makom chesed and makom kiruv and i lived in many places in the USA and europe and Israel and and altho theres messed up politics and messed up crime here theres such a beautiful makom torah anyone wanna coem visit, pm me....oh and btw did you know that 70% of the money spent by medicaid nationally gores to programs in california so w a special needs kid CA is tops for benefits (and NY).  meanwhile still wd love soeme simple sadvise on how to minimize oru credit cards and transfer balance to zero interest for a while thanks in advance

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Re: Want advice from Dan!
« Reply #9233 on: December 05, 2021, 10:11:35 PM »
Advice?
Follow the rest of LA out to Atlanta, Cleveland, Dallas, Miami or other city with a significantly lower CoL. Unless you're making mega $$$$$$ you'll never get ahead in LA.

plz see my latest post thanks Dan (above this)

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Re: Want advice from Dan!
« Reply #9234 on: December 06, 2021, 12:17:12 AM »
I thought the same is true in ny?
....oh and btw did you know that 70% of the money spent by medicaid nationally gores to programs in california so w a special needs kid CA is tops for benefits (and NY).  meanwhile still wd love soeme simple sadvise on how to minimize oru credit cards and transfer balance to zero interest for a while thanks in advance

I had no clue about CA and LA. But I know that the type of government support given in NY is probably unmatched (goes beyond Medicaid and Essential Plan. Just think of how many people are employed by Yeled V'Yalda and similar organizations)
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #9235 on: December 14, 2021, 08:12:08 PM »
Is there a way to search one thread for all the posts made by one member in that thread?
Only on DDF does 24/6 mean 24/5/half/half

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #9236 on: December 14, 2021, 08:15:21 PM »
Is there a way to search one thread for all the posts made by one member in that thread?
While in said thread enter the member in the search on top. Should get 30 (or more if lucky) random posts from that member.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #9237 on: December 14, 2021, 08:16:20 PM »
While in said thread enter the member in the search on top. Should get 30 (or more if lucky) random posts from that member.
pretty sure that only picks up if they were quoted
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« Reply #9238 on: December 14, 2021, 08:18:55 PM »
pretty sure that only picks up if they were quoted
Correct. Haven’t the foggiest idea why though.

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« Reply #9239 on: December 14, 2021, 08:20:18 PM »
Correct. Haven’t the foggiest idea why though.
Those posts have the text name of the author in their content. Seems like the original post doesn't / the search box doesn't search for those fields.
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