Business & Finance - 26 May 2007

I am renting an apartment and my A/C has been leaking coolant for the past several months, since about February. I've put in several maintence requests and maintenance has come to fix it immediately.
The thing is that they always do the same thing over and over again, and the solution last for a few days or weeks. It's really annoying because it leaks constantly and causes puddles in my bathroom. Last time, I had to throw out about 7 gallons of the stuff when I put a plastic tub underneath it. I feel like they're not doing enough to solve it and are just kind of being lazy about the whole thing. Turning off the A/C is not really an option because I have other roommates to consider and we live in Texas where the heat is unbearable. Also, our complex requires us to have the A/C on 24/7. So, are they breaking the lease by not actually fixing the problem? Since Feb. the longest time it hasn't leaked was for a month. All the other times, it stopped for less than a week.

2007-05-26 23:54:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Renting & Real Estate

2007-05-26 23:48:57 · 2 answers · asked by sadiqkanji 1 in Small Business

I either want to be a theoretical physicist or a roboticist.

I have great interest in electronics, physics, maths, programming, and robotics. I kind of want to do both but then can I get phds in both at the same time? Because I don't want to be 90 years old when I have finished university. I really don't know much about careers.

I heard being a theoretical physicist wont get me that much money, but I have a real passion for that sort of stuff.

Anyone know something about careers that can tell me something?

2007-05-26 23:25:06 · 4 answers · asked by worried person 1 in Other - Careers & Employment

2007-05-26 23:14:07 · 12 answers · asked by Brian H 1 in Personal Finance

I have £270K in cash and investments, and £30K in a pension. I do not own a property (so I rent). I'm 35 years old. I live in Hampshire, UK. I have no dependants or partner, and it is unlikely I will have children.
Am I wealthy enough to retire yet? What sort of lifestyle would I have if I did so.
How much more money would I need to have a decent "retirement" on, say, £15K per year index linked for life?

2007-05-26 23:05:31 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Personal Finance

2007-05-26 23:03:03 · 6 answers · asked by Daniel L 1 in Investing

2007-05-26 22:51:22 · 1 answers · asked by nicky 1 in Small Business

O nevermind... found a graph:

http://www.randomuseless.info/gasprice/gasprice.html

Funny... "randomuseless".... hmm.... I guess we must keep it that way...

2007-05-26 22:30:13 · 4 answers · asked by island24 2 in United States

It has dents in the roof, hood and fenders.

2007-05-26 22:12:16 · 3 answers · asked by tnhank2000 1 in Insurance

i have a pension with pearl and would like to do something more profitable with it please help

2007-05-26 22:02:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Personal Finance

How do you feel about the job? was the schooling difficult? any advice I could use

2007-05-26 21:54:25 · 3 answers · asked by YO Mama 2 in Health Care

I am a newly graduated nurse, in a new graduate nurse program, but the ward I am on is highly specialised, and I dont feel that I have the experience and knowledge to work in this ward. Ive not even had alot of nursing experience!
The hours are long, and its boring (compared to other wards). I am just so unhappy, and its spilling over into my personal life.
I just worry if I quit that it will affect my career, but if I stick it out (4 more months) Ill go insane, and end up on Prozac.

I have applied for another job in another hospital, so my thinking is, if I can get another job, then it should be ok, if Im honest about my reasons for leaving??

Thanks

2007-05-26 21:49:40 · 10 answers · asked by insane_blue_eyez 3 in Health Care

My $50K back tax debt to the IRS has been classified as "currently not collectible" for the past two years. I recently won a Disability settlement from Social Security and received a check for 4 1/2 years of back SS Disability payments (FYI: I am no longer disabled and am now working part-time). What I wanna know is, can I open a new bank account (I don't presently have one) and deposit the lump-sum SSA check without having some kind of alarm go off at IRS HQ which results in their hoovering that account dry the second it clears? I fully intend to use a big chunk of the money to work out some kind of payment or offer in comprimise plan with them, but I need to be able to use some of it for urgent medical, dental and other essential expenses (such as a good tax attorney) first. Any information and or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Where possible, please cite references, regulations, IRS publications, etc. so I can make sure I have my facts straight.

2007-05-26 21:33:52 · 6 answers · asked by Rickenharp 2 in United States

I have been married to her for 3 years now, She has 3 kids, 18,13,10, not worked for about 15 years i believe. Am i being so wrong as to insist that she now gets a job? I was self employed a while back and so we got tax credits, when i started my new job earning okay money, the tax credits continued cos she 'forgot' to tell them.. Obviously its a year on now time to renew and I am not lying on no form. She uses the money to get the shopping each week as all my wages pays for the bills at end of month. So when the credits stop, and we start paying them back, we not going to have any money for shopping, so I am insisting that she goes back to work, but I am being unreasonable here? all i want is for her to go and do some bloody work! any ideas what she could do or if you think i am being unreasonable.???

2007-05-26 21:20:06 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in United Kingdom

2007-05-26 21:19:47 · 2 answers · asked by Akash C 1 in Corporations

IS IT TRUE?????????????????

2007-05-26 21:18:20 · 4 answers · asked by Honest Guy 3 in Renting & Real Estate

I'm trying to save up so I could get me a guitar but my job isn't hacking it, because I have a lot of bills. I know it sounds dumb asking for ideas but I really want this guitar. My manager is letting me sell stuff at the store so that I can save up, but now the problem is that I don't know what to sell or what I could do. If you have an idea or you've done something similiar to what I want to do let me know.

Please

2007-05-26 21:05:32 · 7 answers · asked by Knoti G 1 in Investing

2007-05-26 20:36:48 · 11 answers · asked by Kate 1 in Other - Advertising & Marketing

i found a few websites but I want to see if they are legitimate bc you have to give them your social security number

2007-05-26 20:31:04 · 3 answers · asked by bruce_eel 4 in Credit

2007-05-26 20:29:40 · 8 answers · asked by pzlian 2 in Other - Advertising & Marketing

do most people build their own retirement portfolio for mutual funds or just pick say... Retirement 2030 and go with it? is it smarter to go with mostly stocks or bonds if im around 25 and have a long way to go till 60. thanks

2007-05-26 20:29:19 · 4 answers · asked by RFJ 3 in Investing

2007-05-26 20:22:11 · 2 answers · asked by Denmark A 1 in United States

im 20, and i want to start investing for the future. is there something i can throw my money into, get around 6-9% interest on, and be able to take it out anytime i want with no penalty? i heard i could just buy a mutual fund with some stocks and bonds, without buying an IRA. true or not? maybe something where i dont need to be 59 1/2 to withdrawal. thanks

2007-05-26 20:21:04 · 5 answers · asked by RFJ 3 in Personal Finance

I know of a wholesaler that sales cute, trendy home goods. They have a huge supply and I know this stuff sells. TONS of people buy it and sell it but I dont have a store. Will people buy that sort of stuff on the internet? Not on an ebay store but an actual web site.

2007-05-26 20:09:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Advertising & Marketing

2007-05-26 20:08:11 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Small Business

2007-05-26 19:59:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Investing

2007-05-26 19:57:34 · 9 answers · asked by ericfaul2003 4 in Other - Careers & Employment

2007-05-26 19:55:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Small Business

I want to be a pharmacist in retail drug store , but my question is that does a student with B.S or M.S of pharmaceutical science can enter the the pharmacist license exam? Or they must get a Pharm.D degree ?thank you !!!

2007-05-26 19:29:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health Care

im only 15 so im very unexperienced and have never had a job. i really want one though and was wondering what was better out of part-time and casual. what kind of hours would i need to work and what would my pay be like?? i only want to work at a place like maccas or target or somethin like that, i also understand that i wouldnt get much pay due to my age-but thats OK, i dont really mind

2007-05-26 19:19:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment