# Family And Finances- Long **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 2, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-and-finances-long/1012468 "2025-01-02T00:54:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-and-finances-long/1012468/21 "2025-01-02T22:17:56Z")
Consider opening a Fidelity account and putting the money in SPAXX, their money market fund. It’s paying 4.14% and you can have your money any time. Pays monthly and doesn’t carry risk. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-and-finances-long/1012468/22 "2025-01-08T13:34:03Z")
Update- Eureeka! As I was lying in bed last night trying to get to sleep, the answer came to me. My sister and i often fight over certain issues. These fights, while never physical, are very loud and unpleasant. If I say that I do not want to go over my finances with her because I am worried it will start a big fight, she will very likely accept that explanation without further quesions. If I promise to make an appointment with somebody from my bank to discuss my finances, how much to invest and exactly how to invest it- she should be satisfied. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-and-finances-long/1012468/23 "2025-01-10T01:02:43Z")
See about booking that appointment now, for a date after your trip ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-and-finances-long/1012468/24 "2025-01-15T00:07:59Z")
Update- Long Story That Becomes Relevant In The End- I am in Florida, staying with my sister and sister in law. I had intended to conceal my back problems. However, due to unrelated issues, I fell at the airport. I hadn’t intended to mention that either. But, while I was on the plane, I developed a sizable lump where my chin had apparently hit the floor. My SIL noticed and I explained how I fell. The fall and the hard chairs in this house aggravated my back problems. They noticed I was standing in an odd posture and walking slowly. They asked questions, and the truth about my back troubles (as detailed in the thread Ow! My Spine!) came out. I mentioned that before I left for Florida, my physical therapist had given me an exercise to do. She refused to believe me when I said it could be done while sitting down. I repeated that I had asked the therapist for an exercise I could do while sitting down. She kept insisting I was wrong. It went on like this for a while. I repeated that I had asked the therapist for an exercise I could do while seated. She said that I had just not asked the right questions. I could take no more. I shouted at her. My computer was set up on the dining room table. I slammed my mouse on the table. Things eventually returned to normal. The upshot is- the left button on that mouse no longer works. Fortunately, I have a spare. And I now have excellent cover for avoiding talking to my sister about investing. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-and-finances-long/1012468/25 "2025-01-15T00:32:24Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > If we share one desert at a restaurant (this happens often) we cannot both eat simultaneously from the same plate. She always asks for a spare plate, puts half the dessert on that plate, and then we can both eat. I’m guessing kissing is out? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-and-finances-long/1012468.md?page=1)