Family
9.5 hours on 80 to Reno President Weekend
It was quite an experience driving to Reno in the snow for 9.5 hours. There were quite a few irresponsible drivers who drove without chains causing minor accidents. The road was blocked due to avalanche and heavy snow. Some people took 13 hours to get there. Thanks to our “old faithful” Audi Q7 and Waze …
Turbo Tax Premier 2018
It’s tax season and we’ve been using Turbo Tax since forever. Every year, we check Costco or Amazon for the best deal – Premier federal & State is the one we need to do our taxes. It’s quite easy and since we have almost the same types of deductions, it doesn’t take a long time …
Apple iPhone XR and Trade Ins
Apple iPhones are getting very expensive, we’ve been buying used and refurbished 6’s for a few years now. This year, we have a friend who works for Apple and could buy for friends and family with 15% discount from the list prices, which is very nice. Even with the discounts + tax still costs $742 …
Christmas and New Year 2018-19
As creatures of habit, every year we bought our Xmas tree after Thanksgiving, celebrate Xmas at our brother in-law’s and go to ski in Reno for New Year. This year we skied at Mt.Rose since it has many nice long green slope for Karen and Brandon due to knees injury from last year. The snow …