Our local association is trying to increase our sanction fees for the 2027-2028 bowling season and receiving a lot of push back. I tried to look up what local associations are getting, but having a hard time finding that information.
Looking for what your state and local dues are and the state you’re from if you’re willing to share.
Does anyone know where I can purchase bulk sweet potatoes? Looking to buy like 30-40 pounds.
I recently got engaged, and my fiancé and I are in the very early stages of planning.
We’ve already agreed that we want the actual wedding ceremony to be very small—just us, our parents, and 1–2 close friends each. We don’t want a traditional wedding and would rather spend our money elsewhere.
Where we’re struggling is figuring out the wedding celebration afterward.
My fiancé is from California and has maintained close relationships with hundreds of people over the years. His potential guest list is around 500 people, and he thinks 300 could realistically attend.
I’m from the Midwest. I have a very large extended family, but we aren’t close and haven’t spoken to many of them in years. However, there is a strong expectation in my family that everyone gets invited to major life events. If I don’t invite certain relatives, there will almost certainly be drama.
Our vision for a celebration is very casual—think backyard barbecue rather than wedding reception. We have access to a free venue in California (an industrial building with tables, chairs, and restrooms).
The plan would be burgers, hot dogs, tacos, coolers of drinks, some music, and maybe cupcakes instead of a wedding cake.
One idea we’ve discussed is having two celebrations:
- One in California for his friends and local family.
- One in the Midwest for my family and friends.
The challenge is that if I invite my extended family to a Midwest celebration, there’s a decent chance they may actually attend. My “obligated” invite list is nearly 300 people, even though there are probably only 30 people I’d genuinely expect or want to attend.
I’m curious how others would handle this situation.
Would you:
- Have one celebration and invite everyone?
- Have two celebrations in different locations?
- Only invite the people you’re actually close to and deal with any family fallout?
- Something else?
For those who have had a very casual wedding celebration after an elopement, how did you handle guest lists and family expectations?
I’m currently on a 7 day sailing in an interior room. We are a group of 4. I tipped my stateroom attendant $700 ($100/night) and we planned on tipping our waiter $700 and our assistant waiter $350. My mother in law says that isn’t enough and that we should do at least double. Is $700 enough or should I really tip them $1,400?
US controller here!
I’ve been thinking about starting weight loss medication and my doctor has been encouraging it. I talked to AMAS and their answer was very vague on which medications qualify for weight loss. My doctor recommended Wegovy, but it’s $624/month and that’s a little out of my budget until we get a raise. My insurance covers ozempic and mounjaro at around $169/month, which I can swing, but not sure if my doctor will be willing to prescribe because I’m not pre diabetic. When I talked to AMAS he mentioned about Wegovy and Zepbound being the most common used for weight loss and having a 2 week downtime for side effects. Zepbound isn’t covered by my insurance at all is almost $1,200/month.
So a couple questions, has anyone used a website like Ro or Hers to get the medication versus using insurance? Is that something the FAA would be okay with? Has anyone used a liraglutide (Saxenda) and had the same 2 week downtime for weight loss?