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    Taxi tipping
    Updated almost 14 years ago
    How much do you tip an an average ($8-$15) ride? I used to give a buck, then $2, and felt generous. Now, i notice that the credit card reader suggests a tip STARTING...
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  • Anything
    refinancing jumbo
    Updated almost 14 years ago
    hi all - was just given a rate of 4% to refinance - jumbo - no points. does this seem fair? was hoping to get closer to 3.5% thanks
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  • Renovation
    Fixed price or time and materials?
    Updated almost 14 years ago
    For an extensive renovation of a manhattan apartment -- five bathrooms, kitchen, replacing all flooring and stairways -- would you recommend hiring the GC on a fixed...
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  • Renovation
    granite countertops
    Updated almost 14 years ago
    I'm being told that polished granite is quickly becoming passe' and that honed or satin finish granite is the wave of the future. And that if I use polished granite...
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  • Sales
    Plymouth Tower #D
    Updated almost 14 years ago
    Funny how the size and price of this apartment changes: it was listed as 1,000 ft2 at $750,000 just a few weeks ago. Now it got smaller and more expensive...
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  • Sales
    NYC Noobs rent in Theater District
    Updated almost 14 years ago
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  • Renovation
    Milky White Haze on Refinished Wood Floors
    Updated almost 14 years ago
    So last month I purchased an apartment in Greenwich Village which had 100 year old maple hardwood floors in all rooms except the bathrooms and the master dressing...
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