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Two weeks ago, a strange thing happened - a website we had all grown to know and love announced that it would cease operation soon.

None of us saw this coming - but the guy who started this adventure @dangeRuss immediately went into action to stand up a new site where we could try to keep the community together.

Shortly thereafter, @fivetalents @marcopolomle @MISTERCHEAP @ElGuache @CajunDavid @gremln007 @FrugalFreak myself, and a few others jumped in and starting doing what we could to provide a new home.

Not one of us saw this coming nor expected to be doing this. We cranked away throughout that first weekend without planning, without a lot of coordinated effort, and without anyone copping an attitude. Everyone simply stepped in and stepped up to try to preserve something important to each of us.

Are we at a point that things are perfect? No way! Still lots of work to be done and if you have coding/development skills, @dangeRuss would appreciate your help. Do things work the way we want? Again, no - we are nowhere near what will likely be our final state.

That said, our final state is determined by YOU - the folks who have come here to try to keep the FW spirit alive. If you have suggestions or find bugs, please use the threads we’ve established for that purpose. Responses may not be immediate and not every suggestion can be easily/immediately implemented, but the moderator team reviews everything submitted and we try our best to respond as soon as we can provide an informed answer.

So, @kflatop thanks for being #1,000! We’re glad you could join us and hope you find everything you hoped for here.

To all, simply, welcome home.

We’re approaching 100 registered users, please continue to spread the word to all the good folks at FW. We may have growing pains and things to figure out, but with the right folks we can keep the essence alive.

Some things just simply need to be brought forward.

Hey y’all, I have a favor to ask. @dangeRuss has done an incredible job of making this happen, and I am very thankful that the FW announcement came out on a weekend allowing several of us to devote time to this effort. Several folks have volunteered to help moderate, build out the site, test, and do the things that need to be done.

That said, we’re all really overtasked with the initial success - we are trying to keep up and build things out/address bugs/respond to suggestions as quickly as possible. Where we need your help is with self-policing the site. If you see stupid or inappropriate things happening, please flag them and/or alert us. We’re not about having a community of rules, but we’re also not going to allow spam and blatant self-promotion. If something doesn’t pass a “sniff test” for quality, we’d appreciate your help in letting us know.

@booky If you have any questions or suggestions for improvement, just let us know! The mod team and just about everyone else here is ready to help. We’re all still settling in.

Welcome aboard @Booky - please choose any seat at the table!

Thanks for joining us @am0s!

Welcome @duckmin - glad you’re here!

Glad you’re here too, @Smokey-Cat!

Woof!

@norcal2013 Hope you feel better quick! Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

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@mikk1 said in Welcome FatWallet Refugees:

We’re approaching 100 registered users, please continue to spread the word to all the good folks at FW. We may have growing pains and things to figure out, but with the right folks we can keep the essence alive.

Now over 270 folks registered, from a quick look, it’s mostly the old gang. Great to see everyone here. Please continue to spread the word to those who haven’t joined yet - we want to keep the group alive and together no matter where this ultimately leads. Thanks for being here, y’all.

Welcome @Arts09 - thanks for joining the party!

Howdy @CTNCNDY - glad you joined us, holler if you need any help or have any suggestions.

@rick505 said in Welcome FatWallet Refugees:

Just curious, is everyone using the same screen name here as FW?? I did, but just wondering.

Most folks seem to be doing so, and we hope that will continue.

@redmed said in Post your favorite windows software thread:

FYI
Went to install “Cute PDF Writer” and Malwarebytes found a PUP in it.

Malwarebytes is definitely a good add to this list. I was lucky enough to get a lifetime license one time they ran a promotion in the past. Even if you have to get it with annual renewal fee, it’s money well spent in my opinion. It has often detected potential threats that my anti-virus did not.

@needadvice It’s never too late to decide you want to turn things around and to take steps that will get you there. Kudos for recognizing the issues and wanting to do something about them.

Your fear/anxiety in social situations actually kinda goes hand in hand with a coding career - lots of coders are known for being less than social, preferring to spend their time, effort, and focus on the code/job.

If you’re thinking about going back to school, I’d suggest starting at the college guidance office - be honest and tell them what you’ve said above - schools will often have employers who are looking for new hires and they may be able to steer your toward both appropriate studies and employment opportunities.

Recognizing that you want to change your current situation is a big first step, now the next big push is acting on it. When you find yourself afraid or unmotivated to explore possible opportunities, just ask yourself if you want things to remain as they are now. If the answer is no, force yourself to find that internal determination to do something about it - that’s the only way to go forward without regrets.

Best of luck to you!

@ablang said in Welcome FatWallet Refugees:

Thanks for setting up this site.

One of the things that made FW special was the 1st page of the Forums that gave some of the “hot” topics (max of 5) in each category. Can we bring that here?

We are planning to help @dangeRuss implement a lot of improvements in the days ahead, and will definitely see if we can make this happen. We’re all aware things aren’t perfect yet - but Russ did an amazing job of making this happen literally overnight. As long as we have the good people here, we’ll all be working together to improve the site over time. Glad you’re here and thanks!

@speckr actually, we’re approaching 400!

Welcome @aikanae @joolij @mark5019 - thanks for joining us!

@marcopolomle said in TIME = MONEY: Collection of PWF strategies to SAVE TIME (even if it cost money):

@ma-barker said in TIME = MONEY: Collection of PWF strategies to SAVE TIME (even if it cost money):

btw, talking of deductibles, I know of someone who chose the highest deductible to get lower premiums on their auto insurance. Then one day, she got involved in a minor accident that needed minor repairs to her car. When she filed a claim, she realized she has to come up with her deductible first before insurance takes the rest of the tab; she didn’t have an EF to cover for it so she can’t have her vehicle repaired.

Wonder why she filed a claim.
The whole idea behind this strategy is to pay OOP for minor repairs.
Also, the premium goes up if you use insurance claims.

Exactly. The savings achieved by having high deductible should go into the emergency fund to cover a minor occurrence. What I initially saved in premiums was enough to fund a 1MM umbrella policy I added to cover me if things really go South.

It’s all just a risk/reward game and everyone has to play it the way that works best for their individual circumstances.

Welcome @Ing - we’re glad to see you here, please come in, we’re reserved some space for you! May I take your coat?

good point @moonknight - I’m going to guess that is wise from a content preservation standpoint. If we had been able to delete our own posts easily at FW, I’ll bet a lot of the ticked off folks would have just wiped the slate clean. That’s a lot harder to do en masse if you have to edit them one by one.

Hi @dstall63 - welcome aboard and thanks for joining us! Let the moderator team know if you have any suggestions or recommendations for improvement, we’re glad you’re here!

@dstall63 said in San Diego Radio & TV - Contests & Sweepstakes:

@gotnopoints, @seenya619 & @mikk1 Hello and thanks for all your posts. I rely on the system to automatically email me notifications of new posts to the Forum on my mobile when I am not near the radio. I have not been getting email notifications of all of your valuable posts which has puzzled me and I have figured out why. The system can only sends one email notification per post so it does not send a notification when an existing post is edited. Example:

94.9 A.I. Invasion (Original post, notification is sent)
7:10 Name2 (Original post, notification is sent)
8:10 Name2 (Edited post, notification is not sent)
9:10 Name3 (Edited post, notification is not sent)

May I ask a favor? Can you please post all individual times that contest names are announced as individual new posts? Sorry if this is a stupid request, you guys work so hard at your posts which I so appreciate! I am also going to reach out to see if maybe my settings are wrong or request this as an enhancement to the system. Thanks in advance!

Tagging in @dangeRuss and @Global-Moderators to bring attention to this constraint in the email notifications - perhaps there is a setting that can be changed to also enable the system to issue notifications when a message has been edited.

Thanks for the feedback @dstall63!